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• 10 Ways to Make the Most of Summer

  13-07-2017 17:54 via bkmag.com
  
  It’s time to get out and enjoy long, luxurious days of sunshine. Whether you’re looking to bask in the warmth, soak in the city sights, or go on an outdoor adventure, these 10 summery classes will help you make the absolute most of the season.
  Capture the Night – Grab your camera, head outside, and capture the dazzling sights of New York’s cityscape after dark. You’ll start out by practicing a few basic lighting and motion blur concepts, then set out at dusk f
  
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• NYC’s Culinary Professionals Share Stories, Tips on How to Relax this Summer

  13-07-2017 17:49 via bkmag.com
  
  Presented by For most Americans, the thought of the summer and Fourth of July brings to mind fireworks flashing against the night sky, grills ablaze with hamburgers and hotdogs, and vanilla ice cream vigorously turning into a sweet, sticky soup on top of a warm piece of apple pie. In short, a relaxing time with family and friends fueled by great food and drink.
  Even in New York, the busiest of the culinary industry professionals can find time to wind down and take it easy over the mid-year
  
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• Travel deeper right here in NYC with Fluent City

  13-07-2017 17:11
  
  Summer just started and your social media feeds are already filling up with infuriatingly awesome shots of your friends on vacation. No FOMO: this summer, you can broaden your mind right here in New York with Fluent City’s cultural language classes.
  The fastest growing language school in the country, Fluent City offers immersive language courses that will get you conversational quickly. Rather than teaching you five ways of conjugating the verb in “Simon likes pizza,” their cha
  
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• Cyclones again get scrapped by Mahoning Valley

  13-07-2017 16:35
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Matt Johnfor Brooklyn PaperMahoning Valley 5Cyclones 4July 12 at Mahoning Valley (10 innings)For this year’s Brooklyn Cyclones, no lead is safe.Cyclones relievers Tony Dibrell and Gregorix Estevez coughed up a two-run cushion in the ninth before Estevez allowed a game-winning double in the 10th and the Cyclones fell to the Scrappers.The Clones had a 4–2 lead entering the inning, but it quickly became 4–3 when Dibrell served up a dinger to
  
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• Formula E-at! Red Hook businesses gear up for race fans with special treats, locations

  13-07-2017 16:25
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperThese merchants are literally off to the races!
  Red Hook businesses are charging up for the Formula E electric-car race that cruises into the nabe this weekend, including a gelato shop where proprietors will be scooping a special event-inspired flavor topped-off with glycerin — the same fuel drivers use to zoom around the track.“We wanted to have something matching the spirit of the race with the speed,” said Pierr
  
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• Summer Fridays, yoga, and you

  13-07-2017 15:56
  
  Most of the free summer yoga classes we wrote about here let you enjoy your sun salutations outside, in parks throughout the city. But BRIC’s indoor series on Fridays is worth a visit not just because of the abundant A/C. A rotating selection of vocalists, violinists, and percussionists perform soothing, live music during these mixed-level Vinyasa classes led by Bend + Bloom in BRIC’s gallery space. RSVP is appreciated but doesn’t guarantee a spot, so arrive early and
  
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• Free R&B and FAB Flicks

  13-07-2017 15:56
  
  Every summer BAM extends its reach and presents free music outside of its Fort Greene confines at the R&B Festival at MetroTech. The two-hour shows start at noon, so take a long lunch and listen to bands like this week’s performers, Tank and The Bangas, winners of the 2017 NPR Tiny Desk Contest, who will show off their eclectic mix of rhythmic soul and spoken word (next week Preservation Hall Jazz Band will take the stage). And for the first time this year, BAM’s F
  
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• Catch a Thief

  13-07-2017 15:55
  
  Heists never end well, and Michael Mann’s directorial debut, Thief, is a portrait of the classic double-cross, starring a young James Caan as a jewel thief who won’t bend to the will of the Chicago mob boss who promised to make him a millionaire. Tuesday Weld also stars as Caan’s girlfriend, and Tangerine Dream scored this neo noir gem. It screens Friday at 2 and 7pm as part of BAMcinematek’s Heist Society series, co-curated by Edgar Wright of Baby Driver.
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• A perfect Bed-Stuy Saturday

