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Theodore Earl <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Butler?src=hash">#Butler</a> <br />
Brooklyn Bridge,1900<br />
Private collection<a href="https://twitter.com/Asamsakti">@Asamsakti</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RitaCobix">@RitaCobix</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/artmajcar">@artmajcar</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/LuisaM56_">@LuisaM56_</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/FedericaAnto2">@FedericaAnto2</a> <a href="https://t.co/WYCtPGxk5M">pic.twitter.com/WYCtPGxk5M</a></div>
— ludovico vico (@VicoLudovico) <a href="https://twitter.com/VicoLudovico/status/901598592397451264">August 27, 2017</a></blockquote>
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- <b>Woman who was battling cancer</b> dies alone in blaze at Brooklyn apartment building. [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/woman-66-battling-cancer-dies-brooklyn-blaze-article-1.3446946" target="_blank">Daily News</a>]<br />
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- <b>Check out the creativity</b> at the10th annual South Slope Soap Box Derby. [<a href="http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/08/26/south-slope-soap-box-derby/" target="_blank">cbslocal</a>]<br />
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- <b>BP Eric Adams will be giving</b> his recommendation this week on the controversial plan to develop the Bedford-Union Armory. [<a href="http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2017/8/25/bp-adams-recommendation-controversial-bedford-union-armory-this-week" target="_blank">Brooklyn Eagle</a>] <br />
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- <b>Afropunk 2017 </b>Saturday pics (Solange, Soul II Soul, Little Simz, more). [<a href="http://www.brooklynvegan.com/afropunk-2017-saturday-pics-solange-soul-ii-soul-little-simz-more/" target="_blank">Brooklyn Vegan</a>]<br />
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- <b>Battle of Brooklyn re-enactment</b> held at Green-Wood Cemetery. [<a href="http://brooklyn.news12.com/story/36226873/battle-of-brooklyn-re-enactment-held-at-green-wood-cemetery" target="_blank">News12</a>]<br />
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<b>- A 1-year-old girl</b> was badly burned by hot tea in East NY. [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/brooklyn-girl-1-badly-burned-hot-tea-hospitalized-article-1.3447161" target="_blank">Daily News</a>]<br />
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- <b>Cops say gang of men</b> made anti-gay comments and beat up a social worker in Bed-Stuy. [<a href="http://abc7ny.com/police-investigating-possible-hate-crime-in-brooklyn/2346176/" target="_blank">abc7</a>]<br />
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- <b>Now you can park your dog</b> in Brooklyn. [<a href="http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2017/8/25/now-you-can-park-your-dog-brooklyn-public-library" target="_blank">Brooklyn Eagle</a>] <br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYPD?src=hash">#NYPD</a> ESU Specialized Training School students conduct Rope Rescue Training on the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Brooklyn?src=hash">#Brooklyn</a> Bridge, part of their 8 month training program. <a href="https://t.co/kxv1WgiLQa">pic.twitter.com/kxv1WgiLQa</a></div>
— NYPD Special Ops (@NYPDSpecialops) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYPDSpecialops/status/901189522272260096">August 25, 2017</a></blockquote>
<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>On Friday the NYPD's Emergency Services Unit conducted rope rescue training on the Brooklyn Bridge.<br />
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Interesting contrast to the scene on the bridge in 1914, when painters apparently thought nothing of climbing the cables and just hanging out on them.<br />
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Painters hang from suspended wires on the Brooklyn Bridge October 7, 1914 / 31 years after it first opened <a href="https://t.co/8iQbMVxZHB">pic.twitter.com/8iQbMVxZHB</a></div>
— History to Learn (@TheWorIdhistory) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheWorIdhistory/status/901168622088855552">August 25, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<b>88th Precinct:</b><br />
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<b>Police Service Area 3</b><br />
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<b>78th Precinct</b><br />
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<b>84th Precinct</b><br />
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Join the 84th Precinct Community Council, the 84th Precinct, elected officials, merchants<br />
and your neighbors on Tuesday, Aug. 1 at 5 p.m. in Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 Picnic area.<br />
