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Courtesy of NYCRUNSThere’s no better time or place than the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Marathon and Half Marathon [https://nycruns.com/races/?race=nycruns-brooklyn-marathon--half-marathon] on October 20 for your first half marathon. You’ll remember the experience forever: Starting right in front of the Brooklyn Museum, running past Grand Army Plaza,
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New York City Public School’s are back in session Wednesday, September 5 [https://www.schools.nyc.gov/Calendar/?mpp=12&pg=2]! With the first day of school just around the corner, check out the list below of places in Brooklyn where you can pick up free school
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PROSPECT PARK/DUMBO – Looking for things to do on Thursdays throughout August? Prospect Park Alliance is offering free carousel rides and the Under the Archway Series continues in DUMBO with live music and art beneath the Manhattan Bridge. Prospect Park Carousel (Photo by Paul Martinka courtesy of Prospect Park Alliance)
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GOWANUS – Whether axe-throwing [/axe-throwing-fun-entire-family/], archery [/hitting-target-archery-kids-brooklyn-citykidcorner/], fencing [http://www.brooklynfencing.com], shuffleboard [/the-royal-palms-shuffleboard-club-opens-tonight-parkslopestoop/], rock climbing [/brooklyn-boulders-and-genesis-an-aerial-play-host-climb-a-thon-fundraiser-parkslopestoop/] , or canoeing on the canal [/the-gowanus-challenge-super-fun-race-on-superfund-site/], there are lots of ways to be active and keep fit in
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via Office of the Brooklyn Borough President Eric AdamsOn Sunday, August 5th, Borough President Adams will host an “International Day of Friendship” [http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/event/brooklyns-5th-annual-international-day-of-friendship/] celebration in Brooklyn, his fifth annual festival recognizing the cultures and ethnicities that make Brooklyn an unparalleled center of diversity. The day
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DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Can’t make it to the beach this weekend? The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [http://downtownbrooklyn.com] will deliver beach vibes to Albee Square this Saturday with a free pop-up beach party. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/2002484350063780/]A live performance by Meta and the Cornerstones [http:
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GOWANUS/FORT GREENE – The 15th annual Animation Block Party [http://www.animationblock.com/#intro-section], the East Coast’s largest animation festival, returns for four days to showcase an eclectic selection of professional, independent, and student animated films. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/animationblock/photos/a.450586582759.251079.20128952759/10150668358412760/
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via NYCRUNSFrom start to finish, the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Marathon and Half Marathon [https://nycruns.com/races/?race=nycruns-brooklyn-marathon--half-marathon] is all about Brooklyn past and present. Medals and shirts are Brooklyn-designed. Brooklyn-made bagels and New York state apples are at the finish, along with a Brooklyn DJ. Cheering and volunteer support
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SUNSET PARK – Before setting sail at the free community boating event [/free-community-boating-at-bush-terminal-park/] in Sunset Park tomorrow, head over to Bush Terminal Park early and help paint a new mural. The NYC Economic Development Corporation [https://www.nycedc.com/brooklyn] (NYC EDC) and Groundswell [https://www.groundswell.nyc/], a non-profit organization
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Big crowd at MCU Park in Brooklyn on Opening Night for the baseball game between the Staten Island Yankees and Brooklyn Cyclones, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. (Gordon Donovan)Irish Night at MCU Park is always one of the most popular games of the season. This year, as part of the
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SOUTH SLOPE – Candy-lovers of all ages will experience sugar highs at a new 7th Avenue candy store where old-school American and UK sweets line the shelves in shiny glass bowls just like vintage candy shops of yore. Fferins of Brooklyn, 438 7th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Fferins of Brooklyn,
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NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver joined City Council Member Kalman Yeger, former City Council Member David Greenfield, City Council Parks Chair Barry Grodenchik and community members to cut the ribbon on Brooklyn’s newly renovated DiGilio Playground. Photo by John McCarten /NYC CouncilBoro Park – Yesterday morning a green ribbon