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Brooklyn Movie Magic Reveled In New Book By Local Writer | Top Stories

Also: Public Composting Bins Arrive In Bed-Stuy, Leaving Rats Hungry | Brooklyn Public Library Workers Named 'Librarians of the Year.'

Park Slope appears in over 50 films, according to a new book exploring film locations in Brooklyn.
Park Slope appears in over 50 films, according to a new book exploring film locations in Brooklyn. (Peter Senzamici)

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Park Slope Movie Magic Reveled In New Book By Local Writer

Park Slope is where Al Pacino cried "Attica!" and where "Julie & Julia" producers found a French cafe that they passed off as Paris.

Public Composting Bins Arrive In Bed-Stuy, Leaving Rats Hungry

The orange compost containers appeared on Wednesday up and down several Bed-Stuy avenues, the first smart-bin composting sites in Brooklyn.

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Brooklyn Public Library Workers Named 'Librarians of the Year'

The national award was given to the five librarians behind the Books Unbanned campaign.

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