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Come on out let's get together to celebrate our united community!<br />
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Entertainment:<br />
Blenman Steel Sounds - Pianist Kay Sublime<br />
Gowanus Wildcats Drill Team<br />
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Plus:<br />
Police bicycle and scooter registration<br />
Bicycle helmets distributed by DOT<br />
Refreshments, Cookout - Ice Cream, Games and Face Painting<br />
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Transportation will be provided to the elderly and disabled by the 84th Precinct<br />
Phone 718-875-6850 to reserve a few days in advance.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steven Spielberg. By <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61325043" target="_blank">Gage Skidmore</a>, CC BY-SA3.0</td></tr>
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- <b>Is that really DC? <a href="http://wtop.com/dc/2017/07/really-dc-spielberg-film-transforms-brooklyn-neighborhood-14th-street/slide/1/" target="_blank">Spielberg film transforms Brooklyn neighborhood into ’14th Street’</a> (Photos) </b><br />
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Correspondent Andrew Porter sent the above link (for which he thanks neighbor Steven Rosenstein) about the filming going on in Brooklyn Heights over the past few days.<br />
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Published by <i>wtop</i>, the article starts: "You can spot a cavalcade of boxy Cadillacs lining the curb, and the street sign says 14th Street NW. But this isn’t actually D.C.’s famous strip in the 1970s.<br />
It’s a New York City neighborhood temporarily sent through the time machine for an upcoming Steven Spielberg-directed movie...."<br />
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"The film 'Nor’easter' is set to star Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep as legendary Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee and publisher Katherine Graham during the time the paper challenged the U.S. government for the right to publish the politically explosive Pentagon Papers in 1971."<br />
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Or it might be titled <a href="http://deadline.com/2017/03/steven-spielberg-tom-hanks-meryl-streep-pentagon-papers-the-post-amy-pascal-1202034193/" target="_blank">"The Post," as Deadline Hollywood has it.</a> <br />
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Porter writes:<br />
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"This explains the enormous stacks of a 1971 issue of <i>The Washington Post</i> I saw at a staging area on Clark Street.<br />
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I guess the guy wanted to use even more BH locations than he got to use in filming "Bridge of Spies."<br />
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Then there were the BH locations which stood in for Georgetown in "Burn After Reading." BH has been used way too much in filming movies and TV shows. I'm glad I don't have a car."</div>
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This helicopter swept Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Bridge Park and Cadman Plaza West with its searchlight very late Wednesday night.<br />
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No word yet on what it was looking for. If you hear, let us know. <br />
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This bus belongs to the <a href="https://conbody.com/" target="_blank">ConBody Prison-Style Bootcamp</a>. Headquartered in a grafitti-strewn neighborhood on the Lower East Side, ex-cons teach members exercises -- one course for example, focuses on exercises suitable for a 9x6' cell.<br />
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Founder Coss Marte teaches the above course.<br />
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His blurb:<br />
"Coss Marte personally oversaw a million dollar cocaine and marijuana
empire in New York City before getting busted. Once locked up, however,
he not only rethought his life—he conceived an entirely new and original
way of getting fit."<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stretch of Franklin Ave. where 27-year old Neftaly Ramirez was run down in a hit-and-run. Photo by MK Metz</td></tr>
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Brooklyn Councilmembers Ydanis Rodriguez, Stephen Levin and Mark Treyger
called for two hit-and-run drivers to turn themselves in while they still can.<br />
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Last weekend, 18-year old Alejandro Tello was killed by a driver in a white BMW SUV
as he rode across the street on his skateboard in Gravesend. 27-year old Neftaly Ramirez was riding his bike when he was struck by what is believed to be a green private garbage
truck.<br />
