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PARK SLOPE – In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID and the Park Slope branch [/park-slope-5th-avenue-bids-mark-caserta-knows-that-real-men-wear-pink/] of the American Cancer Society [https://www.cancer.org] are teaming up toraiseawareness and funds for the disease.Good Wine’s Heather Johnston (Photo courtesy of
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There are tons of events lined up this weekend, including the Bushwick Film Festival, the DUMBO Dance Festival, and the BRIC JazzFest. Don’t forget to check out Open House New York [/open-house-new-york-65-sites-to-see-in-brooklyn/] taking place Friday through Sunday. The annual event opens the doors to hundreds of interesting sites across
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[UPDATED: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 2pm] Due to expected rain on Saturday, the 20th Annual Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest has been rescheduled for Sunday, October 28 at 11:30am. More info at fortgreenepups.org [http://www.fortgreenepups.org/copy-of-events]. FORT GREENE – Twenty years ago, Fort Greene resident and
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BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – 733 Collective, a Brooklyn-based group of creatives who develop themed environments for community causes, will host The Laughing Rabbit’s Twisted Toy Factory Halloween event at the Brooklyn Navy Yard to benefit City Harvest. Via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl-0bCFAQBj/?hl=en&taken-by=733collective]
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The Bushwick Film Festival kicks off tomorrow night in Brooklyn, bringing a full lineup of films and shorts to the borough in its 11th year. Running from opening night this Wednesday, October 10, to its final festivities on Sunday, October 14, the festival is chock full of programming: features and
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DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Performing in front of packed room at Brooklyn Borough Hall Thursday afternoon, ten seniors competed to be crowned winner of the inaugural BK Sings Karaoke – Platinum Edition [http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/event/bk-sings-karaoke-platinum-edition-2/2018-09-20/] . The finalists were the winners of series of karaoke contests held at senior centers
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerFLATBUSH – After a Brooklyn College professor posted statements that seemed to be condoning sexual assault on his blog (and later said it was satire), several hundred students and faculty rallied for his termination on campus this afternoon. “Whatever we wear, wherever we go, yes means yes and
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FORT GREENE – Christmas has been the inspiration for hundreds of memorable songs and scores of pop hits since “Silent Night” was composed in 1818. Halloween has been left to make do with endless replays of 1962’s “The Monster Mash,” but for the last seven years, the Brooklyn Music School
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It’s October! The month kicks off with music, including a Charles Ives concert and the Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival. Brooklyn Museum’s Target First Saturday celebrates Latinx communities and the Brooklyn Nets practice for the upcoming season at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Check the BKLYNER Calendar [/calendar/] for more events
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BAY RIDGE – Before they face off in the Nov. 6 primary, the candidates for Southern Brooklyn seats are slated to go head-to-head tomorrow, Wednesday at the Bay Ridge Inter-Agency Council for Aging at the Ft. Hamilton Senior Center (9941 Fort Hamilton Pkwy), between 9 am and noon. The forum will
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerFLATBUSH – Elected officials and members of the community gathered at Flatbush’s new Pedestrian Plaza at Hillel Place from Kenilworth Place to Flatbush Avenue for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Thursday afternoon. The Plaza opened last month [/pedestrian-plaza-coming-soon-to-hillel-place/] and is located across from Brooklyn College’s new Tow Center
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This final week of September offers lots of fun things to do, including film screenings, the Chile Pepper Fest, and the Shop Black Pop-up. Don’t forget to check out the first annual Brooklyn School Gardens Crawl [/brooklyn-school-gardens-crawl/] on Saturday where ten District 15 schools from Red Hook to Kensington