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Mar
15
Brooklyn Municipal Building Renamed the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Municipal Building

Brooklyn Municipal Building Renamed the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Municipal Building

Brooklyn Municipal Building. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Today Mayor Bill de Blasio, First Lady Chirlane McCray, Brooklyn Borough President Eric
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Jan
29

Beloved 1960s Children’s Television Host And Flatbush Native Sonny Fox, Dead at 95

Photo via Sonny FoxSonny Fox, the television host of the beloved 1960s New York-based Sunday children’s program, Wonderama, has
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Nov
17
‘Mafia Cops’ Investigators Join New Series From “Boardwalk Empire” Creator Terence Winter

‘Mafia Cops’ Investigators Join New Series From “Boardwalk Empire” Creator Terence Winter

There are good cops and bad cops, and then there are the Mafia Cops — Stephen Caracappa and Louis Eppolito, two
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Aug
07
After Five Months Without, Brooklyn Welcomes Back Live Comedy

After Five Months Without, Brooklyn Welcomes Back Live Comedy

Caption: Comedian Derek Gaines (@thegreatboy) performs at a recent @takeitoutsidecomedy show in Bed Stuy. Photo courtesy of JT Anderson (@jtcanshoot)
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Jul
08
How an Angela Davis Quote Wound Up at the Barclays Center Subway Entrance

How an Angela Davis Quote Wound Up at the Barclays Center Subway Entrance

Angela Davis Quote at Barclays Center. Norman Oder/BklynerOn June 7, the tenth day of protests that coalesced around the
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Jun
29
Coney Island’s Ocean Drive Set to Have D’Agostino’s, Grand Opening Soon

Coney Island’s Ocean Drive Set to Have D’Agostino’s, Grand Opening Soon

Rendering of Ocean Drive [https://oceandrivenyc.com/].Ocean Drive, [https://oceandrivenyc.com/] (formerly Ocean Dreams) the latest ‘Miami-inspired’ double tower
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May
28
“Posse up and get tested” – Cuomo Asks Chris Rock And Rosie Perez To Educate Neighbors

“Posse up and get tested” – Cuomo Asks Chris Rock And Rosie Perez To Educate Neighbors

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s daily Coronavirus briefing at the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club in Brooklyn, where he
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Mar
27
Restaurant Owners Organize To Fight For Their Businesses

Restaurant Owners Organize To Fight For Their Businesses

On Thursday of last week, Greg Baxtrom and Max Katzenberg, the owners and operators of Brooklyn’s Olmsted [http://olmstednyc.
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Mar
26
Reporters Are Not Invincible. Get Well Soon!

Reporters Are Not Invincible. Get Well Soon!

Todd Maisel at work. Liena Zagare/BklynerThe last time I saw photojournalist extraordinaire and Marine Park neighbor Todd Maisel in
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Feb
26
Refresh Cortelyou Library – Upcoming Renovations & Fundraiser

Refresh Cortelyou Library – Upcoming Renovations & Fundraiser

Via Brooklyn Public LibraryThe Cortelyou branch of the Brooklyn Public Library is getting a lick of paint, new shelves, and
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