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There are only a few days left for Holiday shopping and then comes New Years. Fear not, we have the perfect gift. Nothing says you care, like the gift of a subscription to BKLYNER. A subscription will ensure that BKLYNER readers will continue to receive local independent news across Brooklyn.
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Earlier this month we asked you, BKLYNER’s readers, to help save local journalism and save BKLYNER. [/save-local-journalism-save-bklyner/] You have responded: In a little more than a week, BKLYNER has 829 subscribers! But we are still are working to reach our goal of 3000 subscribers. If you are one of
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You were sitting at your desk working and listening to WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer show and on comes a segment, Can Local Media Be Survive? Brian Lehrer invited Liena Zagare, Publisher/ Editor or BKLYNER to talk about BKLYNER, the role local media plays and why it is important for
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Survivors of abuse by the clergy of the Diocese of Brooklyn have only two more days to report abuse to the Diocese in order to be eligible for the church’s compensation program, announced the group Lawyers Helping Survivors of Child Sex Abuse [http://www.childsexabuse.org/] in a statement
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Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GivingTuesday/photos/a.346276608784385.79581.321653937913319/1543141992431168/?type=3&theater] Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday have come and gone, but Giving Tuesday [http://www.givingtuesday.org/]—a global initiative focused on giving back to the community—is today, and there
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Photo via dave.pontious [https://www.instagram.com/p/-ctbnLE03N/?tagged=charliebrownthanksgiving]At BKLYNER, our readers mean the world to us—because of you, we get to write about this beautiful borough of ours, seeking out the most important and exciting news and sharing it here. We hope you’ve
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(Photo via Caribbean Social)FLATBUSH – A new restaurant is coming to 847 Flatbush Ave on December 1, with the opening of Caribbean Social, which bills itself as an upscale, modern “restalounge” and social club. The slick new 4,000 square foot space is from the hospitality group behind Suede, a
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BROOKLYN – Saturday, November 11 is Veterans Day. Government offices will be closed, there will be no mail delivery, libraries will be closed, alternate side parking is suspended but all other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect. Garbage/recycling/organics collections are on a normal schedule. Check out NYC.gov
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Photo: Liena Zagare/BKLYNERHere are the winning candidates of the 2017 General Election [http://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-votes/vgwelcome/general-election-2017/?officetype=6&languageType=English&electionCycle=2017] . Mayor [http://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-votes/vgwelcome/general-election-2017/meet-the-candidates/Mayor?officetype=1&languageType=English&electionCycle=2017] : Bill de Blasio (D,
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DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Since its debut on Flatbush Avenue in 1950, Junior’s Restaurant has been famous for serving “The World’s Most Fabulous Cheesecake.” The iconic restaurant is celebrating its 67th anniversary tomorrow, Tuesday, November 7, and will offer customers who purchase a lunch or dinner entree at any of
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This Sunday, November 5, is the New York City Marathon [https://www.tcsnycmarathon.org] and, as happens every year, streets along the route will be closed from 9am to 6pm. Affected thoroughfares stretch from the Verrazano Bridge down in Bay Ridge up Fourth Avenue and to Flatbush Avenue. The route
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Photo: Liena Zagare/BKLYNERBROOKLYN – Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend, at 2am on Sunday, November 5, so before you go to bed on Saturday night, remember to set your clocks back one hour [https://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/usa/new-york] if they aren’t automatically set to change on