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PARK SLOPE – The diverse group of Brooklynites packed into the auditorium of PS 133 Thursday night shared two opinions—they all wanted both Rikers Island and the Mayor’s borough-based jail plan shut down. Rendering of the expanded Brooklyn Detention Center, 275 Atlantic AvenueMayor Bill de Blasio committed in 2017
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RED HOOK – The Parks, Recreation, and Environmental Protection Committee [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/committees/parks-recreation-environmental-protection.page] of Brooklyn Community Board 6 held a meeting Wednesday night to update locals on the Harold Ickes Playground and the Red Hook ball fields. Harold Ickes Playground at Hamilton Avenue & Van
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerFLATBUSH – Members and volunteers at the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) and the NYC Commission on Human Rights (NYCCHR) spread across three subway stations in the borough to hand out fliers encouraging Brooklynites to report any form of discrimination. This Day of Visibility is in
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80 Flatbush rendering, Courtesy of Alloy Development and LuxigonThis All-Black Boerum Hill Firehouse Has a Live-in Archery Range [https://www.thecut.com/2018/09/an-all-black-brooklyn-firehouse-with-a-live-in-archery-range.html] (The Cut) First Medical Cannabis Dispensary Set to Open in Brooklyn By End of Year [https://hightimes.com/dispensaries/first-medical-cannabis-dispensary-brooklyn-end-year/] (High Times) Indentured Servants
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> Hello @MTA [https://twitter.com/MTA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] and @NYCTSubway [https://twitter.com/NYCTSubway?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] …your ceilings are falling on people again. pic.twitter.com/nhEM5SyLom [https://t.co/nhEM5SyLom] — Sarah. (@SarahisSorry) September 21, 2018 [https://twitter.com/SarahisSorry/status/1043113661865381888?ref_src=twsrc%
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The Ocean Queen Rockstar, a 350-passenger ferry and the latest addition to the NYC fleet (Via NYCEDC)CONEY ISLAND – The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) kicked off their 2018 feasibility study for new routes to be added to the existing ferry schedule on Tuesday and wants to hear
Food & Drink
COBBLE HILL – “I always wanted to draw attention to fish,” Ms. Raij, who with her husband and fellow chef Eder Montero also own La Vara [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/22/dining/reviews/la-vara-in-cobble-hill-brooklyn-restaurant-review.html] nearby and El Quinto Pino [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/14/dining/restaurant-review-el-quinto-pino-in-chelsea.
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Photo: Kadia Goba/BklynerBAY RIDGE — Fran T. Vella-Marrone was elected Kings County Conservative Party Chair on Tuesday, making her the first woman to sit at the helm of the party. “I’m proud to be the first woman to be elected as the chair of the Kings County Conservative Party,
Boerum Hill
BOERUM HILL – After an hour and a half delay Thursday morning, the New York City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises [https://council.nyc.gov/committees/land-use/subcommittee-on-zoning-and-franchises/] unanimously approved Alloy Development’s reduced design for 80 Flatbush. 80 Flatbush rendering, Courtesy of Alloy Development and LuxigonToday’s meeting had
Food & Drink
Photo: Kadia Goba/BklynerEAST FLATBUSH — Residents tired of looking at the long-time shuttered Chinese Buffet on Utica Ave. and Clarkson St. can brace for a new Wingstop to take its place. The chicken chain will take up the entire space of the old Chinese restaurant at 700 Utica Ave. The
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerCONEY ISLAND – Votes for Assembly District 46 have still not been fully counted, which is why about three dozen people rallied with the candidate currently leading by 70 votes, Mathylde Frontus, outside her campaign office to demand answers and accountability by the Board of Elections (BOE) Saturday
Arts & Culture
The autumnal equinox on Saturday officially brings summer to an end, but that won’t stop the many events planned for the weekend. Don’t miss the first-ever Downtown Brooklyn Arts Festival [/discover-the-district-downtown-brooklyns-inaugural-weekend-arts-festival/] which kicks off on Friday with Soul Summit, continues into Saturday with Community Day, and closes on