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Two 'Colored Girls' From Brooklyn Discuss the Relevance, Revival of Ntozake Shange's Production on Broadway

Two 'Colored Girls' From Brooklyn Discuss the Relevance, Revival of Ntozake Shange's Production on Broadway

This is for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf
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BP Weekender: Six things to do in Brooklyn May 6-8

BP Weekender: Six things to do in Brooklyn May 6-8

Mothers can drop their kids off at Camp for a couple hours on the eve of their special holiday.
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Oversight Panel Cleared To Discipline Cop In East NY Killing: Family

Oversight Panel Cleared To Discipline Cop In East NY Killing: Family

The NYPD — rebuffing its own union — will let a the CCRB pursue its case against the cop who shot Delrawn Small in 2016, family said.
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NYU student dies after being hit by alleged drunk driver in East Village

NYU student dies after being hit by alleged drunk driver in East Village

Raife Milligan, who was killed in the crash, studied biochemistry at NYU and wanted to be a doctor.
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Is this NYC takeout joint America’s ‘best new restaurant’?

Is this NYC takeout joint America’s ‘best new restaurant’?

Ursula is not America’s best new restaurant. Ursula is barely a restaurant at all — only a takeout storefront in Crown Heights with a few outdoor seats.
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Bed-Stuy Librarian, Nicole Bryan, Named 2022 Mover and Shaker by the Library Journal

The award recognizes emerging and inspiring leaders from around the world who are developing model programs and moving libraries forward for the next generation
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Brooklyn man pleads guilty to sex trafficking a runaway girl at Kew Gardens hotel: DA

Brooklyn man pleads guilty to sex trafficking a runaway girl at Kew Gardens hotel: DA

A Brooklyn man admitted he trafficked a teenage runaway girl at the now-shuttered Umbrella Hotel in Kew Gardens and various other motels in Queens.
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First-Ever 'Brooklyn Book Flood' To Wash Over Brownsville

First-Ever 'Brooklyn Book Flood' To Wash Over Brownsville

The "book flood" will let Brownsville families choose five to 10 free books each in an effort to close accessibility gaps to literature.
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Man sexually assaults 13-year-old boy in Brooklyn, police say

Man sexually assaults 13-year-old boy in Brooklyn, police say

Pictured is the man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy in Brooklyn. (NYPD) BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (PIX11) — A man sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy in Brooklyn on Monday, police said.
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Woman shot in head in Brooklyn suffers life-threatening injuries

Woman shot in head in Brooklyn suffers life-threatening injuries

Video shows NYPD vehicles and police tape outside the apartment building on Sterling Place in Crown Heights.
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