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(People were hanging out the windows to be a part of Spike Lee’s block party. Courtesy Justin Fox/Instagram)The celebration of Prince’s life [/blog/2016/04/22/spike-lee-right-thing-prince-block-party/] will continue this Friday at Fort Greene Park [/?s=fort+greene+park] with a concert in his honor. The
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> Today we remember Lauren Davis and James Gregg, both lost to #bike [https://twitter.com/hashtag/bike?src=hash] crashes in #Brooklyn [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Brooklyn?src=hash]. #VisionZero [https://twitter.com/hashtag/VisionZero?src=hash] is imperative. pic.twitter.com/NoFnHWMvIW [https://t.co/NoFnHWMvIW] — Eric Adams
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Riders enjoying the Cyclone roller coaster. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Elected officials gathered in Coney Island Saturday to christen the newly refurbished cyclone at the spring opening ceremony for Luna Park. The celebration had been postponed one week because weather reports predicted a Nor’easter [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/
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Riders enjoying the Cyclone roller coaster. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Elected officials gathered in Coney Island Saturday to christen the newly refurbished cyclone at the spring opening ceremony for Luna Park. The celebration had been postponed one week because weather reports predicted a Nor’easter [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/
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Photo via Baby Carrier Drive – Brooklyn [https://www.facebook.com/babycarrierdrive/photos/pb.542141842621611.-2207520000.1455039457./554709694698159/?type=3&theater] While baby carriers are relatively common in our neighborhood, refugees fleeing violence from the civil war in Syria are lacking basic necessities when needing to walk great distances with
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Ennis Playground [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/ennis-playground] has a much-needed renovation on the horizon, and Councilman Brad Lander [http://bradlander.nyc/] is reaching out to the community for design suggestions. Located on 11th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, the quiet Gowanus playground has garnered a faithful following [https:
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Detective Andre Parker (front row, right of center, facing left) and Detective Joseph Whiteman (front row, third from right) were among those recognized by BP Adams. Photo by Stefan Ringel/BP Adams’ Office.88th Precinct Detectives Andre Parker and Joseph Whiteman were among 40 detectives around Brooklyn honored by Brooklyn
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Photo by Fort Greene Focus.In the wake of the evening rush-hour shooting death of 16-year-old Armani Hankins [/blog/2015/10/27/17-year-old-killed-by-bullet-to-the-head-in-rush-hour-shootout-at-flatbush-and-dekalb-avenues/] this past Monday, October 26, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Councilmember Laurie Cumbo have issued a call for collaboration between the state, city, and community groups.
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Borough President Eric Adams, left, and Councilman Jumaane Williams speak with 70th Precinct Executive Officer Anthony Sanseverino before a peace rally held at Newkirk Avenue and E. 17th Street after Raphael Kurton’s death.After two men were killed [/blog/crime/police-identify-men-who-were-fatally-shot-in-our-community-this-week-as-neighbors-adetunji-ajakaye-and-harold-abodia] , and two others were shot and hospitalized [/blog/
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Neighbors traveled to Albany last week to advocate for stronger rent regulations. Photo via the Flatbush Tenant Coalition [https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushTenantCoalition/photos/a.851935758213567.1073741872.268117579928724/851938288213314/?type=3&theater] The state’s laws regulating rent increases and eviction policies for the more than two million New
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Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams joined the Be Proud Foundation for the 6th annual Passover Food Distribution event on Friday, distributing nearly 600 packages of food to people in need before the holiday, and also to honor a local cop. The event was held at Aqua Health Rehabilitation Center, located
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Photo by Marc GoldbergA meet and greet with the new president [http://parkslopestoop.com/blog/neighbors/park-slope-resident-sue-donoghue-appointed-as-new-president-of-the-prospect-park-alliance] of The Prospect Park Alliance [http://www.prospectpark.org/about/alliance] that was scheduled for tonight [/events/meet-the-prospect-park-alliance-president-hear-her-plans-for-the-park], Wednesday, January 28, has been postponed because of this week’s weather. This past fall,