Food & Drink
The güllaç at Safir Bakery. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The Islamic holy month of Ramadan [/ramadan-mubarak-6-things-know-muslim-holiday/] — when Muslims fast from sunrise to sundown — is currently underway. And that means many of our Muslim neighbors are cooking up delicious foods, some of which are
Food & Drink
Margherita Pizza at Table 87. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)It’s debatable as to what’s more debatable in New York: the Presidential election or the neighborhood’s best slice of pizza. Maybe blood hasn’t been spilled, but a lot of tomato sauce has been thrown
Arts & Culture
Neighbor Harriet Semegram has surprisingly deep and diverse roots in the Ditmas Park arts scene. More than 50 years ago, she compiled a visual history of Eastern European Jewish life that became the visual inspiration for Fiddler on the Roof. But before this groundbreaking project, Semegram had never made a
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Stephen Levin, Howard Zemsky, Diana Reyna, Alicia Glen, David Belt, Scott Cohen, David Ehrenberg (Courtesy Samantha Deitch/BFA.com)The ongoing renaissance of the Brooklyn Navy Yard [/?s=navy+yard] continued with the inauguration of an innovative new space. New Lab’s co-founders David Belt and Scot Cohen cut
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Police are searching for a man suspected of robbing a D train passenger at knifepoint last Wednesday in Borough Park. The suspect brandished a knife to a 45-year-old man on the southbound D train approaching the Fort Hamilton Parkway station, on June 15 at 5:15am, according to
Arts & Culture
[Left to Right] Blaise Garza, Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie, and John Sparrow. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)It’s early yet in the outdoor concert season, however the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival [http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events-performances/bric-celebrate-brooklyn-festival] ‘s offering of the Violent Femmes
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Courtesy of Councilman Vincent Gentile’s OfficeElected officials rallied Monday in support of City Council legislation to increase penalties for aggravated illegal home conversions, which are defined as three or more illegal dwelling units being created within one structure, which threaten the safety of occupants and neighbors. To prevent such
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(Courtesy Flickr/Laser Burner [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rhodamine/3461574750/in/photolist-6e7BNc-6ebJPu-NFJ8q-6gTtzh-2aCcCX-76uwua-CAPYdt-xskRQ9-5GneKg-5GrwBj-db6xG7-6J8HEd-G4qxy] )A heroic bystander was shot in the head while trying to stop a woman from shooting into a crowd of women and children outside
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Police are searching for a man suspected of robbing a D train passenger at knifepoint last Wednesday near Borough Park. According to police reports, the suspect brandished a knife to a 45-year-old man on the southbound D train approaching the Fort Hamilton Parkway station, on June 15 at
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It is no secret that finding housing in this city is not easy under the best of circumstances. Should your living or financial circumstances change, here are some resources to help you stay in your neighborhood and avoid a shelter. We write regularly about housing, so check back here [/] for
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(Photo via Stribling.com)A historic landmarked home on Marlborough Road is on the market for $2.35 million, according to Brownstoner [http://www.brownstoner.com/real-estate-market/brooklyn-homes-for-sale-ditmas-park-121-marlborough-road/] . The 10-bedroom, 6,000 square foot single-family house at 121