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Below you’ll find information on events through the week in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Check back Thursday to see what’s scheduled this weekend! Submit your event listing [/calendar/] to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR [/calendar/]. ONGOING Book Sale Donation Collection When: Through Friday, April 8 Where: Clinton Hill
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Image courtesy of Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership.You may have noticed that Myrtle Avenue traffic between Washington and Classon Avenues is moving more slowly today. That’s because eastbound traffic was halted today — and will remain stopped through July [/blog/2016/03/24/pratt-in-cuba-partnership/] — in order to
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Sanders supporters [left to right] Jesse Brickle, Mohammed Siddique, and Jonathan Vaquez. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)With less than 24 hours notice, the Brooklyn presidential campaign office of Senator Bernie Sanders opened in the Gowanus neighborhood on Saturday. The event — which took place in front of the
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Riders enjoying the Cyclone roller coaster. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Elected officials gathered in Coney Island Saturday to christen the newly refurbished cyclone at the spring opening ceremony for Luna Park. The celebration had been postponed one week because weather reports predicted a Nor’easter [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/
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Riders enjoying the Cyclone roller coaster. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Elected officials gathered in Coney Island Saturday to christen the newly refurbished cyclone at the spring opening ceremony for Luna Park. The celebration had been postponed one week because weather reports predicted a Nor’easter [/luna-parks-march-20-
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Photo by Sean EganTwo weeks after a fake Sunset Park lawyer was sentenced [/police-fire/fake-sunset-park-lawyer-who-offered-bogus-immigration-services-gets-2-4-years/] to two to four years in prison for scamming immigrants out of thousands of dollars — the first such conviction in New York
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Photo by Sean EganTwo weeks after a fake Sunset Park lawyer was sentenced [http://sunsetparkvoice.com/police-fire/fake-sunset-park-lawyer-who-offered-bogus-immigration-services-gets-2-4-years/] to two to four years in prison for scamming immigrants out of thousands of dollars — the first such conviction
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Construction cranes at work along Flatbush Avenue. (Photo by Fort Greene Focus.) The intersection of DeKalb and Flatbush Avenues, where it meets with Albee Square and Fulton Mall is likely slated for even more development — even beyond the talk of “Brooklyn’s tallest tower” at 340 Flatbush Avenue Extension [/blog/
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The Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club holds their annual meeting Tuesday, March 29 at the 5th Avenue Committee office. (Photo via Gowanus Dredgers [https://www.facebook.com/gowanusdredgers/photos/a.467282079968347.117826.267276076635616/780449688651583/?type=3&theater] )Are you ready for an incredible selection of events this week? Meet about
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A man who sustained minor injuries was sent to Methodist Hospital. (Photo by Jeff Bush)A two-alarm fire gutted a residential building and spread to the residence next door on Saturday afternoon. 25 units were sent to put out the blaze at 236 12th Street (between 4th and 5th
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If TARDIS, hobbit, and Peter Parker are all a part of your children’s everyday vocabulary, you probably have a few fantasy and comic book fans. Congratulations! You’re doing this parenting thing right. Park Slope is known for its family-friendly activities, so it should come as no surprise