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The Down Low: Wu-Tang Clan-Inspired Dinner, Beyonce-Themed Bar & Other Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

Pamela Wong

Nov 10, 2017 — 1 min read

Red Hook (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.

Ghostface Killah To Perform At Han Dynasty’s Special Dinner Inspired By Album, “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)” [AM New York]

A Beyonce-Themed Holiday Pop-Up Bar Is Coming To Carroll Gardens [Time Out New York]

New DUMBO Bakery Selling Meal Replacement “Fat Balls” [New York Post]

P-LG’s Empanada City Raises Money To Support Relief Efforts In Puerto Rico [Patch]

Joe’s Pizza Sues Park Slope Copycat [New York Daily News]

Bergen Beach Playwright Pens “Pumpkin Spiced Musical” [Brooklyn Paper]

Fort Greene’s Red Lantern Bicycles Will Close At End Of Month [News 12]

Hanging Out At Prospect Park’s Long Meadow During Off-Leash Hours [New York Times]

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