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• 2017 NY Comic Con: Mark Hamill, 'Star Wars' concert series & more

  06-09-2017 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  The 2017 New York Comic Con happens October 5 - 8 at the Javits Center in NYC, with tons of cool panels and events on and off the show floor.
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• Dave East, Noname & Palm playing NYU Mystery Concert tonight

  06-09-2017 21:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  This year's NYU Mystery Concert is at Le Poisson Rouge.
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• Built to Spill replace Charles Bradley at Brooklyn's OctFest (free tickets available)

  06-09-2017 21:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Brooklyn beer and music festival goes down this Saturday with Guided by Voices, Okkervil River, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and more.
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• Jane Wiedlin (Go-Go's) forms new group Elettrodomestico, readies debut LP (listen)

  06-09-2017 21:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  A collaboration with Pietro Straccia, Elettrodomestico is a more modern, synthy take on the kind of catchy power pop Jane made with the Go-Go's.Continue reading…
  
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• Matthew Logan Vasquez shares video, pays tribute to Hurricane Harvey victims

  06-09-2017 20:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  The video is for "Fires Down In Mexico," which Matthew says "is about good parts of livin in Texas."
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• Brooklyn Flea Record Fair announces Fall 2017 date & vendors

  06-09-2017 20:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Brooklyn Flea Record Fair returns for its fall iteration, happening Saturday, September 23 at East River State Park...
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• Louts punch women on train

  06-09-2017 19:48
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn Paper88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillTrain tussle
  A pair of worms punched two women in the face and tried to take one of their phones on a Manhattan-bound Q train at Atlantic Avenue station on Aug. 27.The two boarded the train at Church Avenue station at 9:05 pm and were scoping it out when one of the rogues punched the first victim on the right side of the face, police said. Her friend stood up to help her, but the villain pu
  
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• Concert for Charlottesville happening with Justin Timberlake, Chris Stapleton, Brittany Howard, more

  06-09-2017 19:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  In related news, The xx just covered a Justin Timberlake song.
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• Dead Leaf Echo prep new LP, touring; Listen to "Temple"

  06-09-2017 19:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  The pedigree behind the boards is impressive, working with Guy Fixsen (My Bloody Valentine, Stereolab, Wire) and Jorge Elbrecht (No Joy, Frankie Rose), plus cover art by 4AD design alum Timothy O'Donnell.Continue reading…
  
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• “The Deuce” stars James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Bay Ridge

  06-09-2017 18:46
  Watching the first episode of The Deuce–the new HBO series starring James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal about the rise of the pornography business in the early ’70s, got me aroused, but not for the reasons you might assume. I was excited to see my neighborhood on screen. The Deuce uses Bay Ridge as a location, and shooting took place about two years ago on my block.
  Just like when I first saw Saturday Night Fever as a child, I spotted plenty of neighborhood specific elements in t
  
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• Cabbie battles with fare, steals her cellphone

  06-09-2017 18:26
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne McShaneBrooklyn Daily68th PrecinctBay Ridge—Dyker HeightsBad receptionA degenerate cab driver stole a cellphone from his customer after they got into a dispute on Shore Parkway on Aug. 29, police said.
  After the pair fought over directions, the female rider asked the driver to pull over at Bay 8th Street around 3:30 pm, according to the report. When she exited the car, the perp followed her and caught up quickly enough to hit her BLU Vivo XL
  
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• Police find body weighted with cinderblocks in Mill Basin marina

  06-09-2017 18:05
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyPolice recovered the body of 35-year-old Carmine Carini Jr. from a Mill Basin marina on Sept. 2.
  A passerby spotted the floating figure in the waterway at E. 58th Street and Avenue U at about 11:30 am Saturday, according to authorities. Emergency responders lifted the body out of the water — which was wrapped in blue tarp, sealed with duct tape, and weighed down with a cinder block, according to the Daily News.The medical ex
  
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• Golda Proves, Once Again, That There's Life After Tilda All Day

  06-09-2017 17:43 via bkmag.com
  
  The Tilda All Day team may have gone through an acrimonious divorce, but they haven’t called it quits with Clinton Hill.
  And for diners determined to take a neutral stance, there is ample incentive to support both sides. Otway walked away with the sun-soaked corner space and original talent in the split, while Golda kept the essential concept—an all-day café specializing in sumptuously plated egg dishes and intricate breakfast pastries.At the recently launched latter, owner Da
  
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• Weekly Culture Round-up: 9/6 - 9/12

  06-09-2017 17:29 via bkmag.com
  
  The History of a Boroughscape — Brooklyn’s architecture has been reactive to the seismic cultural and political shifts of the changing times, from the rapidly modernizing post-industrial landscape of the early-to-mid 20th century all the way to present day issues with gentrification affecting cultural visibility in an increasing number of neighborhoods. This history is profoundly expressed in the photography on display in BRIC’s new “Brooklyn Photographs” exhibition
  
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• Brooklyn Real Estate: The Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Edition

  06-09-2017 16:00 via bkmag.com
  
  Dynamic design duo Anishka Clarke and Niya Bascom are partners in Brooklyn-based interior design firm Ishka Designs. Their latest projects run the gamut from a Brooklyn day care center and a TriBeCa penthouse to a vacation and residential project in Jamaica.Here, they reveal their current design obsessions, go-to places in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, where Clarke lives, and their custom-build powers.
  What attracted you to live in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens?
  It is a great location—next to Pro
  
