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Photo: Church Avenue BIDCome on out this Sunday, May 1st, for the Annual Church Avenue Street Fair. The Fair will be happening from noon to 6pm on Church Avenue, between Coney Island Avenue and Rugby Road. Check out the great line-up — which includes a $1 Restaurant Hour; free raffle; rides;
Arts & Culture
(Photo: Bourbon Sprawl)Bourbon Sprawl [http://bourbonsprawl.net/] will bring a little bit of Brooklyn to the Bakersfield sound when the local band pays tribute this week to country-music legend Merle Haggard, who passed away April 6. In the mid-60s, Haggard was one of the pioneers of the Bakersfield sound,
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Photo: Flatbush HatzolahCouncil Member David Greenfield will be funding four projects in his district following the results of this year’s participatory budgeting (PB) process. Over 2,300 people in Greenfield’s district — which spans Borough Park, Midwood and Bensonhurst — voted in the PB process in late March and early
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Headquarters of the 66th Precinct at 16th Avenue and 59th Street. (Photo: Google Maps)[This story was updated on 4/26/16 at 7pm.] A longtime community affairs detective at the 66th Precinct, who was named in a federal corruption investigation, is trying to retire, the New York Daily News
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Photo of the straightening of Church Avenue — east of Flatbush Avenue — from the September 10th, 1904 edition of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. (Source: Brooklyn Public Library Brooklyn Collection)Our friends at the Brownstone Detectives did a wonderful post [http://www.brownstonedetectives.com/straightening-a-crooked-church-1904/] last year about the straightening of Church
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Council Members Jumaane Williams and Mathieu Eugene — with other Council Members, advocates and young people — at a rally this morning at City Hall. (Photo: office of Jumane Williams)In 2015, over 130,000 teenagers and young adults sought positions in the City’s summer jobs program but less than half
Arts & Culture
Whether your kids have a creative touch with textile arts, an ear for music, or can’t wait to find their spotlight, Brooklyn is home to a number of fine arts camps you won’t want to miss. Courtesy Brooklyn Center StageBrooklyn Center Stage [http://www.brooklyncenterstage.com/] 495 3rd
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Catch-basin in New York City. (Photo: NYC Department of Environmental Protection)We have all seen catch basins become clogged with garbage and debris during a rainstorm, flooding nearby areas and forming small ponds that get in the way of pedestrians, cyclists and cars. Borough President Eric Adams and New York
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Police say suspect Clarence Jones is now in custody. (Photo via NYPD)A suspect who police say is responsible for at least five incidents involving attacks on elderly women in Park Slope and Kensington has been arrested. The incidents spanned over two months between January 20 – March 26, 2016. Cops
Announcements
Photo: Flatbush Farm CSANow is the time to sign up for a farm share so you can enjoy all of the wonderful produce grown in our region this summer. Here’s information on just two of the CSA’s (Community Supported Agriculture) in our area. Flatbush Farm Share CSA Sign-ups
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(Photo: Doug Kerr [:https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougtone/4331582100/"] / Flickr)Governor Andrew Cuomo announced last week that work has begun on an $8.5 million project to improve safety and traffic flow on Ocean Parkway. “Creating a safer Ocean Parkway will benefit neighborhoods and families throughout Brooklyn – and
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Still from video showing the thief on his way to steal a package from a home on Buckingham Road on Friday, April 8th.A man linked to several thefts from the front porches of area homes has been arrested. The suspect, identified as Christian Sierra, who has confessed to at