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Police are close to tracing the vehicles, officials said. At a press conference on Tuesday, as reported in the Brooklyn Eagle,<a href="http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2017/7/25/turn-yourself-brooklyn-pols-urge-cowardly-hit-and-run-drivers" target="_blank"> Levin noted that there are "numerous businesses"</a> along the Franklin Avenue stretch in Greenpoint. "There's no doubt in my mind that we will be able
to see video evidence that will show what [garbage] company it was and
some ID on that truck. " <br />
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UPDATE: Police tracked the car down not too far from the scene of the fatal
Gravesend crash, but they're still investigating who the driver was at the time of
the fatal crash, DNA reports. Meanwhile, the garbage truck in <a href="https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170726/greenpoint/neftaly-ramirez-hit-and-run-truck-driver-new-jersey" target="_blank">Greenpoint crash belongs to Action Carting</a> and has New Jersey plates, police said.<br />
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The <b><a href="http://www.bkhiphopfestival.com/" target="_blank">Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival</a> </b>is throwing a party this week that includes a film festival, the Juice Hip Hop Exposition, a free block party, talks and, on July 15, the grand finale concert.<br />
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The Hip-Hop Institute takes place on July 12, 10am-7pm,
at Medgar Evers College. The theme of the day/conference is “Speak The
Truth." Discuss issues of empowerment, social justice, health &
wellness, as well as entrepreneurship. The programming consists of
lectures, panels, and various workshops. <br />
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On Thursday, July 13th*, stop by Albee Square for the Spread Love Block Party from 4-9pm. Dance as DJ Spinna and DJ Uncle Ralph McDaniels spin on the 1s and 2s; hang in the beer garden, and stick around for some giveaways from the festival.<br />
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The big highlight comes on July 15, with the grand finale concert in Brooklyn Bridge Park.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bkhiphopfestival.com/events/" target="_blank">Full schedule here.</a><br />
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A Silver Alert has been issued for Victor Kruglyak, an 82-year-old white man from Brightwater Court and Brighton 5th Street in Brooklyn. The missing has Alzheimer’s and dementia and may be in need of medical attention.<br />
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Kruglyak is 5'4" tall, 150lbs, with white hair. He is wearing a yellow t-shirt, brown shorts and a blue baseball hat.<br />
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Last Seen: Near Corbin Place and Oriental Boulevard in Brooklyn at approximately 10:00 AM on 7/10.<br />
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If you see him, call 911.<br />
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Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn will be installing a new 70mm projector in their largest theater, with Christopher Nolan’s DUNKIRK as the inaugural film to be presented in 70mm on July 20th. The Alamo Brooklyn is one of just six New York City theaters presenting DUNKIRK in 70mm, and the only Brooklyn theater to show in the format. <br />
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From Alamo:<br />
DUNKIRK tells the true story of “The Miracle of Dunkirk” and the unparalleled heroism and selflessness that saved the lives of 330,000 Allied soldiers. Following the earliest disastrous British invasion of Europe, hundreds of thousands of Allied forces and members of high command found themselves trapped, surrounded by German forces and with the sea to their backs. <br />
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Enter the “Little Ships of Dunkirk,” a flotilla of 800 privately owned ferries, fireboats and fishing boats, which helped pluck the soldiers from the beaches and evacuate them safely across the Channel to Dunkirk. <br />
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DUNKIRK opens theatrically on July 20th. Tickets for DUNKIRK in 70mm are on sale now and can be purchased via the <a href="https://drafthouse.com/nyc/show/70mm-dunkirk" target="_blank">Alamo Drafthouse website</a> . <br />
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Ladder Co. 118 practiced their ladder climbs at the Brooklyn Heights firehouse over the weekend.<br />
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The drill followed the very real July 4 fire in DUMBO when firefighters from Ladder Co. 118 scaled a six-story loft building at 57 Jay St. to extinguish a fire reported on a lower floor.<br />
