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This Week In BKLYNER: MacArthur Genius, New Indie Cinema, New Comedy Club & More

Oct 28, 2018 — 2 min read

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Bed-Stuy: Brooklyn Dancer Named MacArthur Genius – Meet Okwui Okpokwasili

Clinton Hill: Clinton Hill Street Corner May Soon Be Named In Honor Of Biggie Smalls

Park Slope: Will Razing A Tenants’ Garden On Prospect Park West Solve A Rat Problem?

Park Slope: Students Help Cut Ribbon For New ‘Green’ Playground At P.S. 282

Brooklyn Heights: Tell The City How Much The Brooklyn Heights Promenade Means To You

Greenpoint: In North Brooklyn, Stuart Cinema Focuses on Independent Filmmakers and Local Artists

Crown Heights: NYPD Officer Dies Of 9/11-Related Illness

Fort Greene: Construction Begins at BAM Park

Brooklyn-wide: Throwing Shade: Which Brooklyn Apartments Are Stuck in the Shadows?

Boerum Hill: Eastville Comedy Club Moves The Laughs To Brooklyn

Bay Ridge: Electioneering in Southern Brooklyn Senate Race

Brooklyn-wide: Jumaane Williams Announces Bid for Public Advocate

Southern Brooklyn: Two ‘Mega Million’ Winning Tickets Sold in Brooklyn

Gowanus: Gone Fishing, On The Gowanus Bay

North Brooklyn: MTA Announces Additional Service Plans (And A Few Cuts) for L Train Shutdown

Southern Brooklyn: Pamela Harris Sentenced to Six Months in Jail for Fraud, Witness Tampering

Dyker Heights: DOT Studies Dyker Heights Intersection, Residents Worry It Will Take Forever

Cobble Hill: Meet The New District Manager of Community Board 6

Brooklyn-wide: What To Know About The “Right To Know” Act

Crown Heights: Horrific Car Crash Sends Father and Son Flying

East Flatbush: Pedestrian Dies Weeks After East Flatbush Crash

Flatbush: Help Us Provide 500 Meals For 500 Families This Thanksgiving!

Ditmas Park: Notorious Adult Home To Become A Homeless Shelter

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