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• A new day for life after dark: Council approves local pol’s bill to create ‘Night Mayor’

  24-08-2017 23:48
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperTalk about busting a move!The city will get a new agency that governs life after dark following the Council’s vote today to approve a bill to create an Office of Nightlife, a move that will bolster small businesses struggling to operate in the shadow of the moon, according to the Bushwick pol who spearheaded the legislation.“I truly believe this bill will breathe life back into our city and foster spaces for culture to f
  
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• Your Chariot Awaits: New Microtransit for NYC Commuters

  24-08-2017 23:00 via bkmag.com
  There’s no question about the high value of reliable public transit in a place like New York City. Whether it’s to work, to school, crossing boroughs, or taking a long haul, the trains, buses, and rideshares are packed. When you live in one of the city’s “transit deserts” though, it’s hard to get the most out of such an important resource.
  People living far from a transit stop face challenges that include (and definitely are not limited to) longer commute time
  
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• A new day for life after dark: Council approves local pol’s motion to create ‘Night Mayor’

  24-08-2017 22:55
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperTalk about busting a move!The city will get a new agency that governs life after dark following the Council’s vote today to approve a bill to create an Office of Nightlife, a move that will bolster small businesses struggling to operate in the shadow of the moon, according to the Bushwick pol who spearheaded the legislation.“I truly believe this bill will breathe life back into our city and foster spaces for culture to f
  
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• Tango in Dumbo or an urban nature hike in Prospect Park

  24-08-2017 17:22
  On Thursday night, head to the Dumbo Archway after work for a live performance by Los Chantas, a multinational tango ensemble, complete with free tango lessons! Learn all the moves you need to know to impress your future dance partners, and then step on over to an interactive art exhibit by Michael Muster. The fun starts at 6pm and runs all night, and it’s all totally free. Meanwhile, in Prospect Park, catch some live music at a special happy hour at the Boathouse before embarking on a moo
  
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• Opera, al fresco at The Met

  24-08-2017 16:31
  For the ninth year in a row, The Metropolitan Opera is hosting its Summer HD Festival in Lincoln Center Plaza this Friday through September 4. Every night, there will be an enormous screen and 3,000 seats set up outside the opera house so that attendees can watch free outdoor broadcasts of live performances of Rigoletto, La Traviata, and other classic operas in HD. On Friday, the fest kicks off at 8pm with a special screening of Ingmar Bergman’s 1975 film version of Mozart’s The Magi
  
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• Summer of Hell continues for Cyclones

  24-08-2017 16:17
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Matt Johnfor Brooklyn PaperHudson Valley 8Cyclones 0Aug. 23 at MCU ParkNew York Mets reliever Jeurys Familia did fine in his second rehab game for the Cyclones, allowing one hit in one inning pitched, but Cyclones reliever Trent Johnson got rocked on the mound, surrendering eight hits and seven runs in two-and-one-third innings pitched, and the Cyclones bats’ didn’t do the team any favors, getting just four hits on the night, as the Renegades ha
  
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• Afropunk, headlining your weekend

  24-08-2017 16:16
  The big headline this weekend is that Afropunk Fest, which remains one of the coolest music and arts festivals around, is back in Commodore Barry Park in Fort Greene on Saturday and Sunday. As always, the lineup this year features some pretty exciting acts, like Solange, Thundercat, Gary Clark, Jr., Dizzee Rascal, Soul II Soul, Macy Gray, and Michael Kiwanuka, and there will also be food trucks, art exhibits, an indie market, and a skateboarding competition. A ticket for a full day runs $55, and
  
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• The Battle of Brooklyn comes to life at Green-Wood Cemetery

  24-08-2017 16:07
  This weekend, beautiful Green-Wood Cemetery will host a series of events to commemorate the 241st anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn, the largest battle of the Revolutionary War, which took place on land that is now part of the cemetery itself. On Sunday, you can catch a full-scale reenactment of the battle starting at 11am, complete with a parade and a ceremony honoring the lives lost here on this day in 1776. The programming is free, but you should register here if you plan to attend.
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• Have a “Good Time” at the Nitehawk

  24-08-2017 15:36
  I used to go to the movies almost once a week, but in the current era of nonstop comic book adaptations and the golden age of TV, Hollywood’s output piques my interest far less frequently. Everything I’ve read so far about Good Time, the new heist thriller set in Queens and starring Robert Pattinson, however, makes me feel like this will be the fourth film of 2017 that will actually get me to a theater (the others were Get Out, Wonder Woman, and Dunkirk). On Monday, Nitehawk Cinema w
  
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• Marjorie Prime’s Eerie Immersion Proves More Speculative Fiction Than Sci-Fi

  24-08-2017 15:30 via bkmag.com
  Just a few seconds into Marjorie Prime, Marjorie tells Walter Prime, “I feel like I have to perform around you.” The irony is apparent: of the two, he is the performer. In the film’s indeterminate future, ‘Primes’ are a technological innovation: intelligent holograms of those lost that the bereaved can interact with. (The Primes learn who they were through stories and guidance given to them by the living.) Jon Hamm’s Walter Prime—a Prime of Marjorie&rsqu
  
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• A stand-up night fit for Dorothy Parker

