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Via The Office of Brooklyn Borough President Eric AdamsOn Sunday, August 6th, Borough President Adams [http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/] will host an “International Day of Friendship [http://onebrooklynfund.org/international-day-of-friendship]” celebration in Brooklyn, his fourth annual festival recognizing the hundreds of cultures and ethnicities that make Brooklyn an unparalleled center
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One Film, One New York [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/mome/initiatives/onefilmny.page] is giving New Yorkers the chance to vote for one movie filmed in the Big Apple that will be screened for free at parks and theaters throughout the five boroughs for all to see on Wednesday,
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Neptune/Sixth (Via Cammebys)Coney Island is not all fun and games. While still known for its famed boardwalk brimming with amusements and entertainment attractions, today’s Coney Island is evolving into a ‘live, work, play’ community, as evidenced by new commercial and residential developments that are infusing vitality into
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> Good vibes at #GrandArmyPlaza [https://twitter.com/hashtag/GrandArmyPlaza?src=hash]. #WeAreJOuvert [https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreJOuvert?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/l54F3JKI3h [https://t.co/l54F3JKI3h] — Jumaane (@JumaaneWilliams) September 5, 2016 [https://twitter.com/JumaaneWilliams/status/772685797774520321] The annual J’Ouvert parade will change its start time to
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Photo credit: Prospect Park ArchiveProspect Park Alliance announced yesterday that $7.6 million from the New York City 2018 Fiscal Budget has been allocated to restoration projects in Brooklyn’s backyard. The four projects in Prospect Park that will reap the benefits of the capital funding include: Restoration of Prospect
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2220 Nostrand Avenue. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Next weekend, a new local vendor market is set to open on Nostrand Avenue in Flatbush. Junction flea, opening in the parking lot at 2220 Nostrand Avenue between Avenues H and I, will include vendors from local businesses spanning clothing, food, and
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Photo: FlickrProperty tax relief is now on the way for senior and disabled homeowners, as per a bill signed by Governor Cuomo yesterday, July 25. As long as the citizens are living on a fixed income, Senator Diane Savino’s [/tag/diane-savino/]legislation to expand the Senior Homeowners’ Exemption (SCHE)
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(Mosquito — identified as an “ochlerotatus notoscriptus.”) Photo: JJ Harrison [http://jjharrison89@facebook.com] via Wikimedia Commons.Weather permitting, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) will be spraying key mosquito breeding locations in three marshy areas and non-residential Brooklyn zip codes beginning tomorrow, from 6am to 7pm. An
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> Widow of Detective Wenjian Liu has baby girl https://t.co/imE2z3fdP4 pic.twitter.com/PVF04Z2ozl [https://t.co/PVF04Z2ozl] — News12BX (@News12BX) July 26, 2017 [https://twitter.com/News12BX/status/890066649604169728] Two and a half years after the death of NYPD cop Wenjian Liu, his wife gave birth to
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Photo: William CarusoGet ready, Bensonhurst’s annual Festa di Santa Rosalia is back! The 42nd annual Italian-American Feast will start on August 17, on the boulevard named for Cristoforo Colombo, between 68th Street and 75th Street and will last through August 27. On weekdays, the Feast [/everything-need-know-41st-annual-18th-avenue-feast-bensonhurst/] will bring delicious
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Leaders from NYU Langone Health and NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn with Jackie and Mike Bezos of the Bezos Family Foundation at NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn Sunset Park’s NYU Lutheran Medical Center (150 55th Street) announced that it received a $25 million gift from the Bezos Family Foundation this week
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Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Prospect Park Alliance, and Nitehawk Cinema are kicking off this year’s A Summer Movie Under the Stars [http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/event/a-summer-movie-under-the-stars-3/2017-07-19/] series tomorrow, July 19. In celebration of Prospect Park’s 150th anniversary, the next four Wednesday evenings will begin with