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New dates announced – in Newark Bruce Ratner and Mikhail Prokhorov took the Nets out of the Prudential Center in Newark and brought them to Barclays Center in Brooklyn this year. Now, however, the folks who run the Prudential Center may be having their revenge. … Full Article

Building on DUMBO’s strength in media and all things digital, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other city officials gathered in Brooklyn on Thursday to announce that a state-of-the-art “Made in NY” Media Center will be constructed at 20 Jay Street in DUMBO, overlooking Brooklyn Bridge Park. … Full Article

What do the Scrabble game, the Ford Thunderbird, the Chrysler Building, the Dunkin Donuts logo and the newly-famed Big Bird character have in common? … Full Article

Multimedia artist Yoko Ono will be recognized at the Brooklyn Museum’s tenth annual Women in the Arts luncheon on November 15, 11 a.m. … Full Article

Survivors of physical abuse are getting their message out through the arts. … Full Article

Police are seeking a suspect who is wanted in connection with seven attempted burglaries that occurred within the 84th Precinct. … Full Article

Deron Williams' face has been plastered all over Brooklyn the past couple of years as the Nets promoted their much-anticipated move to our fair borough. … Full Article

The first phase of Prospect Park’s Lakeside restoration project – a new “Music Island” to replace the one destroyed in 1960 for the construction of the former Wollman Skating Rink – will be dedicated on Friday, Oct. 19. … Full Article

The NYC College of Technology, known more familiarly as City Tech, will soon begin construction on a new building to replace the old Klitgord Building at 285 Jay St., corner of Tillary Street in Downtown Brooklyn. … Full Article

In a sign of the times, a national franchise called Kidville has taken over the Eileen Dugan Senior Center at 380 Court Street in Carroll Gardens. The senior center, funded by the city, couldn’t meet the landlord’s request for more money, so the seniors are moving to the basement. … Full Article