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You can see photos showing just how dizzyingly far the <a href="http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2017/7/5/fighting-fire-means-climbing-high-dumbo" target="_blank">ladders extended at that fire here.</a><br />
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On Mondays at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_149610837" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">8:00 P.M.</span></span> during July and August, a giant 40-foot inflatable screen turns the beach at West 10th Street into an outdoor movie theater. <br />
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Come on down and see a mix of modern, classic and indie movies. <br />
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For directions, maps, and full schedule head to <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://t.lt02.net/q/whpGuk7TPli01ISg40rKwWML7RegbMi3bu6YDV2abfaGoDLzgnDD_4Dr-uCg&source=gmail&ust=1499747085111000&usg=AFQjCNH7HbQlss-7q26BSlog-Kg9Ic7ZJg" href="http://t.lt02.net/q/whpGuk7TPli01ISg40rKwWML7RegbMi3bu6YDV2abfaGoDLzgnDD_4Dr-uCg" target="_blank">coneyflicks.com</a><br />
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<img align="middle" alt="July 17: Landline" class="CToWUd" height="141" src="https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/v3VcNBj3yseJCDWhY5htRGYsnvBjVCyrSWRrzGGDi3T4y_ecz26a0fxKoRvR1e7a7jOW40MEmqqqQTKJRiHl4Bm6CliW2gZmSbfvSPMzHoEPu7sFxGa0p8x77KGL-KIiHAM=s0-d-e1-ft#http://www.rooftopfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Landline_Banner-1.jpg" width="400" /><br />
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<img align="middle" alt="July 24: Finding Dory" class="CToWUd" height="141" src="https://ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/klP3TUgY6ArhNMvm8Lc4M4w-CKcpaE8ahW2tmWNb2qeAh3133yVLQ8Hix9W-ynPZnJADcjwUuf2vPUhny4mFJLQcH0KGeZPw_Z3pWPsJMGf1zdaKtMDpu5HS-FepcjPnkh20=s0-d-e1-ft#http://www.rooftopfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/FindingDory_Banner.jpg" width="400" /><br />
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<img align="middle" alt="August 14: The Lego Batman Movie" class="CToWUd" height="141" src="https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/WADEaFzYGJrU8rKh-AaNRl1br8zaH_Ir00hsnSpTKC3MptEJYeTD0TfSaike_mwIwh2-JPlNMiXbhDaHPZ8nwksLjyB4UOZwzzfEc1mHx9YW5JSP3IFk3lDnlVuCyhENrqI=s0-d-e1-ft#http://www.rooftopfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LegoBatman_Banner.jpg" width="400" /><br />
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<img align="middle" alt="August 21: Crown Heights" class="CToWUd" height="143" src="https://ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/1SJE_VO-vsQGLS30pP2HVKP91hWEi4tOOQkDjL_93Dc40qm4lnh96Ya6sDurg3sgkb2te49j8Fz71PMLf4R3f2LuS9801ikMJKMSdii7lf-Ku5SNurPc9tOD8anksFoW1ou5ZjOs=s0-d-e1-ft#http://www.rooftopfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/CrownHeights_Banner-1.jpg" width="400" /> <br />
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See the little red oval? If you look hard, you can see a little bit of New Jersey's fireworks, as seen from Brooklyn Heights.<br />
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The Jersey City Freedom and Fireworks Festival was supposed to take off from Liberty
State Park, which would have made it visible from the Promenade and BBP. But those plans were changed when NJ's government shut down, along with its parks and beaches.<br />
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The NJ display was moved to Exchange Place, sadly out of sight from Brooklyn Heights.<br />
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Those lucky Heights folks with balconies facing north (on an upper floor) had views of the Macy's display, but since it was moved north to Midtown Manhattan, it couldn't be seen from the Promenade or Brooklyn Bridge Park, prime viewing in years past. It was visible from Greenpoint and Williamsburg, however.<br />
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There will be a fireworks display near south Ellis Island tonight, 6/27, at approximately 10:15 p.m.<br />
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The best viewing points in Brooklyn are the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Brooklyn Bridge Park, the Brooklyn Bridge Walkway. In Manhattan, the best place to see them is Battery Park. (In New Jersey, go to Liberty State Park.)<br />
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The display's sponsor is Briggs Inc. Briggs oversees projects including product launches, sales meetings and other corporate functions. <br />
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A new public plaza at Two Trees' 300 Ashland will be unveiled on Wednesday, June 28th. <br />
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The celebration includes music by JahPan and special guests, food by Habana Outpost, and more on this 15,000 square foot landscaped plaza at the corner of Fulton and Lafayette. <br />
