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Kaufman’s Brooklyn: Eight photos of ‘Public service organizations: special focus’

August 31 | Phil Kaufman

My father, Irving Kaufman (1910 – 1982), was a professional photographer who started...

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    A woman views photos of Palestinian victims who were killed during the Israel war against Hamas, at a photo exhibition, (Gaza Habibti), Gaza my love, to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the war in the Gaza Strip, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
    Photo: Amr Nabil/AP
    Debris from homes flooded in Hurricane Helene is piled curbside as Hurricane Milton approaches on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Port Richey, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
    Photo: Mike Carlson/AP
    Holger Rune of Denmark returns a shot to Matteo Berrettini of Italy during the men's singles second round match in the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament at Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center in Shanghai, China, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
    Photo: Andy Wong/AP
    Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump poses for photos with family members of Edan Alexander, a hostage held by Hamas, after visiting the gravesite of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
    Photo: Yuki Iwamura/AP
    A sculpture of Poseidon stands in the ocean before the arrival of Hurricane Milton in Progreso, Yucatan state, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Zetina)
    Photo: Martin Zetina/AP
    Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, right, and second gentleman Doug Emhoff look at memorial tree after they planted it on the grounds of the Vice President's residence in Washington on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, to honor the victims and mark one year since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
    Photo: Ben Curtis/AP
    A man set wood on fire to prepare for worshippers to walk barefoot over burning coals during the Nine Emperor Gods festival at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
    Photo: Vincent Thian/AP
    Supporters of Indian National Congress and National Conference party celebrate early leads in election outside a counting center on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
    Photo: Mukhtar Khan/AP
    Police officers detain a demonstrator during a pro-Palestinian rally in Berlin, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/ Ebrahim Noroozi)
    Photo: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP
    New Orleans Saints linebacker Willie Gay Jr. signs autographs for a young fan before the start of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
    Photo: Ed Zurga/AP

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    Get your paddles ready because a new pickleball fa Get your paddles ready because a new pickleball facility is opening in Gowanus on Sunday. PKLYN, located on Fourth Street between Hoyt and Bond streets, will have five courts across the 18,000-square-foot facility. Founder and Managing Partner David Friedman got the idea for PKLYN during the COVID-19 pandemic. Though a long-time player, he got most interested in pickleball when he found a community of players at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 2 and played the game daily with a regular group. Read more at the link in bio. Photos courtesy of PKLYN
    Grown adults wearing stuffed dolls and dressed as Grown adults wearing stuffed dolls and dressed as mythical anime characters took over Cadman Plaza Park in Downtown Brooklyn this summer, and it couldn’t have been more enchanting. As part of anime weekend in New York City, hundreds of fans of ‘hololive’ gathered in the park to cosplay, buy merchandise and celebrate the group’s concerts at the Javits Center and Brooklyn’s Kings Theater during Anime NYC 2024. Read more at the link in bio. Eagle photos by Mary Frost
    Prince Harry said today’s youth is in the midst Prince Harry said today’s youth is in the midst of an “epidemic” of anxiety, depression and social isolation due to negative experiences online, as he brought his campaign to help children and their parents navigate cyberspace to this week’s Clinton Global Initiative. “These platforms are designed to create addiction,” Harry, 40, said in remarks Tuesday in New York City. Read more at the link in bio. AP Photo/Andres Kudacki
    Ice skating will be back at Emily Warren Roebling Ice skating will be back at Emily Warren Roebling Plaza under the Brooklyn Bridge this winter — and while the views will still be spectacular, the skating will be more affordable.  Admission will cost just $10 for all ages and all times, with no peak pricing, and with equally-affordable skate rentals. Last year’s peak price for an out-of-town adult was as high as $25. Read more at the link in bio. Brooklyn Eagle photo by Mary Frost
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