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• Sasquatch Festival, RIP

  29-06-2018 01:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  "Sasquatch! will forever remain a tapestry of the people who worked with us, the artists who inspired us, and the varied experiences of the fans who attended it … of friendships made, engagements, hilltop weddings, permanent tattoos, once in a lifetime collaborations, weather events both treacherous and magnificent, at least one very public conception, and, of course, hundreds of awe inspiring performances." - Sasquatch founder Adam Zacks.
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• ‘Not just a job’: Planned Parenthood staff rally for better pay, protections as contract negotiations drag on

  12-08-2026 22:26 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Planned Parenthood staffers picketed outside their Downtown Brooklyn clinic on Tuesday, demanding a fair union contract as bargaining drags on. More than 160 union workers with Planned Parenthood of Greater New York have been working without a contract since June, and say negotiations have reached a stalemate as management refuses to agree to wage increases and better working conditions.“They’ve offered us a 1% raise,” said Lily Dalke, a midwife who has worked for Planned
  
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• Mamdani’s first NYC budget gets cheers for bookkeeping, jeers for big budget gaps, from state oversight board

  12-08-2026 21:35 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first appearance before the state Financial Control Board brought praise Wednesday for making New York City’s budget more transparent, but also repeated warnings that the city still faces a persistent gap between what it spends and what it earns.State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and City Comptroller Mark Levine credited the Mamdani administration with putting billions of dollars in previously underbudgeted expenses onto the books, while cautioning that the city
  
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• Brooklyn crime thriller ‘Neon Affair’ lands worldwide distribution deal

  12-08-2026 20:41 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  A new independent crime thriller with deep Brooklyn roots is getting ready to reach audiences beyond New York after “Neon Affair” landed a worldwide distribution deal with Los Angeles-based Indie Rights.The feature, written and directed by Sean Hinds and produced by Marcus R. Smith and Hinds, follows Toni Jefferson, a young Brooklyn woman whose relationship with Junior Mayes pulls her into a high-stakes heist. She is ultimately forced to decide how far she is willing to go for the ma
  
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• Rockaway Beach drowning victim named as Williamsburg High School student Sir Audley Sykes

  12-08-2026 19:30 via qns.com
  
  The teenager who died while swimming off Rockaway Beach on Sunday, Aug. 9, has been named as 17-year-old Williamsburg High School student Sir Audley Sykes.Sykes drowned shortly after 7:30 p.m. Sunday near Beach 84th Street after he was caught in a rip tide and swept under the waves. He had been swimming with his best friend at the time, who also got into difficulty but was rescued by lifeguards.His grieving mother Patricia Thompson told several news outlets that Sykes told rescuers to prioritize
  
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• New musical ‘Brooklyn’s Bridge’ tells story of Emily Warren Roebling at the Irondale

  12-08-2026 15:26 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  A new musical about Emily Warren Roebling, “the woman who saved the Brooklyn Bridge,” has arrived in Fort Greene. “Brooklyn’s Bridge,” playing at The Space at Irondale through Aug. 23, chronicles the 11 years Emily spent as the de-facto leader of the project after her husband, chief engineer Washington Roebling, fell ill during construction. “She was 26 years old [when she took over.] By the time the bridge was finished, she was 40 years old. She bec
  
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• Former NYPD Detective indicted after allegedly assaulting handcuffed man inside Brooklyn precinct

  12-08-2026 00:07 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  A former NYPD detective is facing criminal charges after prosecutors say he repeatedly punched a handcuffed man inside a holding cell at a Carroll Gardens police precinct earlier this year. Raymond Ng, 51, who was assigned to the 76th Precinct detective squad, was arraigned Tuesday in Brooklyn Supreme Court on an indictment charging him with second- and third-degree assault, official misconduct, second- and third-degree menacing and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.Ng was relea
  
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• NYC lawmaker to intro bills aimed at getting illegal e-motos off city streets

