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Update on schedule: Brooklyn Book Festival highlights of in-person and virtual programming

Brooklyn Daily Eagle 9/28 5:16A Ella

Editors Note: Thanks to Brooklyn sown Blake Zidell and Associates, we offer our readers a rundown on virtual and live events available for the Brooklyn Book Festival....

Bronx Zoo sends 36 Rote Island snake-necked turtles to Singapore Zoo

BXTimes.com 9/28 2:52A Bronx Times

The Bronx Zoo is working with other zoos and partners toward a major milestone in the conservation of the Rote Island snake-necked turtle. Thirty-six zoo-bred turtles left the Bronx Zoo Tuesday bound...

Home Remodeling Mistakes – How to Avoid Them

Park Slope BubbleLife iReporter 9/28 1:12A Home Remodeling Brooklyn NY

Many articles would have been published that teach us how to stop the remodeling mistakes. But they don’t cover every beginner’s common home remodeling mistakes. Do you want...

Great Irish Fair gets back to its roots at 41st annual celebration in Park Slope

The Brooklyn Paper 9/27 8:44A Jessica Parks

The 41st annual Great Irish Fair celebrated the borough’s Irish roots with entertainment for the whole family and beautiful weather in a brand new location in Park Slope on Saturday.  “I thought the...

Park Slope Row House With Architect-Designed Color Blocked Reno, Central Air Asks $3.45 Million

Brownstoner.com 9/26 9:25A Susan De Vries

This 1880s brick row house in Park Slope got a sleek architect-designed reno that opened up the floor plan and inserted custom built-ins with bold splashes of color. There's...

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Deals of the Day: Sept. 22

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 9/22 8:54A Natalie Sachmechi

Hubb NYC buys a Park Slope apartment building, and U.S. Realty Advisors relocates in Midtown

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Masalawala and Sons brings stellar, rarely seen regional fare to Park Slope

BKMag.com 9/27 5:35A Scott Lynch

Masalawala and one son: Satyen and Roni Mazumdar (Scott Lynch) The origin story of Roni Mazumdar and chef Chintan Padya s Unapologetic Foods hospitality group — which runs several of New York City s...

Deals of the Day: Sept. 22

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 9/22 8:54A Natalie Sachmechi

Hubb NYC buys a Park Slope apartment building, and U.S. Realty Advisors relocates in Midtown

Festivals galore, and then some more: 14 things to do this weekend

BKMag.com 9/22 1:31A Ethan Jakob Craft

There s some kind of festive gathering for just about everyone in the borough over the next few days. For music aficionados, the Brooklyn Americana Music Festival is staging dozens of free concerts...

Eat! Drink! and Celebrate! Food for Thought Tasting Gala is Back

Park Slope Civic Council 9/21 11:12A Judy Antell

Food for Thought takes place this year on Wednesday, October 19 6:30-9:30 PM, at the Prospect Park Picnic House. Tickets can be purchased online at:...

Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID, NEW Fall 2022 Brochure!

Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID 9/28 10:19A MCadmin

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Masalawala & Sons Is Open, and Park Slope Is Amped

NYMag.com (Grub Street) 9/27 6:00A Chris Crowley

Park Slope is known for its fabulous brownstones, its overachieving public schools, and its long stretches of boring restaurants. That last characterization isn’t entirely...

Dhamaka Team Expands Its Indian Restaurant Empire to Brooklyn

Eater NY 9/21 4:43A Caroline Shin

The Masalawala reboot has arrived. | Adam Friedlander/Masalawala Restaurateur Roni Mazumdar and chef Chintan Pandya are betting big on Indian home cooking at the reimagined Masalawala in Park Slope...

Foie Gras Won’t Be Outlawed in NYC — Yet

Eater NY 9/20 5:07A Melissa McCart

Perigord geese bred for the production of Foie Gras roaming around a farm in Dordogne, France. | Getty Images Plus, New York City Council considers a ban on fast food companies that repeatedly violate...

