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GRAVESEND – Five years ago, there was the talk of shutting John Dewey High School down. Last Friday was a celebration of how much can be accomplished under the unwavering vision and leadership of a strong principal, Connie Hamilton, with a dedicated team and strong support from local education councils, to
affordable housing
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Homeless activists and VOCAL-NY walked into a luxury apartment building– which the City has deemed as “affordable housing”– to protest Mayor de Blasio’s “affordable” housing plan on Friday. 15 Bridge Park Drive is a tall, glass residential building located near the water in Brooklyn
Bay Ridge
Summer is coming to a close so be sure to get out and enjoy the last of the warm weather with one of these outdoor events in Brooklyn this weekend. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/2175578986072813/]GREEK CULTURE FESTIVAL [https://www.facebook.com/events/2175578986072813/] Thursday, Sept. 19
Arts & Culture
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The green space in front of Long Island University (LIU) in Downtown Brooklyn will welcome a new public art piece next month. Rendering of Leonard Ursachi’s “Bunker Head” (Courtesy of the artist)NYC Parks [https://www.nycgovparks.org/art] will unveil artist Leonard Ursachi [http://www.ursachi.
Business
The Brooklyn Book Festival is back this week, [/full-lineup-announced-for-brooklyn-book-festival-sept-16-23/] just in time to ease your sadness about the dropping temperatures. Reading a book in public can be a rare pleasure- but it can also be easily ruined by blasted music, too-close quarters, and overly chatty bartenders. We’ve found seven
Arts & Culture
Hundreds of Crown Heights residents gathered at Brower Park throughout the afternoon. Nigel Roberts/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – Crown Heights is racially and culturally diverse, however, residents live their lives in largely segregated communities. But on Sunday, Sept. 15, neighbors came together to celebrate what’s unique about each community, and to
Arts & Culture
BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK – United Photo Industries [https://unitedphotoindustries.com/]‘ popular photography festival, Photoville [https://photoville.com/], returns to Brooklyn Bridge Park for an eighth year. Featuring more than 90 photography exhibits plus dozens of panels, workshops, demonstrations, and special events, part one of the fest took place last Thursday through
Arts & Culture
BUSHWICK – The 13th annual Bushwick Open Studios [https://artsinbushwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/BOS19-MAP-final_WEBSITE.pdf] returns this weekend with more than 200 events welcoming the public to visit the studio spaces of local artists and preview their work. The local arts festival is presented annually by the volunteer-run
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RED HOOK – The NYC Department of Transportation [https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] (DOT) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday morning to celebrate the completion of a 2,000-square-foot asphalt mural at the intersection of Columbia and Dwight Streets, across from PS 676 and the Summit
Arts & Culture
FORT GREENE – BRIC House was packed Thursday evening with visitors excited to check out the opening of Beyond Geographies: Contemporary Art and Muslim Experience [https://www.bricartsmedia.org/art-exhibitions/beyond-geographies-contemporary-art-and-muslim-experience] featuring eight Brooklyn-based Muslim artists working in varied media. Beyond Geographies: Contemporary Art and Muslim Experience at BRIC House (Pamela
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At a community garden tour last year. (Photo via BQLT).Often, you need a key to get in. Some, have waiting lists for new members. But this weekend you have a chance to visit a dozen of them thanks to the Brooklyn Queens Lands Trust (BQLT) [https://bqlt.org/], a
environment
GOWANUS/RED HOOK – Bring the kids to Thomas Greene Park this weekend and create art for the upcoming Global Youth Climate Strike taking place on Friday, September 20. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/1179764178876173/]Gan Golan [https://queensmuseum.org/2019/05/artbuilt-studio-in-the-park-announces-selected-2019-artists-in-residence] —ArtBuilt’s artist in residence who