  13-07-2017 15:54
  
  Gina Duncan, the new head of BAM’s cinema programming and operations, spelled out her perfect Saturday afternoon in her neighborhood for us, starting with a stop at the Bedford Stuyvesant indie design shop, Peace and Riot. (If you’re really in the market for Mid-Century decor, make an appointment to shop the showroom of nearby Van Der Most Modern, too.) After browsing the well-priced furniture and inspired accents, head to Lovers Rock, and let loose at its outdoor reggae dance p
  
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• Rubin Block Party

  13-07-2017 15:48
  
  Meditative isn’t the first word that comes to mind when you think block party, but the Rubin Museum’s version is more contemplative than your typical street fair. The Chelsea art center, dedicated to Tibetan art and the culture of India and the Himalayas, takes its creative programming to West 17th St. between 6th and 7th Aves. on Sunday between 1 and 4pm. The sonic lineup, inspired by its “World is Sound” exhibition, includes art-making activities for kids and kids at he
  
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• Pizza and a movie

  13-07-2017 15:36
  
  Like in theater, Monday is dark for me. But sometimes I’ll have friends over for dinner and a movie. I’m thinking pizza from Roberta’s—let’s see if they really are the best pizza in NYC.
  BB Editors add: if you’re feeling like you need to get out of the house, head to Syndicated, around the corner from Roberta’s to get a cocktail and watch Synecdoche New York. Not your typical summer movie fare, Synecdocheis a reminder of how much American film
  
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• A dark, dark story collection

  13-07-2017 15:32
  
  Growing up, Samantha Hunt’s mother kept a saying by Pascal on their kitchen fridge: On mourra seul—-everyone will die alone. That may seem downright macabre for a place most people pin cheery magnets and family photos, but it helps inform where her honest, haunted characters are coming from in her first collection of stories, The Dark Dark. In it, siblings witness the gruesome killing of a horse on a walk to Walmart, an inventor falls in love with the robot he created to kill the Una
  
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• Win a pair of tickets to Sylvan Esso July 26

  13-07-2017 14:54
  
  We’re giving away a pair of tickets to see Sylvan Esso at the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Fest. Enter below by Sunday, July 23 at midnight, we’ll notify the winner the morning of July 24.
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• Why do you wear that stupid bunny suit?

  13-07-2017 13:30
  
  It’s been almost 20 years since a man in a bunny suit first informed a teenage Jake Gyllenhall that the world is about to end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds–and you can relive the weird, wonderful end days of Donnie Darko at SummerScreeen in McCarren Park. The series runs every Wednesday through August 9. Gates are at 6pm, and bands will be performing before each screening at 7:15pm. Food, beer, and wine will all be for sale on site and as always, dogs are
  
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• Verrazano-Narrows Bridge no longer accepting cash payments

  13-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn PaperThe city rolled out cashless tolling on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge for smoother commutes starting July 8. The span joined six other city bridges that have eliminated toll booths as part of Gov. Cuomo’s cashless initiative, and swapped singles for sensors that scan and charge drivers through their license plates. Here’s what Rock-bound drivers should know about the change:How does cashless tolling work?
  Drivers can
  
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• The ferry tale of Brooklyn Bridge Park

  13-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Carlo BosticcoBrooklyn DailyPier into the park!The prettiest of the stops on the South Brooklyn ferry line is at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier Six. You step off of the ferry and straight into a verdant, peaceful oasis — and the activities available in the park make it an ideal spot for anyone’s summer day out.The little ones have much to get excited about — this section of the park is a huge playground, with themed areas divided by bea
  
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• Protestors swarm Borough Hall to oppose Bedford-Union Armory development

  13-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Matt Johnfor Brooklyn PaperAn army of detractors took the resistance to new heights.
  Crown Heights locals joined labor union members and affordable housing advocates outside Borough Hall on July 10 to denounce Mayor DeBlasio’s plan to hand over the publicly-owned Bedford-Union Armory to a private developer with a reputation for pursuing profit at the expense of safety on construction sites, according to attendees.“Every part of this development
  