  24-08-2017 15:23
  Every Tuesday night, comedians Dan Licata (above), Joe Pera, and Charles Gould host a stand-up showcase at The Shanty, the bar at NY Distilling Company, makers of Perry’s Tot and Dorothy Parker gins. With a list of past performers that includes big names like Eugene Mirman, Janeane Garofolo, Sasheer Zamata, Chris Gethard, and Roy Wood, Jr., it seems like a comedy event worth checking out, and this week is as good a time as any. The show is free and it starts at 8:30pm and be warned, the dr
  
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• Make it mellow with rooftop yoga and dinner

  24-08-2017 12:50
  Here’s a no-brainer for your Wednesday night–yoga and dinner on the rooftop of The Umbrella Factory in Bushwick. From 7:30-10:30 pm, join Dark Yoga for its first ever live music yoga class, featuring pranayama and vinyasa yoga instruction accompanied by ambient music by Dark Pool Group. After, enjoy a delicious and healthy Chinese-inspired multi-course meal prepared by Po-Po. Serenity and satiety can be yours for just $30–buy a ticket here.
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• Yogis raise funds to save the rainforest

  24-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyWindsor TerraceYogis saving rainforest
  Three cheers to Evalena Leedy, founder of Yoga Sole, and all its members for not only meeting its target fund-raising goal, but surpassing it.
  The good-hearted folks held a picnic brunch at Prospect Park on July 30 to raise funds and awareness to protect the Costa Rican rainforest was and the Oso Peninsula through the White Hawk Foundation.And thanks to the support of an amazing community,
  
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• The wrong fit: Super-tall, super-dense towers have no place in Boerum Hill, petition says

  24-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperThe buildings are too damn high!The developer planning to build two huge towers in Boerum Hill must downsize the high-rises to get city approval, a new petition that will be presented to officials in charge of approving the project demands.“It’s one tool in terms of communicating to our elected officials how people feel about this,” said Howard Kolins, president of civic group the Boerum Hill Association, which cre
  
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• Taking mom and pop to court: Lawyers using federal law to serially sue local small businesses

  24-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperCall it a legal assault on the little guy.Disabled residents protected under a federal law are serially suing mom and pop shops in Park Slope and Prospect Heights, forcing the small businesses’ owners to pay thousands of dollars in settlements or risk potentially ruinous legal battles, according to a local business leader.“They’re going to go for a business that’s small, that’s not going to be able to
  
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• Taking mom and pop to court: Differently abled people using federal law to serially sue local small businesses

  24-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperCall it a legal assault on the little guy.Disabled residents protected under a federal law are serially suing mom and pop shops in Park Slope and Prospect Heights, forcing the small businesses’ owners to pay thousands of dollars in settlements or risk potentially ruinous legal battles, according to a local business leader.“They’re going to go for a business that’s small, that’s not going to be able to
  
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• Summer’s tail: Library has a party for pooches

  24-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperIt really is the Dog Day of summer!
  The Brooklyn Public Library will celebrate National Dog Day on Aug. 26 with Pups on the Plaza, a canine carnival in front of its Central Library branch. The shindig will feature a doggie costume contest, dog-themed readings, pet adoptions, and free portraits for pups — activities that offer the perfect day for Brooklyn’s pooch-loving bookworms, according to the event’s organizer.
  
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• Ridge cultural group in good hands thanks to Allstate agency owner

  24-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyBay RidgeLet’s hear it for Allstate agency owner Sally Guzzone, who secured a $1,000 Allstate Foundation Helping Hands in the Community grant to support Ridge Chorale’s efforts to provide a cultural institution for the community that raises funds for charitable organizations through performance.As a volunteer with Ridge Chorale, Sally joined thousands of Allstate agency owners and financial specialists around the cou
  
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• Rep. Clarke pushes bill to rename Fort Hamilton’s Confederate streets

  24-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne McShaneBrooklyn DailyRep. Yvette Clarke (D–Flatbush) intensified her campaign to rename streets in Fort Hamilton named after Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson when she introduced federal legislation last week to rename any military properties and installations honoring Confederate soldiers and generals.
  The “Honoring Real Patriots Act of 2017” would require the Department of Defense to rename the nationwide
  
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• Planting the seeds for teens’ graduation in urban farming program

  24-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyManhattan BeachCongrats to the 30 high school students that graduated from the AT&T program at Kingsborough Community College’s Science Innovation Initiative — on Aug. 3, after planting, sowing, and reaping in the real-world application of urban farming in the school’s Urban Farm.Students pitched their concepts for virtual businesses in food and farming that achieved environmental sustainability, which they
  
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• Narrows Community Theater goes under the sea

  24-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne McShaneBrooklyn DailyThey’re part of your world!The children of the Narrows Community Theater are staging their final three showings of “The Little Mermaid” this weekend at the Fort Hamilton Army Base Theater. The summer production of the Disney classic is based on the story’s Broadway musical adaptation, and features plenty of singing, dancing, and costume changes, said one of the lead actors.
  “Singing is one of my fa
  
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• Building on the beach: Coney Island hosts 27th-annual sand-scultping contest

  24-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Julianne McShaneBrooklyn PaperThe sculptures may get washed away, but the fun lives on!Sun-seekers and beach bums gathered on Coney Island Beach at high noon on Aug. 19 for the 27th-annual Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest, a free event that drew novices and long-time builders alike — many of whom return each year for the fun challenge it presents, one competitor said.“We enjoy the challenge, we enjoy going, we enjoy the competition,” sa
  
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