Arts & Culture
(Photo via Sharon Jones & The Dap-King [https://www.instagram.com/p/bd1T6qj8RN/?hl=en]s / Instagram)Workers at the Kings Theater had a difficult job over the weekend: Calling patrons who had purchased tickets to next month’s appearance by Sharon Jones to tell them the concert is cancelled
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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. –Rally in Brooklyn Park Condemns Swastikas and ‘Go Trump’ Graffiti. [The New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/nyregion/rally-in-brooklyn-park-condemns-swastikas-and-go-trump-graffiti.html?
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Photo by Matvey MorozovEarly this morning, a garbage truck smashed into parked cars on Albemarle Road in Kensington before driving away, surveillance footage shows. Initial police reports accounted for one of the damaged cars in front of 114 Albemarle Road between McDonald Avenue and East 2nd Street. The dark blue
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Mathieu Eugene addressing the crowd at the ‘Voice of American Muslims’ unity event, November 18. (Photo by Carly Miller / Ditmas Park Corner)Mathieu Eugene, who has represented the Flatbush area in the New York City Council since 2007, will have two competitors for his seat in 2017. Pia Raymond, PLG
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(Photo via Bearing Straight [https://www.facebook.com/Bearing-Straight-1548225238835518/]/ Facebook)Whether you’re looking to party Thanksgiving-style, hike on your day-off, hear innovative live jazz, or celebrate an upcoming bookstore in Flatbush — this is your spot for the best events in (and immediately around) Ditmas Park. If you have an
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Photo via NYPDHelp cops track down a local man who went missing near Foster Avenue on Wednesday. Police have issued a Silver Alert for Rodolph Wall, last seen at 6:20pm on Wednesday, November 16, leaving his home on Foster Avenue near East 16th Street. Wall is described by police
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“We will continue to protect the rights of a city built on immigrants” Sarah Sayeed from the Mayor’s office at Voice of American Muslims unity event on Coney Island Avenue. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)This week in Ditmas Park, a man was shot on East 19th street, the
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Photo by Donny LevitCatch up on the best Brooklyn news from our sister sites this week. Bay Ridge Avenue R train station to close temporarily for renovations. [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/11/extensive-bay-ridge-avenue-r-train-station-renovations-approved/] [Bensonhurst Bean] ‘It’s Activism or Fascism’: Packed community meeting addresses ‘Trump’s America’. [/its-activism-or-fascism-packed-community-meeting-addresses-trumps-america/] [BKLYNER]
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Photo by Ginny / Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/ginnerobot/4137648430/in/photolist-7iCwJ3-5EYBux-Bz99gb-B5RfG3-BpbRmD-i2EzH6-dvZV65-6RDpJ-qei823-8W8A2Q-7zsTLy-49QGEM-48icCS-AzWHZM-aJEkJ6-5Err2S-BypxT7-BzYrVH-BubLC5-pW1n9d-i1cbpK-8WeVQW-5txByj-6V8w3-AYGhZx-7iyuoP-7iA7P5-v4Nmb-B61qiy-dierxe-BLjdy2-AZP2wZ-aJWMTF-7qy5sq-6BzDP-AS3osx-B9XgTA-7iuVuP-77KUmC-ALZjHp-B9U8mG-B6s4gh-AZ1s48-phAAAD-aJCq1D-7igb1L-6kEh5h-49GL8M-tWDbu-AXzAjH/] Ready for Tofurkey Day [http://www.tarses.com/tofurkeyday.jpg]?
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Photo by gofaceyourself [https://instagram.com/p/07y3Pbju4X/?taken-by=gofaceyourself]In response to looming subway and bus fare hikes [/with-impending-fare-hike-for-subways-buses-riders-to-have-limited-input-vote/] , advocates are renewing their call to Mayor de Blasio to implement half-priced MetroCards for low-income riders. The MTA has announced a two-year, 4 percent fare hike, taking effect in March
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Mural artist on Lefferts Avenue (Photo by Carly Miller / Ditmas Park Corner)The weekend is finally here and we’d like to help you unwind or get riled up just blocks from your home. Whether you’re hungry for volunteering opportunities, art auctions, Tony Danza performances, or legendary live music