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Brooklyn, the Summer Equinox is Here! Here's How to Celebrate

Brooklyn, the Summer Equinox is Here! Here's How to Celebrate

Today, the sun will set just after 8:30pm, giving NYC more than 15 hours of sunlight. 
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Housing Lottery Announced For New Greenpoint Apartment Building, Units Start at Just Over $400

Housing Lottery Announced For New Greenpoint Apartment Building, Units Start at Just Over $400

Apartments are now available to New York residents that earn between 30% - 110% of the area median income.
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More Than 26,000 Runners Gear Up for the Brooklyn Half Marathon This Saturday

More Than 26,000 Runners Gear Up for the Brooklyn Half Marathon This Saturday

Runners will travel past the Brooklyn Museum, Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park and Ocean Parkway to finish at the Coney Island boardwalk.
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Bring a Swanky Williamsburg Oyster and Absinthe Bar Home with Must-Have Recipe Book

Bring a Swanky Williamsburg Oyster and Absinthe Bar Home with Must-Have Recipe Book

Williamsburg's New Orleans-styled oyster and cocktail bar Maison Premiere has released its first book.
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Happy AAPI Heritage Month, Brooklyn! Here's How to Celebrate

Happy AAPI Heritage Month, Brooklyn! Here's How to Celebrate

Here's how Brooklyn is celebrating AAPI Heritage Month all of May.
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Housing Lottery Announced for Property in Prospect Heights

Housing Lottery Announced for Property in Prospect Heights

Applications are now being accepted on NYC Housing Connect for 240 affordable units at TF Cornerstone’s brand-new rental building, 595 Dean Street.
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DUMBO’s Favorite Indie Boutique, Glam Expressway, is Paving the Road for Inclusivity in Fashion

DUMBO’s Favorite Indie Boutique, Glam Expressway, is Paving the Road for Inclusivity in Fashion

Bold. Beautiful. Confident. These are just some of the words to describe the feeling of shopping at Glam Expressway, a local Black-woman-owned boutique in DUMBO.
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Despite a Rainy Start, More Than 11K Runners Cross the Finish Line at the Brooklyn Half Marathon

Despite a Rainy Start, More Than 11K Runners Cross the Finish Line at the Brooklyn Half Marathon

Brooklyn resident Jordan Caroompas finished first in the non-binary field.
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Happy Earth Day, Brooklyn! Here Are 4 Ways to Celebrate

Happy Earth Day, Brooklyn! Here Are 4 Ways to Celebrate

Here's how to celebrate Earth Day the Brooklyn way.
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Photos: Authors and Lovers of Speculative Fiction Gather for the 2023 National Black Writers Conference

Photos: Authors and Lovers of Speculative Fiction Gather for the 2023 National Black Writers Conference

Friday, March 31 - Saturday, April 1, The Center for Black Literature held the 2023 National Black Writers Conference Biennial Symposium at Medgar Evers College (CUNY) in Crown Heights.
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