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From New York’s Bravest, Finest To The Chess Board

Joe Miccio in his firefighting days. Photo via Butler Associates PR.“The thing about a pawn is that they’re brave. They may be small, but they never run away. They only move forward,” said Joe Miccio. Miccio is a Sheepshead Bay native, a retired firefighter and police officer, and

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This Week’s Events: Happy Hour, Ladies Night, Chess, Crafts, And More

Mitre Peak in New Zealand. Photo via Flickr/Jocelyn Kinghorn.Here is our weekly roundup of events and goings on around the neighborhood this week. You can find a complete list in our events calendar. We also encourage everyone to add events to the calendar to help get the word

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Take That, Kasparov! PS/MS 282 Students Take Home National Chess Championship

[L-R front:] Toshinori Underwood, Dakota Amar, Eleanor Hamilton, Ben Prelvukaj, Elijah Patterson, Theophilia Meloney. [L-R back:] Coach Juan Tica, Ben Gordon, Gregory J. C. Senat, John Steddin, Jake Van de Kieft, Cameron Anderson, Isaac Cohen, Amelia Hamilton, Raven Marshall, Assistant Coach David Gordon. (Photo Credit: Jeremy Amar)Nashville, Tennessee should

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Murrow High Chess Team Wins State Championship, On To National Title

Brooklyn H.S. chess team heads to nationals after winning state championship https://t.co/bB6ym9ReUq pic.twitter.com/VSSQcxfiNS — NYDN Local (@NYDNLocal) March 14, 2016 Edward R. Murrow High School’s chess team won their 19th state championship Sunday in a dramatic come-from-behind victory that sets them up for

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Play Chess With Your Dad At Brooklyn Game Lab

What better way to spend Father’s Day than a game of chess! The Brooklyn Game Lab on 7th Avenue and 10th Street is hosting a free Father-Child Chess Day on Sunday from 12 to 6pm. You can play in the lab, in the street at the Seventh Heaven Street

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Photo Finish: Black, White And Grey

Photo by silvinanyc.Seen in Clinton Hill. Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group, or tag them #ftgfocus on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the site. Also, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and

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Congratulations To The PS 139 Chess Ninjas!

The PS 139 Chess Ninjas’ rookie team: Maya, Nevin, Emma, Declan, Polly, and Kalsang.A huge congratulations to the PS 139 Chess Ninjas for doing an excellent job at at the Greater New York Scholastic Chess Championship last weekend! The Chess Ninjas sent 16 incredible players to the championship, and

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282 Royal Panthers Chess Team Had A Great Weekend At Nationals

Please join us in congratulating the PS/MS 282 Royal Panthers chess team, which had an amazing weekend at the 2014 National Elementary Championship in Dallas, TX. These kids are incredible, and once again they had a great run, including these stellar results: 2nd in the country in K-3 U8008th

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The Day: A Brooklyn Bears Baseball Award and Help with Passover Meal

Clearing skies should leave us with more seasonable temperatures today. (Photo by Francisco Daum)Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Get out and enjoy the sunshine while you can, locals, because rain is expected to move into the area this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Thankfully the

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Travesty! Obama Refuses To Meet Murrow High’s Chess Champs!

I bet Obama hates this painting, which hangs in an Indian art gallery, as much as he hates our children. (Source: ssquah.blogspot.com)It might be the worst thing President Barack Obama has ever done. The commander-in-chief is neglecting to make time for teenagers from Edward R. Murrow High

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The Day: Another Heat Advisory, Long ER Waits and the Cronut comes to Brooklyn

A summer evening brings some relief to the end of another hot day over the Queen of All Saints Church. (Photo by Francisco Daum)Today is expected to be another hot day in the neighborhood, with the city’s Office of Emergency Management’s heat advisory still in effect until

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Edward R. Murrow High School Takes Home Eighth National Chess Victory!

Murrow High School (Photo: Erica Sherman)Edward R. Murrow High School is continuing to mold an army of Garry Kasparovs with its latest victory, their eighth win at the National High School Chess Championship on Sunday, according to a report in the Daily News.The tournament was held in Nashville,

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Markowitz Honors Chess Champs Of Murrow H.S.

Left to right: Saed Vargas; Shawn Swindell; Shabieko Ivy; Azeez Alade; Alex Paredes; (top row, left to right): Anthony Lodico, principal; Kristian Jacome; Markel Brown; Eliot Weiss, chess coach and math teacher; BP Markowitz; Vadim Libo; Muhammad Raqib (Photo: Kathryn Kirk)Below is a press release from the offices of

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Sheepshead Native Wins Third U.S. Women’s Chess Title

Irina Krush - Source: BrooklynEagle.com Irina Krush of Sheepshead Bay won her third United States Women’s Chess Championship last Monday, skirting past competitors by just half a point. The 26-year-old first made history in 1998, when she won the title at just 14 years old. She took the