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Photo via Robert Carroll2016.com.The battle for Jim Brennan’s New York State Assembly seat is heating up, and so is the debate about a new direction for the local Democratic Party. Three candidates seeking to represent the state assembly’s 44th district — Rob Curry-Smithson [http://www.robcurrysmithson.com/
Kids & Family
Brooklyn Bulldogs playing in the Dominican Republic. (Photo credit: Brooklyn Bulldogs)The Brooklyn Bulldogs [http://78pyc.org/bulldogs-travel-baseball/brooklyn-bulldogs-how-it-all-started/] have been swinging their bats for more than a decade, however the team continues to reinvent itself. The youth travel baseball program of the 78th Precinct Youth Council [http://78pyc.org/
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/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2337-16-78-PCT-Burg-08-11-16-Final.mp4A robber is on the run after he stole several iPads and an ATM holding large amounts of cash from a Prospect Heights restaurant last Thursday morning, police said. An unidentified man broke into Zaytoons Restaurant (594 Vanderbilt Avenue [https://www.google.com/maps/place/
Arts & Culture
Ethiopian food at the NYC African Food Festival. (Courtesy: socinna / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BJGbXLMDPik/?tagged=nycafricanfoodfestival])With temperatures at nearly 100 degrees over the weekend, foodies still made their way to the first annual New York African Food Festival [/blog/2016/08/10/new-yorks-first-annual-african-food-festival-debuts-in-brooklyn-this-weekend/] at the Brooklyn
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Courtesy of Michael Cox for BrooklynWith a controversial and chaotic Presidential race taking up the majority of media headlines, candidates can find it challenging to introduce themselves to their current or potential constituency. Here’s an opportunity to hear from a new candidate in their own words. Michael Cox (D)
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Courtesy of Michael Cox for BrooklynWith a controversial and chaotic Presidential race taking up the majority of media headlines, candidates can find it challenging to introduce themselves to their current or potential constituency. Here’s an opportunity to hear from a new candidate in their own words. Michael Cox (D)
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Proposed 39 South Elliott Place plan. (Courtesy: Landmark Preservation Commission [http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/presentation-materials/05_21_16/39_South_Elliott_Pl.pdf] )The City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission [http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/html/home/home.shtml] (LPC) approved a revised proposal to construct
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Photo via Race Imboden/Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/RaceImboden/photos/a.311448995589349.73933.192423840825199/839782402756003/?type=1&theater] Don’t be surprised if the local clothing stores start selling lamés [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lam%C3%A9_(fencing)]. Because Park Slope may start to become a fencing
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(Courtesy: Brooklyn Navy Yard)The Brooklyn Navy Yard has released photos of its new shuttle buses as part of its improved transportation system. The Yard says its transportation plan will provide its growing workforce with direct access to all corners of the city. The brand-new shuttles can be tracked in
Events
Orange is the New Black’s Natasha Lyonne hosts Ask Me Another on Tuesday, August 16 at The Bell House. (Photo via natasha_lyonne [https://www.instagram.com/p/BHhb2lGD65l/?taken-by=natasha_lyonne&hl=en])The dog days of summer are barking for you! Weekday events include Ed Sullivan
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“Spread love, it’s the Brooklyn way.” (Photo: Elizabeth Elizalde / Fort Greene Focus)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/ftgfocus], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FortGreeneFocus/], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fortgreenefocus/], and sign up for
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