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Today’s Links: A School Custodian Paints Murals in Classrooms, Activists Against Community Policing & More

A ivy-covered Flatbush facade (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)A Fort Greene deli owner has been getting a pretty good public response to his storefront political signs protesting Trump’s immigration policy [http://brooklyn.news12.com/story/38490168/fort-greene-deli-owner-blasts-immigration-policy-with-storefront-signs] —though with the Supreme Court upholding the “Muslim ban,” he may need to

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This Week In BKLYNER: Mermaids, Supermarkets, Film Shoots & More

Mermaid Parade 2018 (Photo: Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and subscribe [/subscribe/]. If you have news tips, story ideas, or

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Today’s Links: Subway Ceiling Tumbles Down at Borough Hall Stop, Concerned Citizens Suspect Fowl Play Over Seven Missing Swans & More

A very good boy on a skateboard in Coney Island last weekend (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Earlier this week, Crown Height’s tenants rallied to protest the sale of their building [https://patch.com/new-york/prospectheights/slumlords-tenants-fear-pending-sale-means-gentrification] from the current slumlord owner to a major investment company amid fear of gentrification.

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Today’s Links: Toxic Algae Blooms in Prospect Park Lake, Fort Greene Neighbors Get Smoked Out & More

Prospect Park’s Long Meadow on a clear Sunday afternoon (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) Despite the sunny weekend perfect for park visits, it looks the like the toxic algae bloom is back in Prospect Park Lake [https://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/41/25/dtg-prospect-park-lake-algae-bloom-2018-06-22-bk.html] for the fifth year running—don’

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This Week In BKLYNER: Brooklyn Pride, A Giant Garden Gnome, Rain Gardens & More

Brooklyn Navy Yard (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and subscribe [/subscribe/]. If you have news tips, story ideas, or questions,

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Today’s Links: Mega Developments Continue Apace, Green Space, “Local” Fish Revealed to be New York Transplants & More

New Williamsburg towers over Old Williamsburg on Metropolitan Avenue (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)There’s major development news all over Brooklyn this week as a variety of large-scale projects make their debut to the usual mixed reaction of delight and dismay from Brooklyn residents. First, check out the in-depth history of

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Today’s Links: Things Heat Up on the Streets, Local Businesses Boycott the Army Base & More

Brooklynites enjoy the last light at Transmitter Park last week (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Last summer’s transit story was the “Summer Of Hell” with trains in Manhattan, but it might be the unsafe streets of Brooklyn that dominate the headlines in the hot months this year. A reckless driver left

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This Week In BKLYNER: Artifacts Found In Gowanus Canal, Chicken Found In Park Slope & More

Lady Aiko mural at Industry City (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and subscribe [/subscribe/]. If you have news tips, story

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Today’s Links: A Million Dollar Spelling Error Gets Corrected, An Infamous Chef Arrested For Poisoning A Tree & More

Kids dance in the sunset at the new Domino Park in Williamsburg, which opens this weekend (Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)North Brooklyn’s Domino Park on the waterfront [https://ny.curbed.com/2018/6/6/17431462/williamsburg-brooklyn-domino-park-james-corner-field-operations-photos] opens this weekend, making good on ambitious designs for the public esplanade. [/domino-park/] While

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Today’s Links: Beautiful People at the Brooklyn Museum, Hate-Speech Outside House of Yes & More

The sky alight over a North Brooklyn Street (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Construction is back underway [/lawsuit-temporarily-halts-broadway-triangle-construction/] at Broadway Triangle, and the city has put out a request for proposals from developers to build affordable housing [https://therealdeal.com/2018/06/04/city-seeks-developers-for-affordable-housing-projects-at-broadway-triangle/] at one of the development sites. Affordable housing

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This Week In BKLYNER: Renaming Street To Honor Roebling, Celebrating BAT’s 100th & More

The Atrium in Brooklyn Army Terminal’s Building B (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and subscribe [/subscribe/]. If you have

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Today’s Links: Bursting Bubbles With Brooklyn Library, Fancy Food Halls in Hip ‘Hoods & More

Teal gels and crane-borne lights cast an eerie glow over the clocktower bank for some manner of filming this week (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)For anyone that’s ever accused New Yorkers of living in a bubble, well, you might be right: a giant bubble conference room [https://www.bkreader.com/