May 1, ‘Spring stream cleansing’
Good morning. Today is the 119th day of the year.
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Today the Brooklyn Historical Society is hosting a screening of a documentary on the celebrated children’s book “The Phantom Tollbooth” at 6:30 p.m. The event will also feature a book signing with the author, Norton Juster, which starts at 6 p.m. … Pratt Institute’s 115th annual fashion show is today. It will feature work by seniors graduating from the fashion department. Proceeds from the runway show and following reception will benefit Pratt scholarship funds and the fashion department. The runway show starts at 6 p.m. in Manhattan. … The Friends of Historic New Utrecht is sponsoring an exhibition and lecture by historian Kathryn Jolowicz on the history of the German-American community of New York City titled “The German Cornerstone.” The free event will take place in Bensonhurst.