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Passengers leaving the L train at Lorimer Street. About 225,000 riders take the L between Brooklyn and Manhattan each day. (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)WILLIAMSBURG – In their ongoing efforts to reach out to residents that will be affected by the 15-month shutdown of the Canarsie Tunnel for repair, the MTA
Announcements
Photo: Gregg RichardsSUNSET PARK – The Sunset Park Interim Library is officially open for use until the new library re-opens in 2020. “Sunset Park is one big step closer to getting the modern and more useful library our community envisioned,” District 38 Council Member Carlos Menchaca said. “I look forward to
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SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Bayfest, the free, family-friendly South Brooklyn festival, is back this Sunday, May 20! The popular event is organized by the Bay Improvement Group and attracts thousands of Brooklynites every single year. Emmons Avenue will be transformed into a festival with two main stages for music, the main lineup
Coney Island
Now that the LPC has approved “scenic landmark” status, the Reigelmann Boardwalk’s look will be preserved (Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)CONEY ISLAND – Today, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Committee voted unanimously to approve Coney Island’s Reigelmann Boardwalk as a scenic landmark [/boardwalk-lpc/], furthering the cause of preservation of
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNERIt’s that time of year again! Ramadan, the holiest month in Islam, will begin either tomorrow or this Thursday, depending on if we spot the moon tonight. It is a time where Muslims fast every day from dawn to sunset, and in the US that is
Carroll Gardens
[Left – Right] Kim Maier, Executive Director, Old Stone House; Gilly Youner, co-President, Park Slope Civic Council; CB6 District Manager Craig Hammerman; Daniel Wiley, Community Coordinator for Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez; John Frost, E.D. of Bikeshare Program, DOT; NYC DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg; Council Member Brad Lander; Doug Gordon, Brooklyn Spoke;
Bay Ridge
Pro-Palestinian protestors gathered in Bay Ridge yesterday evening (Photo via NYC911News LLC)BAY RIDGE – As the killing of Palestinian protestors at the border with Israel dominated the headlines yesterday and the US government celebrated the move of the United States embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a group of pro-Palestine
Bushwick
Volunteers worked to plant, build and paint the new community farm on Gates Avenue last Friday (Paul Stremple/BKLYnER)BUSHWICK – On a sunny Friday, volunteers were hard at work on the lawn outside the RiseBoro Youth Center on Gates Avenue, putting together a community garden in the heart of Bushwick
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The updated rendering for the 83 Humboldt Street project, designed by architect Aaron Machlis(Rendering by BEAM Architects)WILLIAMSBURG – A proposed development coming to Humboldt Street in Williamsburg has received a bit of a makeover, with a new rendering showing a toned-down design that’s more in keeping with neighboring
Central Brooklyn
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Don’t forget to stop by your local gift store or florist for Mother’s Day (via Brooklyn Artery [https://www.instagram.com/thebrooklynartery/] on Cortelyou Road @ Stratford)How might we decolonize the Brooklyn Museum? [https://psmag.com/social-justice/how-might-we-decolonize-the-brooklyn-museum] (Pacific Standard) New York City to add almost 50 bilingual
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SUNSET PARK – The New York City Economic Development Corporation [https://www.nycedc.com/project/south-brooklyn-marine-terminal] (EDC) hosted a tour Friday afternoon to kick off the reactivation of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) in Sunset Park. South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Congress Members Jerrold Nadler and Nydia