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Mermaid Parade planned to be held in-person later this year

By Rose Adams

Theater

Hear all about it: Irondale theater launches first ever radio play adapting Bertolt Brecht

By Kevin Duggan

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Arts & Entertainment

New virtual tours explore Brooklyn’s history

By Susan De Vries

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Meadows of Shame

City plans to chop trees for Ft. Greene Park redesign, declines to say how many

By Kevin Duggan

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News

Brooklynites call for justice after killing of Daunte Wright

By Meaghan McGoldrick & Caroline Ourso

Bay Ridge’s Fifth Avenue aglow in Ramadan lights

By Jessica Parks

Coney Island boardwalk

Coney Island boardwalk has no year-round repairman, Parks reveals

By Rose Adams

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Dead man found behind the wheel of car in Bushwick: Cops

By Robert Pozarycki

PoliticsNY

Watch Steven Patzer: Candidate for NYC Council District 47

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News

‘Post-9/11 on steroids’: Cuomo lays out priorities for NYC recovery

By Mark Hallum

Politics

100 women back Council candidate Shahana Hanif in District 39

By Ben Verde

Online threads: virtual garment sewing group launches at Greenpoint Library

By Kevin Duggan

Smorgasburg

State Parks cancels bidding for Smorgasburg space after locals demand more input

By Kevin Duggan

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Politics

Council candidate Justin Krebs announces endorsements from 100 artists

By Ben Verde

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Business

New Greenwood Heights store sells only one product — locally-produced spirulina

By Jessica Parks

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News

Carpenter helps save struggling restaurants amid COVID-19

By Dean Moses

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