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Photo by BKLYNERAt a Community Board 6 Landmarks and Land Use Committee meeting held Thursday evening at PS 32, board members voted to approve an increase to the height limit in the plans for the Park Slope Key Foods site [/update-bye-bye-key-food-deal-closed-construction-to-begin-this-year/] located at 120 Fifth Avenue. Brian Ezra, a Founding
Central Brooklyn
Benefit for Prospect Park Alliance, 2014. (Photo: J Grassi)TGIF! It’s the first official weekend of summer and we’ve got you covered with the best festivals, antique car shows, Chand Raat Bazaars, and more to tickle your curiosity in the best boro. If you have an event to
community
Emma’s Torch, 293 Van Brunt StreetTiny Red Hook café Emma’s Torch was bustling on Father’s Day, serving up avocado toast with poached eggs, Belgian waffles, Frittatas, house-made pastries, and mimosas to hungry brunch parties. The dishes were prepared meticulously, plated beautifully, and tasted fresh and delicious. Opened
Food & Drink
(Photo via Orso Coffeeshop/Facebook)Coffee culture is brewing in Sheepshead Bay. Friends from southern Brooklyn are opening a fancy caffein-ery Sunday, June 25, at 1745 Sheepshead Bay Road and Shore Parkway (in the former home of Infinite Wireless). Orso Coffee shop will feature espresso and coffee-based beverages (cortado! cappuccino!
Food & Drink
Camperdown Elm, 441 Seventh Avenue at 15th St. (Photo by Carly Miller)South Slopers have been waiting for months during the extensive renovation of Thistle Hill Tavern [/thistle-hill-tavern-to-close-in-days-dale-talde-partners-continue-to-reshuffle-restaurants/] in preparation for the grand opening of Camperdown Elm, a new dinner restaurant named after a famous elm tree in Prospect Park.
Arts & Culture
Bargemusic (Photo by Jeffrey Peltz via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10209645855682770&set=br.Aboqj3X4P8yPXBdh1s4-lRQ_yx78M3NPvOAQsmMafoc8nbjKt50xVYSTvydxMouEI8QmllxJ-2Vqba21HwvbqTkVA_p1Z8HQtiw6R-eeF0HKDdJNvOJoYeS6LCB2vpFOpWZyShDdontHm6BJlflYbYN1-CSXVRKCEjwDLNyX6xyKXaN0gTtVnQkEEddw-mTk-4FQNjPmcS4nYGkh46iX4WHb_bSpZ_JvYVF1BGeWFyJ9BEh9jPhkkVU3ADeJ9ZeyjEo&type=3&theater] )It’s officially summer! The weather is warmer and the days are longer—meaning you should get out and enjoy so
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Mordechai Lightstone/twitter [https://twitter.com/Mottel/status/877890641820172294])“Summer is in full effect in Crown Heights,” writes social media-savvy Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone [https://twitter.com/Mottel]on twitter. “Caribbean fitness trainer giving workout advice to Hasidic guy working out with roadside dividers.” While walking by the scene
News
Crime scene, Wednesday June 14, 2017. (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The NYPD announced this morning that a suspect was arrested yesterday in connection with a shooting near the Barclays Center last Wednesday that left one man injured. Twenty-nine-year-old Jonathan Cordoba of Flatbush was arrested on Thursday and charged with
brighton beach
One of the joys of living in New York City is that, no matter how long one lives here, there is always some unfamiliar area of the city to explore. Unfortunately, we sometimes feel we have to limit ourselves because of transportation options—or lack thereof. And even if getting
Arts & Culture
Come with us on this summer day to the Sunset House of Art, in the heart of, appropriately, Sunset Park. Join Patricia Coleman, a director and writer on theater, who had taken a short stroll through her part of lower Brooklyn to meet up with her playwright friend Mark Blickley,
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Summer has officially started, and there is no better place to take advantage of the year’s most verdant season than Brooklyn’s Brownstone Belt. Check out these sweet deals on swanky spots. (Courtesy Venus Shum of Brooklyn Real Property, Inc)154 10th Street [http://www.brooklynrealproperty.com/property/15410St11215]
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Photo: Flickr Creative CommonsTo slow down drivers and help prevent collisions (involving both cars and pedestrians), the NYC Department of Transportation will be installing additional street bumps on 21st Avenue in Boro Park, announced Councilman David Greenfield. The plan includes three speed bumps, spaced about 250-300 feet apart, on the