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PARK SLOPE – The John Jay auditorium was packed Wednesday evening with locals eager to learn about the two homeless shelters coming to 535 and 555 4th Avenue. 535 4th Avenue & 555 4th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)The two facilities, opening this fall, will be operated by WIN [https:
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerIt’s that time of year again. Ramadan, the holiest month in Islam, is beginning in just a few days (Sunday, May 5 or Monday, May 6 depending on when the new moon is sighted). It is a time where Muslims fast every day from dawn to
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EAST FLATBUSH/MIDWOOD – Farah Louis, a candidate running for the 45th council district, railed against Public Advocate Jumaane Williams claiming the three-term councilman stood on her shoulders to win the district. The interview aired on Facebook via RFS Radio Tripotay Lakay last week on a segment called Breakfast Entre Nous.
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CROWN HEIGHTS — There are 49 days between Passover and Shavuot when observing Jews are not allowed to groom their hair. So chances are Levi Aronow, a new orthodox-Jewish barber in Crown Heights, is going to have a record month this June. Levi Aronow at work at ( ) Barbershop. (Photo: Instagram of
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EAST FLATBUSH/MIDWOOD — Amplify Her, a pro-women political group, is the latest to endorse in the 8-person race to replace Public Advocate Jumaane Williams in the 45th council group and they’re throwing their support behind Monique Chandler-Waterman. Last week, the group hosted a public forum for the five women
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Fresh Juice & CoffeeMIDWOOD – A new coffee/fresh juice shop is coming soon to Little Pakistan. The new cafe will be named “Coffee House” and is located at 1050 Coney Island Avenue, right next door to the new Carvel near Foster Avenue. Right now, the shop is tentatively named “Foster
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CROWN HEIGHTS — Martinsville, Missouri is a long way from Crown Heights, but that’s where cartoonist George Booth first began drawing. Since then, the 92-year-old artist has traveled from Korea to Chicago practicing his craft. These days, you’ll find him sketching on asphalt, at a Brooklyn block party, while
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The L train line at Bedford Avenue now has numerous signs telling commuters their options on taking the under-construction line to Manhattan, or getting a shuttle to the city. (Photo: Todd Maisel) * Commuting got off to a rocky start Friday evening with the long-anticipated L train tunnel repairs slowing down
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EAST FLATBUSH/MIDWOOD — The New York City Campaign Finance Board [https://www.nyccfb.info/] issued matching funds payments to three additional candidates ahead of the May 14 special election. Jovia Radix, Xamayla Rose, and L. Tulloch Rickie join the three candidates who received matching funds last week [/three-candidates-in-the-cd45-race-receive-matching-funds/] when NYCCCFB
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BROWNSVILLE – Want to discuss health, housing, education, and your future? Come to the East Brooklyn Call to Action for Health and Economic Justice fair tomorrow. The fair takes place at PS 156 Waverly (104 Sutter Avenue) on April 27. The fair runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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CROWN HEIGHTS — A Brooklyn judge temporarily blocked two 17-story towers slated for the corner of Franklin Avenue and Montgomery Street, a development project activists say would block sunlight to the neighboring greenhouses at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden [https://www.bbg.org/]. Approved Cornell Realty development at 40 Crown St. (Renderings:
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GRAVESEND — Two days after a 30-year-old man was struck and killed by a Manhattan-bound F train at Kingshighway and McDonald Avenue, MTA contractors working on the tracks made a gruesome discovery of body parts and property that would lead to the victim being positively identified, police said. Contractors working on