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Oct
18
Upgrades to Central Brooklyn Parks, Cute Puppies at Coney Island & More of Today’s Links

Upgrades to Central Brooklyn Parks, Cute Puppies at Coney Island & More of Today’s Links

Construction netting over the facade of St. Barbara’s Catholic Church in Bushwick (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)In case you missed
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Oct
18
Weekend Art Events: October 19-21 (Gowanus Open Studios, Shakespeare, Pit Bull Portraits & More)

Weekend Art Events: October 19-21 (Gowanus Open Studios, Shakespeare, Pit Bull Portraits & More)

There’s lots going on this weekend including two “Shakespearean” plays, two historic architecture tours, and the three-night BRIC JazzFest.
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Oct
17
Protest is Just the Beginning For Tenants Organizing at Bushwick’s 431 Bleecker

Protest is Just the Beginning For Tenants Organizing at Bushwick’s 431 Bleecker

A crowd gathers outside 431 Bleecker Street during a rally by tenants fighting against harassment from their landlord (Paul Stremple/
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Oct
16
Stickball in the Streets of Bay Ridge, Witches in Bushwick Bookshops & More of Today’s Links

Stickball in the Streets of Bay Ridge, Witches in Bushwick Bookshops & More of Today’s Links

Inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Building 77 (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)The Brooklyn food incubator PilotWorks closed abruptly over the
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Oct
16
Flying High Over Greenpoint in a New Music Video

Flying High Over Greenpoint in a New Music Video

A shot of the Greenpoint waterfront from Pink Slater’s “Dreamcatcher” music video (Screenshot via Pink Slater)GREENPOINT – Can you
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Oct
15
Proposal For A New Hope Street Underpass Galvanizes Williamsburg Residents

Proposal For A New Hope Street Underpass Galvanizes Williamsburg Residents

Where the Hope Street Underpass once stood, now filled in on the west side of the BQE, on Marcy Avenue
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Oct
15
Weekend Crime Blotter: MTA Bus Driver Arrested For Exposing Himself to Bay Ridge Kids, Unprovoked Punches in Multiple Nabes & More

Weekend Crime Blotter: MTA Bus Driver Arrested For Exposing Himself to Bay Ridge Kids, Unprovoked Punches in Multiple Nabes & More

BAY RIDGE – Police have arrested and charged the MTA bus driver wanted for exposing himself to young girls in Bay
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Oct
14
This Week In BKLYNER: Racoon Distemper, Name The Eagle, Pit Bull Flower Power & More

This Week In BKLYNER: Racoon Distemper, Name The Eagle, Pit Bull Flower Power & More

Brooklyn Historical Society gifted this cast-copper eagle to Brooklyn Public Library—but it needs a name! (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Keep
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Oct
12
The Weekly News Quiz: October 12, 2018

The Weekly News Quiz: October 12, 2018

Think you know all about Brooklyn news? Try this week’s news quiz and see how well you’ve kept
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Oct
11
Five Exciting Spots to Eat in Greenpoint

Five Exciting Spots to Eat in Greenpoint

We know: it’s supposed to be soup season. Yet it’s almost 80 degrees in October. And in light
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