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Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz invites Brooklyn high school students to make submissions in the form of a story, a poem, an essay, spoken word or rap for the 8th annu … Full Article

Great GoogaMooga returns to Prospect Park in May

Prospect Park
The 2013 Great GoogaMooga food and music spectacular will return to Prospect Park on Brooklyn May 17 through 19. If you want to go, you'll need to buy tickets soon. … Full Article

Marilyn Gelber reflects on achievements of Brooklyn Community Foundation

The biggest accomplishment of the Brooklyn Community Foundation, established three-and-a-half years ago as the successor to the Independence Community Foundation, is the fact that “the foundation belongs to Brooklyn, rat … Full Article

Verrazano Bridge bike path not a new idea, advocates say

Bay Ridge
A new online petition aimed at getting the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to install a bicycle path on the currently car-only Verrazano Narrows Bridge appears to have been generated by a transportation advocacy group outside of Bay Ridge, the Brooklyn community closest to the span, a … Full Article

Tax time! College kids help people file returns

Bedford-Stuyvesant
April 15 is right around the corner, but don’t panic if you haven’t filed your tax return yet. The deadline for filing is next Monday, so you have a few days to prepare. … Full Article

New concerns about tax ripoffs for low-income filers

Bushwick
When Danny Taylor tried to pick up the free tablet advertised to customers at a Bushwick Instant Refund Tax Center last week, the manager turned him away. "I would kick his [butt] if I wasn't with my daughter," said Taylor about the manager. … Full Article

Tree house at Botanic Garden uses wood from trees downed by storm

Prospect_Park_Area
“Sandy Remix,” a specially commissioned tree house, opened to the public at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) this past weekend after a four-week installation process.  … Full Article

Coney Island Aquarium will partly reopen on May 25

Coney Island
The New York Aquarium will partially reopen on May 25, a milestone that will be celebrated about seven months after Superstorm Sandy devastated the 14-acre aquarium campus. … Full Article

Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasburg Return this Weekend

DUMBO
Whether or not it feels like spring, the Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasburg will be back in action this weekend, featuring hundreds of local vendors. Visitors can enjoy a variety of different fresh food options and can shop for antiques, jewelry, furniture, and vintage clothing. Referred to by … Full Article

Red Hook library reopens after Superstorm Sandy

Red Hook

Will partner with non-profits in 2014

Following massive damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, the Red Hook Library re-opened on Tuesday, April 2.  … Full Article

Got an old computer? Bring it to the recycling fair!

Bay Ridge
Community Board 10 and members of the Xaverian High School Robotics Team are working together to organize an Electronics Recycling event for southern Brooklyn residents who want to get rid of old computers, … Full Article
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