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The Down Low: Impaling Pumpkins, Throwing Axes & Other Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

Pamela Wong

Nov 1, 2017 — 1 min read

Kids singing in front of 360 Van Brunt Street, Red Hook, 10.21.17 (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)

The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn.

Tenants In Crown Heights Unite To Fight Shady New Landlord [New York Times]

City Allocates $17.5 Million To Bushwick Inlet Park [Curbed]

After 70 Years On Atlantic Avenue, Sahadi’s Is Looking For A Second Storefront [Crain’s]

Teen Sucker Punches Man In DUMBO, Takes Selfie With Passed Out Victim [NBC New York]

Father And Son Die From Heroin Overdoses At Family Party [DNA Info]

Former Littlefield Space Will Become Ax-Throwing Target Practice Venue [New York Post]

Impaling Halloween Pumpkins In Cobble Hill [News 12]

Are New Yorkers Afraid To Buy Homes Near Cemeteries? [Metro New York]

Are There Ghosts In Fort Greene Park? [Brooklyn Paranormal Society]

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