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A lively discussion on United-States-Israel relations is expected next Monday when Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren speaks at Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope. … Full Article

A new waterfront park under construction in the Sunset Park community is coming along beautifully, according to Councilwoman Sara Gonzalez, who recently led a tour of the recreation area that is taking shape. … Full Article

For the past 14 years, Target First Saturdays (originally just First Saturdays) have been one of the main attractions of the Brooklyn Museum. … Full Article

 A Sunset Park women’s health center that has been at the center of the abortion debate in Brooklyn for more than two decades will no longer be performing the procedure. … Full Article

Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered at Green-Wood Cemetery on Sunday as the Green-Wood Historic Fund commemorated the 236th anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn with a day-long series of events. … Full Article

This Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Brooklyn Botanic Garden will present is 20th annual Chile Pepper Fiesta. … Full Article

Lots of kittens and puppies have found new homes in Sunset Park, thanks to a pet fair Councilwoman Sara Gonzalez co-hosted with the A.S.P.C.A.
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The NYPD is making public a video showing a man climbing a fence in the aftermath of the infamous Green-Wood Cemetery mass vandalism incident on Aug. 24-25. … Full Article

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After a major renovation that took almost three years, the historic Park Slope branch of the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) reopened on Thursday to crowds of neighbors and local students eager to try out the new computers, iPads and even those qu … Full Article