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Apr
23
Green-Wood’s First Ever Hanami Festival Showcases Springtime Cherry-Blossoms

Green-Wood’s First Ever Hanami Festival Showcases Springtime Cherry-Blossoms

Event-goers gaze at the blooming Japanese Cherry Blossom trees. April 19, 2021. Bklyner/Cai PigliucciThe cherry blossoms are in full-bloom,
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Oct
29
Green-Wood Cemetery’s Dia de los Muertos Ofrenda Offers Beauty and Hope for Troubled Times

Green-Wood Cemetery’s Dia de los Muertos Ofrenda Offers Beauty and Hope for Troubled Times

The Dia de los Muertos Ofrenda in Green-Wood’s historic chapel. Cheyenne Ligon/BklynerBrooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery is celebrating the
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Sep
11
City Of Water Day – Celebrating Island Living Across NYC

City Of Water Day – Celebrating Island Living Across NYC

This Saturday, September 12, we celebrate our waterfront. The event is organized by Waterfront Alliance [https://waterfrontalliance.org/who-we-are/about-us/
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Sep
04
Labor Day Weekend NYC-cation: NYC Open, Bike Tours, Hikes, And More To Do Across The City

Labor Day Weekend NYC-cation: NYC Open, Bike Tours, Hikes, And More To Do Across The City

Few of us have ever fully explored NYC, and with all the travel restrictions in place this may just be
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May
22
DanceAfrica is Back For Its 43rd Year – And It’s All Virtual

DanceAfrica is Back For Its 43rd Year – And It’s All Virtual

Dancers of Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn performing at the DanceAfrica 2006 dress rehearsal. Courtesy of Jack Vartoogian/FrontRowPhotos.
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Mar
05
Rule of Thirds: New Greenpoint Restaurant Honors Japanese Cooking Philosophy

Rule of Thirds: New Greenpoint Restaurant Honors Japanese Cooking Philosophy

Rule of Thirds interior. Courtesy of Gary Landsman.GREENPOINT — At Rule of Thirds [https://www.thirdsbk.com/] in Greenpoint, which
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Mar
03
Beyond the Plastic Bag Ban: Where to Shop Zero-Waste in Brooklyn

Beyond the Plastic Bag Ban: Where to Shop Zero-Waste in Brooklyn

Reusable shopping tote with produce. Photo by Sylvie Tittel [https://unsplash.com/@misssinterpreted?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&
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Feb
27
Brooklyn in Top 5 of Tripadvisor’s Trending Destinations in the US

Brooklyn in Top 5 of Tripadvisor’s Trending Destinations in the US

Brooklyn Bridge, Dumbo. Photo byMiltiadis Fragkidis [https://unsplash.com/@_miltiadis_?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=
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Feb
27
Brooklyn Chefs and Bakers Make it to the James Beard Awards Semifinals

Brooklyn Chefs and Bakers Make it to the James Beard Awards Semifinals

Yesterday, The James Beard Foundation, a nonprofit organization who honors chefs and other culinary leaders in America’s food culture,
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Feb
26
Modern Colombian Food At Palenque in East Williamsburg

Modern Colombian Food At Palenque in East Williamsburg

Quinoa-based Arepa with Gallo (chicken). Rommel Ojeda/Bklyner.EAST WILLIAMSBURG— At the corner of Graham Avenue and Powers Street an
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