Events
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SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – State Senator Martin J. Golden (Gerritsen Beach/Sheepshead Bay/Marine Park) will host a town hall meeting tomorrow night, Thursday, March 22, 2018, starting at 7:00 PM at Public School 277, located at 2529 Gerritsen Avenue, Brooklyn [https://maps.google.com/?q=2529+Gerritsen+Avenue,+Brooklyn&
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CONEY ISLAND/PROSPECT PARK – Though the weather outside might suggest otherwise, it’s officially Spring. Two iconic outdoor Brooklyn attractions will soon host their annual openings. See what Coney Island and Prospect Park have in store below. Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/
brownsville
Cynthia Nixon by Kadia Goba/BKLYNERBROWNSVILLE – A day after officially announcing her New York State gubernatorial run, Cynthia Nixon [http://cynthiafornewyork.com/] delivered a fiery speech in front of almost 100 local residents and reporters in Brownsville yesterday. Following months of a rumored gubernatorial run, Nixon, best known for her
environment
Trees in Msgr. McGolrick Park (Via NYC Parks)GREENPOINT – As spring approaches, Brooklynites across the borough are looking forward to green on their streets as trees start to leaf out and bloom. But instead of just watching, get involved with making Brooklyn a more beautiful borough at the Street Tree
Arts & Culture
We’ve made it through another week. Take advantage of the extra sunshine we’ve gained with daylight savings and get out and enjoy some of the events happening this weekend. There are lots of gallery openings scheduled and the Brooklyn Public Library is hosting a Comic Con at the
Bay Ridge
St. Patrick’s Day is Saturday, March 17! Brooklynites enjoy the holiday so much, we have two parades to celebrate! Check out our list below for a few ways to say, “Sláinte!,” and honor the luck of the Irish. Dancers from Buckley School of Irish Dance at the 2017 Park
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Photo: Zainab IqbalBAY RIDGE – The Brooklyn Teen Republican Club chanted outside indicted Assemblywoman Pamela Harris’ office last Sunday calling her to resign . “We are here today to spread positivity, to spread change for the borough of Brooklyn so that we can ensure we have new people elected,” said Batya Goldberg
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PARK SLOPE – New Yorkers will gather in Park Slope Monday evening to march for safer streets—one week after Dorothy Bruns ran through a red light into pedestrians [/driver-killed-two-children-license-suspended/], killing one-year-old Joshua Lew and four-year-old Abigail Blumenstein. Transportation Alternatives via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/TransportationAlternatives/photos/gm.922683851246471/1923666714311159/
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Photo: Zainab IqbalPROSPECT HEIGHTS – About 500 people (including dozens and dozens of young children) showed up to Brooklyn Central Library yesterday to hear Chelsea Clinton read her new book, “She Persisted Around the World,” get their copies signed, and ask questions like — “Are you gonna be president one day?” “She
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Photo: Women’s MarchStudents, faculty, staff, and parents from schools all across Brooklyn are participating in a National School Walkout next Wednesday, March 14 at 10 am to protest gun violence. The walkout will last 17 minutes to honor the 17 victims of Parkland, Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
Arts & Culture
DOWNTOWN – Sunday, March 11 marks the final day of Spencer Finch’s Lost Man Creek [/4000-trees-grow-in-brooklyn-spencer-finchs-public-art-installation-lost-man-creek/] , a living public art installation which debuted at MetroTech Commons in October 2016. In honor of the closing, Finch and the Public Art Fund [https://www.publicartfund.org/view/exhibitions/6126_spencer_finch_lost_