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FLATBUSH – Every single seat at the massive Kings Theater in Flatbush was packed to hear a conversation between one of the leading public intellectuals of our time Ta-Nehisi Coates and Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic as more than 3,000 people turned up last night for the
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BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Brooklyn may be losing one former-Bostonian-turned-Hollywood-actor [/emily-blunt-and-john-krasinski-list-park-slope-townhouse-for-8m/], but may soon gain another. Remember the Brooklyn Heights penthouse asking for $16.645 million [/brooklyn-heights-penthouse-break-record-boroughs-expensive-home-sale/]? The Wall Street Journal [https://www.wsj.com/articles/matt-damon-is-in-contract-to-buy-brooklyn-heights-penthouse-1505249552] reported on Tuesday that actor Matt Damon is in
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586 4th Street via Property Shark (Photo by Nanci Roden, Nov. 2008)PARK SLOPE – Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada) and husband John Krasinski (The Office) recently put the Park Slope townhouse they purchased in December 2015 on the market at a $2 million mark-up. The Wall Street Journal [https:
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Sesame Street characters during the commercial. (Photo Hugo Smith/BKLYNER)Photo Hugo Smith/BklynerDITMAS PARK: Want to see some Sesame Street characters? Fiat Chrysler is filming a commercial featuring the characters today and tomorrow — and the location manager says neighbors are welcome to stop by. Neighbors watching (Photo Elan Rabiner/
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KarVér [https://karver.com/], a European style Brasserie & Cafe, opened the Cafe portion yesterday on Emmons Avenue. Brasserie is expected to open within the month next Thursday, August 17th. The spot — where the iconic El Greco diner once stood [/tag/el-greco-diner/] at 1809 Emmons Avenue — was acquired by Rybak
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By Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0 [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10095118]Martin Landau, an Academy-winning actor and old school Brooklynite, died Saturday in Los Angeles. He was 89. He died of “unexpected complications,” his publicist said in a statement. Landau was a brilliant actor known
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145 Hicks Street via Google MapsGirls creator and star, Lena Dunham, has sold her one-bedroom apartment located at 145 Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights. The 31-year-old writer/actress purchased the apartment in March 2012 for $500,000, Variety [http://variety.com/2012/dirt/news/afternoon-tidbit-lena-dunham-buys-in-brooklyn-1201233631/] reported in June of that
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The Vegas Diner on 86th Street opened their doors one last time. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Gravesend-born actor, director, and writer William DeMeo is back home, filming a TV show about realistic mobsters in 1980s southern Brooklyn. “It’s definitely the next hit mob street series, I have no
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405 Clinton Avenue via Corcoran [https://www.corcoran.com/nyc/Listings/Display/2611566]Curious about how the rich and famous (and maybe even notorious) live? Here’s a sneak peek at the Brooklyn homes of a few celebrities. We’ve got the lovely Clinton Hill home of actors Olivia Wilde
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The Sinner [http://www.usanetwork.com/thesinner/cast] is filming in Ditmas Park this week, and you will not be able to miss it. They will be time traveling back, and filming scenes from 1997 and 2003, mostly in Ditmas Park West, with the set on Rugby between Dorchester and
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Photo: Flickr Creative CommonsLinda Sarsour, a Palestinian-American political activist and the co-chair of the 2017 Women’s March, was the keynote speaker at the CUNY School of Public Health and Health Policy’s commencement on Thursday, June 2. “I’m from Brooklyn and I came here to tell it like
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He’s baaack and as political as ever! Bernie Sanders, Senator of Vermont, addressed the graduates of Brooklyn College. (Photo: Brooklyn College)Bernie Sanders, a man who grew up in Flatbush and is widely known for his 2016 presidential campaign, was the keynote speaker at Brooklyn College’s 92nd commencement