Arts & Culture
Via the artistThe artistry of Nick Papadakis [http://www.nicholaspapadakis.com/] is the meeting point of the visual and theoretical. The praxis of his craft digs deeply into the myriad of traditions that we think of as the fine arts, including photography, graphic design, printmaking, metal-working, furniture design, and holography
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66 Boerum Place (Photo via Google Maps)A woman is in critical condition after she set herself on fire outside a child welfare agency in Downtown Brooklyn on Friday. Reportedly, she was distraught over losing custody of her children. On January 13, a woman in her twenties left her kids
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The U.S. Navy Band marches on Pennsylvania Avenue during the presidential inauguration parade in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013 after Barack Obama was elected to a second term in office. (Photo: E.J. Hersom / defenseimagery.mil via Creative Commons)At least half of Brooklyn’s six members in
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Photo via Wikimedia Commons [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-09611.jpg].Government Offices, Parking, And Sanitation All government offices are closed on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, including courts. There is no mail delivery. All NYC public schools are closed. Students return to school on Tuesday, January 17, 2017.
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Photo by Beth [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rainbowbeth/2319149009/]Brooklyn’s overheated housing market appears to have spawned criminals of all types. Seven defendants, including three National Grid Employees, were indicted today in Brooklyn Supreme Court on charges that they operated a “shadow utility company that illegally installed gas
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Image via Fake Books on Subway: UNPRESIDENTED EDITION / YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uywdkkEnTNc]The Down-Low is our round-up of stories as well as other curiosities throughout Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. Hilarious book covers on the L train – Unpresidented Edition. [Free Williamsburg [http://freewilliamsburg.com/
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Image courtesy: Greenland Forest City PartnersStarting tomorrow, you can apply for one of the 303 affordable units at 38 6th Avenue in Prospect Heights. The new building, which will have no market rate apartments, is part of the Pacific Park/Atlantic Yards development [http://pacificparkbrooklyn.com]. Available apartments range in
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Renderings by Loci Architecture and Gowanus By DesignDoes your stomach still drop when passing over the Gowanus neighborhood as you ride the F/G line because you’re still mourning the loss of the Kentile Floors sign [/see-the-kentile-floors-sign-come-down-in-a-time-lapse-video-parkslopestoop/]? Since those 13 letters were removed from Brooklyn’s skyline, the Gowanus
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(Photo via ipohmotormouth/ instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BNZM5vrhufH/?taken-at=256653626&hl=en])A chaotic subway commute last Monday morning frustrated many a rider after bitterly cold temperatures caused ice-clogged drains to flood water onto the tracks [http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2017/01/9/heavy-mta-transit-delays-.
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“Spotted in Brooklyn” (Photo via Lainna Fader / twitter)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories as well as other curiosities throughout Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. Donald Trump Blasts Allegations In Dossier Claiming He Has Close Ties To Russia. [BuzzFeed News [https://www.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeednews/trump-president-elect-news-conference?utm_