  11-08-2026 23:35 via amny.com
  
  A Manhattan lawmaker is set to introduce legislation this week aimed specifically at reining in the kinds of illegal electric motorcycles (e-motos) that a 1eenager was riding when he got into a fatal crash with an SUV driver late last month.City Council Member Shaun Abreu (D-Manhattan), who chairs the body's Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, confirmed to amNewYork that he will introduce three bills on Thursday as part of a larger package that City Council Speaker Julie Menin began
  
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• Historic NYC buses are coming to Brooklyn Bridge Park for free Bus Festival

  11-08-2026 22:47 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Brooklynites will get a chance to step inside some of New York City’s most memorable buses next month when the New York Transit Museum brings its annual Bus Festival to Brooklyn Bridge Park.The museum, together with MTA New York City Transit, will host the 29th annual event on Sept. 19 at Emily Warren Roebling Plaza. The free festival will run from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., rain or shine.The event will showcase buses spanning more than a century of New York transportation history, giving visit
  
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• Coasters for charity: Local nonprofits to race across Luna Park’s 8 roller coasters

  11-08-2026 19:30 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Coney Island is gearing up for a high-speed fundraiser this weekend as local nonprofits take on Luna Park’s eight roller coasters for the annual Charity Coasterthon.The event will take place Aug. 16 in celebration of National Roller Coaster Day. Beginning at 11 a.m., three-person teams representing seven local organizations will have two hours to ride as many of Luna Park’s roller coasters as possible.Participants will race from coaster to coaster, receiving a stamp after each comple
  
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• Central Brooklyn riders weigh-in on sweeping city and state plan to speed up buses at Mamdani town hall

  11-08-2026 19:00 via amny.com
  
  Central Brooklyn bus riders got their first chance to weigh in on proposals for speeding up routes running through their portion of the borough at Brooklyn College last week.A large room on the CUNY Campus was packed with just over 100 people on Aug. 6, all gathered for Mayor Zohran Mamdani's "Central Brooklyn Bus Rider Town Hall" event. The workshop-style session was the first of several the city and state will hold to gather public feedback on their joint plan aimed at making buses faster: "Ne
  
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• Courtside connections: Young athletes, cops unite ahead of tournament honoring fallen NYPD detectives

  11-08-2026 18:06 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Basketball brought young athletes and police officers from across the U.S. and Canada together in Crown Heights on Aug. 6, as players sharpened their skills and built new connections ahead of the fifth annual Det. Jason Rivera & Det. Wilbert Mora Basketball Classic.The tournament honors the legacy of the two detectives who were ambushed and killed while responding to a domestic violence call in Harlem on Jan. 21, 2022. On the eve of this year’s tournament, NYPD Community Affairs’
  
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• Courtside connections: Young athletes, cops unite ahead of Brooklyn tournament honoring fallen NYPD detectives

  11-08-2026 18:06 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Basketball brought young athletes and police officers from across the U.S. and Canada together in Crown Heights on Aug. 6, as players sharpened their skills and built new connections ahead of the fifth annual Det. Jason Rivera & Det. Wilbert Mora Basketball Classic.The tournament honors the legacy of the two detectives who were ambushed and killed while responding to a domestic violence call in Harlem on Jan. 21, 2022. On the eve of this year’s tournament, NYPD Community Affairs’
  
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• NineDot to bring 4.9MW battery energy storage facility to Bushwick

  11-08-2026 16:04 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Battery company NineDot will break ground on a 4.9 megawatt battery energy storage facility in Bushwick later this year. Expected to come online in 2027, the facility — located at 421 Bushwick Ave., across from Bushwick Houses — will store enough electricity to power 5,000 nearby homes when demand is highest, helping to reduce strain on the grid.The site sits in the middle of the route of National Grid’s Metropolitan Infrastructure Reliability Project (aka the North Brookl
  
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• NYC Public Schools survey finds high family satisfaction ‘remains high,’ growing support for the chancellor

  11-08-2026 15:15 via amny.com
  
  NYC Public Schools (NYCPS) reported broadly positive results from its 20th annual School Survey, with more than 870,000 students, families and educators participating — a 2% increase in responses since last year, the agency said on Tuesday.The self-administered survey found "strong support" for Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels among educators and families. Approximately 77% of teachers said they have "strong confidence" in Samuels' leadership, while 72%  said they "deeply trust him."&
  
