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Photovia Assemblymember James Brennan [https://www.facebook.com/27523202673/photos/pb.27523202673.-2207520000.1464707281./10153140018207674/?type=3&theater] After 32 years of service, Jim Brennan will no longer represent our area in Albany. State Assemblymember James Brennan, whose district includes sections of Flatbush, Kensington, Midwood, Park Slope and Windsor
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Sculpture of a dying soldier, part of the “Prospect Park Memorial,” the monument listing the names of 2,800 Brooklyn residents who perished while serving in World War I. The memorial was sculpted by Augustus Lukeman and dedicated in Prospect Park in 1921. (Copyright 2007 Jeffrey O. Gustafson, released to
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Photo: Ditmas Park CornerAfter a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. Meet Megan Davidson: a doula whose concern expands to the whole
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Photo via daniellenebzIf you’re hanging around the neighborhood this Memorial Day weekend, we’ve put together a list of places and services that will either be closed or operating under a limited schedule on Monday, May 30: • Government offices and courts are closed. • There is no mail delivery. • All
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3208 Farragut RoadSick of living in your same old block? Looking for something better? These apartments (and a whole house) are a million to one shot, just like Rocky Balboa. 3208 Farragut Road (and East 32nd Street) [https://www.bnymls.com/brk/maildoc/ji2929_1464101144-May-24-2016-10_45_44am.html] Available: Immediately
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Workers are nearing completion of the Second Avenue Subway’s 72nd Street station. (Photo: MTA [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mtaphotos/8744771284/] / Flickr)There have already been a lot changes to southern Brooklynites’ commutes within the last year — whether it’s the proposed the F express train [http://www.sheepsheadbites.
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We love our farmers’ markets [http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket], and to help you get the most from your neighborhood market we’ve partnered with local chefs to bring you simple recipes from fresh, in-season ingredients you can pick up each week. This weekend it’s Rhubarb, [https://en.wikipedia.
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The NYPD is searching for two suspects wanted for an attempted rape that occurred near Prospect Park early Wednesday morning. The men allegedly followed a 25-year old woman in the vicinity of Tennis Court and Ocean Avenue, on May 25, at approximately 2:15am, shoving her against a parked car
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Courtesy Local Roots NYC“I hated vegetables as a kid,” declared Wen-Jay Ying, the founder and owner of Local Roots NYC. [http://localrootsnyc.org/about/] Local Roots NYC, the whole diet CSA [http://fortgreenefocus.com/?s=csa] (community supported agriculture) founded in 2011 that operates primarily from bars and cafe,
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(all photos by Carly Miller)When I first moved to Kensington, I was overwhelmed by the array of Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi groceries on Church ave and McDonald. After gaping at the racks of neon spices (mango powder? Kalonji?), I’d leave the store empty handed. That’s why I was
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Photo: Ditmas Park CornerReported crimes in the 70th Precinct are down, with few exceptions, relative to the same point last year. Captain James Palumbo, commanding officer of the 70th Precinct, discussed the statistics at last night’s 70th Precinct Community Council meeting. Most striking are the precinct’s drops in
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229 East 18th Street. (Photo: Google Maps)A one-alarm fire at 229 East 18th Street (between Albemarle and Beverley Roads) is contained and is close to being extinguished, an FDNY spokesperson just told us. The fire at 229 East 18th Street was called in to the FDNY at 3:45