Events

Aug
30
Read All About It: Brooklyn Book Festival, Sept. 16-23

Read All About It: Brooklyn Book Festival, Sept. 16-23

Brooklyn Book Festival 2019 poster by Raúl Colón [https://brooklynbookfestival.org/news/2019-poster-debut/]The 14th edition of the Brooklyn Book
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Aug
29
Homeless in Brooklyn

Homeless in Brooklyn

Gary. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)KENSINGTON – The Kensington Plaza is a small, triangular space created by Church Avenue and Beverly
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Aug
29
Weekend Art Events: August 30-September 1 (Memeseum, Panorama, Walt Comedy Show & More)

Weekend Art Events: August 30-September 1 (Memeseum, Panorama, Walt Comedy Show & More)

Staying in town this Labor Day weekend? If so, grab some friends and family and head out to the various
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Aug
26
Battle of Brooklyn Raged at Greenwood Cemetery This Weekend

Battle of Brooklyn Raged at Greenwood Cemetery This Weekend

Greenwood Cemetery Commemorates the Battle of Brooklyn. Patriot soldiers fire on the British forces approaching. (Photo by Todd Maisel/Bklyner)
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Aug
21
One Of the Hardest To Count Districts In America is Central Brooklyn. Here’s Why Census 2020 Matters.

One Of the Hardest To Count Districts In America is Central Brooklyn. Here’s Why Census 2020 Matters.

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS / FLATBUSH – The 9th Congressional District is one of the “hard to count” districts for the
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Aug
20
Shelter For Adult Families Coming To Gowanus This Fall

Shelter For Adult Families Coming To Gowanus This Fall

Gowanus Adult Family Shelter will open at the corner of 3rd Avenue and 6th Street in Fall of 2019 in
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Aug
19
29th Annual Coney Island Sand Sculpture Competition: Photos

29th Annual Coney Island Sand Sculpture Competition: Photos

29th Annual Sand Sculpture Competition Todd Maisel/BklynerCONEY ISLAND – The 29th Annual Sand Sculpture competition in Coney Island attracted more
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Aug
16
The Muslim Ban Separated Many Families. Ten Days Ago, One Was Reunited.

The Muslim Ban Separated Many Families. Ten Days Ago, One Was Reunited.

Max Rose and Ahmed Nagi Almulaiki. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BAY RIDGE – It took two and a half years for
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Aug
16
10 Free Back To School Events In Brooklyn

10 Free Back To School Events In Brooklyn

It’s almost time to go back to school! Have you gotten your school supplies yet? There are several organizations
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Aug
16
No More Water: Artists Explore Injustice, Displacement, And Climate Change

No More Water: Artists Explore Injustice, Displacement, And Climate Change

PARK SLOPE – On Thursday, the Old Stone House [https://theoldstonehouse.org/event/exhibition-opening-no-more-water/] debuted its latest contemporary art exhibition, No
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