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The author (courtesy Daniel Elder.)We’re trying something a little different here: this is a great piece of short non-fiction that we think is worth reading. Author Daniel Elder grew up in Jackson Heights, but it was in Clinton Hill where he matured into the person he is today.
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The cast of Back in the Day at the movie’s New York premiere. (Photo by Robert D’Aleo)“You did Bensonhurst beautiful!” gushed Maria “The Ice Cream Girl” Campanella [/maria-the-ice-cream-girl-talks-new-childrens-book-her-dad-why-she-loves-bensonhurst/#.Vz4iKJMrKSM] from the front row of a star-studded New York premiere of Back in the Day. [/willie-demeos-bensonhurst-boxing-movie-hits-theaters-tomorrow/#.Vz4iSZMrKSN] The
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Neighbors Ute Zimmermann and Joel Beck, founders and owners of Gowanus Souvenir Shop in their original space. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)Not to worry, the love letter to our lavender lake lives on — it’s just moving around the corner. Founders, owners, and Gowanus neighbors Ute Zimmermann
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(Photo: Don Rodríguez Gómez Rosa)This Saturday, May 21, at 2pm, the East Fourth Street Community Garden is hosting its third annual FREE spring concert featuring the Ukuladies and Don Rodríguez Gómez Rosa. The garden is located on East Fourth Street, between Caton Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway. Come enjoy
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(Courtesy Flickr/Matt Stabile [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattstabile/9321957560/in/photolist-ctEhns-ctEik7-fcKtdd-8ypDu1-8ypBKJ-a1Ee6d-fsz2jR-8ymxxF-ctEhUC-8ymAXv-3j7fe-6Wzo2q-8hmeLe-6VMFRo-6VMwHC-6VHv9t-53RdEU-6VHFM4-aqyv3e-8m6Umm-8wd9S8-6VMECj-6VHMVR-6VHyeg-6VMtLh-6VHp5g-6VHHmX-6VHAr2-6VMTSW-6MccK7-6VHwLv-6VMCxG-6EuqhX-9dsPvL-6VMvjN-6VMSjU-8rAnsp-cFex61-6VMQ5N-kszqr-4FCNE1-zR11L-6VMr2m-6mKKLy-6VMV7L-8rAmJi-6VMMNU-cxszk-6VHEbB-6VMNXu/] )We don’t know about you, but we’re ready for summer. S
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> Trilok smiles during arts and crafts with Ms. Elena 😉 [https://www.instagram.com/p/BA8aXOChCr4/] A photo posted by Trilok Fusion Arts (@trilokfusionarts) on Jan 24, 2016 at 5:41pm PST Summer schedules can be tricky for busy families. What’s a working parent to do when your child’
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Photo via BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn [hhttps://www.instagram.com/p/BBV0SbBmnSP/?taken-by=briccelebratebk&hl=en]The weather is getting better (theoretically, anyway) and that means it’s time to head outside for entertainment. We present to you this handy dandy guide to summer concerts in the Brownstone Belt. AFROPUNK’
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Photo by José BayonaBelow you’ll find information on events through the week in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Check back Thursday to see what’s scheduled this weekend! Submit your event listing [/calendar/] to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR [/calendar/]. TUESDAY, MAY 17 Clara Bow ‘s charisma will blow you away.
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Neighbors braved less than favorable weather for Bayfest 2016. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Despite gusting winds and skies threatening rain, hundreds of revelers turned out Sunday for the 25th Bayfest on Sheepshead Bay’s waterfront. The event, organized by the Bay Improvement Group, was scaled down compared to previous
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The last time we spoke to Bensonhurst-bred actor and film producer William Demeo, he was telling us about his documentary about cruising 86th Street [/cruisin-86th-street-with-actor-filmmaker-william-demeo/#.VzoqiqODGkq] back in the day that he had just cobbled together “on a whim.” This morning, Demeo was on Good Day New York [http://www.
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Courtesy of The Vanderbilt Republic“I appreciate the willingness to fall apart.” Artist Dale Williams is showing me a selection of his artwork during a visit to his studio. Williams is surrounded by a prodigious oeuvre of paintings in his workspace of 20 years, located in the Gowanus Arts Building
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Photo via theother5th [https://www.instagram.com/p/BFb3eIeh1dA/?taken-by=theother5th&hl=en]The delicious aroma of festival street food, sounds of live music, and vintage shopping brought a diverse mix of Brooklyn residents to enjoy the Fabulous Fifth Avenue Fair in Park Slope on Sunday. Our first stop