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• Brooklyn Children’s Museum expands free field trips to 42,000 NYC students thanks to Council funding

  10-08-2026 21:23 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  The Brooklyn Children's Museum will expand access to free educational field trips for an estimated 42,000 students from Title I schools across the city during the 2026-27 school year, thanks to $420,000 in funding from the New York City Council. The funding includes $350,000 from Council Speaker Julie Menin and Council Member Crystal Hudson to support free field trips citywide. Hudson also provided an additional $20,000 for schools in Council District 35, while Council Member Darlene Mealy
  
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• New York Liberty legends, fans celebrate 30 years of WNBA history at Brooklyn Dribble

  10-08-2026 19:27 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  The New York Liberty hosted its 3rd annual “The Brooklyn Dribble,” on Aug. 8, honoring players, fans and defining moments that have shaped the organization since its inaugural season in 1997.Led by by Fogo Azul, a women-led samba reggae drumline marching band and New York Liberty’s legendary players like Teresa Witherspoon, Crystal Robinson, and Carolyn Swords, more than 2,000 fans dribbled basketballs along a mile-long scenic route through Brooklyn Bridge Park, with the East R
  
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• Mamdani says he personally appealed to Trump on Haitian TPS as city ‘forced’ to dismiss workers who lost authorization

  10-08-2026 19:15 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Monday that he personally appealed to President Donald Trump to restore protections for Haitian immigrants, as his administration moved to dismiss city workers who lost their legal authorization to work following the end of Temporary Protected Status.Mamdani said he spoke with Trump before City Hall announced Friday that it was “forced by federal law” to review the work authorization of Haitian TPS holders and end the employment of those who could not est
  
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• Man shot to death on Canarsie Pier

  10-08-2026 15:56 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Police are investigating after a man was found shot to death on the Canarsie Pier during the early hours of Sunday morning.According to law enforcement sources, cops from the 69th Precinct received a 911 call reporting that a man had been shot at around 3:14 a.m. on the Belt Parkway and Rockaway Parkway. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 30-year-old man riddled with gunshots throughout his body and head.Paramedics rushed the victim to One Brooklyn Health-Brookdale Hospital
  
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• Mamdani draws line with DSA on police and prisons amid continued ties

  09-08-2026 15:22 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani drew a clear line between himself and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) on public safety last week, saying police, prisons and jails have a role in keeping New Yorkers safe while the organization’s national program calls for steps toward fully abolishing the police and prison system.The policy distinction comes as DSA figures hold senior posts in Mamdani’s administration, while the NYC-DSA’s transit working group was among several advocacy groups i
  
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• Crown Heights block once again named ‘Greenest Block in Brooklyn’

  07-08-2026 23:20 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  “You can make a planter out of anything,” longtime gardener Perri Edwards told an admirer of her MoMA-inspired heads sculpted from milk cartons, with leaves of different shades and species sprouting like hair.Edwards’ Lincoln Place stoop and front yard, like those of her neighbors, have become a cross between a whimsical garden, a tribute to New York City, and an educational display on upcycling and community greening.On Aug. 4, Edwards and her neighbors, dubbed P.L.A.N.T. (Pre
  
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• Brooklyn Democrats nominate four judges for state Supreme Court at convention

  07-08-2026 23:00 via amny.com
  
  The Brooklyn Democratic Party Executive Committee voted to nominate four candidates for the New York State Supreme Court at their nominating convention held on Aug. 6.  The nominees will appear on the general election ballot on Nov. 3. In all, 170 judicial delegates selected the four nominees through a vote held at the Marine Park Golf Course before a crowd of roughly 250 attendees, according to the Brooklyn Democratic Party. One of the roles of the Brooklyn Democratic Committee i
  
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• Op-Ed | Before Brooklyn makes another irreversible mistake

