Jessica Parks, Author at amNewYork

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Brooklyn Paper

Malliotakis, Rose lambast each other for missing local debates

Posted on October 18, 2022

Feds investigating NYPD Special Victims Division for alleged ‘gender-biased policing’

Posted on June 30, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Exhibit exploring NYC’s history of sanitation on display at Floyd Bennett Field

Posted on June 21, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Contentious Coney Island Creek ferry project on pause as EDC fast-tracks oceanside study

Posted on May 31, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

‘Pain for gain’: Century 21 flagship in Bay Ridge to be demolished, but why?

Posted on March 10, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Son of Brooklyn Supreme Court judge pleads guilty to federal charges related to Capitol attack

Posted on February 2, 2022

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Daily ferry service expanded to Governors Island

Posted on January 20, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Biden to deploy military medical team to Coney Island Hospital: Source

Posted on January 13, 2022

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Only a handful of FDNY units out of service even as some firefighters continue to battle COVID-19 vax mandate: Nigro

Posted on November 4, 2021

Governor Hochul Signs the Stopping Loud & Excessive Exhauset Pollution Act in Brooklyn

Brooklyn Paper

Keep quiet! Hochul signs bill raising fines for annoyingly loud vehicle mufflers

Posted on October 30, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Governor signs bill aiming to reduce noise across subway system inspired by Coney residents

Posted on October 22, 2021

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Woman struck by city sanitation truck in Dyker Heights

Posted on October 19, 2021

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Brooklyn preservationist helps save a piece of Astroland history at Coney Island

Posted on September 25, 2021

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City plans for proposed homeless shelter in Brooklyn neighborhood unclear

Posted on August 22, 2021

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Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade canceled

Posted on August 18, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

G train to extend to Coney Island for two weekends in August

Posted on July 22, 2021

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‘Prospect Hill’ to open this week in Park Slope’s Old Stone House, showcasing the nabe’s queer history

Posted on July 14, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Joey Chestnut breaks record at reimagined Nathan’s hot dog eating contest

Posted on July 5, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

The Phoenix roller coaster rises in Coney Island

Posted on July 1, 2021

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Local artists beautify display windows of Brooklyn’s Kings Plaza

Posted on July 1, 2021

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Coney Island’s newest roller coaster, The Phoenix, opening July 1

Posted on June 29, 2021

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Coney Island’s new roller coaster to open soon

Posted on June 22, 2021

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Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade set to return Sept. 12

Posted on June 17, 2021

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Maimonides to open new emergency department at former Victory Memorial Hospital

Posted on June 16, 2021

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Two-alarm fire erupts at Coney Island power plant

Posted on May 13, 2021

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24 people, including police, rescued from Brooklyn elevator collapse

Posted on May 10, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Council Member Chaim Deutsch cops to tax fraud

Posted on April 22, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Ample Hills founders to scoop ice cream in Brooklyn once again

Posted on March 19, 2021

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Brooklyn restaurants ready themselves for indoor dining

Posted on February 11, 2021

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Federal officers arrest son of Brooklyn judge at Midwood home for role in Capitol coup

Posted on January 12, 2021

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Brooklyn politicians denounce anti-Semitism after local cafe is vandalized

Posted on October 29, 2020

Times Square’s annual dining event kicks off this weekend

Posted on October 23, 2020

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Manhattan’s iconic Strand Bookstore at risk of closing, revenues plummet 70 percent

Posted on October 23, 2020

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Brooklyn Roasting Company files bankruptcy, plans to close two cafe locations

Posted on October 23, 2020

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Feds raid Brooklyn home over narcotics probe, but spark fear about ICE raid

Posted on October 21, 2020

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Brooklyn borough president talks transition to plant-based eating in new cookbook

Posted on October 13, 2020

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Parks department employee smacks co-worker with sex toy while on duty in Brooklyn

Posted on October 1, 2020

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Escaped federal prisoner in Brooklyn apprehended by police (UPDATED)

Posted on September 9, 2020

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Artists give Brooklyn benches a facelift with custom paint jobs

Posted on September 3, 2020

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First responders say that compensation fund could be ‘life or death’ for 9/11 survivors amid pandemic

Posted on July 30, 2020

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Bay Ridge Art School brings creativity to students’ living rooms with at-home art kits

Posted on July 19, 2020

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Staten Island politician calls for the end of West Indian Day parade, citing NYPD budget cuts

Posted on July 8, 2020

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Bay Ridge community raises thousands to support local comic shop

Posted on June 30, 2020

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Phase one of Atlantic Avenue redesign brings slew of traffic-calming measures to busy roadway

Posted on June 26, 2020

Business

Brooklyn restaurants consider logistics of outdoor seating, salons open in full force

Posted on June 23, 2020

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Brooklyn residents post messages of inclusion in response to racist flyers

Posted on June 9, 2020

The outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan, New York City

New York officials detail relief services for undocumented immigrants in virtual roundtable

Posted on May 12, 2020

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New school-based mental health clinics open in South Bronx and Central Brookyln

Over 250 runners chase the pot of gold at St. Patrick’s Day 5K and Half Marathon

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Bay Ridge Center marks one year in new home with anniversary party, St. Pat’s celebration

A sign marks the headquarters of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 20, 2025.

Department of Veteran Affairs bans gender-affirming care for trans vets