Park Slope|News|
At Brooklyn Vigil for Orlando Victims, Calls for Unity and Gun Control
The Grand Army Plaza event showed love for members of the LGBT community while deriding those who oppose new gun laws.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
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- Park Slope, NY
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Sunset Park, NY|News|
Proposed Sunset Park School Pits Parents Against Preservationists
The city wants to turn the historic, castle-like police station at 43rd Street and 4th Avenue into a 300-seat school for local kids.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Williamsburg-Greenpoint, NY|News|
Williamsburg Event to Call for Removal of Judge in Brock Turner Case
GLRCVLT will host a party at Holyrad Studio where attendees can listen to music while writing letters calling for Persky's removal.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO, NY|News|
Free Music and Puppets This Thursday Under the Manhattan Bridge
Harlem singer Lynette Williams will perform at 6 p.m.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Windsor Terrace-Kensington, NY|News|
Enjoy Shakespeare in the Park on East 4th
The East 4th Street Community Garden has two family-friendly events planned this summer, featuring scenes from "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brooklyn, NY|News|
Repaving Scheduled for Williamsburg Bridge
Partial and full closures of the inner roadway are scheduled between June 17 and June 24.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brooklyn, NY|News|
At NY City Hall, a Call to Allow Blood Donations From Gay Men
Blood Equality wants the FDA to re-examine its current ban on blood donations from sexually active gay men.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Bed-Stuy, NY|News|
Brooklyn Deed Scammer Gets 9-Plus Years Behind Bars
Carl Smith, 50, created forged documents showing he owned properties in Bed-Stuy and Fort Greene, according to the Brooklyn DA.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brownsville-East New York, NY|News|
Brownsville Business Incubator Opening Saturday
The co-working space will also feature the 3 Black Cats Cafe and Cakery, founded by a trio of Brownsville sisters.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Park Slope|News|
Tuesday Vigil for Orlando Shooting Victims Planned at Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza (Updated)
City politician Letitia James will attend the event, along with LGBT, Muslim and Hispanic activists.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Prospect Heights-Crown Heights, NY|News|
Monday and Tuesday: Repaving Scheduled for Hawthorne Street in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens
Repaving on nearby Rutland Avenue should be completed on Monday.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Bed-Stuy, NY|News|
Enrique Rios, Brooklyn Social Worker, Among Dead in Orlando Gay Club Massacre
Enrique Rios was reportedly visiting Florida for the weekend to celebrate a friend's birthday.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brownsville-East New York, NY|News|
Two Shot Sunday, One Dead in East New York: NYPD
The deceased, a 22-year-old man, lived at 797 Linwood St. in Brooklyn, police said.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Prospect Heights-Crown Heights, NY|News|
Crown Heights Woman Missing Since June 9: NYPD
Lucreta Wilson, 48, was last seen going into her apartment building, located at 1170 Lincoln Pl., according to the NYPD.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brooklyn, NY|News|
This Week: No Nighttime G Trains South of Bed-Stuy
No G Trains will run at night this week from the Bedford-Nostrand stop in Bed-Stuy all the way down to the Church Avenue stop in Kensington.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brooklyn, NY|News|
This Week in Brooklyn Openings and Closings
June 6 — June 12
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
Outside The Stonewall Inn, Hundreds Mourn Orlando Shooting Victims
A mixture of messages filled the street, including remembrances of the dead, calls for gun control and opposition to Islamophobia.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brooklyn, NY|News|
5 Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed This Week
June 6 — June 12
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Williamsburg-Greenpoint, NY|News|
In Williamsburg, Cops and Kids Debut a Painting of Hope
A new mural now adorns the outside of the 90th Precinct, conceptualized and painted by students and police officers.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Gowanus-Red Hook, NY|News|
Feds Move Gowanus Clean-Up Plan Forward
However, Thursday's decision leaves the fate of the Eastern Effects film studio in limbo.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
