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Headlines of the Week: June 17 - 23
A struggling Brooklyn hospital, illegal oil dumping, BAM South approval and more.

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Bio: C. Zawadi Morris is a graduate of the University of Illinois, where she earned a B.S. in business administration (minor in Spanish). She also has an M.A. in journalism from Northwestern University. Ms. Morris has worked as a writer and contributor for the New York Times Fort Greene/Clinton Hill Local and The Atlanta Post. Ms. Morris has served as a bilingual press secretary for Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, a senior account executive at Shandwick Public Affairs and Cohn & Wolfe Public Relations, a grants writer and a consultant in non-profit development.
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A struggling Brooklyn hospital, illegal oil dumping, BAM South approval and more.

Jay Ruiz, founder of a service for seeing women safely home from the subway, had to get stents following two heart attacks.
This week's crime news and reports from Brooklyn and Queens.
Bias-prevention law focused on disparate stop-and-frisk numbers.
Changes to the G, J and M lines running through Bedford-Stuyvesant
A roundup of weekend activities in and around Bed-Stuy
The "Splashers" bring home 17 gold, silver and bronze medals at the Empire State Senior Games
After nearly four hours debate and the State assembly passed the Women’s Equality Act Thursday
Response times will now be measured from the moment a call is received, New York Post writes.
Programs include tennis and golf, and will be offered at Fort Greene Park.
Looking to see a movie? Here's the latest shows at Oak Park's Lake Theater, as well as other nearby theaters.
The first, annual 'Bed-Stuy Stoops' will present mini-performances and art showcases on neighborhood stoops, yards and sidewalks.
The first annual "Walk-to-Live Walkathon" hosted by IMANI HOUSE will be held in Prospect Park on Sunday, June 23
NY1 News Anchor Errol Louis says, “Yes!”
Will one of these be "the one?"
Plan is 68-pages of suggestions for New York City's future.
New proposal could allow three new casinos in New York City.