About the Author
Kirstyn Brendlen
A New Jersey native and enthusiast, Kirstyn is Brooklyn Paper’s digital editor and a reporter covering northern Brooklyn from Greenpoint to Gowanus.
Police, sanitation department ‘sweep’ homeless encampment below BQE days after Adams announced new policy
By Dean Moses and Kirstyn Brendlen
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