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Intersection of 5th Avenue and 10th Street in Park Slope. (Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6684911,-73.9869286,3a,75y,23.02h,106.01t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sXkQfK2GkjG-IdAwMsRa7pw!2e0!5s20141001T000000!7i13312!8i6656 ])The bomb squad and other emergency vehicles flooded the intersection of 5th
Arts & Culture
This is our weekly showcase of local writers. This week we have a lovely submission from Paul Merson. Enjoy! Photo by Ian Livesey.My Baby’s Story by Paul Merson It was late in the summer of 2015, one could tell things were winding down – the shimmer of the leaves,
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Supermoon photo by Mike G.It’s been another eventful week in Sheepshead Bay, and the surrounding neighborhoods. If you were too busy to keep up on all of the news, then we have you covered with this roundup of all the goings-on around town: Sheepshead Bay woman tragically takes
Bensonhurst
Photo by cmballaIn Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and sign up for our daily newsletter.
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Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNERKeep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up for our daily newsletter [/]. And if you ever have any
Central Brooklyn
“We will continue to protect the rights of a city built on immigrants” Sarah Sayeed from the Mayor’s office at Voice of American Muslims unity event on Coney Island Avenue. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)This week in Ditmas Park, a man was shot on East 19th street, the
Neighbors
Adam Yauch Park, Brooklyn Heights. November 19, 2016. (Photo by Justin Fox / BKLYNER)On Friday, November 18, abhorrent graffiti was painted on playground equipment at Adam Yauch Park [https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/adam-yauch-park] in Brooklyn Heights. The response was swift. The graffiti was removed overnight. Community members redecorated with
Arts & Culture
This is our Local Poets Showcase, which will be featured here every Saturday morning. This week we have a talented first-timer to our showcase, Eugene Kharlamb. Photo via Flickr/Nicki Varkevisser [https://www.flickr.com/photos/clickflashphotos/4480529708/in/photolist-7PVTod-8zZRYV-7VcjBZ-2iyyvr-9dTb4f-nXVNdV-mQudYf-eJ685X-t6MbNE-qjmurB-8wHqda-7fPNP5-5FGEDB-eu7r3-4THG7C-5LXDQV-8wgbTa-9qvPB7-ebYYQ9-6J2fbr-fAU7ZW-6k3iWJ-71hagc-9551sA-nwxE2n-fvtmq9-bwwGiw-qREYE-axyBGe-oiL85-acYwjj-acVjSv-mQsDHR-9DV
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Good advice. Photo via Flickr/Marcela. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/marcelamcgreal/17344962940/in/photolist-sqHtcb-uj6bxW-cjiXCL-6v26yB-4qppN8-8quJ5P-9KBRry-eyD1Az-nVRjwq-81dnit-jq65vt-7GPusm-fjwbq-82WGZ-4XFLPA-ygMGti-6bmBpm-4ZLSQz-tcopFk-7Vga1-4XDZAc-73eBCG-6SMTax-5Bhjek-f8ZMmh-eWTqr-n1tCN2-mYLFdE-4TKwkH-8x4KRF-73beNH-6SRLAY-mwTgbz-4AD4vH-neqUmn-MrpFS2-7dr62x-4SZ2er-73c2Gi-74XC95-EGqCgL-aeEoii-ndJbrn-73zALi-EYw6GU-eeM2ve-dqHyED-9mnQMA-9v8G44-9rtQaE] We don’t expect you to keep up on all of th
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Photo via katjahentschel / instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BMthDm-FNY5/?taken-at=61172945&hl=en]The entire borough was jumpin’ this week. And you were busy jumpin’ as well. Here’s a chance to catch up on all the goings on throughout the county of Kings. Bay Ridge Avenue R
Bensonhurst
Some pups in Brooklyn Heights. May your weekend be just as fluffy‘It’s a wake-up call for all of us” Bangladeshi leaders speak & rebound from election. [http://ditmasparkcorner.com/blog/events/wake-call-us-bangladeshi-leaders-speak-rebound-election/] [Ditmas Park Corner] ‘It’s Activism or Fascism’: Packed community meeting addresses ‘Trump’s America’. [/its-activism-or-fascism-packed-community-meeting-addresses-trumps-america/
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Donny LevitCatch up on the best Brooklyn news from our sister sites this week. Bay Ridge Avenue R train station to close temporarily for renovations. [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/11/extensive-bay-ridge-avenue-r-train-station-renovations-approved/] [Bensonhurst Bean] ‘It’s Activism or Fascism’: Packed community meeting addresses ‘Trump’s America’. [/its-activism-or-fascism-packed-community-meeting-addresses-trumps-america/] [BKLYNER]