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RED HOOK — Nearly seven years after Superstorm Sandy, Congressional lawmakers announced, on Tuesday, an $8 million rehab for the Red Hook Recreation Center. Red Hood Recreation Center at 155 Bay St. (Photo credit: NYC Parks Dept.)The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provided $8,038,976.40 in federal funds
Arts & Culture
PARK SLOPE – The 60th Annual Park Slope House Tour [https://parkslopeciviccouncil.org/the-60th-annual-park-slope-house-tour/], scheduled for Sunday, May 19, invites attendees to take self-guided tours of historic brownstones throughout the neighborhood. Montauk Club (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Advance tickets can be purchased for $25 online [https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4102301]
East New York
Brielle HobanEAST NEW YORK – When the eleventh graders at Achievement First East Brooklyn High School [https://www.achievementfirst.org/school/achievement-first-east-brooklyn-high-school/] came to their biology class last November, their teacher had an announcement to make – something very important and personal. “I dedicated the class to announcing I am trans,” Brielle
fort greene
FORT GREENE – Kings County Tennis League [https://www.kingscountytennisleague.org/#homepage] (KCTL) hosted a ribbon-cutting on Saturday, May 4 to celebrate its newest kids’ tennis programming facility at the Ingersoll Houses. Courtesy of Kings County Tennis LeagueKCTL builds and maintains tennis courts at NYCHA developments in Brooklyn to promote youth
Arts & Culture
FORT GREENE – Madonna is coming to Brooklyn! The Material Girl announced she is embarking on an intimate theater tour in support of her forthcoming album, Madame X. The new album will be released June 14, according to Brooklyn Vegan [http://www.brooklynvegan.com/madonna-announces-intimate-us-shows-including-7-nights-at-bam/] , and the three-city tour kicks off
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PROSPECT HEIGHTS — Days after Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo confirmed extra surveillance at a local playground [/extra-security-at-elijah-g-stroud-playground-after-gun-related-incidents/] in Prospect Heights the adjacent school underwent two more gun-related shelter-ins, including today (Monday, May 6) at 3:45 pm. A parent, who did not wish to be identified, arrived at P.S. 316
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CROWN HEIGHTS — The Weeksville Heritage Center in Crown Heights will have to shutter in July if the historic house museum doesn’t raise enough money, the museum says. Now in its 51st year, the museum, located at 158 Buffalo Avenue, needs funding to maintain its cultural facilities which focus on
Arts & Culture
Model in Simone Imaani design (Photo: Gregg Richards/Brooklyn Library)PROSPECT PARK – The BKLYN Fashion Academy [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/bklyn-fashion-academy] (BFA) held its second runway show in the Grand Lobby of the Brooklyn Public Library on Friday. BFA designers showcased their Fall/Winter mini-capsule collections, interpreting the history and
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK – The Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.prospectpark.org/news-events/news/ribbon-cut-adult-fitness-area/] hosted a ribbon-cutting last Friday, May 3, to celebrate the opening of the new adult fitness area at Prospect Park’s Parade Ground. Equipment at the new Adult Fitness Area, Prospect Park, Parade Ground (Photo: Paul Martinka)
Announcements
Sheepshead Bay — Former City Councilman Lew Fidler and current district leader of the 41 assembly district died Sunday, May 5. He was 62. From Left to right: Robin Fidler, Lew Fidler and Councilman Chaim Deutsch (Photo: Councilman Chaim Deutch’s Twitter account)Fidler walked into a Queens movie theatre seeking
Arts & Culture
GOWANUS – An exhibition inspired by the dredging of “black mayonnaise [/see-what-was-found-in-the-gowanus-canal-during-the-4th-street-basin-dredging/] ” from the bottom of the Gowanus Canal will open next weekend at four locations. Dredging equipment at Gowanus Canal 4th Street Turning Basin (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Two Brooklyn-based artists, Sasha Chavchavadze [https://www.sashachavchavadze.com/] and JoAnne McFarland [https:
Crown Heights
PROSPECT HEIGHTS/CROWN HEIGHTS — After “shots fired” caused several shelter-ins [/no-drills-necessary-nearby-gang-shootings-keep-local-schools-on-alert/] at a Prospect Heights school, neighbors and students get extra protection at the adjacent playground. Elijah G. Stroud Playground (Photo: Kadia Goba/Bklyner)According to a memo from Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo, ten new officers will join the 77th