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One of the two screens in the overflow room.The room for the town hall last night was packed to capacity and overflow was filling up as the Mayor took the microphone from Council Member Chaim Deutsch. He started the evening off with a handful of promises before opening up
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Historic Erasmus Hall in Flatbush.Welcome to the school year! If you have kids looking at starting Middle School and High School next year, you are probably bracing yourself for the circles of hell you’ll travel through until March. This too, shall pass, but it will be easier if
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So many festivals, so little time. This weekend hosts fests for books, photography, food, beer, autumn, avenues, and neighborhoods. Check out our packed list of things to do below and have a great weekend! Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/photovillenyc/photos/a.314119985309089.77550.314118298642591/1400046256716451/?type=1&
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Photoville shipping containers in Brooklyn Bridge Plaza against the Manhattan skyline. September 13, 2017. (Photo Allison Weintraub)DOWNTOWN — Back for its sixth year, Photoville [http://photoville.com/] displays works of photography in a pop-up village of refurbished shipping containers. Brooklyn non-profit United Photo Industries [http://www.unitedphotoindustries.com/] (UPI) builds
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Flatbush Frolic (Photo Liena Zagare)This weekend in Brooklyn: Let’s start with the fun. There is the Sunset Park 5th Avenue Fair, and Flatbush Frolic, and Myrtle Avenue Fair, and The Great Irish Fair … and a good amount of construction as well.There are tons of events for the
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Tomorrow, September 14th, Mayor Bill De Blasio will hold a town hall meeting at PS 811K, located at 2525 Haring Street [https://www.google.com/maps/place/2525+Haring+St,+Brooklyn,+NY+11235/@40.5911934,-73.9409077,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c244807d091de5:0xcb8fe534937f4090!8m2!3d40.5911934!4d-73.938719]
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Polling booths at Agudath Senior Center. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal)In a nutshell – Voter turnout was abysmal, polling stations were poorly sited, and the results favored incumbents. According to NYC Board of Elections [https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/enrollment/county/county_apr17.pdf], as of April 2017, there were exactly
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There will be a neighborhood-led clean-up in “Little Pakistan” (Coney Island and Foster Avenues) this Sunday, September 17, from 5 to 8pm. It is organized by the Pakistani American Youth Organization [https://www.facebook.com/payousaa/] (PAYO) in partnership with the Department of Sanitation in an effort to keep the
Borough Park
Photo by Kenneth Miraski of the fence that forced bikers onto Belt Parkway. Yesterday’s Transportation Alternatives bike ride gathered about 6,000 registered riders for its 28th Century Bike Tour. Bikers followed routes that ranged from 15 to 100 miles throughout the city, showcasing parts of NYC’s 1,
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FDNY Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro and Chief of Department James E. Leonard honor those killed in the attacks at the World Trade Center 16 years ago by laying a wreath at the Firemen’s Memorial in Riverside Park (VIA FDNY)This morning, at 8:46am and 9:03am there were
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Photo via Atlantic Avenue Local Development CorporationSeptember offers lots of opportunities to get out and enjoy the cooler temperatures, your community, and neighborhood. Here’s a list of upcoming street fairs and festivals with associated street closures (when applicable). Enjoy! Saturday, September 9 Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/PigIsland/
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WILLIAMSBURG – Working away in the kitchen of his restaurant, Egg, [http://www.eggrestaurant.com/] most weekends, Chef Evan Hanczor has never made it to the Brooklyn Book Festival [http://www.brooklynbookfestival.org/]. But this year, a taste of the event is coming to him: next Wednesday, September 13, Egg is