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Former State Senate candidate Jasmine Robinson speaks at the demonstration alongside Garner family member Jewel Miller and Ph-Je Bethea (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)BROOKLYN HEIGHTS—Family members of Eric Garner and a former state senate candidate on Monday called on the man who killed Garner five years ago to
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SUNSET PARK – After reports of ICE knocking on doors on Saturday, July 13, in Sunset Park, the neighborhood and its main park, a place usually packed with people, was eerily empty this Sunday. > This Sunset Park soccer field is Never empty….from 7 am until they shut the lights
Arts & Culture
ATH Studios’ fabrication of Albino Shark for the artist Ashley Bickerton (2008); Photo via ATH StudiosSUNSET PARK – Nailing down exactly what ATH Studios [http://www.athstudios.com] does can be hard – even for founder Andrew Hunt. “We’re a weird mix of stuff. The senior members [of my staff] are
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Photo: BklynerUPDATE: Cops arrested 41-year-old Sam Chen on July 4th. He was charged with Murder and Criminal Possession of a Weapon. SUNSET PARK – A 45-year-old man is dead after being shot in his own bed last Friday. On Friday, June 28, at around 12:34 p.m., cops found an
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Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City TransitSUNSET PARK – The 59th Street Subway Station is finally going to have an elevator, but that will come with street closures for three weeks. “Starting tonight at 10:00 p.m. Fourth Avenue from 58th to 60th Streets will be closed to
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A young photographer in Tamazulapam taking a class. (Photo via Direct Impact Coalition)SUNSET PARK – Eight teenagers will get the opportunity to learn the ropes of photography this summer for free. Direct Impact Coalition [https://www.directimpactcoalition.org/] is an “independent non-profit offer[ing] sustained, direct support to migrant-origin communities
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From left to right, Central Sunset Park Historic District, Sunset Park South Historic District, Sunset Park North Historic District, and Sunset Park 50th Street Historic District. Via LPCSUNSET PARK – Today, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) designated Sunset Park North,, Central Sunset Park, Sunset Park 50th Street, and
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Council Member Carlos Menchaca addresses Community Board 7 in Sunset Park (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)SUNSET PARK—Industry City’s CEO on Monday defended the complex’s planned expansion at a Sunset Park’s community board meeting, responding to neighborhood residents’ questions as they mulled the plan, which was
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Birdseye view of Brooklyn Navy Yard Master Plan (Architectural and Urban Design Concepts by WXY, Illustrative Visualization by bloomimages)Brooklyn’s economy is booming, driven by growth in tech start-ups, creative companies, and next-generation makers and manufacturers, a new report by the Center for an Urban Future published [https://nycfuture.
North Western Brooklyn
PARK SLOPE/SUNSET PARK – The NYPD is requesting the public’s help in identifying the man seen in the photo and videos below in connection to four incidents of debris being thrown onto subway tracks in Brooklyn. Via NYPDThe first incident occurred at approximately 12:30am on Thursday, May 9
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On a recent Saturday afternoon in mid-May, the corridor in Industry City’s Building 6 connecting 34th and 35th Streets was abuzz with activity. Fueled by a table full of homemade tamales, a group of Sunset Park middle school students were in the midst of their final push to finish
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SUNSET PARK – NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center opened its doors Friday morning for a tour showcasing state-of-the-art technologies and services that will make it the premier cancer treatment facility in Brooklyn. NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center—Sunset Park. Alex Colletta/Bklyner Perlmutter Cancer Center is a