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Auxiliary officers at the 88th Precinct enjoyed National Night Out Festivities in 2013. Pictured, top row: Officer Anthony Johnson, Sergeant Lynford Fairclough, Officer Justin Lopez, Deputy Inspector, Officer Kevin Grant, Officer Joseph Barber; second row: Officer Jason Woods, Officer Ezra Glasgow and Officer Ellen Moseley. (Photo by Amanda Woods)Today
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Photo by William CarusoGet ready, party people, because Bensonhurst’s 18th Avenue Feast [/?s=18th+avenue+feast#.V6DA99ArI9c] is back! The 41st annual Festa di Santa Rosalia starts August 18, on the boulevard named for Cristoforo Colombo, between 68th Street and 75th Street, and continues through August 28. On weekdays,
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Photo by Jerry Del PrioreBy Jerry Del Priore Two of the borough’s most prominent fighters, Paulie Malignaggi and Gabriel Bracero, squared off Saturday night in a 10-round welterweight bout at the Barclays Center [/two-boxers-sunset-park-bensonhurst-battle-championship-barclays-center/#.V5-SaJMrI9c] on Showtime Extreme-aired — part of the preliminary undercard to the Leo Santa Cruz vs.
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Comptroller Scott Stringer (Photo via Scott Stringer/Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/scottstringernyc/?fref=ts])New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer will host a town hall meeting on Thursday, August 4 at 6:30pm, at the New York Aquarium [https://nyaquarium.com/] to discuss ways to improve City services
Central Brooklyn
Ditmas Park sunset (Photo courtesy nak_bada / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BIagxpNj3iN/?taken-at=251412631])August has arrived, and with cool rainstorms to wash away last week’s stifling July heat. But don’t let the rain keep you indoors, there’s a great event lineup this week — whether
Bensonhurst
Photo by Bensonhurst BeanThe NYPD’s 62nd Precinct and 68th Precinct will both be partaking in the National Night Out Against Crime [https://natw.org/] tomorrow night, and each claims to throw the best block party in the borough. The 62nd Precinct’s event will take place on the corner
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Dee Dee Bridgewater plays Metrotech Commons at 12pm on Thursday, August 4. (Photo via Dee Dee Bridgewater [https://www.facebook.com/dee.bridgewater.9?fref=nf&pnref=story])Below you’ll find information on events through the week in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Check back Friday to see
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Photo courtesy Kings TheatreAs a spectacular summer alternative to “Netflix and chill,” the Alamo Drafthouse is showing a triple feature of the original Star Wars trilogy [https://drafthouse.com/event/star-wars] at the Kings Theater [http://www.kingstheatre.com/] this Sunday, featuring 20th anniversary editions of Star Wars: A New
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Ask Me Another will be at The Bell House on Tuesday, August 2 at 7pm. (Photo via NPR’s Ask Me Another [https://www.facebook.com/NPRAskMeAnother/photos/a.264823353556863.60788.263283727044159/1137770566262133/?type=3&theater] )Welcome to August! The new month features Ask Me Another, Death Cafe, The
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(Photo by Carly Miller / Fort Greene Focus)The organization Jews for Racial and Economic Justice [http://jfrej.org/] (JFREJ) held a peaceful rally and march on Thursday, July 28 [/blog/2016/07/28/tonight-jews-black-lives-action-vigil-call-police-reform/], to protest police violence against people of color, and demand police accountability through the passage of
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Courtesy of Aviator Sports and Events CenterThe Rio Olympics on the horizon, and with Team USA poised for success again, there is a lot of buzz about gymnastics. At Aviator Sports and Events Center, we are excited too! Gymnastics can be a wonderful part of a child’s athletic development.
Central Brooklyn
Family of Light Holistic Yoga on Cortelyou Road (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)The weekend is finally here, and we’d like to help you have a great one blocks from your home. Whether you’re looking to rock out outside, watch indie films, or skate to 90s pop — this