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New York City Council Member Carlos Menchaca at an immigration hearing at City Hall in 2014. Credit: William Alatriste / New York City Council / Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nyccouncil/15208342877/]New York City Council Member Carlos Menchaca loves to grow spices and chilies to add to his home cooked
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Left to Right: Public Advocate Leticia James, 78th Precinct Deputy Inspector Frank DiGiacomo and Eric McLure from Park Slope Neighbors unveil the new Michael Ameri bike lane sign on Bergen Street and 6th Avenue in Brooklyn. (Photo credit: Elizabeth Elizalde / Park Slope Stoop)The 78 Precinct Community Council and local
Neighbors
A Prospect Park Residence tenant holds a protest sign in a 2014 rally to stop elderly evictions. (Credit: Prospect Park Residence/Facebook)More than 125 senior citizens, including Holocaust survivors and dementia patients, at the troubled Prospect Park Residence were forced out of their apartments under an eviction notice from
Arts & Culture
Thingtide Show and Tale founder Martie McNabb gives an introduction to Brooklyn Battles at the Old Stone House in Prospect Heights. (Credit: Elizabeth Elizalde) Personal historian Martie McNabb has always been interested in people’s lives and how they chose to live them. It inspired her to start an archival
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Captain John Buttacovoli is addressing the 88th Precinct Community Council executive board and Fort Greene residents. (Courtesy Elizabeth Elizalde)“Bullets don’t have names on them,” said NYPD Captain John Buttacovoli, the new Commanding Officer of the 88th precinct. The 88th Precinct Community Council welcomed its new Commanding Officer to
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Photo via theother5th [https://www.instagram.com/p/BFb3eIeh1dA/?taken-by=theother5th&hl=en]The delicious aroma of festival street food, sounds of live music, and vintage shopping brought a diverse mix of Brooklyn residents to enjoy the Fabulous Fifth Avenue Fair in Park Slope on Sunday. Our first stop