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Flatbush Library Drastically Cuts Summer Hours Over Broken A/C

BYPL Flatbush Branch, 22 Linden Boulevard. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)This Flatbush Library at 22 Linden Boulevard announced a drastic cut in their summer hours due to a broken air conditioning system. The Library, which used to be open until 6pm, will now close at 1pm every day until

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Real Estate Roundup: Keep Cool And Carry On

There’s a heat advisory in effect, so we’ve found breezy apartments that are sure to keep you cool the next time things get this hot. So pour some cold brew over ice, crack open a cold one, and get ready to be hot under the collar for these

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Beat The Heat At Your Neighborhood Cooling Center

(Image by Axel Taferner / Flickr [http://(www.n0t.net/])A heat wave is expected to grip New York City this week, with temperatures soaring to 90 degrees today and over 94 by Thursday. But — and here’s the kicker — it’s going to feel much hotter. With intense humidity, the

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Construction Project Threatens To Pollute The Learning Environment At John Jay

(courtesy Beyond My Ken via Wikimedia Commons) [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Jay_Educational_Campus.jpg] Students feel like they’re again getting the shaft at the John Jay Educational Complex. A new change.org petition [https://www.change.org/p/new-york-methodist-hospital-instruction-not-disruption] claims that, starting in September, construction

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Where To Find Cooling Centers, Check On Your Neighbors & Other Tips To Beat The Heat

Photo via Bonnie Natko [https://www.flickr.com/photos/bondidwhat/206871891]With temperatures hitting the highest they’ve been this summer, the New York City Office of Emergency Management [http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/home/home.shtml] (OEM) has opened cooling centers throughout the five boroughs — including in

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Pet Spotlight: Ella Blue Fitzgerald the Mini Aussie

Ella Blue Fitzgerald is a 2 year old Mini Aussie. (Photo by Antonia Massa)We met Ella Blue Fitzgerald and her owner Emilie Bonsant in Fort Greene Park, where Ella was playing with her friends. Bonsant first got Ella at Citipups when she was just a 2 month old puppy.

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Pet Spotlight: Kio the Canine

Kio relaxes in the shade to beat the summer heat. (Photo by Jason Bisnoff)As we walked behind 9-month-old Kio and her owner Glen Gardner, it was clear that the puppy grabbed a lot of attention. As people walked past, many reached out to pet the Siberian Husky without her