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1173 Bergen Street (Photo by Nathan Haselby)On Friday, Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Katherine Levine extended the temporary restraining order again [/opening-crown-heights-homeless-shelter-delayed/] on 1173 Bergen Street, prohibiting the homeless shelter from opening while Crown Heights neighbors negotiate with the shelter’s operators and the City. Two block associations and more
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Photo courtesy of the Office of Brad Lander via flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/56684398@N08/33396726373/in/album-72157682837440416/] The election of Donald Trump into the White House has spurred an overwhelming amount of public protests, the likes of which New York City hasn’t seen since the radical
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(Photo by Corner Media)If you live in City Council District 40 (Ditmas Park, Crown Heights, Flatbush, and Prospect Lefferts Gardens), get excited — the results for Participatory Budgeting cycle six are in! Councilmember Mathieu Eugene announced the winning projects for Participatory Budgeting [http://pbnyc.org/], where voters chose how to
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Photo via @StephenLevin33 – Twitter [https://twitter.com/StephenLevin33?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephenlevin.nyc%2F] The results are coming in for New York City’s Participatory Budgeting Cycle 6! Council Member Stephen Levin announced the six winning projects [http://www.stephenlevin.nyc/] for
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Brooklyn Owl, 252 Flatbush Avenue (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Brooklyn Owl’s Annie Bruce (Photo by Michelle Danahy, courtesy of Brooklyn Owl)Brooklyn Owl (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Brooklyn Owl (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) Brooklyn Owl (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Brooklyn Owl (Photo by Pamela Wong/
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MTA 4th Avenue/9th Street subway station in Park Slope (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)WNYC debuted “Design by Community” yesterday, a new series that investigates how New Yorkers address issues in their communities and unite to make a difference. The first story in the series focuses on two Park
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Photo courtesy of Lyons Community School Urban WorkshopA charity founded by a real-estate developer known for the transformation of DUMBO has invited public schools in the area to apply for grants to support creative programs that enrich student learning. The Walentas Family Foundation, established by the principals of Two Trees
Big Story
This photo was taken by Colleen Peabody-Diez on April 14, a Friday, 2017 around 2:30pm at Sunset Park. This is a common sight on many a weekday.The popular playground in Sunset Park has been under renovation for the past year and was originally expected to reopen this month,
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Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his State of the City address at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, February 13, 2017. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeIt’s been a rough couple of weeks for Mayor Bill de Blasio who’s been getting flak from critics regarding the low property taxes he
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CNR’s “Centenarian Extravaganza” honoring (front, l-r) Julia Georges, Etienne Amable, Isabella Green, Beulah Bullock, Mariana Gonzalez, and Patty Collins 100-year birthday celebrations don’t come around too often, so the “Centenarian Extravaganza” hosted by the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation [http://www.cnrny.org/] last Friday was extra special.
Arts & Culture
Via MazonThere is a large trailer sitting inside of Prospect Park, across from the temporarily defunct Pavilion movie theater, and it will be there all weekend. From the outside, it looks similar to many of the movie trailers that camp out across the city, but this one is different. Inside
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Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNERThe NYPD plan to increase security in Brooklyn Bridge Park after violence broke out at Pier 2 last week, forcing cops to evacuate the park. During the 84th Precinct’s Community Council meeting at Borough Hall on Tuesday, April 18, Captain Roberto Melendez, who heads the