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Oct
04
Weekend Art Events: October 5-7 (Opera On Tap, BAM Next Wave Festival & More)

Weekend Art Events: October 5-7 (Opera On Tap, BAM Next Wave Festival & More)

It’s October! The month kicks off with music, including a Charles Ives concert and the Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival.
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Oct
04
Bushwick Man Dies Following September Motorcycle Crash

Bushwick Man Dies Following September Motorcycle Crash

The intersection of Evergreen and Greene Avenues in Bushwick, where Junior Posadas collided with a car while driving a motorcycle
1 min read
Oct
01
Would-Be Jumper Talked Down from Williamsburg Bridge

Would-Be Jumper Talked Down from Williamsburg Bridge

Early Sunday morning, a man climbed onto the cables of the Williamsburg Bridge and began making his way to the
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Oct
01
Weekend Crime Blotter: A Bank Robbery in Bensonhurst, A Subway Creep at Broadway Junction & More

Weekend Crime Blotter: A Bank Robbery in Bensonhurst, A Subway Creep at Broadway Junction & More

Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] EAST NEW
3 min read
Oct
01
City Council Wants MTA To Provide All Electric Buses During L Train Shutdown

City Council Wants MTA To Provide All Electric Buses During L Train Shutdown

Electric bus, MTAWILLIAMSBURG – The New York City Council unanimously approved legislation urging the Metropolitan Transit Authority and Governor Andrew Cuomo
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Sep
30
This Week In BKLYNER: Weed Meeting, New Parking Meters, Controversial BQE Fix & More

This Week In BKLYNER: Weed Meeting, New Parking Meters, Controversial BQE Fix & More

Tom Fruin’s ‘Watertower 3’ beside the BQE at 334 Furman Street (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’
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Sep
28
The Weekly News Quiz: September 28, 2018

The Weekly News Quiz: September 28, 2018

Think you know all about Brooklyn news? Try this week’s news quiz and see how well you’ve kept
1 min read
Sep
28
Pedestrian and Motorcyclist Dead in Separate Crashes on Brooklyn Roads

Pedestrian and Motorcyclist Dead in Separate Crashes on Brooklyn Roads

BENSONHURST – An 87-year-old man was struck and killed by a Mack truck as he crossed the street in Bensonhurst yesterday,
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Sep
27
Building Workers Protest For Back Pay, New Contract at Williamsburg Development

Building Workers Protest For Back Pay, New Contract at Williamsburg Development

WILLIAMSBURG – Seven workers at The Williams, a luxury-rental development in South Williamsburg, are looking for what they’re owed—about
3 min read
Sep
27
Weekend Art Events: Sept. 28-30 (The Great DUMBO Drop, Red Hook Regatta, Chile Pepper Fest & More)

Weekend Art Events: Sept. 28-30 (The Great DUMBO Drop, Red Hook Regatta, Chile Pepper Fest & More)

This final week of September offers lots of fun things to do, including film screenings, the Chile Pepper Fest, and
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