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Adedayo Perkovich, a 10-year-old from Fort Greene, has been named to the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps. She was chosen from more than 200 applicants. Photo courtesy Scholastic, Inc.

Brooklyn student named to Scholastic News Kids Press Corps

A Brooklyn student is on her way to becoming a cub reporter for a national news service that has millions of readers. … Full Article
 
Shown is the courtyard of the Riverside Houses. An unrelated renovation of the buildings’ trash compactor led to a pile-up of refuse. Photo by Matthew Taub

Riverside Houses parking garage permit denied

UPDATE: A judge has now denied the Pinnacle Group’s Article 78 Petition, while the Department of Buildings (DOB) permit remains in effect. … Full Article
 
FOLLOW THE MONEY TRAIL: NOVEMBER MEETING OF BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK CORPORATION

Show us the numbers: Groups demand BBP Pier 6 financial analysis

Despite its absence from the official agenda, the development of two residential towers inside Brooklyn Bridge Park at Pier 6 raised heated comments at a Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation (BBPC) board meeting on Friday. … Full Article
 
Illuminated art stars in DUMBO Friday and Saturday. Photo by Mary Frost

Brilliant! NY Festival of Light in DUMBO through Saturday

A spectacular lighting display returns to DUMBO on Friday and Saturday night. … Full Article
 
North Brooklyn is being overburdened with too many homeless shelters, Assemblymember Joseph Lentol charged. He is raising objections to the opening of a new shelter in Greenpoint. Photo courtesy Lentol’s office

Greenpoint homeless shelter angers neighbors

The opening of a shelter for homeless families in Greenpoint is raising the ire of neighborhood residents who charged that the de Blasio Administration sneaked in the facility in the dead of night behind the backs of community officials. … Full Article
 
Fairgoers filled Hicks Street at a previous Yankee Fair. Photo courtesy of Plymouth Church

Plymouth Church’s Yankee Fair continues as one of city’s oldest street fests

Plymouth Church will sponsor its well-known Yankee Fair — a traditional fall festival, street fair and indoor marketplace — this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine. … Full Article
 
Acclaimed violinist Rachel Barton Pine will perform in concert at P.S. 321 in Park Slope as part of the Neighborhood Classics series. Photo by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco

Violin Invasion hits P.S. 321 in Park Slope

Students at P.S. 321 in Park Slope will be treated to performances by more than 20 violinists who will visit the school on Nov. 17 for a special performance that will have music emanating from every corner of the building. … Full Article
 
Festival of Light in DUMBO. Photo by Mary Frost

Getting ready to light up in DUMBO

Technicians set up heavy equipment and tested effects Wednesday night in preparation the first annual New York Festival of Light (NYFOL) scheduled to kick off in DUMBO on Nov. 6 and continue through Nov. 8. … Full Article
 
Koren Volk, a retired bank executive, moved to New York City from Toronto when her husband, Rick, was transferred for work. She says the Heights first appealed to her because of reasonable rent. “Then we saw the view,” she says. “Oh my gosh. We thought, why would you leave?” Photo by Tom Cahalan

Scaling the Heights: Brooklyn-born or transplanted, devoted residents here plant their deep roots

Around Halloween, when golden maple leaves collect along the streets and orange pumpkins give stoops and steps a warm glow, Brooklyn Heights looks and feels almost, for New York City at least, like small town America — but reconstructed among brownstones and apartment blocks. … Full Article
 
Author Bonnie Friedman’s newest work will be featured at a book release event at BookCourt on Nov. 10. Photo by Claire Holt, courtesy of Bonnie Friedman

Part-time Brooklynite to release ‘Surrendering Oz’ — ‘Oz’ with a feminist twist

Part-time Brooklynite Bonnie Friedman will release her newest work, “Surrendering Oz: A Life in Essays,” on Nov. 10 at BookCourt at 7 p.m. with a reading, interactive audience Q&A and book signing event.   … Full Article
 

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