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• The Governors Ball 2017: Weekend in Photos

  05-06-2017 20:08 via bkmag.com
  
  Another Governors Ball is in the books, and with that comes the memories of another weekend of exciting, emotional, and compelling live music. The weather held up beautifully for the festival’s first two days, and while Sunday’s forecast wasn’t ideal, it didn’t stop anyone from coming out and having a grand time enjoying music, food and more.
  If you couldn’t make it out, or if you just want to re-live some of your favorite moments, check out a gallery of our favorit
  
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• See you at the Bandshell: BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival starts June 7

  05-06-2017 18:21
  
  There’s only one free summer-long outdoor concert and performance series in New York City that has been presenting talent from around the world and around the block for nearly 40 years: the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival. This year’s season welcomes more than 75 artists for 25 free performances at the Prospect Park Bandshell from June through August.
  Lake Street Dive opens this year’s BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival with a rollicking mix of R&B, jazz, soul, and ’
  
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• A Youth-Filled Showcase: Governors Ball 2017 Recap

  05-06-2017 18:18 via bkmag.com
  
  There’s always a lot to be excited about with Governors Ball, the annual 3-Day NYC music festival put on by Founders Entertainment at Randall’s Island. There’s the trek all the way uptown, across that massive bridge that we collectively grunt our way through, only to realize how worth it it really was once we finally make it through the gates. There’s the food trucks, the free snacks, and the art to glimpse at. But, of course, most importantly, there’s the music, an
  
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• BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival Kicks Off 2017 Season with Lake Street Dive

  05-06-2017 18:00 via bkmag.com
  
  There’s only one free summer-long outdoor concert and performance series in New York City that has been presenting talent from around the world and around the block for nearly 40 years: the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival. This year’s season welcomes more than 75 artists for 25 free performances at the Prospect Park Bandshell from June through August.
  Lake Street Dive opens this year’s BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival with a rollicking mix of R&B, jazz, soul, and &rsquo
  
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• Town brawl! J’ouvert organizer criticizes pol at parade public safety meeting

  05-06-2017 17:04
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Alexandra SimonBrooklyn PaperShe put him in line.
  The president of J’ouvert International admonished a state pol in favor of suspending the early morning Labor Day parade at a town hall on June 1, criticizing him for not including her in discussions on public safety at this year’s event.
  “We put programs in place to try to work on safety and defusing violence and we have been talking to mas bands — but I haven’t heard from you,
  
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• Duck and cover! Steel plummets from Manhattan Bridge near outdoor gym

  05-06-2017 17:04
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperIt could have been death from above.A chunk of steel fell from the Manhattan Bridge landing just feet away from patrons of an outdoor rock climbing gym, which stayed open for days as fragments cracked off the crossing because authorities assured its owner there was nothing to worry about.
  “The MTA and DOT were trying to tell us it was more of an isolated incident so we took it at face value, but when a second piece fell we sai
  
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• Unjust Deserts: Eating in Brooklyn’s New Micro-City

  05-06-2017 16:00 via bkmag.com
  
  I grew up in Brownstone Brooklyn at a time (think “Ford to City: Drop Dead”) when things seemed to either go backwards—Bushwick on fire—or pretty much stay the same as they had ever been. Carroll Gardens was Italian, Fort Greene was African American, the WASPs were in Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO was…well, nothing, it didn’t exist as a residential designation, and while there were some tallish office buildings near Borough Hall, there was exactly one real skyscrap
  
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• Must See Storytelling @ TNT Backstory Studio During Northside

  05-06-2017 16:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Northside Festival is upon us and TNT has planned a jam packed week of events taking place at the TNT Backstory Studio in Kinfolk 90, from June 8 to 11. Swing by throughout the week for one-of-kind workshops, artist showcases and unique experiences. Here’s a snapshot of what you don’t want to miss:
  Brooklyn Magazine Emerging Artist Showcases & Happy Hours with complimentary Jameson
  Special performance by the Drunk Shakespeare SocietyLive with Glynn Washington of NPR’s Snap
  
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• Town brawl! J’ouvert organizer criticizes pol at public safety meeting

  05-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Alexandra SimonBrooklyn PaperShe kept him in line.
  The president of J’ouvert International admonished a state pol in favor of suspending the early morning Labor Day parade at a town hall on June 1, criticizing him for not including her in discussions on public safety at this year’s event.
  “We put programs in place to try to work on safety and defusing violence and we have been talking to mas bands — but I haven’t heard from you
  
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• Strung along! Like-named cellists create discord

  05-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyIt’s a classical music caper!
  Straphangers in Brooklyn subway stations continue to mistake a cellist busking in them with a pro who has played national stages, because the two musicians’ names are nearly identical — and the confusion creates problems beyond keeping commuters’ attention as trains rattle by, according to the underground maestro.
  “This woman started screaming at me, ‘You’re no
  
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• Pump the gas! Officials demand legislation to accelerate BQE repairs

  05-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperCall it a fury road.State lawmakers must pass legislation to speed up the reconstruction of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway by three years and save the city $300 million before the legislature lets out for summer in 11 days, officials demanded at a press conference in front of the crumbling roadway on Friday.
  A bill in the state Assembly would authorize New York City to use a streamlined process called “design build” to s
  
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• Kept in the dark: After two months, city won’t say when Ridge streetlights will be repaired

  05-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyThis is their darkest hour.
  Residents of a Bay Ridge block have been left in the dark for more than two months as the city and a utility company struggle to repair a trio of busted street lamps. Fed up residents are demanding that officials expedite the project and illuminate the block before tragedy strikes.“It’s pitch dark without the lights — it’s a miracle that a senior hasn’t tripped and buste
  
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• First responders hit the ice to honor slain paramedic

  05-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyWhat an ice gesture!
  Hockey players from New York City’s FDNY–EMT team hit the ice for a memorial game at the Aviator Sports and Events Center on May 27 for the slain paramedic, Yadira Arroyo, who was murdered in the line of duty back in March.
  The native Bronxite left behind five sons, and her fellow medics wanted to show their support by raising money for her family with a charity game, said the team’s head coa
  
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• Duck and cover! Steel plummets from Manhattan Bridge

  05-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperIt could have been death from above.A chunk of steel fell from the Manhattan Bridge landing just feet away from patrons of an outdoor rock climbing gym, which stayed open for days as fragments cracked off the crossing because authorities assured its owner there was nothing to worry about.
  “The MTA and DOT were trying to tell us it was more of an isolated incident so we took it at face value, but when a second piece fell we sai
  
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• Building history: Historical Society shows off its new spot

  05-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Alexandra SimonBrooklyn DailyTake a new look at an old building!
  The Brooklyn Historical Society has opened a second location on the Brooklyn waterfront with an exhibit of photos celebrating its new home. “Shifting Perspectives: Photographs of Brooklyn’s Waterfront,” now on display at the Society’s new exhibit space in Dumbo, features historic images of the building that houses the show, as well as a wide selection of the borough&rsq
  
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• Bay Ridge tykes paint hydrants for Memorial Day!

  05-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyThey painted the town red — white and blue!
  Sixth-graders at the Holy Angels Catholic Academy spruced up dingy Bay Ridge fire hydrants with a patriotic coat of paint for Memorial Day. The effort was spearheaded by 11-year-old Nolan Keegan who wanted to combine his passion for community service with supporting the troops, said the little patriot’s mother.
  “Nolan has always been very active in community service
  
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• Bard in a bar! Company offers a ‘Shakes-beer-ience’

  05-06-2017 06:00
  
  Theater: All the bar’s a stage! Read more.
  
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