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‘Satanic panic’: Conspiracy theorists insist Reebok shoes are the devil’s hoof

NYPost.com (Fashion) 9/28 5:34A Ben Cost

A group of Bible-thumping conspiracy theorists have claimed that Reebok's new shoes are inspired by the Devil's cloven hoofs.

Giorgio Armani brings plenty of sparkle to Milan Fashion with main line

NYPost.com (Fashion) 9/27 1:36P Reuters

"I cannot manage making clothes without them having at least one sequin," Armani joked to reporters about the abundance of shine in the collection.

Paris Fashion Week showcasing 107 houses over 9 days

NYPost.com (Fashion) 9/27 1:09P Associated Press

Powerhouses Saint Laurent and Dior are among some 107 brands showcasing spring-summer 2023 collections at Paris Fashion Week.

Inside Ana de Armas’ stunning transformation into Marilyn Monroe for ‘Blonde’

NYPost.com (Fashion) 9/27 12:00P Asia Grace

The brunette actress spent over three hours a day in hair, makeup and wardrobe in order to become the flaxen vixen.

Some of fashion’s biggest names including Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel collab on sexy...

NYPost.com (Fashion) 9/27 11:50A Kirsten Fleming

The magazine said the "pieces by Kezako highlight the fact that one person's trash is another's smokin' hot look."

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Deals of the Day: Sept. 22

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 9/22 8:54A Natalie Sachmechi

Hubb NYC buys a Park Slope apartment building, and U.S. Realty Advisors relocates in Midtown

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Developer proposes 125-unit project in Peekskill

The Real Deal New York 9/28 11:45A TRD Staff

A developer is proposing a mixed-use project in Peekskill that would deliver scores of apartments to the Westchester city. Cornerstone Structures plans a 125-unit mixed-use...

Leslie Alexander lists pair of North Fork properties with development rights

The Real Deal New York 9/28 10:44A By Pat Ralph

Two large properties with development rights have hit the market on Long Island’s North Fork, where homes are still in extremely short supply after a more than two-year run on...

Gilded Age mansion trades for $50M in all-cash deal

The Real Deal New York 9/28 9:25A TRD Staff

A Fifth Avenue property once called Manhattan’s “last intact Gilded Age Mansion” has traded for $50 million. The 20,000-square-foot Beaux-Arts mansion has been on and off the...

Broadway director’s home sale notches Weston’s 17-year sales peak

The Real Deal New York 9/28 7:00A By Harrison Connery

An award-winning Broadway director has earned another distinction, this time in real estate just over 50 miles north of where he first made his name. Two-time Tony...

Divvy Homes cut staff amid rising mortgage rates

The Real Deal New York 9/28 6:24A TRD Staff

Another day, another real estate company making moves to cope with rising mortgage rates. Proptech startup Divvy Homes laid off 12 percent of its staff on Tuesday, the...

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Lasker Award Honors Development of Noninvasive Prenatal DNA Test

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/28 6:00A Benjamin Mueller

The prestigious medical prizes also recognized the creator of a global Covid dashboard and discoveries of proteins and cell bindings to fight disease.

Can a Telehealth Start-Up Add a Layer of Support to Pregnancy Care?

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/27 11:00P Tonya Russell

The goal of Poppy Seed Health is to connect underserved pregnant women to nurses, midwives and doulas who can offer on-demand assistance.

Alzheimer’s Drug Slows Cognitive Decline in Key Study

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/27 4:39P Rebecca Robbins and Pam Belluck

Biogen and Eisai reported the finding from a large late-stage clinical trial of lecanemab, a drug they are developing.

A New Shot Guards Against H.I.V., but Access for Africans Is Uncertain

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/26 9:00P Stephanie Nolen

An injection every two months rather than a daily pill could shield many more women from the virus, but it is unavailable in places that need it most.

How LeVar Burton (and Others) Helped Us Get Through the Pandemic

NYTimes.com (Health) 9/26 8:45A Joshua Needelman

Notable pop culture figures, including the actor LeVar Burton and the K-pop phenomenon BTS, helped people get through Covid — from a distance.

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