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(Photo courtesy: philamoca [https://www.instagram.com/p/BMuBX5fDtEn/?tagged=gemmaray] / instagram)Whether you’re looking to taste every restaurant on Cortelyou Road, buy some local art, or just kick back for a night of live music — this is your spot for the best events in (and immediately around) Ditmas
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“Voting is your power and your right,” Mamnun Haq said to Kensington’s Bangladeshi community at the Avenue C Plaza on Friday. (Photo by DPC)After a week where many neighbors expressed fear over the presidential election results [/blog/neighbors/trump-victory-frightens-emboldens-immigrants-kensington/], Kensington’s Bangladeshi community leaders and city officials gathered
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East 19th Street between Albermarle & Beverley Roads. (Screenshot via Google Maps)A man was shot on East 19th Street early Saturday morning, a few blocks from the Beverley Road Q train. The gunman drove up to an apartment building on East 19th Street between Albermarle Road and Beverley Road
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Hasiba and Mamnun Haq at the Avenue C Plaza on Friday, responding to the election. (Photo by DPC)This week in Ditmas Park, we found that a traffic signal is coming to a dangerous intersection at Beverley Road [/blog/news/traffic-signal-coming-dangerous-corner-westminster-beverley-roads/], a Windsor Terrace man leads the fight for reform
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Brighton Beach (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Catching up on local Brooklyn news? Find the best articles from our sister sites below. Chunk of Brighton Beach/Coney Island Russian mob arrested. [Sheepshead Bites [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/11/chunk-brighton-beachconey-island-russian-mob-arrested/] ] New Utrecht High School students fear increase in racism, sexism
Central Brooklyn
Vampire Diary by Arturo GarciaThe weekend is finally here and we’d like to help you unwind or get riled up just blocks from your home. Whether you’re hungry for theater, music, or early morning bird watching — this is your spot for the hottest weekend events in (and around)
Animals
(Photo via Sean Casey Animal Rescue [https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue/photos/a.378832716482.159179.17669251482/10154135040896483/?type=3&theater] )Looking for a new companion? Good luck going on with your day after seeing this adorable puppy. Sean Casey Says: > Meet September, a 1-year-old pocket pittie/boxer mix
Animals
(Photo via Sean Casey Animal Rescue [https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue/photos/a.378832716482.159179.17669251482/10154135040896483/?type=3&theater] )Looking for a new companion? Good luck going on with your day after seeing this adorable puppy. Sean Casey Says: > Meet September, a 1-year-old pocket pittie/boxer mix
Announcements
(Photo via Jewish Daily Forward [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynBreakingNews/photos/a.10152220115617280.1073741825.269037602279/10154837144167280/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Yaffa Eliach, Holocaust survivor, photographer, historian, and Brooklyn College Professor, died Tuesday at age 79, reports the New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/10/nyregion/yaffa-eliach-died-holocaust-memorial-museum.
Bensonhurst
(Photo via annanovv [https://www.instagram.com/p/vULKyEsLH4/?modal=true] / Instagram)This weekend, the NYC Department of Sanitation [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DSNY-2016-Leaf-Collection.pdf] is collecting your fallen leaves for composting, which they will use to support street trees and parks. Composting is part of
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(Photo by Nora Whelan / Ditmas Park Corner)Aside from election season, November is also the beginning of holiday pie season. And since we could really use some sweet thoughts this week, we’re looking ahead to our local Thanksgiving pie options to plan for the epic dessert course. These local
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(Photo via annanovv [https://www.instagram.com/p/vULKyEsLH4/?modal=true] / Instagram)This weekend, the NYC Department of Sanitation [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DSNY-2016-Leaf-Collection.pdf] is collecting your fallen leaves for composting, which they will use to support street trees and parks. Composting is part of