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Spanish Flu, Park Slope Restaurants, Real Estate Returns, Deportations, School Diversity and more links

From Charters to Common Core, There’s a Ceasefire in NY’s School Wars [https://citylimits.org/2018/09/19/from-charters-to-common-core-new-york-sees-a-truce-in-the-school-wars/] (City Limits) Real diversity, in Brooklyn: A new school integration plan puts more equitable and excellent schools for all in reach [http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-real-diversity-brooklyn-20180905-story.html] (NYDN)

Arts & Culture

The Pavilion No More, We Give You NITEHAWK

PARK SLOPE – The Pavilion sign came off the marquee this morning, and Nitehawk went up! Last time that happened was when Sanders became The Pavilion in 1996. Renovations of the movie theater are on track to open in October, pending some inspections, the company tells us. Photo by Donny Levit

Business

Six New Coffee Shops: Brooklyn Heights, Downtown, Fort Greene, Park Slope, East Flatbush

Brooklyn is buzzing with new coffee shops! BKLYNER visited three new cafés today where you can get your caffeine fix, sit and relax, and meet some super friendly baristas. About Coffee, 187 State Street (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)About Coffee, 187 State Street (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)About Coffee, 187

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Crime Blotter: Bakery Burglary in Bay Ridge, A Murder Mystery Solved, and More

BAY RIDGE — Following an investigation, police charged Anthony Valenti, 35, with the second-degree murder of Grei Frasheri, 23, earlier this month. On September 7, police responded to a call near 93rd Street and 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge at 5:43 p.m. where they found Frasheri unconscious and unresponsive

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Brooklyn Diocese To Pay $27.5M Settlement In Sex Abuse Case

CLINTON HILL – The Brooklyn Diocese will pay a $27.5 million settlement to four men who say a teacher sexually abused them when they were boys. St. Lucy’s-St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, 285 Willoughby Avenue via Google MapsThe abuse reportedly occurred at St. Lucy’s-St. Patrick’s Roman

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City Streets Become Slaughter Houses, School Buses Still A Mess, Brooklyn Diocese Sex Abuse, BQX, and more links.

* Schools officials bypassed full background checks for more than 100 bus drivers [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-education-department-bus-drivers-fraud-allegations-20180917-story.html] (NYDN) Another year, another set of NYC school bus fiascos [https://nypost.com/2018/09/18/another-year-another-set-of-nyc-school-bus-fiascos/amp/?__twitter_impression=true] (NYP Editorializes) Brooklyn Diocese Is Part of $27.5 Million

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NYC Charter Revision Commission 2019 Comes To Brooklyn

New York City Charter Revision Commission 2019 Board in Founders Auditorium at Medgar EversCROWN HEIGHTS – The New York City Charter Revision Commission 2019 [http://charter2019.nyc/] held its second public hearing [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ubsBHC0HXk] Monday at Medgar Evers College, where demands for a revised land use

Announcements

Open House New York: 65 Sites To See In Brooklyn

Open House New York [https://ohny.org/weekend/plan-your-weekend/grid?borough[0]=xTMUDWdwXE3Ma827I0JS] (OHNY) released its 2018 schedule today and it features 65 sites in Brooklyn to check out! Taking place Friday, October 12 through Sunday, October 14 the annual event opens the doors to hundreds of interesting sites across

Announcements

Finalists Announced For Brooklyn Public Library’s 2018 Literary Prize

Last week the Brooklyn Public Library [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/support/bpl-literary-prize] and the Brooklyn Eagles [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/support/brooklyn-eagles] announced the list of finalists for the fourth annual Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize. The BPL Literary Prize was launched in 2015 by the Brooklyn Eagles, a group

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Kings Plaza Arsonist Allegedly Wanted To Smoke Out Folks Having Sex In Cars

via FDNYMILL BASIN – This is what allegedly transpired yesterday, based on today’s deposition at the U.S. Eastern District of New York Courthouse. Yesterday, September 17, 2018 defendant Evon Stephens was captured by security cameras at the Kings Plaza Parking Garage between 8:10 a.m. to 8:25

Arts & Culture

Jennifer Egan Discusses ‘Manhattan Beach’ At Brooklyn Public Library

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Last night author Jennifer Egan was in the green room of the Brooklyn Public Library‘s central branch getting ready to go on stage for a talk about her book Manhattan Beach [https://borrow.bklynlibrary.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb12077548__SManhattan%20beach__Orightresult__X7;jsessionid=C6152372AEE5D3D6A009F2B52F537256?lang=

News

CNG Acquisition Means Less Local News For Bay Ridge and Sunset Park

BAY RIDGE – On September 7, 2018, Schneps Communications bought Community News Group and associated properties [https://nypost.com/2018/09/11/weekly-publisher-expands-across-five-boroughs/], making them the largest owner of community weeklies in the city. This comes on the heels of Schneps having sold Brooklyn Reporter to the Brooklyn Eagle in May