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May
10
Sidebar: Stuff You Should Know About

Sidebar: Stuff You Should Know About

You can help spruce up Fort Greene Park on May 21. (Courtesy Instagram/MyrtleAveBk)Here’s a roundup of press
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Apr
28
New “Flatbush & Main” Podcast

New “Flatbush & Main” Podcast

Watching a performer at the Flatbush Avenue Street Fair from the steps of the historic Dutch Reformed Church. (Photo: Ditmas
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Jan
19
Need A Break? 10 Ways To Take A Brooklyn Momcation

Need A Break? 10 Ways To Take A Brooklyn Momcation

We’ve all been there. Weeks of tween crises, toddler meltdowns, work pressures, and just those everyday stressors of life
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Dec
23
Photo Finish: Fifty Nine Years Of Season’s Greetings

Photo Finish: Fifty Nine Years Of Season’s Greetings

Photo via Brooklyn Historical Society [https://www.instagram.com/p/_ZsPtnLOyH/?taken-by=brooklynhistory].Via the Brooklyn Historical Society: > This
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Dec
16
Local “Teen Innovators” Are Taking History And Business Lessons To The Real World At Brooklyn Navy Yard

Local “Teen Innovators” Are Taking History And Business Lessons To The Real World At Brooklyn Navy Yard

Photo by Kristy Leibowitz.History. Internships. Expanding horizons. Hands-on experience. Small businesses. Learning about the real world. All of these
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Aug
25
BP Adams Allocates Millions For Brooklyn Arts And Culture Groups

BP Adams Allocates Millions For Brooklyn Arts And Culture Groups

Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams presented honorary checks to organizations that are helping to build the “Brooklyn brand” throughout
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Jul
13

Upcoming Free Programs At The Brooklyn Historical Society

There is much happening at the Brooklyn Historical Society [http://www.brooklynhistory.org/] in the next couple of weeks, including
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May
12
A Glimpse Of Cortelyou’s Past

A Glimpse Of Cortelyou’s Past

Photo by John Morrell, via the Brooklyn Historical Society [http://brooklynhistory.pastperfect-online.com/35872cgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=81DF84ED-072D-4715-AEEA-766741999874;
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Apr
01
10 Old Photos Of Prospect Park To Remind You Spring Is On The Way

10 Old Photos Of Prospect Park To Remind You Spring Is On The Way

The recent dreary weather has us daydreaming about spring in Prospect Park [http://www.prospectpark.org/] — the picnics, the lazing
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Nov
03

Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Week

There’s much happening in and around the neighborhood this week, from a meeting of the Brooklyn Public Philosophers tonight,
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