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The rooftop pool at 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge (Photo courtesy of 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge)The new 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge [https://www.1hotels.com/brooklyn-bridge] will officially debut its 1 Rooftop Pool this weekend (July 29-30) where guests can take a dip while enjoying stunning views of the New
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Photo: FlickrProperty tax relief is now on the way for senior and disabled homeowners, as per a bill signed by Governor Cuomo yesterday, July 25. As long as the citizens are living on a fixed income, Senator Diane Savino’s [/tag/diane-savino/]legislation to expand the Senior Homeowners’ Exemption (SCHE)
Central Brooklyn
Two historic Brooklyn institutions recently joined forces. The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) [http://www.tbh.org/] is now a corporate sponsor of Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) [http://www.bam.org/]. Between TBHC [http://www.tbh.org/] (founded in 1845) and BAM [http://www.bam.org/] (founded in 1861), they
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Council Members Mark Treyger, Stephen Levin, and Ydanis Rodriguez, with Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives Paul Steely-White, July 25, 2017. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Today, elected officials and safety advocates demanded safer streets and justice against criminal drivers after two young men died in hit-and-run crashes in Brooklyn on
Central Brooklyn
New York City boasts the one of the largest public transportation systems in the world and one of the few that runs 24 hours. So why would anyone here want to own a car? Well, there are multiple reasons. Perhaps it’s living in one of the city’s “subway
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Kat Timpf via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ktimpf/photos/a.277642359010682.64065.277633512344900/1014090878699156/?type=3&theater] Fox News host, National Review writer, and stand-up comic, Kat Timpf, was assaulted last night at a fundraising event [https://www.facebook.com/events/1063881227076176/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%223%
Arts & Culture
All of the winning designers and their models. From left to right: Second place winner, fan favorite, first place winner, and third place winner. (Photo: Cheap Chic Weddings/Quilted Northern)Last week, ten finalists from all across the country modeled their toilet paper wedding gowns at the contest finale at
Central Brooklyn
Photo by NYPD 88th Precinct via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/NYPD88pct/photos/a.435918270099056.1073741831.410827789274771/453337105023839/?type=3&theater] The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Raccoon Captured And Euthanized In Clinton Hill
Central Brooklyn
Let’s face it — many of us live in apartment buildings and don’t have the luxury of a backyard. But it’s summertime and once in awhile you’ll crave that BBQ smell. So you go to the park all excited with your grill and see this sign: Photo:
Arts & Culture
From the report Artists in Schools: A Creative Solution to New York’s Affordable Space CrunchA recent study released by the Center for an Urban Future [https://nycfuture.org/research/more-NYC-artists-fewer-studios-schools] has revealed that artists have been choosing to move to Brooklyn over Manhattan over the past few years. The
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(L-R) Toyota Motor Sales Fuel Cell Vehicles National Manager, Geri Yoza: BMW of Brooklyn Genius, Justin Silverman; Whole Foods Northeast Regional PR Director Ted Kwong; Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams (Photo by Erica Sherman/Brooklyn BP’s Office)On Tuesday, July 11, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams unveiled Fueling Brooklyn’
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> A post shared by Deborah Kass (@debkass) [https://www.instagram.com/p/BWckWKchI76/] on Jul 12, 2017 at 5:23am PDT The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -YO, or is it OY?, Sculpture Finds