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Great honor!
Bridge plaza to be
named after Emily
Roebling SEE PAGE 4
Tough pill to
swallow!
Cuomo proposes more
cuts to group homes
SEE PAGE 22
Debatable
Locals call to remove
Columbus statue from
Downtown SEE PAGE 18
SHOT OF HOPE
First COVID vaccines arrive in Brooklyn SEE PAGE 2
A nurse, Tara Quaranta, becomes one of the fi rst people in Brooklyn to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. NYU Langone
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