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A television ad for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, which was filmed at Brooklyn College on April 1st [/blog/politics/bernie/] and directed by Spike Lee, is now getting airtime. The Sanders ad — which is airing now on major television affiliates in New York City — features Harry Belafonte, Erica Garner, Shaun
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GOP presidential candidate John Kasich visiting Shema Kolainu yesterday. Pictured from left to right — Joseph B. Stamm, Governor Kasich, Ezra Friedlander, and Dr. Joshua Weinstein. (Photo: Dov & Shmuel Lenchevsky)Ohio governor and GOP presidential contender John Kasich visited the Orthodox Jewish community of Borough Park yesterday afternoon. Governor Kasich’
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Still from video showing package thief on Buckingham Road last Friday.UPDATE (4/23/16, 1pm): A suspect has been arrested in this case — who has confessed to several thefts — as confirmed by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the 70th Precinct. More details to come. ****************************************************************** (This story was
Arts & Culture
Photo: Scott Teplin / teplin.com.The path from Lascivious Biddy to PTA Mom is not immediately apparent, but Deidre Rodman Struck connects the dots with far fewer than six degrees of separation, ending up at the Second Annual Music Festival to benefit PS 130 [https://www.facebook.com/Ps130Pta/photos/
Announcements
Photo: Ditmas Park CornerAll area residents are invited to this month’s meeting of the 66th Precinct Community Council. The Community Council is “the critical interface between citizens and the police,” says the NYPD. Boundaries of the 66th Precinct. Screenshot from NYPD website.The 66th Precinct Community Council meeting is
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Photo: Ditmas Park CornerIn two separate incidents, women were robbed of their phones yesterday along the B/Q subway line. One of the robberies led to a situation in which the thief was locked in a subway car with bewildered passengers. A 65-year-old woman’s phone was snatched while she
Business
Photo via Di Fara PizzaThe Avenue J building that houses neighborhood institution Di Fara Pizza is up for sale, reports NY Eater [http://ny.eater.com/2016/4/7/11385778/di-fara-pizza-building]. The owners of 1424 Avenue J have put the building on the market for roughly $4 million, but Di
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The East 4th Street Community Garden. (Photo: E. 4th Street Garden)The East 4th Street Community Garden — located on the cusp of Windsor Terrace and Kensington — will host its twice yearly Flea Market this Saturday and Sunday, April 16 and 17. The goods will be displayed in front of the
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Photo via Bernie Sanders [https://www.facebook.com/berniesanders/photos/a.1027143367340667.1073741845.124955570892789/1027144537340550/?type=3&theater] Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has been criss-crossing New York State for weeks. Just two days before the New York Democratic Presidential Primary on Tuesday, April 19, Sanders will be speaking
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Photo courtesy of Gov. John Kasich’s campaign.Fresh off his town hall at the Bay Ridge Manor [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/04/33572/#.VwwIIRMrIU0] with talk show host Montel WIlliams, Ohio governor and GOP presidential contender John Kasich will return to Brooklyn to meet and greet with members
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Image by Wikipedia and Nick Solari.This list is in formation. If you have an event you’d like featured in our calendar, or if there’s anything we’ve left off, please let us know! Post your events in our community calendar [/blog/events/got-an-event-coming-up-share-it-on-our-new-calendar/] or email us at
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Photo: Liena ZagareWe’ve been intrigued by the Bernie Sanders for President signs that have been popping up in the front windows of some of the businesses on Cortelyou Road. It’s an interesting range of businesses. What are you seeing in the neighborhood from the presidential campaign? Please send