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The terraced plaza was designed by Enrique Norten of Ten Arquitectos and Grain Collective, and will be programmed by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership. <br />
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<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-celebration-opening-of-the-public-plaza-at-300-ashland-tickets-35242598561" target="_blank">More on this event here</a>.<br />
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Join the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership every Wednesday in July for free outdoor screenings of four furry Blockbuster films.<br />
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You bring the blanket, DBP will hand out the free popcorn. Movies start at sundown at MetroTech Commons in Downtown Brooklyn. <br />
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July 5: Madagascar <br />
July 12: Finding Dory <br />
July 19: A Bug's Life <br />
July 26: Zootopia <br />
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Indie Pop/Soul/Afrobeat collective People's Champs from Brooklyn are playing a Single & Music Video Release show at C’mon Everybody in Bed-Stuy with Kalbells (members of Rubblebucket) on Friday, 6/23, 8 p.m.<br />
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Feat. Starr Busby (Esperanza Spalding) & Melanie Charles (Gorillaz)<br />
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<a href="http://cmoneverybody.ticketfly.com/calendar" target="_blank">TICKETS AND CALENDAR HERE </a><br />
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From the release:<br />
People’s Champs is an all-star collective featuring some of the most creative and original musicians in Brooklyn. They blend indie pop, afrobeat and retro-soul into a “dance party waiting to happen, always changing and always excitable.” (Consequence of Sound). Their horn section moonlights as The Superpower Horns, studio section for none other than Beyoncé and touring horn section for Boy George & Culture Club. <br />
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On June 23rd, the band releases brand-new single & video, ‘Hostages Remix’, a reimagined version of the lead single from their 2015 debut album ‘American Dreamers’. The new track is a duet featuring vocalists Melanie JB Charles and Starr Busby who both sing with the collective. Melanie & Starr are great friends and are a force in their own right — the duo recorded on Gorillaz’ 2017 full-length release and will perform with them this summer. Ms. Busby also tours with Esperanza Spalding.<br />
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Active children and adults, and people with respiratory problems, such as asthma, should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors, according to DEC.<br />
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The humidity will make temperatures feel hotter as well.<br />
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An approaching cold front will give the area a chance for showers and thunderstorms, mainly from the afternoon into Tuesday night.<br />
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For more information, visit the National Weather Service at <a href="http://www.1.usa.gov/16w10Sq">http://www.1.usa.gov/16w10Sq</a> or the Department of Environmental Conservation at <a href="http://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/aqi/aqi_forecast.cfm">http://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/aqi/aqi_forecast.cfm</a>.<br />
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/myfabolouslife">@myfabolouslife</a> receives the key to Brooklyn <a href="https://t.co/Ahk9QI8iej">https://t.co/Ahk9QI8iej</a> <a href="https://t.co/vq72zPtHqo">pic.twitter.com/vq72zPtHqo</a></div>
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- <b>Former Brooklyn prosecutor</b> in NYPD gun permit scandal gets bail modified to allow travel for competitive dog shows. [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/ex-prosecutor-nypd-gun-scandal-allowed-travel-dog-shows-article-1.3239033" target="_blank">Daily News</a>]<br />
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- <b>Brooklyn pols express alarm </b>about Puerto Rican referendum, Haitian protected status. [<a href="http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2017/6/12/brooklyn-pols-express-alarm-about-puerto-rican-referendum-haitian-protected" target="_blank">Brooklyn Eagle</a>] <br />
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- <b>A man shot by police</b> in Brooklyn Sunday night has been arrested and charged with stabbing his roommate in front of officers. [<a href="http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2017/06/11/police-involved-shooting-brooklyn.html" target="_blank">NY1</a>]<br />
