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Hip-Hop and Spoken Word Concert Showcases Artists from BK and Beyond in Live Virtual Show

Hip-Hop and Spoken Word Concert Showcases Artists from BK and Beyond in Live Virtual Show

BAM’s one-night-only show Word. Sound. Power, 2021 will be streaming live on April 23
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'Corporate Greed' Sees Company Back Out of Bushwick Affordable Housing Deal: Lawsuit

'Corporate Greed' Sees Company Back Out of Bushwick Affordable Housing Deal: Lawsuit

A 34-unit building in Bushwick was meant to be transferred to a non-profit after 15 years. But the company doesn't want to give it up now Bushwick is gentrifying, a lawsuit alleges.
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PHOTOS: Japanese Dancers Bring Extra Color to BK's Blooming Botanic Garden

PHOTOS: Japanese Dancers Bring Extra Color to BK's Blooming Botanic Garden

Sachiyo Ito and Company drew a large crowd of spring-time revellers to its show at Brooklyn Botanic Gardens last weekend
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Putting Land in the Hands of Locals, East NY Group Fights for Fairer Future of Housing

Putting Land in the Hands of Locals, East NY Group Fights for Fairer Future of Housing

The organization hosted a discussion Thursday as part of its CLT 101 series, aiming to educate the community on cooperative economics.
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Brooklyn Org Asks Us to Think of the Ocean This Earth Day

Brooklyn Org Asks Us to Think of the Ocean This Earth Day

Oceanic Global is hosting an event this Earth Week to celebrate indigenous knowledge in ocean conservation
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New Design Planned for $24M Upgrade of Fort Greene Park, But Concerns Remain About Tree Loss

The parks department has released a new plan that expands the planned restorations at Fort Greene Park
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Neighbors Rally in Support of Two Bushwick Families Displaced by Fire, Alleging Landlord Discrimination

Two longstanding Bushwick tenants are accusing their landlord Deodat “Rupert” Lowtan of years of negligence and discrimination
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The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Bushwick

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Bushwick

Overall, crime is down in Bushwick, but up in Brooklyn as a whole.
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Meet Dr. Patricia Ramsey: Medgar Evers College’s New President

MEC begins a new chapter in its history.
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The Cautionary Tale of a Crown Heights 'Cat-Napping'

The Cautionary Tale of a Crown Heights 'Cat-Napping'

With an increasing number of stray cats on BK streets, community TNR efforts have ramped up. But some neighbors are concerned pet cats are getting caught in the middle.
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