This Week In BKLYNER: Sesame Street In Ditmas Park, Sinkhole In Clinton Hill & More

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Brooklyn-wide: Major Property Tax Relief for Seniors and Disabled Homeowners

Ditmas Park: It’s (Almost) Sesame Street in Ditmas Park: Neighbors Welcome

Bensonhurst: Photos from the Festa di Santa Rosalia

Brooklyn-wide: How We Can Help Those Affected By Hurricane Harvey

Brooklyn-wide: New Laws To Reduce Smoking In NYC Will Raise Cost Of Cigarettes To $13 A Pack

Clinton Hill: FDNY Rescue Man Whose Leg Fell Hip-Deep Into A Sinkhole On Myrtle Avenue

Sunset Park: Groundbreaking on a New School In Sunset Park (District 20)

DUMBO: DUMBO’s Cobblestone Streets May Be History

Prospect-Lefferts Gardens: Camillo—New Italian Restaurant Coming Soon To PLG

Sunset Park: Sunset Park Named One Of The World’s Coolest Neighborhoods

Park Slope: Bus Time Clocks Arrive at Brooklyn Bus Stops

Brooklyn Heights: Brooklyn Heights Penthouse Could Break Record For Borough’s Most Expensive Home Sale

Bushwick: Bushwick Community Group Files Suit Against Nearby Waste Transfer Station

Brooklyn-wide: Making Sense Of The New York State School Test Results (That Were Released Last Week)

Ditmas Park: Brooklyn’s First 24 Hour Diner Still Going Strong Six Decades Later

Crown Heights: J’Ouvert & West Indian Day Parade: Labor Day Monday 2017

Gowanus: Gowanus Development—Century-Old Masonry Closes And Small Manufacturers Building Planned

Bed-Stuy: Lotteries Open For Affordable Units In Bed-Stuy And Downtown Brooklyn

Fort Greene: Hillary Clinton Coming To Fort Greene To Promote New Book

Williamsburg: Mayor Announces Support For Waste Equity Bill

Southern Brooklyn: Money Allocated to Clean Streets In Southwest Brooklyn

Red Hook: Council Member Menchaca Proposes Transportation Upgrades In Red Hook and Sunset Park