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A cyclist holds a sign calling attention to the death of Aurilla Lawrence who was killed on her bike. (Todd Maisel/Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS/MARINE PARK/BORO PARK – While Mayor Bill de Blasio is out campaigning for U.S president, [/park-slope-neighbor-runs-for-president/] cyclists are continuing to die in his city. The
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CLINTON HILL – Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership [http://myrtleavenue.org/summer/] will present a packed schedule of outdoor programs this summer including lunchtime concerts, fitness classes, kids’ activities, and more. A live performance at Myrtle Avenue Plaza in 2018 (Photo: Samuel Stuart, courtesy of Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership)All of the
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PROSPECT HEIGHTS/CROWN HEIGHTS — The Department of Parks and Recreation celebrates the official opening of Stroud Playground with a skating event and movie night this Friday. Elijah G. Stroud Playground (Photo: Kadia Goba/Bklyner)Start the weekend off with a fun-filled three hours of roller skating and a host of
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Photo via Flickr Creative Commons.MILL BASIN – About 30 people were injured after a school bus collided with a car this morning. At about 9:20 a.m., a school bus, which was carrying adults with special needs, crashed into a car that was going in the opposite direction at
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DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Two Congressional lawmakers shot a weed ad Wednesday and they did it in Brooklyn. (From left to right) U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and U.S. Sen. Charles “Chuck” Schumer at BRIC shooting a video to promote the decriminalization of marijuana. (Photo: Courtesy of the offices of Jeffries
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Join neighbors and come out to savor the flavors and diverse offerings from local businesses on Cortelyou Road in Ditmas Park on Thursday, May 9 from 5:00 – 9:00 pm Twilight stroll on Cortelyou [https://cortelyoueats.brownpapertickets.com/] includes the following: * Cheese Tasting at the Flatbush Food Coop [http:
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Teddy bears and flowers on the corner of Bay 25th St and Benson Avenue. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BATH BEACH – Elnur means ‘the light.’ That is what one woman from Uzbekistan said yesterday at a vigil for three-year-old Elnur Shavkator who was killed by a van while crossing the street
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Sheepshead Bay — Former City Councilman Lew Fidler and current district leader of the 41 assembly district died Sunday, May 5. He was 62. From Left to right: Robin Fidler, Lew Fidler and Councilman Chaim Deutsch (Photo: Councilman Chaim Deutch’s Twitter account)Fidler walked into a Queens movie theatre seeking
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Pre-k for all banner hanging to the side. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York The union representing thousands of pre-K teachers has called off a planned strike [https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2019/04/26/some-new-york-city-pre-k-teachers-set-to-walk-off-the-job-in-scaled-back-strike/] after the city agreed to begin meeting next week with District
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PROSPECT PARK – BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! [https://www.bricartsmedia.org/events-performances/BRIC-celebrate-Brooklyn-festival] returns for its 41st year offering a diverse lineup of events at the Prospect Park Bandshell from June 4th though August 10th. BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! (Photo: David Andrako)Each year, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! offers a mix of music, film,
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BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – Wegmans [https://jobs.wegmans.com/brooklyn] announced this morning that its first NYC location will open at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Sunday, October 27 at 7am. Rendering courtesy of WegmansLocated in Building 212 (21 Flushing Avenue), part of the Navy Yard’s Admirals Row development [/brooklyn-navy-yard-adds-130k-square-feet-of-manufacturing-and-creative-space-above-wegmans/
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Fresh Juice & CoffeeMIDWOOD – A new coffee/fresh juice shop is coming soon to Little Pakistan. The new cafe will be named “Coffee House” and is located at 1050 Coney Island Avenue, right next door to the new Carvel near Foster Avenue. Right now, the shop is tentatively named “Foster