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Aug
20
Carranza takes issue with admissions to New York City’s gifted programs

Carranza takes issue with admissions to New York City’s gifted programs

New Chancellor Robert Carranza and Mayor Bill de Blasio (Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)By Christina Veiga Ever since the
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Aug
20
Mayor Brings ‘City Hall In Your Borough’ To Brooklyn This Week

Mayor Brings ‘City Hall In Your Borough’ To Brooklyn This Week

Mayor Bill de Blasio is working from home this week. Starting on Monday, August 20, de Blasio and members of
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Aug
19
This Week In BKLYNER: Free School Supplies For Kids, Karaoke For Seniors & More

This Week In BKLYNER: Free School Supplies For Kids, Karaoke For Seniors & More

Erwin Wurm’s Hot Dog Bus, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1, on view and handing out hot dogs until August
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Aug
17
The Weekly News Quiz: August 17, 2018

The Weekly News Quiz: August 17, 2018

Think you know all about Brooklyn news? Try this week’s news quiz and see how well you’ve kept
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Aug
17
28th Annual Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest Returns Saturday

28th Annual Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest Returns Saturday

CONEY ISLAND – A beloved summer tradition returns to Coney Island Beach on Saturday—the 28th Annual Coney Island Sand Sculpting
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Aug
16
Today’s Links: Goats on the Loose in Bushwick, Swords Forged in Red Hook Fires & More

Today’s Links: Goats on the Loose in Bushwick, Swords Forged in Red Hook Fires & More

Inside Brooklyn Borough Hall today (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Caught between a street sweeper and a bike lane in Bushwick, some
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Aug
16
Register To Vote For The 2018 New York State Primary Election

Register To Vote For The 2018 New York State Primary Election

The deadline to register to vote [http://www.elections.ny.gov/VotingDeadlines.html] in the New York State and Local
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Aug
16
Weekend Art Events: August 17-19 (Naked Theater, Small Press Flea, Summer Fest & More)

Weekend Art Events: August 17-19 (Naked Theater, Small Press Flea, Summer Fest & More)

Whether you love theater, books, movies, or music, you won’t be disappointed with the options this weekend. If you
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Aug
16
Street Fairs & Road Closures This Weekend

Street Fairs & Road Closures This Weekend

There’s a lot happening this August weekend! There is the Festa Di Santa Rosalia, F.A.C.E of
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Aug
15
Access A Ride Strands Neighbor in Manhattan

Access A Ride Strands Neighbor in Manhattan

Mathylde Frontus (left) with Charlene Davis. (Photo via Frontus)CONEY ISLAND – A 59-year-old Coney Island resident in a wheelchair waited
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