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Images of three suspects have been released by the NYPD. Pictured are images released of (in chronological order) May 22, June 26, and July 2. (Via NYPD) Wednesday, April 20 is almost exactly seven months ago. And a lot has happened since then — in our neighborhood, our politics, and in
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Beastie Boys’ Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz (with paper) speaks at protest in Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn Heights. To his left is Public Advocate Letitia James. To his right is NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer. (Photo by Pamela Wong / BKLYNER) Hundreds of neighbors and Beastie Boys fans united to “stand up against
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Intersection of 5th Avenue and 10th Street in Park Slope. (Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6684911,-73.9869286,3a,75y,23.02h,106.01t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sXkQfK2GkjG-IdAwMsRa7pw!2e0!5s20141001T000000!7i13312!8i6656 ])The bomb squad and other emergency vehicles flooded the intersection of 5th
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Adam Yauch Park, Brooklyn Heights. November 19, 2016. (Photo by Justin Fox / BKLYNER)On Friday, November 18, abhorrent graffiti was painted on playground equipment at Adam Yauch Park [https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/adam-yauch-park] in Brooklyn Heights. The response was swift. The graffiti was removed overnight. Community members redecorated with
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City Point, Downtown Brooklyn. October 2016. (Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNER) It’s impossible to avoid all the development going on in Downtown Brooklyn with all the construction cranes hovering high above the area adding countless, modern, glass and steel towers to the skyline. According to DNAinfo [https://www.dnainfo.
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Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, A Dance Company returns to BRIC House in Downtown Brooklyn with a program of works that express love, joy and community connection. Photo provided by BRICPROGRAM Truth Don Die (2006), reimagined with community performers taking the stage alongside Evidence, A Dance Company She is Here (2016)
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Ginger Cookie Pumpkin Pie. (Photo via The Good Batch)Thanksgiving is all about its savory eats, but what would that holiday meal be without a table full of delicious pies? If you’re running short on time, or got skipped over when the baking genes were handed out, our neighborhood
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Photo Credit: Nick NormalToday, northern Brooklyn Council Member Stephen Levin and Flatbush Council Member Jumaane Williams introduced two bills that would put checks and balances on buildings receiving the 421-a tax abatement. Williams’ Int.1366 bill [http://on.nyc.gov/2g2ubVf] would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development
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Image via NYPDThe NYPD is searching for a suspect who got away with over $30,000 from two Chase bank locations in Park Slope. The first incident took place on Wednesday, August 10 when the individual entered a Chase Bank, located at 162 5th Avenue (between St. Johns Place and
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Electric Lotus Tattoo Owner Jae Connor. (Photo by Pamela Wong / BKLYNER)When Jae Connor was a child, he was fascinated by a skull tattoo on his father’s forearm. “I must have asked him about that tattoo 100,000 times,” he says about the eye-patch-wearing skull surrounded by flames and
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Full video of Let’s Get Organized, Tuesday, November 15, 2016. (Courtesy of the office of Brad Lander) The stained glass windows which surround the interior of Congregation Beth Elohim [https://congregationbethelohim.org/] did not betray the concern evident on the faces of many of those in attendance on Tuesday