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Green Girl Power Is on the Rise in East New York

Green Girl Power Is on the Rise in East New York

The Green Girls after-school program empowers female middle schoolers through STEM education to become environmental stewards for their community
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A Kitschy Midwestern Turkish Supper Club Is Making a Bushwick Revival

A Kitschy Midwestern Turkish Supper Club Is Making a Bushwick Revival

The Turk's Inn, a 5,000-square-foot space featuring a rooftop patio, a döner kebab takeout counter and a music venue, is getting ready to dazzle Brooklynites with Ottoman charm.
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NY Greenlights Driver’s Licenses for the Undocumented

NY Greenlights Driver’s Licenses for the Undocumented

The bill authorizes the DMV to issue standard, non-federal driver's licenses to all New Yorkers, regardless of immigration status
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In Sickness and in Health -- New Exhibit Explores Bklyn's Complex Public Health History

In Sickness and in Health -- New Exhibit Explores Bklyn's Complex Public Health History

Brooklyn Historical Society's exhibition examines the disparities and injustices of the borough's healthcare history, and its impact on Brooklynites today
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Free After-School Art Classes at Brooklyn Library Get 100K Boost

Free After-School Art Classes at Brooklyn Library Get 100K Boost

ProjectArt, which offers tuition-free visual arts classes to hundreds of Brooklyn kids at various BPL branches, was just awarded a major grant
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Local Business Leaders to Hold Inaugural 'Made in Brooklyn' Summit

Local Business Leaders to Hold Inaugural 'Made in Brooklyn' Summit

The summit will gather Brooklyn-based entrepreneurs, business leaders and creatives for panels, presentations and master classes
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Tuesday, June 25 is Primary Day — Who’s on the Ballot?

Aside from a highly contested race in City Council District 45, there is also a noteworthy judicial race happening in Central Brooklyn
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Brooklyn Schools Get City Funding to Boost Diversity

Brooklyn Schools Get City Funding to Boost Diversity

District 13, which includes Fort Greene, and District 16, which covers Bed-Stuy, were selected for the city’s school diversity grant.
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CityParks' SummerStage Kicks off in Brownsville, Bed-Stuy

CityParks' SummerStage Kicks off in Brownsville, Bed-Stuy

Among this year's SummerStage highlights are Ron K. Brown's Evidence, Young M.A and Duck Down Records' annual BBQ
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Weeksville Becomes Bklyn’s First Black City-Funded Cultural Institution

Weeksville Becomes Bklyn’s First Black City-Funded Cultural Institution

As a newly designated member of the Cultural Institution Group, Weeksville will now receive permanent funding from the city
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