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Brooklyn Public Library to release special-edition New York Liberty library cards

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Arts & Entertainment

Brooklyn Arts Council awards record $1.82M in grants to local creatives

By Miriam Norwitz

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Brooklyn Mirage CEO fired as venue continues to push back opening date

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Brooklyn’s Iconic Dumbo Drop Returns with Parachuting Elephants and Family Fun!

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Brooklyn’s Dumbo Drop Returns with Parachuting Elephants and Family Fun!

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BP Weekender: 6 things to do in Brooklyn May 23-25

By Brooklyn Paper

Pizza on the Pier

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Slice Out Hunger’s annual Pizza on the Pier brings NYC’s top pizzaioli together to fight food insecurity

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

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Community comes together to replace stolen Nonbinarian Book Bike

By Matt Tracy

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Fish Cheeks expands to Williamsburg, bringing cultural celebrations to new nabe

By Jada Camille

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A reimagined JR & Son opens in Williamsburg with an all-new menu and an old-school vibe

By Miriam Norwitz

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DUMBO

Creative capital: Dumbo to be crowned ‘NYC Design District’ during NYCxDESIGN’s festival finale

By Miriam Norwitz

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T4T celebrates three years of transgender comedy, creating safe spaces at the Bell House

By Gabriele Holtermann

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From street eats to streetwear: Complex Family Style Festival makes Brooklyn debut at Industry City

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

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Rooted in resilience: 71st Annual Norwegian Day Parade in Bay Ridge celebrates Nordic tradition

By Gabriele Holtermann

AMNY

‘Mouth of America’: How this likeness of the Statue of Liberty filled with pills at Brooklyn park aims to expose a hidden health crisis

NY: Fabulous Fifth

Park Slope

PHOTOS | Thousands flock to Park Slope for annual Fabulous Fifth Avenue Fair

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Coney Island History Project kicks off summer season with two new exhibits exploring urban change and streetscapes

By Gabriele Holtermann

NY: Digital Day at BPL

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Brooklyn Public Library launches Digital Discovery Day to boost tech skills at Bed-Stuy branch

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Walk this way: Bed-Stuy street tour digs into local history and architecture

By Susan De Vries

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‘That’s really low’: Brooklyn arts orgs scramble for funding after NEA abruptly cancels grants

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Hannibal Buress opens new venue, Isola Brooklyn, in former Knitting Factory space

By Gabe Friedman

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