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• Changes in NYPD street stops proposed after federal trial

  07-08-2015 22:34
  
  The federal monitor overseeing changes at the New York Police Department asked a judge Friday to sign off on revised guidelines intended to make sure that street stops are lawful and to clarify a ban on racial profiling.
  
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• $25 Million Project Will Link BAM Venues

  07-08-2015 21:54
  Over the last twenty years, the Brooklyn Academy of Music has propagated into an array of eye-catching venues—including the Harvey and Fisher Theaters—and converted previously underutilized real estate in its Beaux Arts headquarters at the Peter Jay Sharp Building into a cinema complex. That development has occurred over what amounts to a mere blip in the long lifetime of BAM, which was founded in 1861, and reflects the real estate and cultural development of Downtown Brooklyn at lar
  
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• Brooklyn by the Book: Brian Selznick

  07-08-2015 16:20
  Thursday, October 8, 2015 6:30 pmCongregation Beth ElohimBrian Selznick does it again! His new book, The Marvels, is a century-spanning adventure tale of beauty, mystery, and survival told in the signature style of writing and illustration that made young-reader classics of The Adventures of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck. The story begins with Billy Marvel, who survives a shipwreck, is taken in by a London theater troupe, and becomes the first of several generations of famous actors.read more
  
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• 3 little pigs debut at Brooklyn's Prospect Park Zoo

  07-08-2015 13:12
  Three adorable little pigs are making their debut at the Prospect Park Zoo in Brooklyn. The Juliana pigs are the smallest breed of miniature pig. They weigh no more than 65 pounds when full grown. Zoo officials say the two male and female piglets are siblings. They're white with some black spots. They're also known as miniature painted pigs.
  
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• Brooklyn's Emmy burger: delicious and elusive

  07-08-2015 00:05
  
  Chef Matt Hyland and his wife Emily met in college where they bonded over their love of food. Matt is a Brooklyn native so he and Emily decided to open their first restaurant in his hometown. And even though pizza is the focus of the menu, Matt decided to add one of his favorite dishes: a burger.
  
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