{"id":222269,"date":"2026-05-06T18:31:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/222269\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T18:31:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:31:32","slug":"bill-clinton-makes-appearance-in-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/222269\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Clinton makes appearance in Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8b3fa3f5a1ee60e6c342e225e884cecd.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (PIX11) \u2013 Former President Bill Clinton made an appearance in Brooklyn on Wednesday morning to support an addiction treatment facility.<\/p>\n<p>Clinton was celebrating the groundbreaking of a 70-bed men\u2019s treatment facility on Bergen Street. It\u2019s an expansion of the existing Anchor House, a state-licensed operation that runs 12 to 18-month programs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/politics\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More News: Politics;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> More News: Politics <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clinton joined Anchor House leaders and the state\u2019s Office of Addiction Services and Supports to announce the expansion.<\/p>\n<p>The former president has <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BillClinton\/status\/2051717538459885617\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York City on the mind lately;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">New York City on the mind lately<\/a>. On Tuesday, he shouted out the New York Knicks in his address at the Clinton School of Public Service in Arkansas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether you\u2019re the [New York Knicks] or a new grad, practicing persistence and focusing on \u2018the how\u2019 will serve you well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>During his visit to Brooklyn, Clinton also appeared in a<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OsseChi\/status\/2052044758818656682?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:video with City Council Member Chi Oss\u00e9.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\"> video with City Council Member Chi Oss\u00e9.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. President, can I get you to say \u2018free Haiti\u2019?\u201d Oss\u00e9 asks. Clinton responds, \u201cFree Haiti\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter who has covered New York City since 2023 after reporting in Los Angeles for years. She joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of her work <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/author\/emily-rahhal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">here <\/a>and follow her on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RahhalEmily\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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