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State Senator Marty Golden holds a decisive fundraising advantage over his challengers.BAY RIDGE – Democrats Andrew Gounardes and Ross Barkan are running against Senator Marty Golden in District 22 this year, and have just released their fundraising numbers. District 22 includes Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Marine Park, Gerritsen Beach,
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Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced yesterday that a 26-year old East Flatbush man was sentenced to 41 years in prison for the 2016 shooting death of 16-year old Shemel Mercurius. Edward R. Murrow High School student Shemel Mercurius. (Photo: Shemel Mercurius [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=109716316117510&
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FORT GREENE – If, like me, you’ve been counting down the days until the new Whole Foods Market 365 [https://www.365bywholefoods.com] opens at The Ashland, we’ve only got a couple of more weeks left to wait. To celebrate its grand opening [https://www.facebook.com/events/411037702665295/
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With the L train closure a mere 15 months away, information from the MTA and DOT has been in short supply—but perhaps no longer. The two organizations have finally announced a series of joint “open house” meetings for New Yorkers to learn more about the impending closure and hopefully
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Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/IrondaleCenter/photos/gm.2064650020430677/10155258900202444/?type=3&theater] FORT GREENE – With Oprah Winfrey’s galvanizing speech at the Golden Globes demonstrating the power for change that can live within a single woman’s voice, the program scheduled this month at the Irondale Theater
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Photo via Wikimedia Commons [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-09611.jpg]January 15 is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. See below for a list of what is closed on Monday in observance of this federal holiday. If you’d like to honor the memory of Dr. King
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Council Member Jumaane Williams (District 45, Flatbush, East Flatbush, Flatlands, Midwood, Canarsie) was among 18 people arrested today outside the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building during a massive protest after Ravi Ragbir, a prominent immigrant rights activist, was detained by ICE. What started as a peaceful gathering to support Ragbir’
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Via NYC DOT [http://nycdotfeedbackportals.nyc/nycdot-carshare-pilot/where-would-you-see-carshare-show-us] PARK SLOPE/CARROLL GARDENS/COBBLE HILL – Council Member Brad Lander is asking for the community’s feedback regarding the anticipated locations in his district for the NYC Department of Transportation’s (DOT) [http://nycdotcarshare.info/] two-year pilot carshare program. Last summer, DOT
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Next weekend NYC Life [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/media/index.page] will debut pilot episodes of two new television comedies featuring stories by women, about women. After watching the two pilots, viewers will be able to vote for the show they’d like to green light for an additional
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Three new residential buildings are coming to neighborhoods across North Brooklyn, as renderings are released and permits for old building demolition are filed. Each six-story building promises modern design and ground-floor commercial retail space, along with plenty of new apartments in the neighborhoods of Williamsburg, Bushwick and Greenpoint. A rendering
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The Pink Houses in East New York will be included in the upgrades to heating systems (Source: NY District Attorney’s Office)Public housing residents in New York will be receiving efficiency upgrades to their buildings, just not the most needed ones. The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) announced
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DITMAS PARK – After closing the Church Avenue location on December 8, Buffalo’s Famous are back in business. You can now get a beer with your wings while watching your favorite game — Buffalo’s Famous [https://www.facebook.com/buffalosfamous/] have set up shop at the back of 773 Bar