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Art and Resistance on the Nation’s 250th
Our stories this week are a testament to the people’s power, and a love letter to creative communities. This holiday weekend is a strange one. As heat waves wash over…
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Akira Ikezoe’s Frogs and Bears Have Something Urgent to Tell Us
The cartoonish earnestness of both artist and artwork belies a sharp attentiveness to the catastrophes unfolding around us. Akira Ikezoe welcomes me into his studio wearing a long-sleeve t-shirt made…
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America turns 250: Here’s how Staten Island is celebrating Independence Day
Interested in marking July 4 without leaving the borough? We've got you covered.
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Historic Ridgewood family’s link to the American Revolution: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was
Wyckoff Avenue, which acts as the borderline between Ridgewood and Bushwick, is named after one of the first influential families in Brooklyn and Queens. Wyckoff Avenue, which acts as the…
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Chestnut, Sudo reclaim Nathan’s crowns in scorching Fourth of July frank-fest
Thousands packed the People's Playground early Saturday morning for Brooklyn's most recognizable July 4 tradition, waving foam hot dogs, sporting Nathan's On a scorching Fourth of July in Coney Island,…
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These stores and restaurants are open on the 4th of July
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