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Celebrate Kwanzaa with The Brooklyn Children's Museum

Celebrate Kwanzaa with The Brooklyn Children's Museum

The Brooklyn Children’s Museum is celebrating its 15th annual Kwanzaa celebration with five days of inclusive programming.
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Kujichagulia Means ‘Self-Determination’: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries

Kujichagulia Means ‘Self-Determination’: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries

‘To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves.’
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Op-Ed: We’d Rather Be Paying for Our Future – Con Ed Rate Hikes to Move Forward, Carbon Tax/Dividend Stalled in Congress

Op-Ed: We’d Rather Be Paying for Our Future – Con Ed Rate Hikes to Move Forward, Carbon Tax/Dividend Stalled in Congress

Sienna Daviau, who is part of the Brooklyn Chapter of Climate Citizens Lobby, writes about rising energy bills and green policy in Congress.
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Umoja Means ‘Unity’: RHouse

Umoja Means ‘Unity’: RHouse

Two Bed-Stuy brothers exemplify the principle of unity.
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This Holiday Season, Flatbush Junction BID Says ‘No’ to Evergreen Conifers and ‘Yes’ to Recycled Materials

This Holiday Season, Flatbush Junction BID Says ‘No’ to Evergreen Conifers and ‘Yes’ to Recycled Materials

The BID Upcycling Holiday Tree, an initiative that invites artists and creatives to design sustainable "trees," returns for the second year.
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Clothing Retailer Primark Opens New Location at City Point

Clothing Retailer Primark Opens New Location at City Point

The new Brooklyn location will be the store’s third New York-based outlet
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Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Jail For Rape of 21-Year-Old Woman

The sentence of 36-year-old Shinol John comes following a November jury trial that convicted him of two counts of first-degree rape
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New Art Gallery "B" Dry Goods Opens

New Art Gallery "B" Dry Goods Opens

"B" Dry Goods offers a unique mix of historical and contemporary art to the primary and secondary art markets of the Crown Heights community.
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Rocky Road: BK's Ample Hills Creamery Announces Mass Closures

Rocky Road: BK's Ample Hills Creamery Announces Mass Closures

Brooklyn-based creamery, Ample Hills, announces store closures for its scoop shops this week to preserve cash as it looks for more.
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BKR’S Very Merry Weekend Event Picks: 12/23–12/25

BKR’S Very Merry Weekend Event Picks: 12/23–12/25

Caroling in Bed-Stuy, ice skating in Sunset Park, a House of Yes Christmas, ornament making in Fort Greene, the last night of Hanukkah at Grand Army Plaza and more Brooklyn events.
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