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Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his State of the City address at the Apollo Theater in Harlem on Monday, February 13, 2017. (Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)While discussing Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement and NYC’s efforts to combat climate change on the Brian Lehrer Show
Events
A meeting of the Sheepshead Bay Plumb Beach Civic Association will be held tomorrow night,Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Included on the agenda quality of life issues that residents in our community have complained about such as: music from party boats, boat whistles and horns disturbing night time peace, gridlock
Central Brooklyn
Tzvi “Jack” Aron [http://karmabrooklyn.blogspot.com/2017/06/murder-of-child-murderers-brother-in.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+blogspot/OruW+(KARMABrooklyn+Blog)&m=1] , brother of the notorious Levi Aron, who was was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison after confessing to the
Central Brooklyn
We look forward to checking this place out [/second-enticing-thai-restaurant-slated-ditmas-park/] to see how they stack up against Am Thai Bistro on Church and Corthaiyou on Cortelyou [/bold-delightful-thai-restaurant-opens-cortelyou-road/]. They just posted their menus in the windows and are having a soft opening on Thursday, June 8 at 5pm.
Business
Jmart on 18th Avenue at 82nd Street opened this Saturday. People came on foot, by car, by bicycle, and the place was packed, testing parking lot’s capacity and layout (the one entrance and exit onto 18th Ave is going to be problematic, especially for left turns). But on Saturday
celebrity
Photo: Flickr Creative CommonsLinda Sarsour, a Palestinian-American political activist and the co-chair of the 2017 Women’s March, was the keynote speaker at the CUNY School of Public Health and Health Policy’s commencement on Thursday, June 2. “I’m from Brooklyn and I came here to tell it like
News
Johnny Jacob was sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for first-degree rape Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced today that 45-year-old Johnny Jacob of Brooklyn has been convicted for the 1998 rape of a 19-year-old woman on the 4th Avenue-9th Street subway platform. Jacob was sentenced to
Central Brooklyn
The basement of a residential building in Borough Park caught fire on Thursday, June 1 at 2:20am, leaving three people (two children) trapped, until two Probationary Firefighters went in and saved them. Two rookie firefighters Dominic DiBiase (left) and Christopher Rossi (right) rescued an adult and two children. (Photo:
Downtown Brooklyn
More violence on the subways. On Saturday, May 20, a woman riding the Q train was beaten unconscious by a crazed homophobe, the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/anti-lgbt-bigot-turns-q-train-ride-nightmare-couple-article-1.3193042] reports. At approximately 7:30pm, a 24-year-old woman and her girlfriend were sitting on a
Business
Mondayoff seems to be the name of the new Thai place [/second-enticing-thai-restaurant-slated-ditmas-park/] that has taken over Propellerhead spot on Coney Island avenue. Taqueria Maria & Ricardo [/taqueria-maria-ricardo-dishes-delightful-mexican-fare-ditmas-park/] on Cortelyou off Coney have applied for sidewalk seating. We hope it gets approved so we can devour their excellent tacos in the
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Business
Domino Pop-Up Shop, City Point, 445 Albee Square WestDomino Pop-Up Shop window displayDomino Pop-Up ShopDomino Pop-Up Shop displayDomino Pop-Up ShopTaffy by Brooklyn’s Salty RoadMugs by Brooklyn’s Recreation CenterFlasks by Brooklyn’s OdemeDomino Pop-Up Shop book displayDomino Pop-Up ShopDomino Pop-Up ShopDomino Pop-Up ShopDomino Pop-Up ShopDomino Pop-Up ShopAssorted mugs and
Bensonhurst
A common sight.Some neighbors no longer feel welcome at the Garibaldi Playground in Bensonhurst [https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/garibaldi-playground/highlights/19654], and quite a few have emailed us expressing their concerns. While some of them relate to the Parks Department, others just highlight lack of care among its