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Kids & Family
PS 163 Bath Beach (Photo via Google Maps)Do your tweens have summer plans yet? The Federation of Italian American Organizations (FIAO) [http://www.fiaobrooklyn.org/] of Brooklyn is rolling out two free youth programs for grades 5 through 8 at local schools, that are open to children across District
fort greene
A green taxi cab driving in Fort Greene.Two cab drivers were robbed within a week of each other in Fort Greene, according to police. Police say that both robberies, which were first reported by DNAinfo [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160707/fort-greene/2-taxi-drivers-robbed-at-
Central Brooklyn
Parent Vinny Nemorin slipped and hit his head during his arrest at P.S. 193 on February 24. (Photo: PS 193 Parents’ Association [https://www.facebook.com/PS193PA/photos/pcb.1206219662739287/1206216226072964/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)The Department of Education (DOE) has replaced the principal at a Midwood elementary
Arts & Culture
Photo submitted by Gene AronowitzI’m struck by how lively and energetic Sunset Park [https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/sunset-park] has become and by the people who have found peace through martial arts at its highest point. I walk there every morning, and until I had my knees replaced,
Arts & Culture
> Towering statue of Captain America coming to Prospect Park: https://t.co/8dgeNciV52 pic.twitter.com/ZilxV7ftdd [https://t.co/ZilxV7ftdd] — DNAinfo New York (@DNAinfoNY) July 5, 2016 [https://twitter.com/DNAinfoNY/status/750423448246165504] A proud native of Brooklyn will soon be commemorated with a statute in Prospect Park.
Education
Parent Vinny Nemorin slipped and hit his head during his arrest at P.S. 193 on February 24. (Photo: PS 193 Parents’ Association [https://www.facebook.com/PS193PA/photos/pcb.1206219662739287/1206216226072964/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)The Department of Education (DOE) has replaced the principal at a Midwood elementary
Bensonhurst
Frank Giambanco (Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst Bean)A little more than a year after it opened, Bella Napoli, Neapolitan-style brick-oven pizzeria [/grand-opening-bella-napoli-serves-fancy-brick-oven-pizza-bay-parkway/#.V36545MrLe0] on Bay Parkway, has changed hands, and its new owner is adding a Sicilian
fort greene
Photo courtesy of Bosc d’Anjou [https://www.flickr.com/photos/boscdanjou/6445274743].A new plan lays out a vision of how to keep Downtown Brooklyn’s place as an artistic hotbed amidst the massive change [/?s=development+watch] currently enveloping the area. Culture Forward [http://assets.downtownbrooklyn.com/documents/
Bensonhurst
PS 163 Bath Beach (Photo via Google Maps)Do your tweens have summer plans yet? The Federation of Italian American Organizations (FIAO) [http://www.fiaobrooklyn.org/] of Brooklyn is rolling out two free youth programs for grades 5 through 8 at local schools, that are open to children across District
Central Brooklyn
Two-way bike lane on Avenue H (Photo via NYC DOT [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/argyle-rugby-beverly-mar2016.pdf]) After riding the breaks for a while, a NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) spokesperson said that bike lanes on Argyle Road, Rugby Road, and Beverley Road
Business
Photo via twitter [https://twitter.com/NYCBuilditBack?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]City officials are warning homeowners to beware of suspicious phone calls from scammers posing as Build it Back [http://www.nyc.gov/html/recovery/html/homeowners/rebuild.shtml] representatives. The Department of Investigation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/doi/