May 16, ‘ Fire on Coney Island destroys vast property’
Good morning. Today is the 136th day of the year.
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Park Slope’s annual Fabulous Fifth Avenue Fair is this Sunday from noon to 6 p.m., rain or shine. The fair features food, music, shopping and more. … Also on Sunday, the Brooklyn Historical Society is holding an intensive workshop called If These Walls Could Talk. Learn to conduct house research in the BHS library using archival images, records and documents with the leadership of Elizabeth Call, BHS’ Head of Reference and User Services, at 2 p.m. … Pratt Institute’s 125th Commencement is today at 1 p.m. at Radio City Music Hall. Honorary degrees will go to Brooklyn Museum Director Arnold Lehman, Yoko Ono and others. … The YWCA is holding a free Health and Wellness fair today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the community room of the YWCA of Brooklyn. The event will offer onsite health screenings for diabetes and other diseases. … BookCourt is hosting Adam Resnick, an Emmy Award-winning writer for “Late Night with David Letterman.” Resnick will be discussing his new book, “Will Not Attend: Lively Stories of Detachment and Isolation” with Bob Odenkirk at 1 p.m.