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Jul
19
Today’s Links: Whole Foods Sinking Towards Gowanus Canal, Free Phone Calls At New York Jails & More

Today’s Links: Whole Foods Sinking Towards Gowanus Canal, Free Phone Calls At New York Jails & More

A streetlamp flickers on against the sunset at Empire & Bedford (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Check out a great feature on
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Jul
19
Culture Pass: NYC Library Cardholders Get Free Admission To 33 Cultural Institutions

Culture Pass: NYC Library Cardholders Get Free Admission To 33 Cultural Institutions

Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, and Queens Library cardholders have a new perk—free access to a number
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Jul
19
Look Up! Free Stargazing Tonight in Greenpoint

Look Up! Free Stargazing Tonight in Greenpoint

GREENPOINT – Want to wish upon a star? A local stargazing group has just the opportunity for you—a free stargazing
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Jul
19
Weekend Art Events: July 20-22 (Music, Doggie Fashion, Monty Python & More)

Weekend Art Events: July 20-22 (Music, Doggie Fashion, Monty Python & More)

Whether you want to hear jazz, Roots and Americana, or traditional Bengali songs, there’s something for everyone this weekend!
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Jul
19
Arrests Made in Two Teen Slayings from Past Week

Arrests Made in Two Teen Slayings from Past Week

After a spate of violence in Brooklyn over the last week which claimed the lives of four teenagers, police have
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Jul
18
Waste Equity Bill Poised for Passage in City Council

Waste Equity Bill Poised for Passage in City Council

Councilmember Reynoso speaking at a press conference calling for reform to the private carting industry this spring (Via Twitter)After
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Jul
18

15-Year Old Shot and Killed in Williamsburg is Fourth Brooklyn Teen Murdered in Seven Days

Outside the Bushwick Houses in Williamsburg, where yesterday’s fatal shooting took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)WILLIAMSBURG – Yesterday, a
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Jul
17
Today’s Links: Once More For Walt Whitman’s House, Senatorial Twitter Trolling In Southern Brooklyn & More

Today’s Links: Once More For Walt Whitman’s House, Senatorial Twitter Trolling In Southern Brooklyn & More

The merry-go-round at Coney Island glows softly at night (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) Walt Whitman famously lived in Clinton Hill, but
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Jul
17
Program Provides Free AC Units To Eligible Low-Income New Yorkers

Program Provides Free AC Units To Eligible Low-Income New Yorkers

A New York State program is helping New Yorkers beat the summer heat by providing free air conditioning units to
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Jul
16
EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Gounardes On Guns And Simcha Felder

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Gounardes On Guns And Simcha Felder

Andrew Gounardes. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BAY RIDGE – Moms Demand Action [https://momsdemandaction.org/] believes Andrew Gounardes, who is running
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