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- <b>Brooklyn Pride parade</b> draws massive, boisterous turnout. Photos. [<a href="http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2017/6/12/brooklyn-pride-parade-draws-massive-boisterous-turnout" target="_blank">Brooklyn Eagle</a>]<br />
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- <b>Fabrication studio Smart Department </b>is hosting a rat taxidermy class on Saturday where you can learn to make either one- or two-headed stuffed rats. [<a href="https://patch.com/new-york/williamsburg/new-east-williamsburg-artists-classroom-launches-rat-taxidermy-lesson" target="_blank">Patch]</a><br />
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- <b>A bar in Williamsburg </b>has created one of the greatest inventions known to mankind – a Beer ATM. [<a href="http://www.konbini.com/us/lifestyle/randolph-beer-beer-atm-brooklyn/" target="_blank">Konbini</a>] <br />
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- <b>Former NBA star Sebastian Telfair</b> was arrested in Bed-Stuy Sunday morning in a pickup truck stocked with loaded guns, drugs and a bulletproof vest. [<a href="https://patch.com/new-york/bed-stuy/nba-star-sebastian-telfair-arrested-car-guns-drugs-bulletproof-vest-nypd" target="_blank">Patch</a>]<br />
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- <b>DUMBO’s Live at The Archway </b>this Thursday: musician Rodes Rollins, artist Melanie Hope Greenberg. [<a href="http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2017/6/12/dumbos-live-archway-rodes-rollins-melanie-hope-greenberg" target="_blank">Brooklyn Eagle</a>]<br />
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- <b>Dirty dancing:</b> Floating company twirls on the Gowanus Canal. [<a href="http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/40/23/24-artichoke-dance-on-gowanus-2017-06-09-bk.html" target="_blank">Brooklyn Paper</a>]<br />
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S/b F train stuck for over an hour w/o light and air just rolled up-passengers dripping with sweat begging to get off <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mta?src=hash">#mta</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MTA">@MTA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/effedtrain?src=hash">#effedtrain</a> <a href="https://t.co/NXJ3pDJtji">pic.twitter.com/NXJ3pDJtji</a></div>
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Yesterday morning, the MTA web site listed the following problems:<br />
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Delays on the 2, 3, 5, 7, B, D, E, F, J, and M trains.<br />
Signal problems at Wall Street (2/3), Eastchester-Dyre Av (5), Mets-Willets Point (7), and West 4 St—Washington Square (A/B/C/D/E/F/M). And a broken train at Jamaica Yard.<br />
Some F trains were running on the A track. Some F trains were running on the G track. Some 2 trains were running on the 5 track. Some M trains terminated at Chambers. <br />
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The video of the trapped F train riders, above, speaks for itself.<br />
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John Raskin, Executive Director of the Riders Alliance, released the following statement:<br />
“This week we couldn’t even make it through Monday morning without the subways breaking down. Governor Cuomo has said he’s responsible for fixing the subway, but he hasn’t said how, or when, or with what funding. Subway riders leave for work in the morning not knowing if or when they will arrive. Meanwhile, the Governor has yet to release a plan to fix our dysfunctional commutes. What is Governor Cuomo’s plan to fix the subways, and when will he let riders in on it?”<br />
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Coming up this Friday, June 9th: Movies Under the Stars presents 'Happy Feet' at 8:45pm. A pre-movie dance party kicks off at 6:30pm<br />
(Note: The RSVP form lists "Eddie the Eagle" as the movie that night.) <br />
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The event takes place at Old Stone House, 336 3rd Street (Btw 4th Ave and 5th Ave) Brooklyn<br />
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Transportation: 4th Ave (F,G); 9th (R) <br />
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc791wE66iuf1nR7ukNLTpmJ30y5oRwc4goozikuDklBi5cNA/viewform" target="_blank">Admission is free. RSVP here. </a><br />
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A lovely view of the Brooklyn Bridge at sunset, 1899 <a href="https://t.co/kGMc5n87Cg">pic.twitter.com/kGMc5n87Cg</a></div>
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- <b>Fugitive from Ohio arrested</b> in Brooklyn (thanks to one man's Google search). [<a href="http://abc7ny.com/news/fugitive-from-ohio-arrested-in-brooklyn-thanks-to-one-mans-google-search/2059930/" target="_blank">abc7</a>]<br />
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- <b>Interactive umbrellas</b>, astronauts, as World Science Festival returns to Brooklyn. [<a href="http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2017/5/31/interactive-umbrellas-astronauts-world-science-festival-returns-brooklyn" target="_blank">Brooklyn Eagle</a>]<br />
