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Bklyn Library Seeks Your Input For New Kids Financial Literacy Exhibit
The American Library Association is planning a new traveling exhibition focused on financial literacy for kids, and Brooklyn Public Library...
Van Leeuwen Expands Ice Cream Empire with New Prospect Heights Outpost
Brooklyn ice cream company Van Leeuwen is opening a Prospect Heights location as one of six new stores in New...
Party Like It’s 2019! Where to Go, What to Do this NYE in Brooklyn
Where to go, what do on New Year’s Eve? Don’t fret, we have compiled a list of things to do,...
Rediscover the Brooklyn Library with this New Public Art Exhibit in 2019
Brooklyn Public Library has announced Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist Kameelah Janan Rasheed as the library’s Katowitz Radin Artist in Residence for...
Affordable Housing Emerges as Top Concern at Cumbo’s Town Hall
The room was packed with residents displaying an interesting mix of warmth, excitement and frustration at City Council Majority Leader...
Bklyn Library’s Pitch Contest Awards $40K to Emerging Brooklyn Entrepreneurs
Brooklyn Public Library's 15th annual PowerUP! Business Plan Competition awarded $40,000 to aspiring entrepreneurs at a pitch contest and awards...
These Are 4 Brooklyn Museum Exhibits to Look Forward to in 2019
The Brooklyn Museum released on Monday a preview of its upcoming 2019 schedule, highlighting four major exhibitions coming to Brooklyn. ...
Brooklyn Library’s Eagle Needs a Name, and You Can Help!
The historic eagle sculpture adorning Brooklyn Public Library’s main lobby needs a name, and Brooklynites can give their input on...
These Bklyn Subway Stations Are Among the Most Dangerous in NYC
According to a new study released by Auto Insurance Center, the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center stop is among the most dangerous...
A Winter Wonderland Has Come to Brooklyn
A winter wonderland has magically transformed the grounds of the Brooklyn Museum. In collaboration with the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, the...
Virtual Reality Gets Real at this Brooklyn Arcade
Remember Ataris, Nintendos and PlayStation? YokeyPokey is taking video gaming to the next level by bringing virtual reality to Downtown...
One of the Largest Frida Kahlo Exhibits is Coming to Brooklyn
The largest Frida Kahlo exhibition of the last ten years is coming to the Brooklyn Museum in February 2019; it will...
Gillibrand Debuts Kids Book on Women’s Voting Rights at Bklyn Museum
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is joining the Brooklyn Museum’s Annual Children’s Book Fair for a reading of her new picture...
It’s Going to Be a Ball at Bklyn Public Library, ‘The People’s Ball!’
Brooklynites, show up and show off for Brooklyn Public Library (BPL)'s inaugural gala extravaganza, "The People's Ball" on Saturday, December 1....
Brooklyn Public Library Announces New Chief Librarian
Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) has appointed Nicholas Higgins as its new chief librarian; he had assumed the role on an...
NY Pols, Community Leaders Decry Bigotry and Gun Violence in Wake of Pittsburgh Shooting
On Monday, Comptroller Scott M. Stringer and Minister Kirsten John Foy of the National Action Network rallied local elected officials,...
Rep. Clarke Honors WWII Vet with Congressional Gold Medal
On Tuesday, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke welcomed family and friends of Brooklyn Staff Sergeant Edward Mrozik to present him with...
New Cumbo Legislation Ushers in an Early ‘Mother’s Day’ in NYC
On Wednesday, New York City Council passed a series of bills dubbed the “Mother’s Day Package” to increase access...
Inaugural V-March Sheds Light on Female Genital Mutilation in NYC
The New York Coalition to End Female Genital Mutilation hosted the inaugural V-March on Saturday to call on city agencies...
‘We Are Here For the Community,’ Says Bklyn’s First Marijuana Dispensary
Come December, Brooklyn’s first medical marijuana dispensary will open its doors in Prospect Heights. Citiva, located at 202 Flatbush Avenue,...
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