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Oct
13
11 Questions: Elizabeth Marvel on Helstrom, Shakespeare, and Carrol Gardens

11 Questions: Elizabeth Marvel on Helstrom, Shakespeare, and Carrol Gardens

Helstrom — “Viaticum” — Episode 102 — A horrific accident leads Daimon and Gabriella fighting to save a man’s soul, while a
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Oct
02
Working to Make Brooklyn’s Indigenous Communities Count

Working to Make Brooklyn’s Indigenous Communities Count

A Mixteca member looks at census fliers in Nahuatl, an Indigenous language. Sophia Lebowitz/BklynerMixteca Organization [http://www.mixteca.org/
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Oct
01
Midwood’s 11-Year-Old Alyssa Cheatham Stars in New Nickelodeon Series

Midwood’s 11-Year-Old Alyssa Cheatham Stars in New Nickelodeon Series

11-year-old Brooklyn native Alyssa Cheatham has a powerful voice. That voice, on full display in her two singles ‘The Weekend’
2 min read
Sep
15
State Says No to The House of Yes – Maintaining Nightlife During a Pandemic

State Says No to The House of Yes – Maintaining Nightlife During a Pandemic

Courtesy of House of Yes.House of Yes has been a part of Brooklyn’s nightlife for over ten years.
2 min read
Sep
10
Kids Restore Vandalized Mural in Windsor Terrace 

Kids Restore Vandalized Mural in Windsor Terrace 

Brooklyn Arts for Kids participants restore the Community mural. Courtesy of Brooklyn Arts for Kids.At Brooklyn Arts for Kids
4 min read
Sep
08
Bushwick’s Local Businesses and Artists Come Together to Help the Community

Bushwick’s Local Businesses and Artists Come Together to Help the Community

The mural by Jason Naylor was unveiled Sunday with a simultaneous block cleanup. Photo by Cai Pigliucci/BklynerAbout 100 Bushwick
2 min read
Sep
04
Labor Day Weekend NYC-cation: NYC Open, Bike Tours, Hikes, And More To Do Across The City

Labor Day Weekend NYC-cation: NYC Open, Bike Tours, Hikes, And More To Do Across The City

Few of us have ever fully explored NYC, and with all the travel restrictions in place this may just be
4 min read
Sep
03
“I’m not here anymore for just pretty dance,” Jamal Jackson on Power of Dance

“I’m not here anymore for just pretty dance,” Jamal Jackson on Power of Dance

Courtesy of Jamal Jackson, taken by Antoine Tempé“I’m not here anymore for just pretty dance,” Jamal Jackson, the
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Sep
02
Brooklyn to Berlin and Back: Paranoia, Alt-Right & Quest For Truth in Hari Kunzru’s “Red Pill”

Brooklyn to Berlin and Back: Paranoia, Alt-Right & Quest For Truth in Hari Kunzru’s “Red Pill”

Red Pill [https://www.harikunzru.com/] (September 1st) follows a British-Indian author living in Brooklyn who travels to Berlin for
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Aug
24
Brooklyn Book Festival Goes Virtual for its 15th Anniversary

Brooklyn Book Festival Goes Virtual for its 15th Anniversary

Last years Brooklyn Book Festival. Photo by James Hyde.The Covid-19 pandemic has a slew of canceled events in its
3 min read