A sculpture in the LMG lobby. (Source: www.lmghs.org)On Monday, March 28, at 7:30 a.m. United Federation of Teachers (UFT) members and parents will protest against budget cuts at Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences, located on the Kingsborough Community College campus at 1830
Imagine having a load of marijuana growing in your yard and not even knowing it. Apparently, that’s the way it was just a few decades ago. Brooklyn Public Librarian Ben Gocker recently discovered that in the early 1950s, Cannabis sativa plants grew as tall as Christmas trees in empty
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You know the scene. You’ve been there. You hop on the train at Sheepshead Bay Road. A few stops down the line, someone gets on with some crappy Chinese food. Or ketchup-drowned french fries. Or curry. Or, hell, spaghetti [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az4qASdPD4Y&feature=player_
World Theater Day is approaching, and our Russian community plans on celebrating it this Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 5 p.m. at the Shorefront YM-YWHA (3300 Coney Island Avenue). An encore performance of “In the Mirrors” will run. However, “In the Mirrors” is entirely in Russian. The play celebrates
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A new Dunkin’ Donuts opened up on the corner of Avenue U and Bedford Avenue this week, in the former location of a tuxedo, limo and flower shop. Another day, another chain?
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Councilman Lew Fidler will host a Home Owners Forum this Thursday, March 24 at 7 p.m. at the Glenwood Senior Center at 5701 Avenue H, between East 57th and East 58th Streets. Representatives from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development will be in attendance and Councilman Jumaane Williams
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Source: Google MapsPassover is on its way. This year, you can celebrate it at the Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush, located at the corner of Homecrest Avenue and Avenue T. The center will be hosting its communal Passover sederim on Monday, April 18, and Tuesday, April 19, at 8:
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With the fallout over State Senator Carl Kruger’s indictment [/carl-kruger-charged-with-accepting-1-million-in-bribes/], the media has been exploring his personal life a whole lot more than his financial connections. But when your personal life is as weird as Kruger’s appears to be, it’s easy to see why. The New York
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It’s not easy to get a job as a DJ nowadays, but that’s not stopping the Kingsborough Community College Radio crew from chasing their dreams. The group was recently profiled by the campus paper [http://campus.yuku.com/topic/30], and they say they’re just doing what
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Source: fox_kiyo/FlickrCouncilman Lew Fidler is teaming up with the Department of Environmental Protection to save residents some money. They’re holding an event Wednesday, March 23, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Hebrew Educational Society at 9502 Seaview Avenue (the entrance is on East
Original photo by Lisanne.Missed the Oscars a few weeks ago? How about checking out these Oscars honoring people you may actually know. On Thursday, April 14, at 7 p.m., the Bay Improvement Group is holding its Annual BIG Oscar Awards Dinner for Distinguished Community Service. The event is
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Last year's Purim Carnival (Source: Kings Bay Y)The Kings Bay YM-YWHA on 3495 Nostrand Avenue will be holding their Annual Purim Carnival this Sunday, March 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For children, the carnival will include rides, sand art, face painting, mask and