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Photo by Andrew Sundberg for Mother to Mother Brooklyn.PARK SLOPE & SUNSET PARK — Britni Blackketter is all about service. She pursues opportunities to both serve and create communities wherever she lives. After settling in Park Slope two years ago, it was only natural she sought to serve and created
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DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Assembly Member Joseph Lentol (District 50, North Brooklyn) and Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced this morning the Hit-and-Run Prevention Act, a series of initiatives aimed to reduce the number of hit-and-run incidents throughout the city. In the last two years, over 100 hit-and-runs in NYC have
community
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams unveiled a banner this morning at Brooklyn Borough Hall featuring the names of all 266 Brooklyn residents who lost their lives 16 years ago during the 9/11 attacks. Unveiling the banner displaying the names of the 266 Brooklyn residents lost during
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Spike Lee’s Crooklyn is the One Film (like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah was the One Book [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/mome/initiatives/1book1ny.page]) that New Yorkers will get a chance to watch together on September 13. Thousands of New Yorkers voted and selected [/vote-nyc-film-want-see-free-citywide-screenings/] Lee’s
Cobble Hill
BMW Engine Fire in Cobble Hill (Tamsen Maloy / BKLYNER)COBBLE HILL — Late this afternoon, the engine of a BMW spontaneously burst into flames while the owners drove down Strong Place near Degraw Street. Fire Department of New York (FDNY) responders said this is a quite common occurrence with BMW’s
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Via NYC SchoolFood [http://www.schoolfoodnyc.org/public1/default.aspx?logout=1] Just in time for the new academic year, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, and Public Advocate Letitia James announced today that lunch will now be provided free to every student at all public schools
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New York State that is. Staff from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office [http://www.osc.state.ny.us/ouf/index.htm] are holding community events to educate folks on how to search for lost and forgotten money, the unclaimed funds. [http://www.osc.state.ny.us/
celebrity
586 4th Street via Property Shark (Photo by Nanci Roden, Nov. 2008)PARK SLOPE – Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada) and husband John Krasinski (The Office) recently put the Park Slope townhouse they purchased in December 2015 on the market at a $2 million mark-up. The Wall Street Journal [https:
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2017 Brooklyn Book Festival poster (Illustrated by Adrian Tomine, Designed by Rodrigo Corral)Book lovers will want to book it to the bevy of events lined up for this year’s edition of the Brooklyn Book Festival [http://www.brooklynbookfestival.org/], which returns September 11 through September 17. The Festival
Central Brooklyn
This morning, President Trump called for an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/09/05/statement-president-donald-j-trump] immigration policy, commonly known as DACA. This afternoon, there are rallies across the city being planned in response. * The New York Immigration Coalition [http://www.thenyic.
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RED HOOK – At a groundbreaking event Tuesday morning, New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) officials were joined by Congress Member Nydia Velazquez, Assembly Member Felix Ortiz, Council Member Carlos Menchaca, and NYCHA residents to kick off a $63 million roof construction project at the Red Hook Houses. The project entails
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“Toast of Brooklyn” is a wine, spirits and food tasting event that was created by Edmon Brathwaite a decade ago. What began as a celebration of Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood socioeconomic revitalization, has transformed into a truly spectacular event for the culturally diverse residents and visitors of Brooklyn New York, and