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Three big, family-friendly events will take place this weekend. Brooklyn Half Marathon is this Saturday, May 19, and despite the almost 100% chance of rain, more than 27,500 runners are expected to race down from Prospect Park to Coney Island in the largest half-marathon in the United States. On
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EAST NEW YORK – A Molotov cocktail thrown at an SUV in East New York Monday night failed to break open and burst into flames, but instead rolled under a nearby sedan and ignited, said police. Now, they’re looking for the suspects who threw the incendiary device and fled in
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Every spring, the NYC Department of Finance (DOF) sells the liens of properties that have failed to pay debts to the city [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/finance/taxes/property-lien-sales.page], and this year the date is May 17th. Such debt includes missed payments on property taxes, water bills, emergency
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In blue: 66th Precinct Community Affairs Sgt. Michael Andreano [/66th-precinct-lt-stripped-badge-gun-amidst-corruption-probe-ditmas-park/] (L) and detective Mike Milici [/66th-precinct-detective-corruption-probe-trying-to-retire-ditmas-park/] with Shomrim NYPD liaison Jacob Daskal (far left) (Photo by Jole Carliner/2013) Both Adreano and Milici have since been stripped of their badges following a corruption probe.BORO PARK – Last Thursday the NYPD
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AN EPIC MUSICAL EVENT FEATURING A 55-PIECE ORCHESTRA & VOCALISTS PERFORMING A BREATHTAKING SYNTHESIS OF BRAHMS’ 1ST SYMPHONY AND RADIOHEAD’S OK COMPUTER Kings Theatre, Brooklyn [http://www.kingstheatre.com/], in association with the Catskill Jazz Factory, will play host to a must-see musical event: The Stereo Hideout Orchestra, led
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A photo from National Night Out 2016. Daskal can be seen at the right, wearing the black vest. (Jole Carliner/Bklyner)BOROUGH PARK – Police have charged a safety officer from the Shomrim neighborhood watch group with the rape of a 15-year old girl, the Daily News reported. [http://www.nydailynews.
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State Sen. Simcha Felder made his first visit to the Bay Democrats monthly meeting last night to remind neighboring constituents he is not beholden to the Democratic Party. “So I say, point blank for those of you that are loyal Democrats that believe that a Democrat is the only person
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Photo Courtesy of Aviator Sports and Events CenterT.S. Eliot had his own reasons for calling April the cruelest month [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47311/the-waste-land], but if weather whiplash is any measure, it’s certainly been cruel to Brooklynites this year. With the temperature ranging from a high
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What is the most important holiday? Mother’s Day, of course. We love the moms in our life and we have put together a list of local finds for every kind of mother, even those that say they don’t need anything. Also, know that you will have the added
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MAPLETON/BOROUGH PARK – Mapleton Branch Library reading garden will look quite different come next spring. Naila Rosario from Brooklyn Public Library presented the latest designs at the Community Board 12 April meeting and they were approved without objections. Here is what the site looks like: and here what it will
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BOROUGH PARK/KENSINGTON – The Community Board 12 meeting on Wednesday night was a heated affair, with many residents at the Kensington corner of the district upset over being kept in the dark about plans that will substantially affect their parts of the area, issues with schools and sanitation dominated. The
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Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl [https://www.bkbookcrawl.com/] will be returning for a third year on April 28th, 2018 across Brooklyn, New York. The crawl is a self-guided tour through Brooklyn’s many, eclectic, wonderful independent bookstores riddled across the sprawling borough. On Indie Bookstore Day, Brooklynites are invited to explore