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• 11 Acts To Catch This Weekend At Panorama

  27-07-2017 18:06 via bkmag.com
  
  In it’s second year of existence, Panorama NYC Music Festival returns to Randall’s Island this weekend with a lineup just as strong as last year’s Arcade Fire, Kendrick Lamar, and LCD Soundsystem-led debut. Seen as an alternative option to Governors Ball—held about seven weeks apart, Panorama and Gov Ball both have their fun on Randall’s Island—this year’s festival will see a wide array of music, seemingly broken down at the top by themed days this
  
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• PBA puts money where its mouth is

  27-07-2017 17:17
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyWe don’t usually write much about endorsements, but when a union as large as the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association is throwing its support — and likely large sums of cash — behind a challenger over an incumbent, we take notice.
  That’s what happen when the Wall Street Journal reported that the union representing the city’s beat cops was putting lots of money— “hundreds of thousands o
  
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• We screwed up and here’s what we learned

  27-07-2017 16:27
  Earlier this week we ran a personal essay titled How to retrieve a stolen package, which outlined Kenneth Rosen’s experience living in an apartment building in Bushwick. His next door neighbors struggled with issues of addiction, and the entire building vibrated with their loud fights and hallway drug deals. Things like umbrellas and packages were stolen from the hallways. Rosen eventually moved.
  Many readers have written to let us know that this essay felt exploitative to them. One m
  
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• Calling all anglers

  27-07-2017 15:54
  Just because you live in New York City and (presumably) don’t have access to a boat doesn’t mean you can’t try your hand at fishing this summer. This Thursday, the Prospect Park Alliance will give you a rod, bait, and all the instruction you’ll need to catch a largemouth bass in the lake adjacent to the boathouse. Afterwards, enjoy a beer, some BBQ, and live bluegrass music with your fellow anglers on the dock. Tickets to Fish, Brew & BBQ are $25 each, and the event r
  
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• Andrew Bird and his glockenspiel return to Prospect Park

  27-07-2017 15:46
  How is it already almost August? For some reason or another, I have managed to make it to the final weeks of the summer without doing so many of the things that usually fill up my schedule this time of year. I haven’t been to a single free outdoor movie screening, I missed the Philharmonic in the Park, and so far I’ve only been to one Celebrate Brooklyn! show, which is definitely a personal low. On Friday night, whistling violinist Andrew Bird and his glockenspiel will return to the
  
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• Dance this week away at The Rub

  27-07-2017 15:41
  Ever since the summer of 2002, Brooklynites with good taste in music and killer dance moves have gotten their groove on at The Rub, a monthly showcase of DJ sets that has most recently called The Bell House home. This Saturday marks the 15th anniversary of the BK institution, which New York Press once called “the best party in NYC,” and Ayres, Eleven, Moma, Max Glaser, and Prince Klassen will be spinning everything from old school hip hop to house to funk.  The fun starts at 10p
  
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• Board a ferry to the land of poetry

  27-07-2017 15:27
  If you haven’t been out to Governors Island yet this summer, you should consider making the short ferry ride this weekend, when the 7th Annual NYC Poetry Festival will bring over 250 poets to perform in Nolan Park. From 11am-5pm on both Saturday and Sunday, there will be appearances by luminaries like Aja Money, Sapphire, Deborah Landau, and Patrick Phillips, as well as pop ups selling books, crafts, food, beer and wine. poetry-inspired installation, and a Children’s Festival. It&rsq
  
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• Ballet or Bill and Ted

  27-07-2017 15:20
  It’s finally cool enough that I don’t want to pass out from just thinking about working out, and the free ballet barre class happening on Monday night on Pier 2 at Brooklyn Bridge Park sounds like a pretty nice way to ease back in. Engage all your core muscles and get your heart pumping en plein air at 7pm (registration starts at 6:30pm). For a less ambitious and more sedentary start to your week, head instead to the Brooklyn Historical Society for a special screening of the 80s clas
  
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• The William Vale hosts Rooftop Films for a Russian road trip

  27-07-2017 15:10
  A few weeks back, I had the chance to attend a screening of The Big Sick on the rooftop of the William Vale and I have to say that it was one of my absolute favorite nights of the summer so far. If you haven’t seen the sweeping 270-degree view of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and beyond from up there, I really don’t think I can overstate how dazzling it is, and Rooftop Films has managed to create a very pleasant movie-watching experience, with plenty of seats, a cash bar, an afterparty, live
  
