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Image via juliehopemac / instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/uZL2OQR8u_/?tagged=weirdstuffedanimals&hl=en]The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. –Roberta’s is getting Pizzagate threats: “you are
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A bus sustained damage from this sinkhole located at 23rd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues. (Photo by Josh Sobel, partner and chef at Southside Coffee)Luckily the kids had already been dropped off. A massive sinkhole — sizable enough to swallow a car2go for dinner — opened up on 23rd Street
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One Boerum Place (Image via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/place/1+Boerum+Pl,+Brooklyn,+NY+11201/@40.6916316,-73.9890621,3a,90y,97.02h,97.25t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1svYAfTNNflmR9-4bfkjyW7g!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DvYAfTNNflmR9-4bfkjyW7g%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dsearch.TACTILE.gps%
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Image via liliah3 / instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BNpQMThD3om/?taken-at=61172945&hl=en]The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. –Subway Rat Takes on Gigantic Dinner Roll. [New
Arts & Culture
Image via Shinya Suzuki / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/shinyasuzuki/17867297140]The independent bookstore institution BookCourt [http://www.bookcourt.com/] will be closing its doors at the end of this month. BookCourt owners Mary Gannett and Henry Zook released a statement this morning, writing that “after 35 years of
Police & Fire
177 Degraw Street. (Image via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/place/177+Degraw+St,+Brooklyn,+NY+11231/@40.685003,-73.9997179,3a,75y,35h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s--SDI8_bIsR-EfSzEdeX6w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c25a5b90a34c9b:0x568c6fbd6de1da85!8m2!3d40.685122!4d-73.999604!6m1!1e1] )While many were
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Image via oscomics [https://www.instagram.com/p/BL8dgw4Bklh/?taken-by=oscomics&hl=en]The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. –Artists and Their Muse: Gentrification. [New York Times [http:
Holidays
Photo via lollisltdDonation drives for the holidays are in full swing, and there are many ways to help ensure that so many Brooklyn children and other community members have a bright holiday. Some donation events take place on a particular day, while others last throughout the entire month, and even
Events
[L-R] Sam Parrott, Joseph Cassese, and Justine Campbell-Elliott in A Few Good Men at Gallery Players (Photo by Tanya Parks [https://www.facebook.com/thegalleryplayers/photos/ms.c.eJwzNDA0NTEzMLU0NDaxMDMyMtEzRBIxxhAxA4kAAB5BCp0~-.bps.a.10154602804321224.1073741850.38551261223/10154605913486224/?type=3&theater] )Of course, the holidays are here, but you still should
Central Brooklyn
The 10th Avenue entrance facing west on the Prospect Expressway. (Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6552498,-73.9789981,3a,75y,290.35h,93.82t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sEwGK9owW1NN7UfGnTQJVnw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656] )The body of a man was found dead early yesterday morning near an
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The 10th Avenue entrance facing west on the Prospect Expressway. (Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6552498,-73.9789981,3a,75y,290.35h,93.82t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sEwGK9owW1NN7UfGnTQJVnw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656] )The body of a man was found dead early this morning near an
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