Tagged: Borough Hall

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Book Fest Brass: Johnny Temple On The Balance Between Art and Commerce

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This year’s Brooklyn Book Festival on September 12 is bigger than ever with two days of “Bookend” events and all-star authors like Salman Rushdie, Naomi Klein, and Gary Shteyngart. We caught up with Johnny Temple, president of the Brooklyn Literary Council, to talk about Akashic Books, how music and literature connect, and who he’s most excited to see at the festival.

September 8, 2010 Classic, Read Features
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Rep. Ed Towns Calls Hearing On Census Fraud, Is Willing To Count Brooklynites Himself

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Two Census Bureau managers from a Brooklyn field office may face criminal charges for faking more than 4000 surveys. In a hearing Monday morning, the Inspector General of the Department of Commerce stated that he believes the managers violated a federal law that makes it a felony to falsify census records.

July 20, 2010 City Politics, Classic, State Politics
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A Gay Pride Center Grows In Brooklyn

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Did you know that Brooklyn is the only borough of this great city that does not have a gay pride center? On Thursday, the steps of Borough Hall played host to a collection of Brooklyn heavy hitters to talk about plans to change that.

October 9, 2009 Boroughing, City Politics, Queer News
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My Michael Jackson Moment

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As I lit my cigarette and Man in the Mirror wafted through the air, screams burst from the pedestrians standing on the opposite side of Joralemon Street. A hooded man in tattered rags with a dirt-encrusted face had emerged from the Borough Hall subway station with the intention of spooking the civilians.

July 3, 2009 Brooklyn Beats, Classic, Culture, Music Profiles
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Brooklyn Book Fest Participants Reflect Borough’s Literary Tradition

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Marty Markowitz finally divulged this year’s list of participants in the 4th Annual Brooklyn Book Festival at Thursday night’s Literary Mingle at Borough Hall. The festival, scheduled for September 13, boasts a list of notable authors and participants that reflects the borough’s talented literary population. Brooklyn The Borough is excited to cover another gathering of Brooklyn’s bookish stars. The full list after the jump.

May 30, 2009 Read Features
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BTB in Forbes

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