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Doors Open at East New York's First Public School Dedicated to STEM Learning

Doors Open at East New York's First Public School Dedicated to STEM Learning

District 19 STEM Academies has 1,000 seats for grades K-8 and aims to set students on a path to college and career readiness.
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Bed-Stuy Restaurant Group Calls for Support of Equitable, Permanent Outdoor Dining

Bed-Stuy Restaurant Group Calls for Support of Equitable, Permanent Outdoor Dining

Charlotta Janssen, the owner of Chez Oskar, has started a petition to rally the community behind local restaurants
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The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Fort Greene/Clinton Hill

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Fort Greene/Clinton Hill

Overall, crime is down in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, and Brooklyn as a whole.
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BK's Fulton St Fellowship Is Calling Black Wine Lovers Who Want to Join the Industry

BK's Fulton St Fellowship Is Calling Black Wine Lovers Who Want to Join the Industry

The free Clinton Hill program will sponsor four fellows for a full scholarship at the Institute for Culinary Education to study wine.
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Bed-Stuy Tenant Kicked Out For Speaking Up For Neighbors, He Says

Bed-Stuy Tenant Kicked Out For Speaking Up For Neighbors, He Says

When a lease renewal offer landed in Jacob Gordon's inbox earlier this summer, he quickly realized it was more than a chance to sign onto another year in the Bainbridge Street apartment he's called home for eight years.
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Biggie's Fort Greene Apartment on the Market for $1.7M

Biggie's Fort Greene Apartment on the Market for $1.7M

Legendary Brooklyn rapper Notorious B.I.G recorded 'Ready to Die' in the famed apartment
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Queens Man Indicted for Vicious Assault on 68-Year-Old East NY Man

A 21-year-old man has been indicted for the daylight assault and robbery that left a Brooklyn in hospital with shattered bones
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Bed-Stuy's Shipwreck Seafood Boutique: Where Everybody Knows Your Name

Bed-Stuy's Shipwreck Seafood Boutique: Where Everybody Knows Your Name

A Bed-Stuy seafood restaurant and market has been quietly giving away dozens of free meals every week to anyone who needs it — from seniors to the homeless
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‘The Wire’ Actor Michael K. Williams Worked Hard, Far From the Cameras, to Improve NYPD-Community Relations

‘The Wire’ Actor Michael K. Williams Worked Hard, Far From the Cameras, to Improve NYPD-Community Relations

His character Omar Little knew the streets of Baltimore like no other and was confident enough to rip off drug dealers at the point of a shotgun — while communicating with police and prosecutors. In the real world, actor Michael K.
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Brooklyn's Free Outdoor University Kicks Off in Prospect Park

Brooklyn's Free Outdoor University Kicks Off in Prospect Park

University Open Air offers Brooklynites a free series of classes taught by professors, researchers and academics from overseas
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