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Council Member Mark Treyger of the 47th District (Photo via Council Member Treyger’s Office)Today, Councilmember Mark Treyger unveiled new legislation aimed at making it explicitly illegal for law enforcement officials to have sexual contact with any person in their custody. The new law comes in the wake of
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PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Just in time for holiday shopping, the Brooklyn Museum [https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/calendar/event/american_fine_craft_show_november_2017/2017/11/18] is hosting the fifth annual American Fine Craft Show [http://www.americanfinecraftshowbrooklyn.com/] this weekend. The work of 84 fine artists, fashion designers, art
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Photo by Dina RabinerCONEY ISLAND – It is never too early to start planning for the New Year, and you can certainly make a resolution to start it right – by plunging into freezing waters for a good cause on January 1, 2018 at 1pm sharp. The 114th (yes, you read that
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Charlie Gaillard has been missing in Bushwick since 11/13 (Photo via DCPI) BUSHWICK – The New York City Police department is asking for help locating 82-year old Charlie Gaillard, missing since Monday, November 13. Gaillard was last seen around 7:00 am at his home at 61 Beaver Street, near
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245 Sullivan Place, in Crown Heights, is the worst building in Brooklyn, with almost 500 open, serious HPD violations (Screenshot via Google Maps)Today, Public Advocate Letitia James released the annual list of 100 Worst Landlords in NYC, including the 10 worst buildings in Brooklyn. “No New Yorker should be
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GOWANUS – The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group (CAG) [https://gowanuscag.org/] is hosting a town hall this Thursday, November 16, to let the public know what the canal cleanup will entail, the timeline, and what to expect. Designated a Superfund site by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2010, the
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BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector (BQX), a non-profit advocacy group that supports Mayor Bill de Blasio’s light rail proposal, unveiled a life-sized prototype of a BQX car at a press conference this morning at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in an effort to urge the Mayor
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BROOKLYN – Saturday, November 11 is Veterans Day. Government offices will be closed, there will be no mail delivery, libraries will be closed, alternate side parking is suspended but all other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect. Garbage/recycling/organics collections are on a normal schedule. Check out NYC.gov
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The Navy Yard’s Building 77, which will hold 1 million square feet of manufacturing space (Photo via NYC Mayor’s Office)BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – Today, Mayor De Blasio opened the Navy Yard’s Building 77 [https://brooklynnavyyard.org/leasing/bldg-77/], a major new manufacturing site in Brooklyn, which promises
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Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/nyutandon/photos/a.10150197141637515.311720.26984327514/10155233505682515/?type=3&theater] SUNSET PARK – Just in time for Veteran’s Day, NYU Tandon School of Engineering [http://engineering.nyu.edu] will host a ribbon-cutting on Monday to celebrate the launch of the Veterans Future Lab.
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Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/targetmargin/photos/gm.516456298707569/10154702160626572/?type=3&theater] SUNSET PARK – Since 1991, Target Margin Theater [http://www.targetmargin.org/] has produced classics, new works, operas, and adaptations of literature and historical sources for the stage. The company challenges its members and audiences while
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Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/1533826343351657/]PARK SLOPE – Need to do some holiday shopping? Want to check out the historic Montauk Club? You’re in luck! The Montauk Club Vintage Holiday Market is happening this Sunday, November 12 from 10:30am to 4pm in the venue’s grand