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Jul
20
It Doesn’t Get More Local Than the Brooklyn Marathon

It Doesn’t Get More Local Than the Brooklyn Marathon

via NYCRUNSFrom start to finish, the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Marathon and Half Marathon [https://nycruns.com/races/?race=nycruns-brooklyn-marathon--half-marathon] is all
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Jul
19
Today’s Links: Whole Foods Sinking Towards Gowanus Canal, Free Phone Calls At New York Jails & More

Today’s Links: Whole Foods Sinking Towards Gowanus Canal, Free Phone Calls At New York Jails & More

A streetlamp flickers on against the sunset at Empire & Bedford (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Check out a great feature on
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Jul
19
Culture Pass: NYC Library Cardholders Get Free Admission To 33 Cultural Institutions

Culture Pass: NYC Library Cardholders Get Free Admission To 33 Cultural Institutions

Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, and Queens Library cardholders have a new perk—free access to a number
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Jul
19
Weekend Art Events: July 20-22 (Music, Doggie Fashion, Monty Python & More)

Weekend Art Events: July 20-22 (Music, Doggie Fashion, Monty Python & More)

Whether you want to hear jazz, Roots and Americana, or traditional Bengali songs, there’s something for everyone this weekend!
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Jul
19
Arrests Made in Two Teen Slayings from Past Week

Arrests Made in Two Teen Slayings from Past Week

After a spate of violence in Brooklyn over the last week which claimed the lives of four teenagers, police have
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Jul
18

Wednesday Crime Blotter: Three Shootings in Bed-Stuy, A Screwdriver Stabbing in a 99¢ Store & More

BED-STUY – A late-night shooting that wounded a 27-year old man has police on the hunt for an unknown suspect in
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Jul
17
Today’s Links: Once More For Walt Whitman’s House, Senatorial Twitter Trolling In Southern Brooklyn & More

Today’s Links: Once More For Walt Whitman’s House, Senatorial Twitter Trolling In Southern Brooklyn & More

The merry-go-round at Coney Island glows softly at night (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) Walt Whitman famously lived in Clinton Hill, but
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Jul
17
Program Provides Free AC Units To Eligible Low-Income New Yorkers

Program Provides Free AC Units To Eligible Low-Income New Yorkers

A New York State program is helping New Yorkers beat the summer heat by providing free air conditioning units to
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Jul
16
Two More Teens Slain in Violent Summer Weekend

Two More Teens Slain in Violent Summer Weekend

After last week’s tragic shooting of a 16-year old by a fellow teenager in Bed-Stuy [/bed-stuy-teen-shooting-death/], violence over the
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Jul
16
From Bay Ridge to Staten Island – Stop The Hate On Bus S53

From Bay Ridge to Staten Island – Stop The Hate On Bus S53

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBAY RIDGE – Elected officials and community activists gathered on 87th Street yesterday to ride a bus in
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