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GOWANUS/WILLIAMSBURG – Try to hold off this week’s grocery shopping until Thursday if you can, as Whole Foods Market [http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/mission-values/caring-communities/community-giving] will donate 5% of net sales at its Gowanus and Williamsburg locations on that day to Emma’s Torch [/emmas-torch-classroom-cafe-empowers-refugees-prepares-them-for-culinary-careers/] , the non-profit Red
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869 Park Avenue via Google MapsBEDFORD-STUYVESANT/SOUTH SLOPE – Applications are now being accepted for affordable housing units at 869 Park Avenue in Bed-Stuy and 198 19th Street in South Slope. First up, nine one-bedroom apartments are available at 869 Park Avenue, a newly constructed building located between Marcus Garvey Boulevard
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At 4:23pm, the NYC Department of Education announced that New York City schools will be open on Friday, January 5. > ⚠️ New York City district schools will be OPEN tomorrow, Friday, January 5, 2018. All field trips requiring yellow school buses will be cancelled. All other programs and activities
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The National Weather Service and NYC Office of Emergency Management have issued a winter storm warning in effect from Thursday (January 4) at 1am through Friday (January 5) at 1am. Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNERA Winter Storm Watch means there is potential for significant snow, sleet, or ice accumulations that may
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RED HOOK – Governor Andrew Cuomo outlined 22 proposals [https://www.ny.gov/2018-state-state-proposals] during his 2018 State of the State Address in Albany Wednesday afternoon and discussed the urgent need to fix New York’s public transit system. Via www.governor.ny.gov [https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/governor.
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Photo: NYC DOT via Twitter [https://twitter.com/NYC_DOT]PROSPECT PARK – Mayor Bill de Blasio announced [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/001-18/mayor-de-blasio-prospect-park-now-completely-car-free-starting-today] on Tuesday that Prospect Park is “now completely car-free.” As of January 2, Prospect Park’s entire loop drive is permanently off-limits to private cars.
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BEDFORD-STUYVESANT/SUNSET PARK – Shortly after ringing in the New Year early Monday, Brooklyn welcomed two of its newest residents. The borough’s first baby of 2018 was delivered at 12:25am on January 1st at NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull in Bed-Stuy. Weighing in at 6 pounds 14 ounces and measuring
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[UPDATED: Wednesday, January 3, 9:35am] Council Member Deutsch posted a follow-up message to his Facebook page Tuesday night announcing that repairs to the water main have been completed and that water service has been restored for all residents and businesses. MANHATTAN BEACH – Council Member Chaim Deutsch (District 48) posted
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CANARSIE – “Our dog is missing, we need Brooklyn’s help!” Meredith, a Manhattan resident, tells BKLYNER. Meredith and her fiancé went to visit family out of state for the holidays and entrusted their one-year-old Shih Tzu/Maltese mix, Lily, in the care of her usual dog-walker. The walker was familiar
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MulchFest 2016 at Fort Greene Park (Photo by Daniel Avila/NYC Parks)Now that the holidays are over, are you wondering what exactly to do with the suddenly out-of-place pine tree in your home? Don’t just throw it out—bring it to a city park this weekend to be
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Snowy Brooklyn Sidewalk (Photo by maribeldelatorre via Instagram) / Snowy Brooklyn Sidewalk (Photo by maribeldelatorre via Instagram)After a couple days of frigid cold, it looks like snow will carry us out of 2017 and into the new year. The New York City Department of Sanitation has issued a “Snow Alert”