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• Get woke with Shaun King

  27-07-2017 15:03
  In these batshit crazy political times, journalist and civil rights activist Shaun King has emerged as a dependable voice of reason and a leader in the resistance movement whose writings have provided hope and a rallying cry to mobilize around. On Wednesday, he will be speaking at the launch event for a new national organization called Woke Folks, which will fight injustice in America. The exact time and location will be announced 48 hours before the event, so keep your eyes peeled. Another opti
  
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• You’re in good hands with this agent

  27-07-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyBensonhurstCheers to Allstate agency owner Anna Scaduto-Gialanella. Her agency Winograd was designated as an Allstate Premier Agency for 2017.
  She earned this prestigious service designation for providing outstanding customer service, and her commitment to helping her customers.
  This designation is only bestowed upon 26 percent of Allstate’s nearly 10,000 agency owners across the country, and is given to those who have dem
  
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• The ferry tale of South Williamsburg

  27-07-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Carlo BosticcoBrooklyn DailyThe ferry is heading South!We have explored all the stops on the South Brooklyn ferry line, but there is more than one ferry godmother to take you to the summer ball! The East River line continues up the coast to some very popular places, and it is well worth extending your journey to South Williamsburg.The area immediately around the South Williamsburg stop is quiet and residential, but the action is not far away. Once you&rsquo
  
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• Sole cafe: Coffee shop plants hipster flag in Mill Basin

  27-07-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn DailyRookie cafe Jilly’s is the only java joint in Mill Basin serving up chic brews and desserts, and it’s bringing a rare hipster vibe to a neighborhood that’s literally and figuratively as far from Williamsburg as you can get in the borough. In fact, it’s the only place in Southern Brooklyn to get one particularly trendy menu item outside of that new frontier of hipster encroachment, Bay Ridge.“We’re unique and yo
  
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• PBA puts money where its mouth is against Menchaca

  27-07-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyWe don’t usually write much about endorsements, but when a union as large as the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association is throwing its support — and large sums of cash — behind a challenger over an incumbent, we take notice.
  So when the union representing the city’s beat cops announced it was putting its money where its mouth is when backing Assemblyman Felix Ortiz in his bid to unseat Councilman Carlos
  
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• Exclusive! Doctor of P’Park squirrel victim recounts patient’s bizarre assault

  27-07-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperA doctor who treated a victim of the nutty Prospect Park squirrel that bit five people last week described his patient’s assault in an exclusive interview with The Brooklyn Paper.The victim — an Israeli immigrant in his 60s who lives in Midwood — was exercising in Brooklyn’s Backyard on July 19 when the rodent suddenly attacked, gripping his leg with its paws as it sunk its teeth into him, according to the p
  
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• City announces new Downtown school, doesn’t tell local education council

  27-07-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperTalk about flunking communication!A much-needed 392-seat school will be built Downtown, city officials announced Wednesday, but they neglected to share the news with the head of the local education council, its leader said.“I just don’t know much about it,” said Ayanna Behin, president of the Community Education Council for District 13, which includes Downtown, after this paper reached out to get her reaction. &ldq
  
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• Can you dig it? High schoolers spend summer on a farm

  27-07-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyManhattan BeachCan you dig it?Nearly 40 high school students are spending their summer on a farm right here in the Borough of Churches. As part of the Kingsborough Community College’s Brooklyn Science Innovation initiative, teens will be spiffing up their green thumbs in research and environmental sustainability.The initiative engages students’ interest in science through hands-on workshops and the real-world applica
  
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• Bright decision: City to install traffic signal at busy Red Hook intersection

  27-07-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperIt got the green light!The city will install a traffic signal at a busy Red Hook intersection where a mother and her daughter were struck earlier this year — and it’s about time, according to locals.“It’s a dangerous intersection, so it’s good they finally listened,” said Trevor Budd, whose tavern, Brooklyn Ice House, is on a corner of the treacherous junction at Van Brunt and Pioneer streets. &ld
  
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• Big day for little grads

  27-07-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyDowntownTiny tots took their first step on the ladder of education and graduated the pre-school program at the Helen Keller Services for the Blind’s Children’s Learning Center on June 23.
  Students included Callaway Gentile, Justin Villafane, Karen Romero, and Dominic Wysokins, to name a few. The terrific tots were all smiles as they donned caps and gowns and received their diplomas to the applause of family members a
  
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• Bay Ridge teen honored for his bravery in London attack

  27-07-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyHe’s a hometown hero!
  A Bay Ridge teen who sprang to action to help an injured man during the terror attack in London last month proudly accepted an award for heroism during a celebration of his bravery at City Hall last week.
  Members of the Council honored Ridgite Mark Kindschuh, a college student and trained lifeguard who sprung to action and helped save the life of at least one Londoner during the June 3 attack near Londo
  
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