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PARK SLOPE – A 72-year-old woman evicted from her home in 2015 led a group of homeless New Yorkers and affordable housing advocates on Friday in confronting Mayor Bill de Blasio as he went to the Park Slope YMCA for his daily workout. Three years ago, Nathylin Flowers Adesegun was evicted
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Scene following the crash at 9th Street & 5th Avenue (Photo courtesy of Lloyd Mitchell)PARK SLOPE – Following Monday’s fatal crash [/two-children-struck-killed-5th-ave-9th-street/] that left two children dead and a pregnant mother in critical condition, Park Slope residents are expressing their frustrations with the city’s failure to fix the
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The last day of public school is June 28, yet private and parochial schools end much earlier. Some private schools dismiss more than two weeks earlier. While most summer camps kick off the week of July 3, here are camps that start much earlier for those kids who are already
Kids & Family
It took its sweet time in getting here, but winter appears to have settled in around the five boroughs. Whether you’re a fan of the cold temperatures or not, this weather tends to send stir-crazy families on a desperate quest for Brooklyn play spots. Not just any play spot,
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Photo via YMCA [https://www.facebook.com/ymcanyc/photos_stream?ref=page_internal]The outdoor pools have been closed [/blog/sports/a-guide-to-brooklyns-public-outdoor-swimming-pools] for a few months now and winter is on its way, but you’d still like to take a dip in a pool and maybe swim some laps.
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Draft of Citi Bike expansion. (Courtesy of DOT)The Community Board 6 Transportation Committee [http://www.brooklyncb6.org/committees/?a=detail&content_id=55] unanimously approved the Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml]‘s plan for Citi Bike [https://www.citibikenyc.com/
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Thursday, October 4 • The final tour of Willem Breuker Kollektief [http://wbk.home.xs4all.nl/], which features ten musicians/improvisers and which has been on the road for 38 years, lands at ShapeShifter Lab [http://www.shapeshifterlab.com/portfolio/oct-4-willem-breuker-kollektief-final-tour/] (18 Whitwell Place) at 8pm. Friday, October 5 • If you