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• Solved! DNA evidence leads to rape conviction after 19 years

  18-05-2017 21:34
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperInvestigators closed the case on a 19-year-old rape that occurred in Park Slope thanks to newly acquired DNA evidence, which swayed a jury in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Monday to convict Bushwick resident Johnny Jacob, 45, of the heinous sexual assault.The cold-case conviction was only made possible thanks to evidence that Jacob’s victim submitted immediately following her brutal rape in 1998, according to District Attorney Er
  
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• How to Get a New York Medical Marijuana Certification 100% Online

  18-05-2017 17:36 via bkmag.com
  
  It’s finally become simple to access medical marijuana in New York. Now you can see a doctor online to get your New York medical marijuana certification in 15 minutes.
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  Even though New York state opened its doors to medical marijuana in 2014, only around 14,000 patients can legally access it today.
  Why? Because, quite frankly, the process of registering with the New York State Medical Marijuana Program is too complicated and inaccessible—until now.
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• Chris Cornell Taught Me To Love Rock Music

  18-05-2017 16:53 via bkmag.com
  
  Everyone’s got building block bands from when they were younger. Usually, who we love early on isn’t necessarily still a favorite upon reaching adulthood, as tastes evolve and become more refined with time. But those early favorites can—and often are—a gateway into a whole new world of music, helping to discover more and more about what you like, what you want to hear, and who you are each step of the way.
  One of my key building block bands was Audioslave,
  
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• Make a cherry pie for “Twin Peaks” season 3, or just because, cherries

  18-05-2017 16:22
  
  Before there was a shitty Warrant song called “Cherry Pie” there was Twin Peaks, but literally just by a few months, April 8, 1990 was the first air date of Twin Peaks. “Cherry Pie” was released in September of 1990. I never owned the Warrant cassette tape, but I did watch Twin Peaks. I had two jobs and was in high school, so Friday was my night off. I used to buy a six pack of beer and stay home on Fridays to watch it. Cheers was the most watched show at the time, s
  
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• With honors: Dyker student inducted into honor society

  18-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyDyker HeightsWith honorsHuzza, huzza to borough son Syed Ali Murtaza on his induction as one of the newest members of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
  “NSCS is more than just a symbol of academic achievement. Membership gives students access to a number of amazing benefits including career and networking resources, scholarships, travel, and service projects both on campus and in the community,” said Steph
  
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• Throw ‘em a bone! Marine Parkers want a dog run in place of former bocce courts

  18-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyThey’re really barking for it!
  Marine Parkers are asking the city to transform an empty and fenced-off grassy area in the borough’s largest greensward into a dog run for neighborhood canines. Dog-lovers can let their four-legged friends run free in the park sans a leash before 9 am and after 9 pm, but they’re still wagging their tails for a genuine dog run — and the already-enclosed area seems like the perf
  
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• Strike! Kiwanus club raises funds for Mt. Sinai

  18-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyBorough WideThree cheers to the members of the Kings Plaza Canarsie Kiwanis Club for raising more than $10,000 to fund the food and formula pantry at Mt. Sinai Medical Center’s Metabolic Unit in Manhattan.It was all spares, strikes, and turkeys at Funfest Bowling Alley in Mill Basin on May 7, when the group hosted the fab fund-raiser. Prizes were awarded to the top three bowlers and included a new laptop, a mini-iPad Pro,
  
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• Starting smart: St. Edmund Prep senior receives Smart Start scholarship

  18-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailySheepshead BayCongratulations to St. Edmund Preparatory High School senior Bithja Pierre. She has been accepted to participate in theJP Morgan Thomas G. Labrecque Smart Start Program.The JPMorgan Thomas G. Labrecque Smart Start Program is available for high school seniors applying to colleges in New York in the fall, who are not planning to major in any life sciences or fine arts programs. The scholarship lasts for four years an
  
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• ‘Scratch Day’ workshop teaches young girls computer coding skills

  18-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Alexandra SimonBrooklyn PaperThey’re starting from “Scratch!”More than a dozen young girls flocked to a free workshop in Crown Heights on May 13 to learn computer coding on a program designed with kids in mind.The event held in the Crown Heights Apartments community room on St. John’s Place was a local observance of “Scratch Day.” Scratch! — a software developed for children and teens — teaches them how to use
  
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• Prevert gropes girls in Sunset Park

  18-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyPolice are on the hunt for a pervert who felt up two young girls in Sunset Park on May 12.
  An 8-year-old girl and her 6-year-old sister were on Eighth Avenue and 50th Street at 6:45 pm when the slime ball approached the girls. He grabbed the youngest on her groin and touch the eldest’s buttocks before fleeing the scene in an unknown direction, officials said.Police describe the creep as in his 30s and roughly 5-feet tall
  
