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President Trump after signing H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, on July 4, 2025 (file photo), and NYC Health's Medicaid changes page. Images: The White House; NYC Health Department.

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NYC Health briefs Bushwick’s Community Board 4 Nov. 18 on how H.R. 1 changes who can get health insurance

City officials estimate the federal law could put as many as 900,000 New Yorkers at risk of losing their health coverage. The hybrid meeting starts at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Hope Gardens Older Adult Center, 195 Linden St., and Zoom attendance requires registration.

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Reynoso’s office teaches Brooklynites 16 and up how to get a community board seat Nov. 14

Community Board 4 closes its Bushwick Avenue office Nov. 11 and Nov. 26 for the holidays

Sanitation Department won’t pick up trash, compost or recycling anywhere in NYC on Wednesday for Veterans Day

Mamdani breaks ground on DeKalb and Lafayette bus lanes to speed the B38 for its 18,000 daily riders

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Brooklyn Silent Film Festival returns tonight in Williamsburg, with eight acts scoring silent films live

Thursday

Mable’s Smokehouse is giving away free barbecue and drinks today to launch a new happy hour menu in Williamsburg

Wednesday

From outdoor dining permits to a rainy day fund target, NYC voters back all five Election Day ballot proposals with at least 61% yes

Brooklyn election results: Hochul wins 59% to 40%, Valdez takes 83% and the Working Families line clears 130,000 votes

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Tisch’s NYPD drops no-bid phone-tracker deal with Meta-banned Israeli firm after progressive backlash

The department will reopen the $750,000 contract for FalcoNet, an AI-driven cellphone tracker from Cognyte, to competitive bids, and Cognyte can still bid, the Daily News reported. Meta said in 2021 it removed about 100 accounts linked to the firm, whose customers targeted journalists and politicians.

COPA would give nonprofits first shot at 32 ‘distressed’ Bushwick buildings, but owners don’t have to tell tenants

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Mamdani touts 1,200 fewer sidewalk sheds, but Lindsay Park residents have lived with theirs since 2015

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As ICE raids hit NYC, Mamdani’s City Hall points New Yorkers to a free legal hotline: 1-800-354-0365

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Aber Kawas, in a tan hijab and a keffiyeh, stands against a red brick wall.
Claire Valdez's post on X, Oct. 24: a crowd of union members with HTC, 32BJ SEIU and UAW signs and Valdez and Orkin campaign signs, with her caption thanking David Orkin, Zohran Mamdani and her unions for a beautiful first day of early voting.

Aber Kawas, the Democratic nominee for the 12th State Senate District. Photo: Ali Imam / Kawas campaign

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Claire Valdez and DSA slate mates cast early votes together in Ridgewood

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Brooklyn’s political crowd has a favorite restaurant: Peaches in Bed-Stuy, 58 orders and $17,951 since July 2025

Eight campaigns paid Peaches and its sister restaurants $17,950.56 since July 2025, including Rep. Hakeem Jeffries' and both in today's Bed-Stuy Assembly race.

Today’s governor vote decides whether the Working Families Party keeps the line 12 local candidates run on

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Voters who used the Bushwick and Arlington libraries in June have new poll sites today

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Election Day voter guide: every race, 5 charter questions and where to vote in North Brooklyn and Ridgewood

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