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Courtesy of WanderlustWanderlust 108 Brooklyn Sun. September 11 | 9:30a – 5:45p Prospect Park (Nethermeade) Wanderlust 108 [http://wanderlust.com/108-events/brooklyn-ny/?utm_108_brooklyn_082916&utm_source=cornermedia&utm_medium=banner] , the world’s only mindful triathlon is coming to Brooklyn! This is a field day for
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The 25-year-old victim was shot and killed by a gunman on North Elliott Place on August 28. (Photo: Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/place/15+N+Elliott+Pl,+Brooklyn,+NY+11205/@40.6975761,-73.9774719,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c25bcbd5bb28c7:0xadd067ceeb5ed998!8m2!3d40.6976373!4d-73.9772519] )A man
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Billy Martin and Friends play Threes Brewing on Tuesday, August 30. (Photo via Medeski, Martin & Wood)The dog days of summer are almost behind us, but we have events to keep you celebrating. Weekday events include hell-hounds, orgies, and guacamole! “The Hell-hounds Tremble When They See the King Dawning
Business
Photo via everymanespresso [https://www.instagram.com/p/BBp7R2LBZpk/?taken-by=everymanespresso&hl=en]The founders of the ubiquitous coffee outlet once considered the name “Pequod” to name their future coffee empire. “Then they decided no one would want to drink a cup of ‘Pee-quod’,” reported the Seattle Post-Intelligencer [http:
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Photo via lucyravich [https://www.instagram.com/p/BJd5meCA9U4/?taken-at=213237208&hl=en]Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and sign up for our daily newsletter. And if you ever have any news tips, story ideas,
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Charles Durning and Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon. (Photo via youtube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF1rtd8_pxA])The entire borough was jumpin’ this week. And you were busy jumpin’ as well. Here’s a chance to catch up on all the goings on throughout the county of
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Park Slope is a lovely place to live. So lovely, I could write a 1,000 word essay [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2WZrxuwDhs]. However, a picture is worth at least that many words, so take a gander at these tempting offers. (Courtesy Johanna Gyuro of JMGYURO Real Estate)
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The South Slope Derby hits 17th Street near 6th Avenue Sarturday, August 27 at 12pm. (Photo by Daniel Paterna)Weekend events to cool you down include Battle of BK events, soapbox racing, a Eutopia tour, and more. Commemorate the Battle of Brooklyn with events throughout the borough! [/blog/history/heres-your-borough-wide-event-listings-for-the-240th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-brooklyn/
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[Left – Right] Kim Maier, Executive Director, Old Stone House; Gilly Youner, co-President, Park Slope Civic Council; CB6 District Manager Craig Hammerman; Daniel Wiley, Community Coordinator for Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez; John Frost, E.D. of Bikeshare Program, DOT; NYC DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg; Council Member Brad Lander; Doug Gordon, Brooklyn Spoke;
Animals
Photo by Sandra SobanskiThese two lovable house cats have been recently abandoned and are living on the street. They need a good foster home or an adoption, and this neighbor is willing to help pay the bills. Sandy Sobanski has been seeing them daily, near Albermarle Road and East 2nd
Health
https://youtu.be/q5qI7LqE6mk. Participation in parkour at Aviator Sports and Events Center has skyrocketed, likely due to the surging popularity of American Ninja Warrior and gymnastics in general. In Feburary of this year, new modular equipment [http://www.aviatorsports.com/sports/gymnastics/parkour/] was purchased to provide students a
Arts & Culture
‘Take The Hill’ Board Game allows you to experience the dilemmas of being a soldier during the Battle of Brooklyn. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop) The British won. Again. That’s because digital interactive designer Isaac Nelson and I were going head-to-head in a game of ‘Take the