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Survivors of clergy sex abuse in Brooklyn have until this weekend to report their abuser to the Brooklyn Diocese to be eligible for compensation. Here’s what it means and how survivors can get started. In the fall of 2016, Archdiocese of NY [https://archny.org/] set up a voluntary
Central Brooklyn
Source: Joe Gratz / FlickrAfter an investigation into fraudulent charities as part of “Operation Bottomfeeder,” Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has dissolved a Brooklyn telemarketing firm that bilked unsuspecting donors for nearly $190,000 that would allegedly go to assist Vietnam Veterans, the AG’s office announced this week. The Brooklyn-based firm,
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A look at the new Smart Meters ConEd will be installing across Brooklyn starting in April (Via ConEd)In a few days, ConEdison will start switching out all the electrical meters on Brooklyn buildings, replacing the old meters with new “Smart Meters” [https://www.coned.com/en/our-energy-future/technology-innovation/smart-meters]
Arts & Culture
With the start of Passover on Friday and Easter on Sunday, this weekend will be on the quieter side, but there are some events scheduled that will benefit great causes including Imani House, the Stoneman Douglas High School Victims Fund, March For Our Lives, and the New Sanctuary Coalition NYC.
Arts & Culture
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – The Brooklyn Museum’s recent announcement [https://d1lfxha3ugu3d4.cloudfront.net/press/docs/New_Curators_of_Photography_and_African_Art_Press_Release.pdf] of the new curator for its African Art department is inciting outrage among the black community and stirring up a social media storm. Starting in April,
Arts & Culture
A Creative Space for Children to Unleash Their Imaginations Courtesy of CumbeJuly 9 – August 3, 2018 Early Bird Discount by April 23 At Cumbe, our goal is to tap into children’s amazing capacity for imagination and wonder, while introducing them to the joy and vitality of dance, song and
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BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Following a judge’s dismissal [/judge-dismisses-case-brooklyn-bridge-park-pier-6-development/] of the Brooklyn Heights Association [https://thebha.org/about-us/]’s (BHA) case against the development of two residential towers on Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6, the community group recently announced that it is throwing in the towel. Rendering via quaytowerbk.com
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DUMBO – A new market featuring twenty food vendors, three bars, and a performance space is slated to debut in DUMBO later this year. Empire Stores facing the East River (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The Time Out Group, the British media company that publishes Time Out magazine, announced today [https:
Bed Stuy
BED-STUY – The seven-story development filling an empty lot on Myrtle Avenue just got a serious makeover, with a new rendering revealing a more traditional look that would be more in line with the apartment buildings next door. The updated design of the 924 Myrtle development (Rendering via Beam Architects) The
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COBBLE HILL – Council Member Carlos Menchaca [https://council.nyc.gov/district-38/], the NYC Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] (DOT), and transportation advocates gathered at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Smith Street on Tuesday to announce a new pilot program that allows
Central Brooklyn
Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Photo: Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) * Will Adams Run For NYC Mayor in 2021? [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-website-brooklyn-borough-prez-hints-2021-mayoral-run-article-1.3897391] [New York Daily News] * Brooklyn’s Population Decreases For First Time Since 2010 [https://www.citylab.com/amp/article/556280/] [City Lab] * Former
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UPDATE (2/27/18): This afternoon, in an email statement, Senator Golden announced staff member Anthony Testaverde’s departure from the senator’s employment. “Anthony Testaverde is no longer employed by my office. While freedom of speech is a right, that all citizens enjoy, what occurred in this instance was