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Brooklyn BookBeat: Talmud scholar to speak at Park Slope Jewish Center

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Maggie Anton, acclaimed author of the “Rashi’s Daughters” series, is coming to Park Slope Jewish Center on April 21 to discuss her book “Rav Hisda’s Daughter: Book I: Apprentice” (Plume Origin … Full Article

Federal lawsuit may have been prevented if Brooklyn taxi company was chosen

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Late last week, a federal court in New York City cleared the way for a major class action lawsuit brought by New Yorkers who use wheelchairs to challenge the “Taxi of Tomorrow. … Full Article

Two precincts team up to nab suspects who robbed women

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Teamwork between two neighboring police precincts led to the arrests of three men in connection with a rash of robberies in southern Brooklyn in recent weeks, authorities said. … Full Article

CRAZY KIDS? Test young school children for mental illness, Ortiz says

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Citing the shocking results of a study by the New York City Department of Health, which found that 1 out of 5 pre-teens in the city struggles with mental health issues, Assemblyman Felix Ortiz (D-Sunset Park) said he wants to have kids analyzed. … Full Article

Brooklyn Bookbeat: Brooklynite turns family folklore to novel

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For Brooklyn writer Amy Shearn, what began as a snippet of family lore has now turned into her second novel. … Full Article

Brooklyn Bookbeat: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout to speak at Brooklyn By The Book

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Elizabeth Strout, bestselling author of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize-winner “Olive Kitteridge,” will be the next featured speaker at … Full Article

Repairs slated for historic Carroll Street Bridge

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The historic Carroll Street Bridge over the Gowanus Canal, one of only four retractable bridges in the U.S., will be repaired starting around April 1, a development that will require the complete closure of the bridge to cars, bicycles and pedestrians. … Full Article