  07-08-2026 20:00 via amny.com
  
  There is a lesson Scripture teaches over and over again: wisdom requires discernment before action.Good stewards do not make permanent decisions in moments of fear. They seek counsel. They gather the facts. They ask difficult questions. And only then do they move forward.That lesson has been on my heart as I watch Brooklyn face one of the most consequential health care decisions in generations.As a pastor, I have prayed with mothers waiting outside operating rooms. I have stood beside families r
  
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• No, Really–You Can’t Take It With You

  05-03-2025 01:05 via brooklynheightsblog.com
  If rich NYC families filled with wacky personalities seem relevant to you at all these days, you might want to trot on down to Willow Place this weekend to see You Can’t Take It With You. The comedy opens this week at the Heights Players with a full cast and a wacky story of money, power, death and taxes.The play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937 and the film adaptation the next year won an Oscar for Best Picture. The comedy is one of the most per
  
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• No Floyd Bar on Clark Street

  04-02-2025 00:34 via brooklynheightsblog.com
  We reported last month that Floyd Bar planned to re-open at 72 Clark Street, after their landlord on Atlantic Avenue refused to renew the lease. Sadly (but not for all), there won’t be any drinking or bocce’ing at that location. We have word that the plan is off, after the co-op next door raised concerns about potential noise and disturbances on their street. So, the search continues. Good luck, Floyd!
  
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• Arcadian Pastoral on Willow Place at the Heights Players

  24-10-2024 01:16 via brooklynheightsblog.com
  Past, present, now, then, truth, science, history, algorithms, chaos….if any of these topics seem relevant the first week of November, you might want to skedaddle down to Willow Place for a couple of hours with Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia.The Heights Players will be presenting what some say is his greatest work, down in the pastoral reaches of Brooklyn Heights. See it November 1 – 10. Tickets are available at the Heights Players site.Directed by Noel MacDuffie, it’s a perfec
  
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• Tour dates: Explosions in the Sky, Oasis, Caribou, Goose, Eagles, Sports Team / Houndmouth, more.

  03-10-2024 00:02 via brooklynvegan.com
  Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more.
  EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY
  Having just completed their trek across the Pacific Northwest and Canada, post-rock greats Explosions in the Sky have announced new 2025 tour dates happening in the spring, where they’ll hit Raleigh, Orlando, New Orleans, Knoxville, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Kingston, NY (Ulster PAC on 4/10), and more.OASIS
  If you were wondering whether Oasis could sell out stadiums in North Ame
  
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• The Get Up Kids brought ‘Something To Write Home About’ to Warsaw (night 2 pics, setlist)

  02-10-2024 23:14 via brooklynvegan.com
  The Get Up Kids are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their classic, massively influential 1999 album Something To Write Home About this year, and they’re in the midst of a tour where they’re playing that album in full, along with a set of favorites from throughout their discography. They stopped in Brooklyn for a pair of shows at Warsaw over the weekend, where they switched the second set up a bit from Saturday to Sunday. Night one got “One Year Later,” “Stay Gol
  
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• Dean & Britta & Sonic Boom announce holiday album, share cover of Willie Nelson/Roy Orbison’s “Pretty Paper”

  02-10-2024 21:40 via brooklynvegan.com
  Dean Wareham, his partner Britta Phillips, and frequent collaborator Sonic Boom have teamed up to make a holiday album. It’s titled A Peace of Us and will be out November 22 via Carpark. They made the album at Sonic Boom’s studio in Portugal: all three sang, Dean played guitar, Britta played bass and keyboards, and Sonic provided the psychedelic effects and mixed the album. Britta says it’s “like Bing Crosby…on acid,” which means a little more when you’
  
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• Oasis add more shows to 2025 North American tour

  02-10-2024 21:16 via brooklynvegan.com
  Having announced their first North American shows in 16 years on Monday, Oasis have now added additional dates in four of the five cities: Toronto, East Rutherford, Los Angeles, and Mexico. Like the initial dates, the new shows are with Cage the Elephant, and while registration for the presale is now closed, any remaining tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 5 at 12 PM local time.
  The new East Rutherford show is on September 1 at MetLife Stadium, the day after the previous
  
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