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Project Balloon Bomb Brings Joy and Color To Brooklyn Streets

A rainbow balloon installation at Annie’s Blue Ribbon General Store on Park Slope’s 5th Avenue. Courtesy of Christina Cartagena.Christina Cartagena founded Brooklyn Balloon Girls eight months ago, after seeing a balloon garland at a friend’s baby shower. She had previously been studying for her second try

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Distinction Street Banner Art Winners Celebrate

PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS/FLATBUSH – Zombie House was lit up Wednesday night by the official launch of the Distinction Street Banner Art Campaign. Launched in September 2018, the goal of the campaign is to engage Flatbush Avenue BID businesses and the community to celebrate the district through artwork displayed on street lamps.

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Flatbush Avenue Street Fair Is This Sunday

(Photo via Flatbush Avenue BID)Mark your calendars: This Sunday, June 18 is the annual Flatbush Avenue Street Fair, one of the neighborhood’s most anticipated and popular summer events. The event will run from 12pm to 6pm, on Flatbush Avenue stretching from Parkside Avenue to Cortelyou Road. (Rain or

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Cookouts, Street Fairs, Historic Reenactments & More This Weekend In Ditmas Park

Battle Hill at Green-Wood cemetery. (Photo courtesy kaddii1992 / Instagram)The weekend is finally here, and we’d like to help you have a great one blocks from your home. Whether you’re looking to picnic with neighbors, catch some Brooklyn history, or dance to live Afrobeat — this is your spot

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Live Music, Caribbean Flair, Opera Brunch & More This Weekend Ditmas Park

Cortelyou Early Childhood Center window display (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)The weekend is finally here, and we’d like to help you have a great one blocks from your home. Whether you’re looking for a Caribbean street festival, an outdoor opera brunch, or a local Shakespeare in the

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[UPDATED] Dance, Ride, Shop & Eat At The Flatbush Avenue Street Fair, Saturday July 9

Mark your calendars: The annual Flatbush Avenue Street Fair, one of the city’s most anticipated and popular summer events, is this Saturday July 9, from 12pm to 6pm, on Flatbush Avenue stretching from Parkside Avenue to Cortelyou Road. (Rain or shine!) The festival, organized by the Flatbush Avenue Business

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Church Avenue & Flatbush Avenue BIDs Searching For New Deputy Executive Director

Church Avenue. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)The Church Avenue and Flatbush Avenue Business Improvement Districts are seeking a Deputy Executive Director. The Deputy Executive Director will help to jointly manage both BIDs under the direction of Executive Director, Lauren Elvers Collins. The current Deputy Executive Director, Katie Mirkin, is moving

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Enjoy Games, Rides, Vendors & More At The Flatbush Avenue Street Fair This Sunday, June 14

Dancers at last year’s Flatbush Avenue Street Fair.It’s that time of year again! The annual Flatbush Avenue Street Fair, one of the summer’s most popular events in the area, is this Sunday, June 14 from 12-6pm. The event, which is organized by the Flatbush Avenue Business

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Community Bands Together To Help Family Devastated By Blaze That Destroys Two Martense Street Homes

From an off-duty plumber rescuing two children trapped in a burning building to neighborhood businesses donating clothes, and, of course, the always courageous firefighters, our community immediately pulled together today to help a family left homeless by a devastating fire at 70 Martense Street, between Bedford and Flatbush Avenues. Just

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The Revitalized Kings Theatre, How To Support Small Businesses & More Notes From The Flatbush Avenue BID’s Annual Meeting

The impact of the Kings Theatre With the impending arrival of what could be hundreds of thousands of people flooding the area for shows at the Kings Theatre each year, big changes are on the horizon for small businesses on Flatbush Avenue – and theatre officials, as well as shop owners,

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Celebrate Thanksgiving At The Flatbush Reformed Church’s Free & Festive Annual Luncheon

Flatbush Reformed Church (located at Church and Flatbush Avenues) is inviting everyone to celebrate Thanksgiving at their free holiday lunch on Thursday, November 27, beginning at 12pm. The Flatbush Avenue BID, one of the event’s sponsors, let us know that desserts are needed for the meal. To donate your

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Flatbush Avenue Street Fair Draws Thousands

The Flatbush Avenue BID‘s annual street fair was a resounding success Sunday, with thousands of people from throughout the city flocking to the area for hours of live music, dancing, carnival games, food, and more on a perfect summer day. The one-mile stretch of Flatbush, from Parkside Avenue to

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Tributes, Transportation & More From The 2014 Flatbush Avenue BID Meeting

Last Wednesday was the 2014 meeting of the Flatbush Avenue BID. It was the first meeting since longtime Flatbush Avenue shoe store owner and former BID Executive Director Jack Katz passed away in late 2012, but the event was a celebratory — not somber — one. Jack’s wife Rita collected dedications

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Deputy Executive Director & Program Coordinator Wanted For Church Avenue & Flatbush BIDs

Always wanted to work with the Church Avenue or Flatbush Avenue BID? Both are seeking new talent to add to their respective rosters, including a full time Deputy Executive Director position covering both BIDs and part time Program Coordinator positions for the Church Avenue BID’s Restore Church Avenue and

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Church Avenue BID's Lauren Elvers Collins To Join Flatbush Avenue BID As Well

Church Avenue BID Executive Director Lauren Elvers Collins is about to be even busier, as we hear she’s soon to head up the Flatbush Avenue BID as well as staying with Church. Lauren will be taking over the position of Jack Katz, Flatbush’s beloved Executive Director of 22

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Flatbush Avenue Street Fair Is On Sunday, June 30

The Flatbush Avenue BID’s annual street fair is coming up on Sunday, June 30 from 10am-6pm on Flatbush Avenue between Parkside Ave and Cortelyou Road. Called “A Street Fair With A Caribbean Flair,” this family-friendly event will featuring hundreds of vendors, plus rides, balloons, and music. This year the

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Jack Katz, Executive Director of the Flatbush Avenue BID for 22 Years, Passes Away

We’re sad to note that Jack Katz, pictured above with Lauren Collins of the Church Avenue BID, passed away yesterday. Jack was Executive Director of the Flatbush Avenue Business Improvement District for 22 years, a member of Community Board 14, and an active member of the EMJC. He has