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EAST FLATBUSH — The pool of candidates looking to fill the vacant seat in the 45 council district just became smaller after two hopefuls were booted off the ballot Tuesday afternoon, turning the May 14 special election to a 8-person race. Council district 45Ten candidates registered for the special election and
Business
PARK SLOPE – Drivers on 5th Avenue honked their horns Tuesday afternoon to show support for the dozens of union members picketing in front of Key Food supermarket (120 5th Avenue). Picketers in front of Key Food, 120 5th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner) Employees of Key Food’s meat departments
Arts & Culture
Coketta finale walk at Fashion Week Brooklyn. Photo by FWBK/Trudy Giordano BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – Fashion Week Brooklyn (FWBK)’s F/W 2019 Collections designer showcase was a sartorial mix of high and low fashion for the season. Five brands took the runway on Friday night at the 630 Flushing Avenue event
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Photo via Rabyaa Althaibani Twitter.BAY RIDGE – Yemeni businesses in Brooklyn are boycotting the NY Post after the paper published a cover with a partial quote by Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar along with a photo of the World Trade Center burning. On March 23, Omar delivered a speech at a
Brooklyn Heights
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – The President of Brooklyn Bridge Park [https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org], Eric Landau, on Monday evening updated members of Brooklyn Community Board 2’s Parks Committee on the status of Squibb Bridge [https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/pages/squibb-bridge-closure]. New design for Squibb Bridge (Rendering courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park)
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EAST FLATBUSH — Repairing New York City’s fractured education system will take more than doing away with the city’s specialized high school admissions test (SHSAT), says one candidate running for the 45th council seat. For L. Rickie Tulloch it’s about reviving a faded curriculum — the city’s “gifted
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WILLIAMSBURG — The city closed a daycare center on Monday after the school refused to provide vaccination records to the city in the wake of a measles outbreak which has now climbed to 329 cases. United Talmudical Academy, at 75 Ross St. in Williamsburg, is the first institution to close. Brooklyn’
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BAY RIDGE — As former governor Bill Weld announces a primary against President Trump, Republicans in Southern Brooklyn look to another election in their backyard — the race for district leader. Perhaps it would be more appropriate, now, if the button said #BrooklynVoted. Photo by ljoywilliamsCandidates for the Kings County Republican County
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BAY RIDGE — State Sen. Andrew Gounardes is calling for Brooklyn to get their fair share in toll discounts, especially as it relates to the Verrazzano Bridge. The freshman senator introduced bill SS490 [https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/s4490] calling for residents in Brooklyn, who make at least 10
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BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK – Marking its 20th anniversary hosting free programs at Brooklyn Bridge Park, on Monday the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy announced its Spring/Summer 2019 schedule [https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/press/2019-season-announcement]. Brooklyn Bridge Park, Movies with a View (Photo: Etienne Frossard)The Conservancy launched the Movies With A
Arts & Culture
Nerdy Burlesque at the Nerdlesque Festival in Coney Island was a great attraction with talent from throughout the country. Paris Original of Seattle WA shows her personality in a Disney kind of way. Todd Maisel/BklynerCONEY ISLAND – Burlesque can be creative, sexually expressive and at times, gender fluid. In some
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Coney Island opensCONEY ISLAND – Yes, the Luna Park and the Cyclone opened last week to huge crowds, but this past Sunday was the traditional Brooklyn egg cream christening of the famed roller coaster, the bottle of chocolaty goodness broken by the Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, community leaders, and Luna