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Parades, NYC Half, Veselka, Franklin Avenue, Sewage Tanks, PLG Landmarking, and more

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Brooklyn's celebratory parade will be this Sunday at 12:30 pm, starting by the Bartel-Pritchard square (Park Slope/Windsor Terrace). The NYC Half Marathon will take over until 4 pm on the other side of the park. Politics & Crime * Retired officer Kruythoff Forrester was accused of

St. Patrick's Day Parades

Brooklyn's St. Patrick's Day Parade - the 48th - will be this Sunday, March 19. Since 2019, it has welcomed LGBTQ members to march along. Bands and marching units will parade from 15th Street & Prospect Park West, going down 15th Street to 7th Avenue, along 7th Avenue to Garfield Place,

Health

Extended Care Unit For Patients With Severe Mental Illness Opens at H+H Kings County

The new unit works on rehabilitating and reintegrating patients into the community, allowing longer in-patient stays at the hospital.

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Crime Stats, Hamantaschen Doughnuts, Diners, Upside-Down Tree, And More Brooklyn News

Politics * Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is investigating 82 payments, totaling almost $200,000, to Excelsior Waste and Recycling LLC, a company founded by former Bensonhurst Assemblymember Peter Abbate's staffer Joseph Brady, who led an upstate biker gang while serving as Abbate's top legislative aide, THE CITY reports. * Councilmember Ari Kagan was

Something Borrowed: A Tree Lights Up Brooklyn Heights Library

Brooklyn Public Library unveiled Jean Shin's sculpture Something Borrowed, Something Blue today, marking the completion of the new Brooklyn Heights Library that opened to the public last June. The sculpture, an illuminated, inverted hanging tree with roots at the ceiling, draws on the tree's symbolism as a sacred symbol of

Books, Busses, Brits, Curbs, Carroll Gardens, and more.

Education

Deputy Secretary of Education Visits Brooklyn STEAM Center For Its Magic Formula

"A deep sense of belonging and well-being in a very rich academic environment that leads to well-paying jobs and careers that make a difference in the community. That's the magic formula," Marten says. "And we want to see that replicated everywhere."

Transportation

Curb Enthusiasm: Rideshare Parking, Electric Chargers, And Citi Bikes Coming To A Corner Near You

The city is making parking permanent on more streets for years to come as it works to curb emissions.

Neighbors

Taylor & Co. Books Plans To Reflect Ditmas Park's Diversity

"I hope to offer something that is representative of the neighborhood at large so that anyone, whether you're coming from the mosque on Coney Island Avenue, or studying ancient Hebrew, whether you're looking for a comic or Japanese manga (..) I want it to be as diverse as this neighborhood is."

Government

Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton On Her Plans To Serve The District

Senator plans to focus on public safety, maternal health, and hyperlocal issues along with actively reaching out to residents to consolidate voter support from both parties behind her.

Bald Eagles, Buses, Trouble At Park Slope Middle School, And More.

Support Ukrainian Artists This Saturday

Breathing Soot, The New "Gas" Station Expansion, Conflict in Gowanus, Portraits, Refuge, Food, And More

Everything's Getting Bigger

Welcome to the first newsletter of 2023. There's already a lot to catch up on.

Christmas Tree Turf Wars, Guinea Pigs, Fire, Coney Island Ferry, Landmarking, Housing, and More

Holiday Lights, Online Shopping, Cruise Liner For Red Hook, A New Republican, Bus Routes, And More

Food, Rats, Public Spaces, Turkeys, Christmas Tree Lightings, Holiday Markets, New Businesses

Massive Spa in Midwood, CitiBike in Flatbush, Car Free Grand Army Plaza, and more

If you thought that we were done with elections for a bit, now that we have voted on new state and congressional representatives, you will be disappointed to learn that after the new city council districts get approved, we will be heading right into another local council election next year.

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Elections, Floridian Diner, Marathon, Return of ‘Dusk & Darkness’ and more

The 'dusk and darkness' return, a press release from the mayor said today, reminding us that clocks fall back on Sunday, making our evenings darker and chances of being hit by a car higher, but also giving runners an extra hour to sleep ahead of the New York Marathon in

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Storms, Schools, Stop & Shop, Kebabs, and more

There was life before Hurricane Sandy ten years ago, and how we've lived since, with ever more damaging rains and storms, unable to protect the city. But that is not the only story this week. On top of elections, there are a number of school stories you should know about

Shelters, Unions, Chickens, Rats, and more Brooklyn news

New Hospital, New Districts, Plans not to Preserve History, Food and More

food

Feast Family Style at Rana Fifteen in Park Slope

The restaurant in the whitewashed space on 4th Avenue, right by the Union Street stop on the R, has been open for a while, bringing a taste of Western Turkey to Park Slope. Rana Fifteen is Ahmet Kiranbay and Armando Litiatco's second restaurant; they also own FOB Filipino BBQ on

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Secretive Order, Dawn Readings, Atlantic Antic, Brooklyn Book Fair, Chicken, and more

food

Pecking House Settles Down in Park Slope

Pecking House, the insanely popular nomadic restaurant where crisp chili fried chicken is the star, opens on the edge of Park Slope and Prospect Heights.