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Construction (And Demolition) Proceeds On Lexington Avenue

The demolition at 16 Lexington Avenue, by the corner of Grand Avenue, appears to be nearing completion, we noted during a recent stroll and via a quick peek through the fence. The lot will eventually house what looks to be a five-story residential building, according to a rendering posted at

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#ThrowbackThursday: Pratt Institute Library in 1907

This postcard, circa 1907, shows the only public library in Brooklyn at the time. (Image courtesy ofthe Brooklyn Museum [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/home.php])Oil tycoon and philanthropist Charles Pratt founded the Pratt Institute in 1887 several blocks away from his Clinton Hill home. Although Pratt never had the