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(Photo by Tom Prendergast)When news broke that The Pavilion was bought by Williamsburg’s Nitehawk Cinemas, we thought we were saying goodbye to the gum-spackled, rat-infested-yet-beloved theater [/exploring-the-pavilions-dark-secrets-one-last-time/]. But now it looks like the theater we love to hate is getting chewed out once again, this time by union
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Service road, Ocean Parkway and Avenue J, Jan. 17 (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)As of January, new rules are changing traffic patterns along Ocean Parkway, despite fierce opposition from local politicians and some residents. New traffic signals unveiled last week ban right turns from four intersections along Ocean Parkway,
Arts & Culture
via Kettle & Thread FacebookThis Saturday, there will be women marching in Washington and women marching in New York City, and many of them will be wearing pink PussyHats [https://www.pussyhatproject.com/]. “Wearing pink together is a powerful statement that we are unapologetically feminine and we unapologetically stand for
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Source: katerha via flickrEnvironmental advocates are fighting back against a Brooklyn State Senator’s efforts to reverse a controversial fee aimed at curbing the use of disposable grocery bags in favor of more environmentally-friendly, reusable alternatives. State Senator Simcha Felder [https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/simcha-felder], who represents communities in
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The U.S. Navy Band marches on Pennsylvania Avenue during the presidential inauguration parade in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013 after Barack Obama was elected to a second term in office. (Photo: E.J. Hersom / defenseimagery.mil via Creative Commons)At least half of Brooklyn’s six members in
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Photo via goldenfelice [https://www.instagram.com/p/BILOPMggNSq/?taken-by=goldenfelice&hl=en]As controversy swirls over U.S. intelligence reports [http://nyti.ms/2jbY0mp] of Russia meddling in last year’s presidential election, there are some who wonder what will become of the often-strained relationship between Russia and
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From Left: Council Member Mathieu Eugene, Ahmed Khalifa, Khalifa’s dad, community leader Hassan Eltigani, and Assembly Member Dov Hikind. (Photo by BKLYNER)“I don’t like people calling me a hero. I’m just a guy,” said Ahmed Khalifa, the 17-year-old Midwood High School student who helped catch a
Central Brooklyn
Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte speaks in support of tenants, 2015. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)Yesterday, Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte of District 42 (representing Flatbush and Ditmas Park) sent an urgent letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson, asking the department to stop deporting Haitians
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Photo via 6th Communications Battalion. [http://www.marforres.marines.mil/Major-Subordinate-Commands/Force-Headquarters-Group/6th-Communication-Battalion/] Senator Kristen Gillibrand announced this week that she secured $15.1 million funding for the two New York State Marine Corps Reserve facilities, one of which is the 6th Communications Battalion at Floyd Bennett Field. The Battalion,
Central Brooklyn
Assemblymember Dov Hikind. (Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites)Assemblymember Dov Hikind is not messing around [/blog/politics/hikind-asks-cuomo-to-stop-ocean-parkway-changes-until-he-comes-to-see-the-road-himself/] in his attempt to stop the traffic changes to Ocean Parkway. He had a meeting yesterday with the NYS Department of Transportation (NYS DOT), an official from the city DOT (NYC
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Assemblymember Dov Hikind. Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.Assemblymember Dov Hikind is not messing around [/hikind-asks-cuomo-stop-ocean-parkway-changes-comes-see-road/] in his attempt to stop the traffic changes to Ocean Parkway. He had a meeting yesterday with the NYS Department of Transportation (NYS DOT), an official from the city DOT (NYC DOT), a
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WT & Kensington neighbors rally at the Ft. Hamilton Pkwy F/G, December 12. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)“We will not tolerate acts of hatred,” said City Council Member Brad Lander and more than 30 neighbors this morning at a solidarity rally outside the subway station where Islamophobic graffiti