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Brooklyn Botanic Garden to Get Lit Up This Winter With Dazzling Light Installation

Lightscape will run from Nov. 19 through Jan. 9
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The Free Black Women's Library is Looking for a Reading Room in Brooklyn

The Free Black Women's Library is Looking for a Reading Room in Brooklyn

For the past six years the library has been mobile, with the collection traveling to galleries, block parties and churches.
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Short Film Explores Unique Character of Canarsie Pier and the Lives Around It

Short Film Explores Unique Character of Canarsie Pier and the Lives Around It

'By Way of Canarsie' is a new short film exploring imagined futures of the neighborhood, with Canarsie Pier at the center
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Mobile Drag Show Sashays Through Brooklyn Throughout June

Mobile Drag Show Sashays Through Brooklyn Throughout June

This new series of pop-up curbside drag shows celebrate the art of drag for audiences of all ages in DUMBO and Downtown Brooklyn.
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21-Year-Old Wins Brooklyn Library Card Art Contest

21-Year-Old Wins Brooklyn Library Card Art Contest

The winning design will be featured on the new Black American Library Card.
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New Netflix Doc Charts Bed-Stuy Sisters' Coming-of-Age, From Homeless Shelter to Junior Olympics and Beyond

New Netflix Doc Charts Bed-Stuy Sisters' Coming-of-Age, From Homeless Shelter to Junior Olympics and Beyond

A powerful new Netflix coming of age documentary charts the stories of Bed-Stuy's Sheppard sisters
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‘Brooklyn Resists’ Explores the Borough’s History of Racial Protest

‘Brooklyn Resists’ Explores the Borough’s History of Racial Protest

The new multifaceted initiative uses exhibitions, new and crowdsourced collections, public programs, and performances to explore racial protest in Brooklyn
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New Music Venue 'Unlike Any Other' in the Country Coming Soon to Bushwick

New Music Venue 'Unlike Any Other' in the Country Coming Soon to Bushwick

New state-of-the-art music venue Brooklyn Made is currently under construction in Bushwick, with tickets going on sale this week
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‘Our Message Is Clear: Defund the Police, Invest in Our Communities’

‘Our Message Is Clear: Defund the Police, Invest in Our Communities’

Activists and community members gathered over the weekend to unveil five new community murals advocating the defunding of the NYPD
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Bushwick Artist's “Urban Miniatures” of NYC Get Big Attention

Danny Cortes evokes “nostalgic memories” with his detailed dioramas of New York City scenes. His hobby has become his full-time job, with clients including rappers and sports stars.
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