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A lactation pod located at Citi Field via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BFg-se_pICM/?taken-by=mamava_vt]Nursing mothers visiting the Brooklyn Children’s Museum (145 Brooklyn Avenue) in Crown Heights can now comfortably breastfeed their babies in the privacy of a lactation pod. The NYC Department of
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Richard Basher, Mayoral candidate. (Photo by Tom Sullivan)Many politicians aspire to run for higher office, but it’s new territory for 30-year Brooklyn resident, Richard Bashner, who will be on the NYC mayoral ballot this Fall as a Democrat. “To do this difficult job correctly, a mayor must focus
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(Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst Bean)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Cops convince man not to jump off Verrazano-Narrows Bridge after 5-hour standoff [Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/cops-convince-man-not-jump-verrazano-narrows-bridge-article-1.3378410] ] -Gowanus Canal
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> Just some of the thousands of officers up tonight making a safe, celebratory #JOuvert [https://twitter.com/hashtag/JOuvert?src=hash] in Brooklyn. #WeAreJOuvert [https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreJOuvert?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/NotGDAMEMi [https://t.co/NotGDAMEMi] — NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) September 5, 2016 [https://twitter.com/NYPDnews/
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Drummers at the Parade Grounds, National Night Out 70th Precinct 2017. (All photos by Nathan Thompson)Last night was the NYPD’s annual National Night Out Against Crime [/celebrate-national-night-neighborhood-tomorrow/], and in the 70th Precinct, it was one of the best attended ever. This is a political season, so candidates for
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Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopThe Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Prospect Park Nitehawk Delays Opening to Preserve ‘Very Cool’ Architecture [ DNAinfo [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170801/park-slope/nitehawk-prospect-park-opening-delayed-to-winter-2018] ] -In Borough Park, a
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One Film, One New York [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/mome/initiatives/onefilmny.page] is giving New Yorkers the chance to vote for one movie filmed in the Big Apple that will be screened for free at parks and theaters throughout the five boroughs for all to see on Wednesday,
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The knife Dwayne Jeune was holding when he charged at officers (via NYPD)A police officer shot and killed Dwayne Jeune, an emotionally disturbed, 32-year-old man, in the East Flatbush home he shared with his parents yesterday afternoon after Jeune lunged at officers with a carving knife, according to the
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Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanThe Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Filthy Building In Bensonhurst Park Shut Down At Last [CBS NY [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/07/28/bensonhurst-park-filth/]] -Brooklyn Police Shooting: NYPD Officer
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Stuyvesant Avenue between Bainbridge and Chauncey Streets. (Photo via Brooklyn Botanic Gardens [https://www.bbg.org/community/greenestblock])Congratulations to gardeners who won formidable accolades in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden’s annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn [https://www.bbg.org/community/greenestblock]awards — including first place winners in Bed-Stuy, Boerum
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National Night Out 70th Precinct, 2016. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Tomorrow, August 1, marks the NYPD’s annual National Night Out event, where precincts throughout the city throw a massive block party to strengthen police-community relations. The annual event, held in thousands of precincts nationwide, aims to build awareness
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Mural going up on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg. (Photo by Carly Miller/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], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up for