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Protestors Take to the Streets in Crown Heights After Rally for Slain Saheed Vassell

CROWN HEIGHTS – After Wednesday’s killing of 34-year old Saheed Vassell at the hands of the NYPD [/police-shooting-vassell/], crowds gathered at the corner of Utica Avenue and Montgomery Street to mourn the neighbor’s passing. State Senator Jesse Hamilton spoke at a vigil, starting at 4:40 pm, the time

Announcements

Chelsea Clinton’s “She Persisted Around the World” Book Tour Hits Central Library

Photo: Zainab IqbalPROSPECT HEIGHTS – About 500 people (including dozens and dozens of young children) showed up to Brooklyn Central Library yesterday to hear Chelsea Clinton read her new book, “She Persisted Around the World,” get their copies signed, and ask questions like — “Are you gonna be president one day?” “She

Central Brooklyn

Brooklyn Politicians Call on Mayor for Burn Unit Funding

The FDNY has seen a rise in fires over the last year, which prompted the new call for a Brooklyn-based burn unitBorough President Eric L. Adams and the Brooklyn delegates of the New York City Council are calling on Mayor De Blasio to allocate funding for a burn unit in

Events

Three Kings Parade Arrives in Williamsburg [PHOTOS]

The Three Kings Parade marched down Graham Avenue/Avenue of Puerto Rico on a sunny Sunday this weekend (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)After a weeks-long delay due to snow and the bitter cold weather at the beginning of January, los tres reyes finally arrived in Williamsburg this weekend as the Three

Central Brooklyn

More Photos Of Grayson Around Brooklyn

Here are some more photos capturing winter storm Grayson blasting through Brooklyn earlier today submitted by BKLYNER readers. Gabrielle sent in this photo taken on Glenwood Road in Flatbush of two sisters enjoying their snow dayBKLYNER reporter Zainab sent in this pic taken from her window in Midwood/KensingtonLocal photographer

Central Brooklyn

Snow Day Photos Of Ditmas Park

DITMAS PARK – As winter storm Grayson [https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2018-01-04-winter-storm-grayson-northeast-bombogenesis-snow-forecast] , or the more dramatically monikered “Bomb Cyclone [https://weather.com/science/weather-explainers/news/what-is-bombogenesis-weather-bomb] ,” pummeled NYC with heavy snow, arctic temperatures, and blustery winds this morning, BKLYNER braved the elements to capture some photos of the borough

Downtown Brooklyn

Snow Day Photos Of Boerum Hill, Gowanus & Park Slope

BOERUM HILL/GOWANUS/PARK SLOPE – As winter storm Grayson [https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2018-01-04-winter-storm-grayson-northeast-bombogenesis-snow-forecast] , or the more dramatically monikered “Bomb Cyclone [https://weather.com/science/weather-explainers/news/what-is-bombogenesis-weather-bomb] ,” pummeled NYC with heavy snow, arctic temperatures, and blustery winds this morning, BKLYNER braved the elements to capture some photos

Arts & Culture

Keeping Culinary Traditions Alive In Little Pakistan

LITTLE PAKISTAN – On Coney Island Avenue, American-Pakistani women are trying to keep their culinary tradition alive in a tax office. (Mustafa Z. Mirza/BKLYNER)On weekdays, Bibi Jan Corp, is mostly frequented by South Asian men seeking advice on immigration and taxation, but on the weekends, the same place is

Explore

Stuff Yourself Silly in Sunset Park Using ReachNow

(via Tacos El Bronco Facebook page)Things have changed a bit since that day in July [/hook-red-hook-reachnow/] you grabbed a ReachNow [https://reachnow.com/en/brooklyn-ny/] car from one of our neighborhood side streets and spent the day exploring Red Hook. You’ve gotten a little busier. The days have

community

5 Years Since Sandy: Red Hook’s Barnacle Parade [Photos/Video]

RED HOOK – Despite the driving rain on Sunday, hundreds of locals turned out for Red Hook’s fourth annual Barnacle Parade [https://www.facebook.com/barnacleparade/], a fun community event that commemorates the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy hitting the waterfront neighborhood and celebrates its resilient, tenacious residents. Barnacle Parade 2017,

Bensonhurst

Views from Bensonhurst’s Columbus Parade [PHOTOS]

(Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)BENSONHURST – While the Columbus Day Parade may have much of Midtown Manhattan blocked off today, Brooklynites celebrated their Italian heritage with a Columbus Parade of their own on Saturday, October 7. The event kicked off around noon on the hot, sunny day, with classic cars parked on

Arts & Culture

Photo Requests from Solitary and Elsewhere: Photoville Transforms Shipping Containers Into Pop-up Photo Galleries

Photoville shipping containers in Brooklyn Bridge Plaza against the Manhattan skyline. September 13, 2017. (Photo Allison Weintraub)DOWNTOWN — Back for its sixth year, Photoville [http://photoville.com/] displays works of photography in a pop-up village of refurbished shipping containers. Brooklyn non-profit United Photo Industries [http://www.unitedphotoindustries.com/] (UPI) builds