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The Roots Are Bringing the Beats to Prospect Park

The Roots Are Bringing the Beats to Prospect Park

The Roots will be playing a benefit show on Thursday night as part of the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival
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Brooklyn Nets Offer Free Game Tickets to Those Vaccinated at BK Pop-Up Site

Brooklyn Nets Offer Free Game Tickets to Those Vaccinated at BK Pop-Up Site

The pop-up vaccination site will be open at Industry City on Thursday, Aug. 12
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Union Leaders, NYC Pols Demand MTA Restore Cash Transactions at Subway Token Booths

Union Leaders, NYC Pols Demand MTA Restore Cash Transactions at Subway Token Booths

State lawmakers and union officials demanded Tuesday that the MTA resume cash transactions at subway token booths, saying the no-cash policy started during the pandemic discriminates against low-income New Yorkers.
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Annual Youth Pan Competition to Bring Beats to Brooklyn This Month

Annual Youth Pan Competition to Bring Beats to Brooklyn This Month

The Carlos Lezama Archives and Caribbean Cultural Center will host its 8th Children’s Festival and Youth Pan Fest
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Brownsville Garden Wilts in the Shadow of New Apartment Complex, Manager Says

Brownsville Garden Wilts in the Shadow of New Apartment Complex, Manager Says

Green Valley Garden grows and distributes healthy produce in the community.
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‘He Was Just Going to Dance’: Victim in Brooklyn Party Carnage Was Slain in Gang Feud That He Had No Part Of, Family Says

‘He Was Just Going to Dance’: Victim in Brooklyn Party Carnage Was Slain in Gang Feud That He Had No Part Of, Family Says

A Bronx dad and his boss were killed in a chaotic, bloody shooting at a Brooklyn party — and one victim's family fears gang violence from their native Jamaica may have followed them to New York.
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Islamic New Year Starts Today, Here’s What You Need to Know

Islamic New Year Starts Today, Here’s What You Need to Know

Hijari is the name of the Islamic new year and marks the start of the Muslim lunar calendar
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Wrongly Convicted: Brooklyn Man James Davis Coming Home After 17 Years Behind Bars

Wrongly Convicted: Brooklyn Man James Davis Coming Home After 17 Years Behind Bars

The Legal Aid Society says James Davis' lawyer never contacted witnesses who were ready to confirm the fact he wasn't at the party when the shooting happened
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Brooklyn, It's Time for Hip Hop

Brooklyn, It's Time for Hip Hop

The free concert will feature a dynamic lineup of Hip Hop, Latin freestyle, dance, freestyle, techno and funk artists.
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Schumer Says 'The Facts Are Clear,' Stands Against BK Fracked Gas Pipeline

Schumer stands with community leaders to oppose the North Brooklyn Pipeline that would carry fracked gas through predominantly Black and Brown neighborhoods.
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