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SUNSET PARK – It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years since Brooklyn Flea [http://brooklynflea.com/] debuted in the schoolyard of Bishop Laughlin Memorial High in Fort Greene. Approximately 20,000 people visited the Flea on April 6, 2008—its opening day—to shop the curated selection of
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CONEY ISLAND – Singer Amanda Palmer and her husband, the writer Neil Gaiman, will serve as Queen and King at this year’s Mermaid Parade. > [https://www.instagram.com/p/BhHG3Pwn-bW/] [https://www.instagram.com/p/BhHG3Pwn-bW/] The 36th Annual Mermaid Parade [https://www.facebook.com/events/1037572139725642/] is scheduled
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Eric Adams. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNER)DITMAS PARK – Elected officials, organizers, and members of the community stood in solidarity this afternoon against tomorrow’s “Punish a Muslim Day.” A few weeks ago, fliers from an anonymous source were mailed across the United Kingdom headlined “Punish a Muslim Day,” with the
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PARK SLOPE – Scott Rogowsky, the host of the popular HQ Trivia, has gained quite a bit of fame. This comedian literally shows up on phone screens in the hands of a million (more or less) people almost every day. Before HQ, a live show trivia game where players answer questions
Arts & Culture
GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY – After the closing of Gowanus’ beloved Morbid Anatomy Museum [/where-the-brooklyn-spirits-play-the-morbid-anatomy-museum-celebrates-its-one-year-anniversary-parkslopestoop/] in December 2016 [/morbid-anatomy-museum-in-gowanus-has-closed-rebirth-promised/], fans of its collection of art, artifacts, books, and ephemera about death, religion, medical history, oddities, and the arcane were at a loss. “I think the museum really hit a chord with a lot
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BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – “Everybody always wants to look forward to the next thing,” said Eli Smith. “For me, I prefer to turn the other way and look as far backwards as I can, try to get at something elemental.” For the next couple of weeks, at least, Smith, a banjo player
Arts & Culture
With the start of Passover on Friday and Easter on Sunday, this weekend will be on the quieter side, but there are some events scheduled that will benefit great causes including Imani House, the Stoneman Douglas High School Victims Fund, March For Our Lives, and the New Sanctuary Coalition NYC.
Bushwick
Doing yoga on the lawn at Evergreens Cemetery (Via Evergreens Cemetery)BUSHWICK – Heading down to the cemetery on the weekend isn’t exactly something the average Brooklynite thinks about. To most, a trip to the cemetery is the last thing they’d like to do—literally. But the Evergreens Cemetery
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Easter is Sunday, April 1. Put on an Easter bonnet, grab a basket, and bring the family to an Easter Egg Hunt! Note that some of the events listed might sell out, so check first and make a reservation if required. Know of any other great Easter egg hunts around
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Photo: Liena ZagareCONEY ISLAND – “Hey, hey. Ho, Ho. Gun violence gotta go.” The Coney Island boardwalk reverberated with the sound of loud, powerful chants against gun violence during the March For Our Lives, last Saturday, March 24. The neighborhood march was just one of 800 marches across the nation, [http:
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Courtesy of Park Slope Fifth Avenue BIDPark Slope 5th Avenue’s A TASTE OF FIFTH [https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3341680] Festival Celebrates 5th Avenue’s Fabulous Restaurant Scene Eat, Drink, Dance – and Help 15 Brooklyn Charities It always sells out and no one ever leaves hungry. A Taste of
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It may not feel like it outside, but it’s officially Spring! Get out this weekend and enjoy the work of some talented photographers, writers, musicians, singers, comedians, and more! If you’re looking for a camp to send the kiddies to this summer, BKLYNER is hosting a Camp Fair