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Brooklyn as a whole will not prosper unless everyone has a shot at prosperity, state Sen. Eric Adams told a group of Democratic Party loyalists at a fundraising party thrown by two district leaders in Bay Ridge on Sunday afternoon. … Full Article

Who built New York City’s library branches? One of the first groups of libraries built in New York City, including Brooklyn, was funded by Andrew Carnegie. … Full Article

On Thursday, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz welcomed to Borough Hall honorary consuls general from across the world, with representatives from Turkey, Jamaica, Indonesia, Norway, Nigeria, Brazil, Cyprus, Lithuania, Serbia, Zambia, Malta and Albania.  … Full Article

Brooklyn residents lost the B37 bus three years ago, when the Metropolitan Transportation Authority eliminated the Bay Ridge to downtown Brooklyn bus line. … Full Article

If you thought Borough President Marty Markowitz would endorse any of his fellow Brooklynites in the mayor’s race, fuhgeddaboutit! … Full Article

In an attempt to stop drivers from barreling through street repair zones, the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) is attaching mobile video cameras to trucks and equipment in work zones. … Full Article

If you had $1 million, how would you spend it? … Full Article

Borough President Marty Markowitz threw a goodbye party for himself Thursday night at Barclays Center, the signature accomplishment of his 12 years in office. … Full Article

Rather than treating Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island as generic disaster sites, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), when examining areas that have been devastated by Superstorm Sandy, should look for “New York solutions to New York problems.”  … Full Article

Two men vying for the Republican Party’s nomination to run for mayor broke bread with Conservative allies on Sunday, speaking at a luncheon about issues championed by the right, including government spending and fighting crime. … Full Article