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Kate Greathead’s ‘The Book of George’ Offers a Witty Take on Millennial Masculinity and Brooklyn Hipster Culture

By: Natasha Lancaster It’s a difficult task to fully inhabit the interior life of a character while critiquing them. In The Book of...

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Charlene Kaye’s Hilarious One-Woman Show Explores the Highs and Lows of Mother-Daughter Relationships

By: Kaya Laterman Brooklyn resident Charlene Kaye loves her mom dearly, but that didn’t stop the musician, actor and comedian from...

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Brooklyn Cafe Owner Goes Viral, in The Best Way, After Leaving Patron in Charge During Quick Bank Run

By: Moses Jeanfrancois It’s a common occurrence for the average New Yorker to befriend their local deli guy, but it’s not everyday...

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Weeksville Heritage Center’s Landmark Hunterfly Road Houses Set for Major Renovation to Protect NYC’s Black History

  The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) and the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) on Thursday...

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LOCnificent Festival Celebrates Black Hair, Culture, and Unity with Performances, Panels, and Hair Demonstrations

By: Richard Burroughs and Brianna Nunley The LOCnificent Festival, a two-day Brooklyn event showcasing locs, Black hair and African...

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Long Island Entrepreneur Sid Kapur Expands Franchise Empire to Brooklyn with Wetzel’s Pretzels at Kings Plaza

By: Christopher Edwards Long Island businessman Sid Kapur is bringing his small empire of franchises to Brooklyn. Kapur, who began...

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Asylum Seekers Share Powerful Stories Through Art at NYC Migrant Shelter Exhibition

NYC Health + Hospitals’ Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center (HERRC), in partnership with its Arts in Medicine...

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Beloved Brooklyn Ice Cream Truck Celebrates 80 Years of Sweet Traditions

Assemblyman William Colton on Friday honored the family behind Chubby the Ice Cream Man, an ice cream truck that has been operating in...

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Film For Change: How NYC Cinemas Are Driving Civic Engagement

Cinema with a Cause, a groundbreaking initiative organized by the Center for Law and Social Justice, is set to unite the New York City...

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Spike Lee Cinema to Debut with Special Screening of Crooklyn and Q&A Session

The Alamo Drafthouse will rename its recently renovated downtown Brooklyn theatre in honor of iconic filmmaker, Spike Lee, according...

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