This Week In BKLYNER: Bengali New Year, Black-Owned Coffee Shops & More
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Brooklyn Heights: Scaffolding Collapse Injures 3 In Brooklyn Heights
Bay Ridge: Bay Ridge Democratic District Leader Seat Opens Up
Kensington: “Shubho Noboborsho!” — Kensington Celebrates Bengali New Year
Flatlands/Flatbush: Two Deaths In Flatlands and Flatbush Over The Weekend
Prospect Park: Prominent Lawyer Dies After Setting Self On Fire In Prospect Park
Brooklyn Heights/Prospect Heights: Students From Two Brooklyn Schools Will Have Artwork Exhibited In Group Show At The Guggenheim
Brooklyn-wide: 37 Black-Owned Coffee Shops In Brooklyn – Updated With Map
Williamsburg: Take A Look At Williamsburg’s New Waterfront Park, Opening This June
Bushwick: 100 Affordable Units Up For Grabs at Former Rheingold Site in Bushwick
Green-Wood Cemetery: Statue Of Controversial Doctor Removed From Central Park… And Sent To Brooklyn
Brooklyn-wide: DUMBO Remains Priciest Neighborhood In Brooklyn
Bed-Stuy: Bed-Stuy Block Co-Named Jackie Robinson Way
Bushwick: Rats! De Blasio Visits Bushwick To Announce Rodent Extermination Plan
Coney Island: Republican Liam McCabe Likely To Run For Assembly Seat Vacated By Pamela Harris
Bensonhurst: Will Senator Simcha Felder Return To The Democrats?
Bushwick: Eye-Popping Primary Color Apartments Headed for Bushwick’s Stanhope Street
Boerum Hill: CB2 Land-Use Committee Votes Against 80 Flatbush Development
Carroll Gardens: Emma’s Torch Relocates To Smith Street In Former Wilma Jean Space
Bensonhurst: Water Main Repairs In Bensonhurst Are Almost Completed
Brooklyn-wide: Landmarks Preservation Commission Chair Resigns Following Opposition To Proposed Changes In Rules
Borough Hall: Celebrate Arab-American Heritage at Borough Hall Next Week!
Greenpoint: Food, Cocktails And Rock & Roll: NYC’s Taste Of The Nation Event
Fort Greene/Bushwick: Brooklyn Borough President Launches #BLKCoffeeInBK Tour
Dyker Heights: Dyker Heights Postal Worker Arrested After 17,000 Pieces Of Undelivered Mail Found In His Possession
Fort Greene: BRIC Wins Five 2018 New York Emmy Awards