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Sep
17
This Week In Brooklyn: School Re-Opening Delayed, Mayor Of Carroll Gardens, Soup Kitchens & Guns

This Week In Brooklyn: School Re-Opening Delayed, Mayor Of Carroll Gardens, Soup Kitchens & Guns

Mayor Bill de Blasio visits the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island to pack food packages for senior citizens
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Sep
16
New Efforts To Keep Garbage Off The Streets

New Efforts To Keep Garbage Off The Streets

A litter basket in Ditmas Park. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – Garbage has been top of mind for quite a
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Oct
24
R&B, Classic Rock and Broadway Tunes at the Kings Theatre

R&B, Classic Rock and Broadway Tunes at the Kings Theatre

SPONSORED: No plans yet for this weekend? No worries, Kings Theatre [http://www.kingstheatre.com/] has you covered. Whether it
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Sep
12
“Little Pakistan” Clean-Up Day This Sunday

“Little Pakistan” Clean-Up Day This Sunday

There will be a neighborhood-led clean-up in “Little Pakistan” (Coney Island and Foster Avenues) this Sunday, September 17, from 5
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Jul
13
De Blasio’s $32 Million Anti-Rat Plan Targets Bed-Stuy, Bushwick & Neighborhoods North

De Blasio’s $32 Million Anti-Rat Plan Targets Bed-Stuy, Bushwick & Neighborhoods North

(Photo via gemsiecraven/Instagram)This week, the city turns its arsenal on those infamous, four-legged rodents that share our streets,
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Apr
05
Additional Sanitation Pickups For Passover

Additional Sanitation Pickups For Passover

Just a quick reminder to everyone cleaning and getting their homes ready for Passover: NYC Sanitation department has added the
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Oct
21
Bertha Schalk, The 1940s Marine Park Environmental Hero

Bertha Schalk, The 1940s Marine Park Environmental Hero

Photo screenshot from Brooklyn Daily Eagle archives. [https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/52893011/?terms=bertha%2Bschalk]In July of 1948,
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Oct
12
Overflowing Garbage Cans Plaguing The Neighborhood; Sanitation Can’t Keep Up

Overflowing Garbage Cans Plaguing The Neighborhood; Sanitation Can’t Keep Up

Photo via Flickr/Oatsy40 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/oatsy40/7631270960/in/photolist-5DuXrJ-mwQoP-B7tqxh-8BkjvV-BSsFQ-7C16w9-a5HFKk-oY4emS-5WLPtP-4M1hz4-5xA7U-dHPGVp-4PrmnV-nMN7Sm-7ZRmDA-abvGnz-cCmfZf-bkeKG7-vv7yY-bsfgR9-dta67j-jPsGq-58FDLC-kQMUTa-6BDwbs-dtcT5-5Nvt3Y-ehfVkK-Gxb22-6KMMMh-9Bxuxc-nEWQAP-4CQHkr-Kq5TJ-c2kj-6bnwJL-f5QH8t-poJw7k-8wN5kD-aspYdh-6kfjR6-UbM9K-4bNQBK-6EgDeR-8HosxV-8WrhF3-zxhCRb-JpdKTh-nZn2ht-xJKV1M] The garbage cans on the sidewalk on
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Aug
16
Pollution In The Bay Continues To Cause Concern

Pollution In The Bay Continues To Cause Concern

Littered corner of Sheepshead Bay Pier near the Holocaust Memorial Park. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Mokrousova.Last week, a Sheepshead
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May
27
Parking Rules, Trash Collection & More Changes To Know On Memorial Day

Parking Rules, Trash Collection & More Changes To Know On Memorial Day

Photo via daniellenebz [https://www.instagram.com/p/BF2q0bgIQQc/]If you’re hanging around the neighborhood this Memorial Day weekend,
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