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'Becoming a Better City': Local Foster Care Org Will Now Support Kids in Justice System

'Becoming a Better City': Local Foster Care Org Will Now Support Kids in Justice System

The Center for Fair Futures is celebrating its fifth anniversary and expanding its reach.
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A Look Inside Brooklyn's Sukkot

A Look Inside Brooklyn's Sukkot

Sukkot is a week-long Jewish harvest holiday that requires participants to celebrate in handmade outdoor huts.
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Celebrating the Life of the LOCnificent

Celebrating the Life of the LOCnificent

The fifth annual Locnficient festival celebrating dreadlock hair did not disappoint for those who are happy to be nappy!
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Inside the Battle Over the Weekly Street Fair on Tompkins Avenue: Part 2

Inside the Battle Over the Weekly Street Fair on Tompkins Avenue: Part 2

Some local business owners say the Tompkins Avenue Open Streets Program has negatively impacted their businesses.
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Step Inside the Eclectic Jam Session Heating Up Bushwick

Step Inside the Eclectic Jam Session Heating Up Bushwick

Pulse Sessions is a raucous yet intimate event at The Sampler Bushwick where musicians from all walks of life gather every Wednesday night to create improvised music.
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Why Are These Ocean Hill-Brownsville Residents Concerned About This Affordable Housing Development?

Why Are These Ocean Hill-Brownsville Residents Concerned About This Affordable Housing Development?

During Community Board 16's monthly meeting, members and local pols raised several questions and concerns regarding an application to develop housing on a lot in Ocean Hill-Brownsville. 
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BKR's Top-10 Weekend Event Picks in Bklyn: 9/29-10/1

BKR's Top-10 Weekend Event Picks in Bklyn: 9/29-10/1

A Pizza Run, Brooklyn Rocks Festival, A Yoga Retreat a Book Giveaway out of a Bodega and More this weekend in BK!
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This Bed-Stuy Hero is Wrestling Gun Violence with Donation-Based Boxing Classes

This Bed-Stuy Hero is Wrestling Gun Violence with Donation-Based Boxing Classes

Antoine Cassidy, founder of the No Gun Smoke School Tour, just started a new boxing program at RS Strength Gym to empower at-risk youth.
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Inside the Battle Over the Weekly Street Fair on Tompkins Avenue: Part 1

Inside the Battle Over the Weekly Street Fair on Tompkins Avenue: Part 1

The Tompkins Avenue Open Streets Program has opposition from some local homeowners who say it has negatively impacted their quality of life. But is it enough to topple the wildly popular program? 
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See the Artistry on Display at ‘Black, Black, Black Week’ in Greenpoint

See the Artistry on Display at ‘Black, Black, Black Week’ in Greenpoint

Black, Black, Black Week, a three-day event at Triskelion Arts in Greenpoint, showcased the rich tapestry of Black artistic heritage and its influence on Black performance art today.
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