Central Brooklyn
“Kiss Me, I’m Irish” 43rd Annual Brooklyn St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Photo: Nathan Haselby) * Third-Graders At Poly Prep Lower School Developed A 55-Gallon Water-Retention Barrel [https://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/41/12/dtg-bb-kids-install-rain-barrel-in-slope-2018-03-23-bk.html] [Brooklyn Paper] * Accomplished Bed-Stuy Resident And “Mighty Woman” Turns 90 [http://www.ourtimepress.com/
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by Jess Michaels Photo provided by American Camp Association, NY & NJFor over 100 years, children have enjoyed summers at camp learning new activities, making new friends and gaining important life skills. In recent years, it has become very clear that today’s young people need the camp experience now
Central Brooklyn
A plan for a major housing development in Southern Brooklyn. Many new units are actually beyond the reach of local residents despite being listed as “affordable” (Rendering via the Prusik Group)According to data released by the New York Department of Housing Preservation, while the number of “affordable” units being
brownsville
CANARSIE – Police are on the lookout for the armed man who raped a 12-year old girl in Canarsie earlier this month. The suspect, armed with a knife, entered a home near Farragut Road and Remsen Avenue around 7:30 am on Monday, March 5, hiding behind a shower curtain in
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Saint Agnes Church as seen from Hoyt & Union Streets, (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and subscribe [/subscribe/]. If
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Park Slope St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Photo by Nathan Haselby)Think you know all about Brooklyn news? Try this week’s news quiz and see how well you’ve kept up with all the coverage on BKLYNER! If you’re reading BKLYNER regularly, consider becoming a subscriber [/subscribe/]—you
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BUSHWICK – Police are looking for the man who robbed a cab driver at gunpoint in Bushwick earlier this week. On Sunday, March 11, the suspect entered a taxi in front of the Big M Deli at Broadway and Granite, near Thomas Boyland park, said police. The 47-year old driver transported
Central Brooklyn
Looking fresh for the protest at the National School Walk Out Rally (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) * Brooklyn Road Crew Claims They Were Penalized For Raising Concerns About Hazardous Work Conditions [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mta-crew-claims-faced-retaliation-raising-red-flags-article-1.3869398] [NY Daily News] * More Than 111,500 New York Students Were Homeless Last Year
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As students walk out to protest gun violence nationwide, we’ll update this page with info from Brooklyn schools: > A 5 second video of kids from @PS9BklynPTO [https://twitter.com/PS9BklynPTO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] chanting "Peace and Love" at their school's #MarchForOurLives [https://twitter.
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The Riverdale Towers on Thatford Avenue in Brownsville, where the quadruple murder took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)BROWNSVILLE – Four people are dead—including a 1-year old child—shot to death early this morning in a tragic quadruple murder that occurred in a Brownsville apartment, confirmed police. Around 5:00
Central Brooklyn
View of the Gowanus from 365 Bond Esplanade (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) * The EPA May Be Able To Save The Gowanus Station From Demolition [https://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/41/11/dtg-epa-could-save-gowanus-station-building-2018-03-16-bk.html?utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss&utm_source=main&utm_content=link] [Brooklyn Paper]
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Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Police are looking for two teenage bicycle thieves who robbed a 13-year old of his wheels in Sheepshead Bay over the weekend. Around 3:30 pm on Saturday, March 10,