Arts & Culture
Whether your kids have a creative touch with textile arts, an ear for music, or can’t wait to find their spotlight, Brooklyn is home to a number of fine arts camps you won’t want to miss. Courtesy Brooklyn Center StageBrooklyn Center Stage [http://www.brooklyncenterstage.com/] 495 3rd
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Catch-basin in New York City. (Photo: NYC Department of Environmental Protection)We have all seen catch basins become clogged with garbage and debris during a rainstorm, flooding nearby areas and forming small ponds that get in the way of pedestrians, cyclists and cars. Borough President Eric Adams and New York
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Police say suspect Clarence Jones is now in custody. (Photo via NYPD)A suspect who police say is responsible for at least five incidents involving attacks on elderly women in Park Slope and Kensington has been arrested. The incidents spanned over two months between January 20 – March 26, 2016. Cops
Announcements
Photo: Flatbush Farm CSANow is the time to sign up for a farm share so you can enjoy all of the wonderful produce grown in our region this summer. Here’s information on just two of the CSA’s (Community Supported Agriculture) in our area. Flatbush Farm Share CSA Sign-ups
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(Photo: Doug Kerr [:https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougtone/4331582100/"] / Flickr)Governor Andrew Cuomo announced last week that work has begun on an $8.5 million project to improve safety and traffic flow on Ocean Parkway. “Creating a safer Ocean Parkway will benefit neighborhoods and families throughout Brooklyn – and
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Still from video showing the thief on his way to steal a package from a home on Buckingham Road on Friday, April 8th.A man linked to several thefts from the front porches of area homes has been arrested. The suspect, identified as Christian Sierra, who has confessed to at
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Mural honoring musical icon Prince, painted this week at a construction site at East 2nd Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway. (Photo: Cindy VandenBosch)This week in Ditmas Park, while Bernie Sanders was able to win majorities in Kensington, sections of greater Ditmas Park, and Midwood, Hillary Clinton decisively won the
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(Photo: U.S. Works Progress Administration, Five Boroughs Project.) According to Wikimedia Commons [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brooklyn_Bridge_rail_approaches_1936.jpg] : this is a 1936 view of railroad approaches to the Brooklyn Bridge. On the left, under the elevated tracks leading down to the Ferry under
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Looking for a new place to live can be a headache, but don’t fret, we’ve rounded up some cool and interesting places that may come in handy the next time your roommate eats your ice cream! 415 East 16th Street, #4C [http://streeteasy.com/building/415-east-16-street-brooklyn/4c] Available:
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Still image of Alex Lichtenstein as seen on CBS News/New York.The de Blasio administration has frozen two City Council grants intended for an Orthodox Jewish security patrol in Borough Park. Mayoral spokeswoman Karen Hinton announced this week that $35,000 intended for the Borough Park Shomrim would not
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Our neighborhood traffic issue of the week comes from a reader: > “All day and night (especially during rush hour) Hollywood Car Wash at Coney Island and Church Avenues blocks one of the two southbound lanes [on Coney Island Avenue] with cars that are drying from their wash.” https://youtu.
Announcements
The School Break Science program in action at the Cortelyou Library. (Photo via School Break Science)Looking for neat things to do with your kids during next week’s Spring Break? Science workshops for school-age children are being offered next Monday (4/25) and Wednesday (4/27) at the Cortelyou