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CONEY ISLAND/BAY RIDGE – It was a tense week for the two Democratic primary contenders, Mathylde Frontus and Ethan Lustig-Elgrably as the votes were counted and recounted for the race to represent Assembly District 46, which includes Coney Island and Bay Ridge. But it came to the last hour on
Announcements
Brad Lander speaks at the event at MS51 in Park Slope.By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat [https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2018/09/20/brooklyn-middle-schools-eliminate-screening-as-new-york-city-expands-integration-efforts/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=republish] New York New York’s Department of Education on Thursday approved sweeping changes to
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By: Steve Saperstein, Candidate for the 46th Assembly Seat As a New York City public school teacher, I’m excited to start another year of school teaching bright minds and young adults. However, as a candidate for the 46th Assembly District, I’m nothing but pessimistic as our children are
Arts & Culture
The autumnal equinox on Saturday officially brings summer to an end, but that won’t stop the many events planned for the weekend. Don’t miss the first-ever Downtown Brooklyn Arts Festival [/discover-the-district-downtown-brooklyns-inaugural-weekend-arts-festival/] which kicks off on Friday with Soul Summit, continues into Saturday with Community Day, and closes on
Business
SUNSET PARK – The Brooklyn Army Terminal [https://www.bklynarmyterminal.com] (BAT) celebrated its 100th anniversary on Saturday with a day-long block party, inviting locals to enjoy its sprawling campus and waterfront views. Brooklyn Army Terminal Celebrates 100 Years with BAT Block Party (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Brooklyn Army Terminal Celebrates 100
Central Brooklyn
Canoers paddling to Carroll Street Bridge Wednesday morning for “Watery Words: Reading Niedecker on the Gowanus at Dawn,” part of the 2018 Brooklyn Book Festival (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook
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DOT crews painting the new bike lane on 9th Street (Photo: Pamela Wong)The other day a bicyclist in Park Slope ended up with stitches when he asked a driver from Bensonhurst to move his car off the freshly painted 9th Street bike lane [https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2018/09/
News
SUNSET PARK – A 47-year-old construction worker was buried yesterday afternoon when a 20-foot brick retaining wall collapsed on top of him at a construction site located at 714 39th Street between 7th & 8th Avenues in Sunset Park. > #NYPD [https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYPD?src=hash&ref_src=
Arts & Culture
The sun returns (hopefully) just in time for a weekend packed with fun things to check out, from music, poetry, performances, exhibits, books, food, and more! Don’t forget to celebrate the Brooklyn Army Terminal’s 100th anniversary [/bat-celebrates-centennial-with-a-block-party/] at a block party on Saturday featuring performances by Busta Rhymes,
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CONEY ISLAND/AY RIDGE – A Walmart backed charter school group, is throwing some skin in the 46th Assembly race with a last-minute mailer backing Mathylde Frontus. Over the weekend, some residents in the Coney Island, Brighton Beach and Bay Ridge area received a mailer from Moving New York Families Forward
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Looking down 93rd Street from 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge, near where last Friday’s fatal shooting took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)BAY RIDGE – After a fatal shooting in Bay Ridge last week, police have released the identity of the victim—but are a still looking for their suspect.
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SUNSET PARK – A criminal justice reform nonprofit is relocating its headquarters from Lower Manhattan to Sunset Park. Industry City via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BTrP9g6hv6f/?hl=en&taken-by=industrycity]The Vera Institute of Justice [https://www.vera.org/] recently signed a 15-year lease for a 35,000-square-foot