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Last night, Clayton Kershaw came in late and slammed the door on the traitorous Daniel Murphy and the hapless Washington Nationals. In baseball, like in real estate, you need a good closer. But first, you need a good opportunity, and these are the best. (Courtesy Street Easy/Marylin Fleming of
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Photo via Google Maps of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church (right) and its rectory. The church was completed in 1859 and is a New York City Landmark. The rectory dates to 1868.As first reported by The Real Deal [http://therealdeal.com/2016/09/30/clinton-hill-church-plans-16-story-resi-building-next-door/] , the landmark St. Mary’
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(Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox)Ever go on a kick? The Elena Ferrante scandal [http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-unmasking-of-elena-ferrante] has me devouring her oeuvre all over again. Meanwhile, a visit to Cultura [/blog/2016/09/28/cultura-pan-latin-cooking-mixes-cultures-finds-flavors/] tossed me onto a different kind of kick, where I’
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Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Sometimes a primary is almost as important as a general election. Just think of the presidential primaries this spring. Registered voters who wish to participate in the 2017 NYC mayoral primary must have their correct party affiliation registered by tomorrow — Friday, October 14th. Don’t
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Photo via muchnikarts [https://www.instagram.com/p/BKw4Vnngd67/?taken-by=muchnikarts&hl=en]Jewish communities began their observance of Yom Kippur at sundown last night. The holiday is considered the holiest day of the year. Yom Kippur is often referred to in the English language as the Day of
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The Edwards, Deme, Ellis and Blakney families at a rally to save the Fort Greene Day Care & Senior Center in April, 2015. (Photo: Fort Greene Focus)The lease for 966-972 Fulton Street, which houses the Young Minds Day Care and Grace Agard Harewood Senior Center, has finally been signed
Events
New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito confers with Councilmember Jumaane Williams. (Photo via New York City Council Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/NYCCouncil/].)Are you civic minded? Have you ever thought about running for public office? Thoughtful and dedicated people are needed at all levels of government
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Children enjoying after school programs created through grant money. Photo via Citizens Committee for New York CityIt’s common knowledge that Brooklyn is beautiful inside and out, but there’s no block in the borough that couldn’t benefit from $1,000 cash to use towards enhancing their outward appearance.
Arts & Culture
The David Murray Infinity Quartet. (Photo via BRIC)Attention all jazz lovers — BRIC’s Jazz Fest Marathon starts Thursday night and tickets are free on the first night! There are events all week as part of BRIC Jazz Fest 2016 [http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events-performances/bric-jazzfest]. BRIC is located at
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Intersection of Atlantic Avenue and 4th Avenue, approximate area of hit and run. (Photo via via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6848153,-73.9781373,3a,75y,173.58h,82.91t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sPfyF9HVUMn3y1G0EHnS8rA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656] )A pedestrian was struck and critically injured in a
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(Courtesy: mhlfrs / InstagramAs the holiday weekend comes to a close — we’ve rounded up some of last week’s top stories from our sister sites across the borough. Activist Shahana Hanif on Muslim womanhood, disability justice & growing up in Kensington. [/blog/neighbors/activist-shahana-hanif-muslim-womanhood-disability-justice-growing-kensington/] [Ditmas Park Corner] Beer enthusiast Sir
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Photo Credit: Flickr/Medical JaneBrooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson died yesterday after what his family described as a “hard fought battle with cancer.” Thompson’s family made the announcement last night. The District Attorney was 50 years old. Thompson is survived by his wife of 17 years, Lu-Shawn Thompson, and