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Harlem Globetrotters players Hoops Green and Buckets Blakes at The Children’s Health Center of The Brooklyn Hospital Center (Photo by Dina Rabiner)Two players for the Harlem Globetrotters paid a surprise visit to the young patients at The Children’s Health Center at The Brooklyn Hospital Center on Thursday.
Business
L-R: Bill Spencer, Jreh Hurst, and Christine Hurst of BK Fitness in Park Slope Heading down 4th Avenue in South Slope there are plenty of construction sites and auto shops, but you’d be hard-pressed finding a gym or a fitness facility in the area. The Hursts are here to
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Carly Miller)It’s a sight so common on our streets that we often don’t notice: armies of school buses parked on residential blocks on nights and weekends — when commercial vehicles are normally banned. But for some neighbors, it’s more than an eyesore. Perpetual fleets of
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Voting for Participatory Budgeting [/tonight-see-participatory-budgeting-projects-flatbush-midwood/] begins this Saturday, March 25. Below is a list of the 12 project proposals on the ballot for Council Member Carlos Menchaca’s District 38 [http://council.nyc.gov/carlos-menchaca/pb/6/] (Red Hook, Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace). With new online voting [http://council.nyc.
Central Brooklyn
In a society with countless choices, and even more opinions, there is one thing that we can all get on board with…pizza is the greatest food of all time! Photo via Brooklyn CyclonesOn Friday, August 4th the Brooklyn Cyclones [http://brooklyncyclones.com], Short Season Affiliate of the New York
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Spring cleaning might be ruining commutes [/three-r-line-stops-will-close-for-half-year-in-total-makeover/] in Southern Brooklyn, but that’s all the more reason to head on over to the Brownstone Belt. The subways are (mostly) underground and the real estate prices are rock bottom. I know it’s an ironing board, but I wish it were
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Voting for Participatory Budgeting [/tonight-see-participatory-budgeting-projects-flatbush-midwood/] begins this Saturday, March 25. Below is a list of the 15 project proposals on the ballot for Council Member Stephen Levin’s District 33 [http://council.nyc.gov/district-33/] (Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, Fulton Ferry, Greenpoint, Vinegar Hill,
Central Brooklyn
Photo via the Participatory Budgeting ProjectVoting for Participatory Budgeting [/tonight-see-participatory-budgeting-projects-flatbush-midwood/] begins this Saturday, March 25. Below is a list of the 8 project proposals on the ballot for Council Member Laurie Cumbo’s District 35 [http://council.nyc.gov/district-35/] (Bed-Stuy, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights, Fort Greene, Prospect Heights). With
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Voting for Participatory Budgeting [/tonight-see-participatory-budgeting-projects-flatbush-midwood/] begins this Saturday, March 25. Below is a list of the 18 project proposals on the ballot for Council Member Brad Lander’s District 39 [http://council.nyc.gov/district-39/] (Borough Park, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Kensington, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace). With
Central Brooklyn
MTA workers clearing a downed tree on the B/Q line earlier today. (Photo via NYCT subway/twitter)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. –MTA deaf on Sheepshead Bay Road elevator [Brooklyn Daily [http://www.
News
Photo by vanessaku via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BR8gECjBm65/]Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced plans for major improvements to city roads in an effort to increase safety for pedestrians and bicyclists in all five boroughs. Under the next phase of his Vision Zero Plan, the Mayor’s
Bensonhurst
Via FasTracKidsSummer is the time for exploration and the best way to experiment, risk free, is in summer camp. Specialties at one location It’s hard enough to get kids to summer camp and get to work on time without changing camps each week. Here are two camps where your