Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerKENSINGTON – The Bangladeshi community in Kensington rallied for the young students in Bangladesh who are being attacked for protesting the country’s horrible traffic conditions. Avenue C Plaza, between McDonald Avenue and Avenue C, was a sight to be seen in the early evening of Wednesday, August
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A performer entertains a jubilant crowd. Photo by KensingtonBKThousands of people from throughout our neighborhood, and beyond, celebrated the annual Potho Mela yesterday, when McDonald Avenue was filled with everything from vendors selling gorgeous clothing and delicious food to musicians serenading crowds with dance and song for one of the
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Flanked by rows of colorful saris and other eye-catching clothing, bins of samosas and more, Bangladeshi neighbors celebrated their New Year with community leaders, police and others at the mela (a street fair) that attracted hundreds of people to Church Avenue on Sunday. Organized by Kazi A. Hossain, the 66th
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A dance routine from the Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts. Photo courtesy Annie FerdousWhat do you have planned for Saturday night? How about watching some amazing dance and music performances by our incredibly talented neighbors? The Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts [https://www.facebook.com/groups/2223192714/?fref=ts] will
art exhibition
A special one-night preview of an exhibition by Nasima Khanam Queenie, a visiting artist from Bangladesh, will be held this Thursday, July 31, from 6pm to 9pm at 131 Chester Avenue (between Church Avenue and Louisa Street) in Kensington. The preview of the exhibition, which will be held on August
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The Masonic Temple on Clermont Avenue at Lafayette Avenue, built in 1907. (Photo courtesy the Museum of the City of New York [http://www.historypin.com/map/#!/geo:40.68755,-73.969959/zoom:16/dialog:18129/tab:details/] )This week’s #ThrowbackThursday is a 1910 photograph of the Brooklyn Masonic
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It was cold outside and inside for some locals without heat last week. (Photo by Oswaldo Cabrera [347 Vernon Ave])Despite freezing temperatures, some locals went without power and heat for three days last week, an outage likely caused by melting road salt corroding underground equipment, according to a spokesperson
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Pedestrians gather in the street after a car collision on DeKalb Avenue killed a 9-year-old boy and injured his mother, brother and another woman. (Photo by Francisco Daum [http://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/])Updated Nov. 4, 5:50 p.m. The driver of an out-of-control SUV that jumped a