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Bare Bard: Torn Out Theater’s Nude, All-Male ‘Hamlet’ At Prospect Park

Photo by Torn Out Theater via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/TornOutTheater/photos/gm.206431556549369/1911670662451720/?type=3&theater] After showcasing a well-received [/theater-review-shakespeares-nude-tempest-in-prospect-park-as-gritty-pastoral-nsfw-parkslopestoop/] , all-female, nude production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest in Prospect Park last summer, Torn Out Theater [http://www.tornouttheater.org/] will present an all-male, nude

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Number Of Artists Moving To Brooklyn Rises

From the report Artists in Schools: A Creative Solution to New York’s Affordable Space CrunchA recent study released by the Center for an Urban Future [https://nycfuture.org/research/more-NYC-artists-fewer-studios-schools] has revealed that artists have been choosing to move to Brooklyn over Manhattan over the past few years. The

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The Down Low: Ex-Mobster Shelters Animals In Bensonhurst & Other Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

4th Annual Freddy’s Bar and Backroom Doggy Fashion Show (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Gambino enforcer abandons life of crime to save animals with Brooklyn shelter [ NY Daily

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Council Member Greenfield Won’t Seek Re-Election, He Announced

Greenfield announcing 2016 Participatory Budgeting results at Brooklyn School of Inquiry, 2017. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Council Member David Greenfield says he will not be running for re-election this year, instead he’ll take a position as the new executive director of a Jewish non-profit. Greenfield, who is also

Announcements

R.I.P Martin Landau: “I’m A Jewish Kid From Brooklyn”

By Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0 [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10095118]Martin Landau, an Academy-winning actor and old school Brooklynite, died Saturday in Los Angeles. He was 89. He died of “unexpected complications,” his publicist said in a statement. Landau was a brilliant actor known

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Suspect In Fatal Parkside Avenue Shooting Charged With Murder

(Photo via BKLYNER reader)A Mill Basin man has been arrested and charged in connection with the shooting on Parkside Avenue Friday morning [/2-men-shot-near-parade-grounds-gunmen-bikes-cops-say/] that left one man dead and another wounded, said cops. Damani Thomas, 29, was arrested and charged with murder, two counts of attempted murder, and two

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Neighbors Mourn After Crash Kills 23-Year-Old Motorcyclist In Kensington

> #BK [https://twitter.com/hashtag/BK?src=hash]: THE MOTORCYCLE AX ON #MCDONALDAVE [https://twitter.com/hashtag/MCDONALDAVE?src=hash] & #DITMASAVE [https://twitter.com/hashtag/DITMASAVE?src=hash] WAS FATAL. #NEWS12BK [https://twitter.com/hashtag/NEWS12BK?src=hash] #BROOKLYN [https://twitter.com/hashtag/BROOKLYN?src=hash] pic.twitter.

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This Week In BKLYNER: Ice Cream, Poetry, Pinwheels & More

> A post shared by Malai (@malai_icecream) [https://www.instagram.com/p/BWc8XgBBa3I/] on Jul 12, 2017 at 8:53am PDT 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

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Southern Brooklyn Real Estate Roundup: Two (Bedroom) Tickets To Paradise

Have kids? Planning on having kids? Well, look no further. We’ve got plenty of family friendly dwellings with at least 2 bedrooms lined up in Southern Brooklyn. (Courtesy Zillow/Choudry Akhtar of New York Dwellings Inc. [https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_rent/Kensington-Brooklyn-New-York-NY/house,condo,apartment_duplex,mobile,

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Modernizing Brooklyn’s Gas Stations With Sustainable Fuel Options

(L-R) Toyota Motor Sales Fuel Cell Vehicles National Manager, Geri Yoza: BMW of Brooklyn Genius, Justin Silverman; Whole Foods Northeast Regional PR Director Ted Kwong; Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams (Photo by Erica Sherman/Brooklyn BP’s Office)On Tuesday, July 11, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams unveiled Fueling Brooklyn’

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Mr. Robot (Maybe), The Last OG & More Filming This Week In Brooklyn

(Photo by Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)We spotted a ‘Norwich Follies’ sign in Kensington/Ditmas Park — again [/usas-new-psychological-thriller-mr-robot-to-film-by-church-avenue-fg-subway-station-tomorrow-april-15-kensington/] — which very well may be code for Mr. Robot, according to the Twitter-sphere [https://twitter.com/olv/status/859249974873292800]. So if you want to take a peek and see for yourself, head out

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Weekend Art Events: July 14 – 16 (Hip-Hop Fest, Bastille Day Celebration & More)

Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bkhiphopfest/]It’s Friday! Though it’s dreary out today, the forecast for the weekend calls for sunny skies and temps in the 80s. Perfect weather for outdoor concerts, block parties, a pétanque tournament, a Formula E race, a doggy fashion show, and more!