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The Down-Low: Save The Kitties, Feed The Mermaids & Other Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

Pamela Wong

May 9, 2017 — 1 min read

Photo courtesy of the Office of Carlos Menchaca

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

-Sunset Park Block Renamed Cinco de Mayo Place [New 12]

-FDNY Rescues Two Felines From Fifth Avenue Fire [Brooklyn Daily]

-Fleets Of UPS Trucks Block Traffic On 9th Street [Patch]

-Downpours on Friday Knocked Down A Retaining Wall In Gowanus [News 12]

-Man Jumps In Front of 3 Train In Crown Heights [NY Daily News]

-Are The Owners of Jolie Cantina Opening A New Bar On Smith Street? [PMFA]

-30-Year-Old Clinton Hill Soul Food Restaurant Five Spot Seized By State [BK Reader]

-Police Crack Down On Sunset Park Massage Parlors [Brooklyn Reporter]

-Feed The Mermaids—Coney Island Parade Needs Financial Help [Gothamist]

-Preview A Brooklyn Artist’s Holographic Work [Fader]

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