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This 1920s era two-family home, currently located at 563 Dahill Road, is to be replaced by a three-story building. (Photo via Google Maps)If all goes as planned, a two-family home in Borough Park will be replaced by a condo building with over four times the square footage. The two-story
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[L-R] Gina Marie Russell (Prospero) and dancers Elven Arrow, Erin Michelle, and Xila Noir (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)The walkways of Prospect Park near the Music Pagoda are well-trafficked on a Saturday at 5:30pm. Families are strolling from the carousel. Runners are logging miles as marathon
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Midwood High School. (Photo by evalamming / instagram)Eight Brooklyn schools have made the New York Post’s “top 40 public high schools in NYC [http://nypost.com/2016/09/17/the-top-40-public-high-schools-in-nyc/]” list. Of those eight, three high schools in our area, Midwood, Edward R. Murrow and the High School for
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Photo via Google Maps.A man’s remains were found last week inside of his mother’s home in Midwood, according to police. A relative found the body, or what was left of it, at 2111 Avenue N (and East 21st Street) on Thursday, September 15, at around 1:30pm
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(Photo by reader Johnny Rebecci)This week in Ditmas Park, Muslim neighbors celebrated the second Eid holiday [/blog/holidays/eid-mubarak-muslim-neighbors-2/], Council Member Jumaane Williams sits out the Pledge to stand for racial justice [/blog/news/council-member-jumaane-williams-sits-pledge-stand-racial-justice/], we spoke with District Leader Josue Pierre about District 42’s toughest issues [/blog/
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Mural artist on Lefferts Avenue (Photo by Carly Miller / Ditmas Park Corner)The boro was jumping this week, and now is a perfect chance to catch up on the news with the best articles from our sister sites: Police called to scene of Community Board 6 meeting after chaos erupts
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Bedford Avenue and Snyder Avenue. (Screenshot via Google Maps)A teenage-shooter in the fatal incident [/blog/crime/flatbush-teen-arrested-fatal-shooting-outside-snyder-avenue-school/] that took father and husband Gerald Cummings’ life on August 3 was indicted today on murder and other related charges, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office. Adonis Barnett, 16, had
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(Photo credit: Lander Camarero)From his Midwood home, playwright & performer D.M. Kinch [https://brooklynculturejammers.com] has watched venues for alternative theater appear and disappear in Ditmas Park over the past 30 years. Kinch would welcome theater venues back to the neighborhood, especially venues to stage the politically charged
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Art installation at Prospect Park Boathouse by Nicholas Papadakis. (Courtesy of Nicholas Papadakis)Seeing a translucent boy hovering above the Prospect Park lake? Don’t worry, you’re not crazy it’s just Art Slope [http://parkslopestoop.com/blog/art-music/art-slope-will-turn-neighborhood-into-enormous-9-day-art-installation/] . Take a look at this art fest, plus 12
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As city dwellers, our homes are a bit like the furry woodland creatures [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6e/Woodland_Critters_south_park.jpg] that we encounter on a daily basis. We pay them little heed, but it’s incredible to see them thrive in our concrete, glass,
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(Photo courtesy Jumaane Williams’ office)Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, District 45, took a ‘stand’ during Wednesday’s City Council meeting by sitting during the Pledge of Allegiance, to protest the treatment of black Americans by the NYPD. Williams’ nonviolent protest echoed 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who’s refusal to
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Summer Cucumber Salad made with Salt and Pepper cucumbers, red onion, garlic, fennel, and olive oil.Cucumbers are a perfect snack for a hot New York City day. They are packed with beneficial nutrients that our bodies crave. Cucumbers are made of about 90% water so they’ll help keep