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Photo via misshattan [https://www.instagram.com/p/BIqQhRoDMZH/?taken-at=108488331&hl=en]The entire borough was jumpin’ this week. And you were busy jumpin’ as well. Here’s a chance to catch up on all the goings on throughout the county of Kings. 3-year-old hit with glass bottle
Bensonhurst
Photo by lullylucky [https://instagram.com/p/555k5ENwJW/]In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter [http://twitter.com/
fort greene
Fulton Street art scene. (Courtesy: FAB Fulton / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BCnsLpDlOVk/])Make sure to stay cool during the unbearable New York heat this weekend. But first, take the time to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some
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Rainbow over Sunset Brooklyn. (Courtesy: jeremyfrankly / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BI_CN7PDdJL/?tagged=sunsetparkbrooklyn])Make sure to stay cool during the unbearable New York heat this weekend. But first, take the time to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled
Central Brooklyn
Photo via the NYC Parks DepartmentTime to hit the pool, the beach, the fields — or better yet — the air conditioning. And while you’re beating the beat, catch up on what’s happening outside our neighborhood. 3-year-old hit with glass bottle & left bleeding during Sunset Park brawl, NYPD says
Bensonhurst
Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanAfter years of tireless advocacy from neighbors, elected officials [/pols-slam-parks-department-mayors-office-for-neglect-of-bensonhurst-park/#.V64rWJMrKSM] , and this news site [/bensonhurst-park-god-awful-state-disrepair-photos/#.V64xf5MrKSM], the long neglected Bensonhurst Park [https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/bensonhurst-park] on Cropsey Avenue and Bay Parkway is about to get the ambitious overhaul it deserves. Over the
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> “Our vision is to make life easier for families.” – Mayor @BilldeBlasio [https://twitter.com/BilldeBlasio] #LactationStations [https://twitter.com/hashtag/LactationStations?src=hash] #BillSigning [https://twitter.com/hashtag/BillSigning?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/MxdO0oQoGb [https://t.co/MxdO0oQoGb] — NYC Mayor’s CAU (@mayorsCAU) August 11, 2016 [https://twitter.
Bensonhurst
> “Our vision is to make life easier for families.” – Mayor @BilldeBlasio [https://twitter.com/BilldeBlasio] #LactationStations [https://twitter.com/hashtag/LactationStations?src=hash] #BillSigning [https://twitter.com/hashtag/BillSigning?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/MxdO0oQoGb [https://t.co/MxdO0oQoGb] — NYC Mayor’s CAU (@mayorsCAU) August 11, 2016 [https://twitter.
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“Creating bespoke water is…storytelling.” The Timmy Brothers: water makers [https://vimeo.com/131422396]Though the term is spiraling out of fashion [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/12/fashion/mens-style/bespoke-word-meaning-usage-language.html?_r=0] , I’ve heard that every man should own a bespoke suit, and I believe that
Food & Drink
It’s Friday! The mercury keeps rising (feels like 106F out there!) and there really are only two options – beach or A/C. I’m for heading to the beach. And cold drinks. And cold drinks on the beach and on the way to the beach. So here you go:
Events
Residents lining up to ask questions. By Lenore Fedow / Sheepshead Bites Councilman Chaim Deutsch held an open community forum last night at James Madison High School to address the flooding and sewage backups that tend to follow heavy rainfall [/trees-power-outages-reported-southern-brooklyn-flash-flood-photos/]. “We should not live in fear every time there’s
Arts & Culture
Photo via dianebondareff [https://www.instagram.com/p/BI85-HKDVO5/?tagged=captainamericastatue&hl=en] Captain America arrived in Prospect Park yesterday [/blog/art-music/giant-statue-captain-america-coming-prospect-park/] — in the form of a 13-foot tall bronze statue which weights about a ton. And the base of the statue received a dusting of Marvel Comics