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Photo by dassi4313 [https://instagram.com/dassi4313/]We are a bit sad that Halloween is over because we loved all of the wonderful decorations and innovative costumes [/blog/photos/scenes-from-saturdays-halloween-parades] that everyone had this year! We are already counting down the days until next Halloween! Share photos with us at
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Thousands of people filled Coney Island Avenue, from Foster Avenue to Avenue H, last night for the annual Chand Raat Bazaar [/blog/events/annual-chand-raat-bazaar-on-coney-island-avenue-thursday-night] — a night of celebration marking the end of the Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. The American Council of Minority Women [https://www.facebook.com/
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If by chance you missed the Church Avenue celebration [/events/photos-bangladeshi-community-celebrates-new-year-with-mela-held-on-church-avenue-for-first-time] of the Bangladeshi New Year a couple of Sundays ago, never fear. The Chittagong Association of North America is hosting its own “Boishakhi Mela,” (mela means street fair) this Sunday from 2pm to 8 pm on McDonald Avenue, from
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> #goodfriday#brooklyn#ny#parkslope#cross# [https://instagram.com/p/1BfVfqkN5O/] A video posted by byram kay (@byramkay) on Apr 3, 2015 at 11:43am PDT Wishing all our neighbors a peaceful holiday weekend, whether you’re celebrating Passover, Easter, just enjoying this warmer weather, or all of the above.
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[/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Martin-Luther-King-Jr..jpg] Photo via Wikimedia Commons [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/USMC-09611.jpg/1013px-USMC-09611.jpg] Whether you plan to spend Martin Luther King, Jr. Day reflecting on the nation’s unrest, taking in a showing of Selma at a local theater, or,
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We are hugely grateful for all 52 neighbors’ contributions to our and CAMBA’s 500 Turkeys for 500 Families Thanksgiving drive [https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/500-turkeys-for-500-families--501#pledges] – thanks to all of you, we are well on our way to meeting our $15,000 goal! However, Thanksgiving is a little
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We hope all our neighbors are enjoying a final summer sendoff this Labor Day. If you’re sticking around the area, here’s some information from the city [http://www1.nyc.gov/nyc-resources/service/4321/labor-day-information] on what’s open, what’s closed, and what’s running on a different
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If you looked at this headline and went, “Father’s Day is Sunday?!”, you wouldn’t be the first one to say it this week. Luckily for you (and your wonderful Pops), there are plenty of local gift options to pick up in virtually no time. Planning a shindig at
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Passover is almost here, and if you’re already planning a wine list, consider ordering from Manhattan’s 67 Wine [http://www.67wine.com/index.asp]. The store has teamed up with our very own Park Slope Jewish Center [http://psjc.org/] (1320 8th Ave, between 13th and 14th Streets)
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Snap any neighborhood photos lately? Share them with us! Add them to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope] group, tag them #southslope on Instagram, or email them to us at editor@bklyner.com, and we’ll post them on the blog. And be sure to sign up for
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From a ’90s flashback to a tour of the dead, you won’t have to go far for Halloween fun this weekend. Scream: A 90s Halloween Jam [https://www.facebook.com/events/171431979720586/] When: Thursday, October 31, 9pm to 1am Where: Prospect, 545 5th Avenue, between 14th and 15th Street
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Neighbor Sarah Jenny [/blog/food/baking-with-the-greenmarket-sarah-jennys-strawberry-rhubarb-pie] explored Saturday’s festival on Coney Island Avenue, which celebrated Pakistani Independence Day and looks to have featured some pretty tasty grub. All photos by brooklynwonder [http://instagram.com/brooklynwonder]. Did you snap any good pictures at Brooklyn Mela, or anywhere else in the