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- <b>NYC Ferry's South Brooklyn route</b> launches today. <a href="http://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-ferry-s-south-brooklyn-route-launches-thursday-1.13694844" target="_blank">[amNY</a>]<br />
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- <b>Brooklyn woman builds </b>worldwide following with head wrap company. [<a href="http://brooklyn.news12.com/story/35559838/brooklyn-woman-builds-worldwide-following-with-head-wrap-company" target="_blank">News 12</a>]<br />
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- <b>VIDEO: Police seek public’s help</b> ID’ing perps in violent Brooklyn Heights jewelry store robbery. [<a href="http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2017/5/30/video-police-seek-publics-help-iding-perps-brutal-brooklyn-heights-jewelry" target="_blank">Brooklyn Eagle</a>]<br />
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- <b>Father of Brooklyn woman</b> accused of hiring hitman to kill husband arrested for threatening NYPD detective. [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/brooklyn-man-arrested-nypd-threat-daughter-trial-article-1.3210211" target="_blank">Daily News</a>]<br />
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- <b>The Fashion Institute of Technology</b> is coming to you starting this summer at the newly renovated Brooklyn Army Terminal building. [<a href="http://bklyner.com/fit-brooklyn-army-terminal/" target="_blank">bklyner</a>]<br />
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- <b>J'ouvert </b>safety forum tonight. <a href="http://mcbrooklyn.blogspot.com/2017/05/jouvert-safety-forum-thursday-in.html" target="_blank">[McBrooklyn</a>]<br />
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This weekend, 400+ local artists will open up their studios to the public for <a href="https://www.greenpointopenstudios.com/" target="_blank">Greenpoint Open Studios</a> 2017. Media include paintings, sculptures, film, photography, weaving/textiles, ceramics and more.<br />
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<strong>EVENT: Saturday June 3rd + Sunday June 4th, 2017 from 12pm-6pm.</strong><br />
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The launch party takes place on Friday, June 2, from 7:30pm to 11:30pm at Java Studios. <a href="https://www.greenpointopenstudios.com/events/" target="_blank">Other associated events here.</a> <br />
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Someone took a photo of why I don't hang out in Brooklyn <a href="https://t.co/FgEIMwER99">pic.twitter.com/FgEIMwER99</a></div>
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- <b>A 15-year-old mother </b>and her 5-month-old daughter disappeared from a Dean Street location and haven't been seen since. [<a href="http://pix11.com/2017/05/28/mom-5-month-old-baby-daughter-missing-in-brooklyn/" target="_blank">Pix11</a>]<br />
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- <b>Brooklyn man suspected of killing wife</b> admitted to shooting her before fleeing, says victim’s sister. [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/man-suspected-wife-killing-turn-father-article-1.3204700" target="_blank">Daily News</a>]<br />
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- <b>Brooklyn woman </b>loses life savings in scam. [<a href="http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/05/28/brooklyn-pigeon-drop-scam/" target="_blank">CBS</a>]<br />
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- <b>Pols announce arrest </b>and sentencing following $22K pension heist. [<a href="https://twitter.com/search?src=typd&q=brooklyn&lang=en" target="_blank">Twitter</a>] <br />
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13-year-old bike thief caught red-handed in Brooklyn <a href="https://t.co/su6ZqW7Eu7">pic.twitter.com/su6ZqW7Eu7</a></div>
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href="https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/868936075317792769">May 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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The town hall will take place at P.S. 375.<br />
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J'ouvert is the celebration that kicks off the night before the West Indian Day Parade.<br />
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Roughly 2,000 police officers were stationed at jouvert/the parade last September, but violence still broke out. Two people were shot and killed.<br />
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In 2015, one of Governor Cuomo's aides, Carey Gabay, was killed at J'ouvert. <br />
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Officials are looking at the future of the event.<br />
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