This Week In BKLYNER: Solar Eclipse, Soap Box Derby, Waffles & More

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Park Slope: [UPDATE] Teen Sexually Assaulted In Park Slope/Gowanus Area Park

Greenpoint: Widow Launches Go Fund Me Campaign To Help Pay For Slain Husband’s Funeral

Brooklyn-wide: How Brooklyn Watched The Solar Eclipse

Clinton Hill: Cops Seeking Unruly Bus Passenger Who Spat On, Hit Driver With Cane

East Flatbush: Police Release Video Of SUV That Hit A Bicyclist In East Flatbush

Brooklyn-wide: Which Candidates Made It To The Official Ballot For The Primaries

Sunset Park: An Afternoon At Sunset Park’s Frying Pan Wheelhouse

Flatbush: Inside the Flatbush Churro Wars

Brownsville: A New Firehouse And Training Center For Brooklyn Rescue Company 2

Downtown Brooklyn: Sites For Ai Weiwei’s Citywide Public Art Exhibition Announced

Fort Greene: Afropunk Fest Returns To Fort Greene August 26 & 27

Gravesend: After Gravesend Mess, Legislators Move To Make Sure City Can’t Keep Water Pollution Secret

Park Slope: 10th Annual Soap Box Derby This Saturday

Brooklyn-wide: 10 Best Places To Eat Waffles In Brooklyn

Park Slope: Where Are They Now: Greetings From North Carolina

Northern Brooklyn: Real Estate Roundup: Late Summer Steals

Park Slope: Make A Wish: New Bubble Tea And Smoothie Shop Opens On 5th Avenue

Williamsburg: Whole Foods To Drop Prices On Monday

Park Slope: Park Slope’s Tabeel Aromatherapy Gift Shop and Salon Closing After 21 Years

Kensington: Are There Really No Gyms in Kensington Any More?

DUMBO: DUMBO Named Brooklyn’s Most Dog-Friendly Neighborhood