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• Overruled: Rock-to-Ridge Rep dismissed calls for special counsel, but Justice Department appointed one anyway

  18-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyBay Ridgites assembled in front of Rep. Dan Donovan’s Dyker Heights office on May 11 to demand the lawmaker support a special counsel and the creation of an independent commission of experts to investigate President Trump’s ties to Russia in the wake of the abrupt firing of the Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey, who was leading the inquiry. But the congressman does not support the appointment of s
  
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• Host with the boast! Comedian leads a compliment contest

  18-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Bill RoundyBrooklyn DailyNice guys finish first!A comedy competition this weekend will reward the silver-tongued speakers with the nicest things to say. The “Boast Rattle,” in the basement of Union Hall on May 20, is an upside-down version of the traditional “roast battle,” with comedians seeking to out-do each other with elaborate compliments instead of insults. The event’s creator started the bit as one-time pun, but it prove
  
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• Going green: Nets give back with trees for threes

  18-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Laura AmatoBrooklyn DailyThere are more trees growing in Brooklyn — literally.
  The Nets hosted the team’s fifth annual tree giveaway in front of Barclays Center on May 15, part of the “Trees for Threes” Program, a partnership with the squad, PwC US, and the New York Restoration Project.The initiative drew a handful of pre-registered prospective planters, but, for the most part, the event was a chance for passersby to pick up a tree a
  
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• Fantastic food: Eat like the talking mice of ‘Redwall’

  18-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Alexandra SimonBrooklyn DailyIt’s a meal fit for a mouse!A local chef will dish out a four-course meal inspired by a children’s tale of medieval mice this weekend. The Redwall Dinner, at the Court Tree Collective in Carroll Gardens on May 21, will replicate some of the feasts held in the Redwall saga written by Brian Jacques. The creator of the Table of Contents Supper Club is a big fan of the books, and said that their lavish eating scenes made
  
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• Den of in-equity: Play tackles love and class warfare on the trading floor

  18-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Laura Meltzerfor Brooklyn PaperShe’s trading up!A Brooklyn theater company has updated a 19th century story of class warfare for the modern era, replacing the aristocrats and servants of August Strindberg’s play “Miss Julie” with Wall Street investment bankers and undocumented immigrants. The director of “Ms. Julie: Asian Equities,” playing through June 3 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, says that the play’s themes remain rel
  
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• Crossed signals: Unfinished crosswalks used as makeshift (illegal) parking spots

  18-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyTalk about dropping a line.
  City workers painting crosswalk stripes stopped short in front of illegally parked cars, leaving the markings unfinished across Bay Ridge, and now parking-starved drivers are seizing the empty patches as if they were legitimate spots.
  The parking free-for-all will likely land drivers in hot water with the law, and could have easily been avoided if the city had just come back and finished the job week
  
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• Cops: Pervert gropes girls in Sunset Park

  18-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyPolice are on the hunt for a pervert who felt up two young girls in Sunset Park on May 12.
  An 8-year-old girl and her 6-year-old sister were on Eighth Avenue and 50th Street at 6:45 pm when the slime ball approached the girls. He grabbed the youngest on her groin and touch the eldest’s buttocks before fleeing the scene in an unknown direction, officials said.Police describe the creep as in his 30s and roughly 5-feet tall
  
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• CDPAP Provides Advantages Over Other Long Term Care Services

  18-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.Edison Home Health CareThe Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) is a Medicaid program that gives elderly and disabled people choices and more control about the changes in their health care and lifestyle. Through the CDPAP program, consumers are able choose and hire their own personal assistants (PA), such as a friend or family member that gets paid to act as their caregiver. The flexibility CDPAP offers senior and disabled patients to adapt mo
  
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• Video: Interviews with 2017 Art of Brooklyn Film Festival filmmakers Victoria Negri, John Painz, Rebekah Nelson, Madeline Leshner, John Bunning and Michael Goldburg

  18-05-2017 00:36
  
  We sat down with some of our #AOBFF17 filmmakers to hear about their films, their inspirations, challenges and their love of Brooklyn. Camera, Lighting and Sound: Dave Brusca and Jake King. Edited by Jake King. Still photography: Billy Devine
  Victoria Negri - 2017 Art of Brooklyn Film Festival from The Art of Brooklyn on Vimeo.Victoria Negri talks about the inspiration for her feature drama "Gold Star," and working with the late Robert Vaughn in his last film appearance. #AoBFF17 aobff.orgM
  
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