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• Party politics: Brooklynites boogie at ‘Impeachment Party’

  13-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn PaperIt was huuuuuuge!Lefty party people celebrated Independence Day early with a 1970s-themed “Impeachment Party” at the Longbow Pub and Pantry on July 2. The shindig sought to poke fun at a politically tense climate, but also highlight what organizers see as the eerie similarities of Donald Trump and Richard Nixon — who ultimately resigned over the Watergate scandal — said one party-thrower.“Alarming
  
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• Park of the past: Exhibit looks at history of Prospect

  13-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn DailyIt’s a look back at Brooklyn’s back yard!The Brooklyn Historical Society is celebrating Prospect Park’s 150th anniversary with a new exhibit that looks back at the history of the massive green space. “The Means of a Ready Escape,” which opened July 12, explores the many different ways that Kings County residents have used the 526 acres of fields and trees over the years, according to one of the show&rsq
  
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• Oberman trumped by Campaign Finance Board

  13-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyFailed city council candidate Igor Oberman — the general manager of Trump Village West in Brighton Beach — may have to cough up $25,000 in fines to the city for using the apartment complex’s money to fund his 2013 campaign, according to a petition filed by the city’s Campaign Finance Board on May 16, and obtained by this paper through a Freedom of Information Law request.
  Oberman was the president of the co
  
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• Grime of the times: Ridgites say city must step up efforts to clean hard-to-reach streets

  13-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyThey want a clean sweep.
  The city must bring back the sanitation teams that regularly clean hard-to-reach walkways, overpasses, and alleys in Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights, demand locals. The Department of Sanitation scaled back the service when it rolled out the new organics program last fall, but now that the city is side-stepping the area’s side-streets they have become a cesspool, said one community leader.“We nee
  
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• Formula E-at! Red Hook merchants gear up for race fans with special treats, locations

  13-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperThese merchants are literally off to the races!
  Red Hook businesses are charging up for the Formula E electric-car race that cruises into the nabe this weekend, including a gelato shop where proprietors will be scooping a special event-inspired flavor topped-off with glycerin — the same fuel drivers use to zoom around the track.“We wanted to have something matching the spirit of the race with the speed,” said Pierr
  
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• Eye opening: NYU Langone Eye Centers open in Bay Ridge and Brooklyn Heights

  13-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyBorough WideLet’s put out the welcome mat for two comprehensive eye care practices.
  The NYU Langone Eye Center opened in Bay Ridge and in Brooklyn Heights, providing comprehensive eye and vision care. Both centers are staffed by ophthalmologists specially trained to diagnose, monitor, and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders of the eye, as well as prescribe vision services, including glasses and co
  
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• Council candidate on city’s ‘bad landlord’ list

  13-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyA Council candidate owns properties listed among the city’s 250 most worst-maintained buildings — in the district he wants to represent.
  Delvis Valdes, who has thrown his hat into the running for the 38th-District Council seat of Sunset Park and Red Hook, owns buildings through the Delerimar Realty Corp. with a slew of hazardous violations that have landed his properties in the city’s special enforcement progr
  
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• Celebrating 40 years of volunteer’s service at Maimonides

  13-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyBorough ParkThree cheers to Shyfra Scharf. The giving senior was recently honored for her 40 years of volunteer service to Maimonides Medical Center, along with 1,911 other volunteers, at a special recognition ceremony and luncheon at Paradise Manor on July 5.
  Welcoming remarks were given by Kenneth Gibbs, president and chief executive officer at Maimonides, where he welcomed the more than 400 guests of family and friends that c
  
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• Bright futures for young adult center grads

  13-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyBorough WideCongrats, gradsPut your hands together for the graduating students in the Good Shepherd Services Young Adult borough centers. More than 380 young people from its partnership schools, who range in age from late-teens to early 20s, had all previously failed to graduate high school due to assorted personal and academic struggles.“For decades, Good Shepherd has helped lost young people find their way back on the ri
  
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• DIIV cover Sparklehorse's "Cow" (listen)

  13-07-2017 01:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DIIV play a one-off acoustic show in Brooklyn in August.
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