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• Clones stumble, fall to Connecticut

  06-09-2017 15:39
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Matt Johnfor Brooklyn PaperConnecticut 4Cyclones 3Sept. 5 in ConnecticutThe Cyclones came back from a 3–1 deficit late in the game to tie the score, but the Tigers took it in extra innings, handing our boys their second straight loss.The Clones were down but they were not out late in the game. With two outs in the seventh, Franklin Correa and Guillermo Granadillo hit consecutive singles to put runners on first and second. Walter Rasquin then singled t
  
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• Woman swindled by fake Con Edison caller

  06-09-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne McShaneBrooklyn Daily60th PrecinctConey Island—Brighton Beach—SeagatePhony phone call
  A fraudster swindled a woman out of $1,000 in an Aug. 28 phone call to her Ocean Parkway home during which the crook claimed to be a Con Edison employee and told the victim her power would be shut off if she did not transfer the money, according to police.The woman received the call at her residence near Neptune Avenue just before 11 am. The perp told
  
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• Unnecessary luxury: Beep slams condos in official opposition of armory redevelopment scheme

  06-09-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperHe won’t sell out his borough.Borough President Adams blasted Mayor DeBlasio’s plan to give Crown Heights’ Bedford-Union Armory to private developers, claiming the deal calls for too many luxury condos and not enough affordable housing. His official critique cited concerns of local residents and activists, who continue to criticize the scheme as wrong for the neighborhood, and demanded a more informed process to d
  
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• Saving the best for last: Jehovah’s Witnesses lone-remaining, Brooklyn Bridge–adjacent lot hits market

  06-09-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperTalk about a monumental development.The Jehovah’s Witnesses last week listed its remaining Dumbo property, a huge York Street parking lot next to the Brooklyn Bridge, giving developers that have coveted the site for years a chance to snag one of the nabe’s most conveniently located parcels, according to a real estate expert.“This is a really fabulous location,” said Chris Havens, a broker for Brooklyn-based c
  
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• Restrained revelry: Heightened J’Ouvert security prevents fatalities, changes atmosphere

  06-09-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Alexandra SimonBrooklyn PaperIt was the dawn of a new J’Ouvert.Thousands of revelers gathered in Crown Heights on Sept. 4 for the early-morning parade that unfolded without a fatality after years of deadly violence following the enaction of its strictest security measures yet. But the precautions, which included a significantly increased police presence, resulted in a festival largely unrecognizable to long-time attendees.“It was dead,” sa
  
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• Our sit-down with Bay Ridge Council Candidate Nancy Tong

  06-09-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyDemocratic Bay Ridge Council candidate Nancy Tong met with Community News Group editors on Aug. 28 to discuss her campaign to replace term-limited Councilman Vincent Gentile. Tong, who immigrated to America from Hong Kong at the age of 7, has already made local history as the first Asian-American woman to serve as a district leader in Brooklyn. If elected, she would become both the first Asian-American elected official in Brooklyn
  
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• Havana sights: Artist debuts portraits of Cuban relations

  06-09-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Alexandra SimonBrooklyn DailyThey are portraits of the people.A Gravesend artist will show off a collection of paintings inspired by his 2013 trip to Cuba for two nights this month. “The Cuba Series: Portraits of the Old Guard,” on display in St. Paul’s Church in Carroll Gardens on Sept. 16 and 23, depicts the people that artist Joseph Milazzo met during a six-week trek across the island nation, searching for artwork created by his grandfa
  
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• Golden Carnival shines: Millions revel in West Indian Day Parade celebrations despite violent outbreaks

  06-09-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Nelson A. Kingfor Brooklyn PaperA few miscreants did not rain on this milestone march.
  Millions of spectators swarmed Kings County on Sept. 4 to celebrate the 50th-annual West Indian American Day Parade, which snaked along Eastern Parkway as costumed participants marched to the tunes of mas and steel bands. And neither a pair of non-fatal violent attacks nor an ubiquitous police presence prevented attendees from reveling in the technicolor procession, which
  
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• Brought the car back, had his wallet jacked

  06-09-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne McShaneBrooklyn Daily62nd PrecinctBensonhurst—Bath BeachDrop-off rip-offA thief stole hundreds in cash, credit and debit cards, and a driver’s license from a rental car after the renter dropped it off at a Shore Parkway dealership and forgot his wallet inside on Aug. 29, according to police.When the renter returned to the dealership at Bay 38th Street around 3:20 pm to retrieve his possessions from the car, they were gone. Police are re
  
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• Twin Peaks: The Return Is Worth Binging Again

  06-09-2017 00:47 via bkmag.com
  
  This article contains spoilers throughout for Twin Peaks: The Return, which wrapped up its run on Showtime this past weekendAfter 26 years away and 15 weeks back, on Sunday night, Twin Peaks once again reached its stunning conclusion. For fans of Twin Peaks, fans of its mad genius visionary David Lynch, and fans of prestige television in general, it certainly was  quite a ride. 15 weeks is a long time—how long ago does even hearing May twenty-first feel?—and the reaction from th
  
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