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Thieves Shove Man Into Car Trunk Before Stealing $6K And His Mercedes

GOWANUS – Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the four men seen in the video below in connection with a recent robbery. At approximately 2:20am on Saturday, August 24, the 25-year-old male victim left the Fire Lounge at 593 3rd Avenue before encountering the four suspects at

Boerum Hill

DOT To Complete 4th Ave Bike Lane In Sunset Park This Year

SUNSET PARK – Following a spate of bicycle-related fatalities this year, including the July 29th death of 30-year-old Em Samolewicz [/cyclist-killed-sunset-park-18/] on 3rd Avenue, the city announced on Wednesday that the NYC Department of Transportation [https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] (DOT) will accelerate work on the

Announcements

UPDATE- It Keeps Happening: 18th Cyclist Killed In Sunset Park

A woman holds a poster at the cyclist die-in early this month. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)UPDATE: The cyclist has been identified as Em Samolewicz. She was 30-years-old. A candlelight vigil will be taking place tonight at 5:30 p.m. at 36th Street and Third Avenue. SUNSET PARK – Another

News

3rd Avenue Construction Phase 2 Moves North

GOWANUS/BOERUM HILL – The construction work that has plagued 3rd Avenue in Gowanus for years [/first-phase-of-disruptive-3rd-avenue-construction-completed/] is moving north toward State Street. Equipment on 3rd Avenue between Butler & Baltic Streets (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Phase 2 of the NYC Department of Design and Construction [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/ddc/

Business

First Phase Of Disruptive 3rd Avenue Construction Completed

GOWANUS – After years of construction, crews working to install high-level storm sewers along a stretch of 3rd Avenue in Gowanus are finally moving on, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/home.shtml] (DEP) and the NYC Department of Design and Construction [https:

Bay Ridge

Frustration Over ‘Waste of Paint’ At Bay Ridge Traffic Meeting

BAY RIDGE – A proposed change to three blocks of 86th Street in Bay Ridge [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/86th-st-3rd-ave-shore-rd-sept2017.pdf] led to a heated debate last Wednesday night.About 20 people attended a community meeting in the offices of Brooklyn Community Board 10 to hear about

Arts & Culture

“Embrace Winter” in Bay Ridge This Saturday

Embrace Winter Festival 2017 Flyer via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ThirdAvenueBayRidge/photos/a.256976094363131.64046.100786006648808/1381050781955651/?type=3&theater] EMBRACE WINTER FESTIVAL 2017 [https://www.facebook.com/ThirdAvenueBayRidge/photos/a.256976094363131.64046.100786006648808/1381050781955651/?type=3&theater] When: Saturday, February 25th from noon to 6:30pm Where: At

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Photo Of The Day: Sweet Talk On 3rd Avenue

Photo by Donny Levit / South Slope NewsWe saw some flirting happening the other day at the corner of 3rd Avenue and 9th Street. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Share it with us! Add it to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope] group, tag it #southslope on

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Surfish Bistro Planning Big Dive Into 3rd Avenue

The new and larger Surfish Bistro is coming to 3rd Avenue. (Photo by Josef Valu) You’ll soon be able to enjoy your Peruvian ceviche and tapas with a lot more legroom, when Surfish Bistro [http://www.surfishbistro.com] opens a new, larger location in Gowanus. So says Miguel Aguilar,

11th street

Police After Suspect They Say Robbed & Stabbed A Man Near 3rd Avenue

/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1605-15-78-Pct-Robbery.mp4The NYPD [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_078.shtml]is on the lookout for a suspect wanted in connection with a robbery that took place in the neighborhood on June 23 around 8:30pm. A 17-year-old man was walking near 11th

3rd avenue

Baba’s Pierogies Opening Soon On 3rd Avenue

Photo via Baba’s Pierogies [https://www.facebook.com/BabasPierogi/photos/a.541406972585401.1073741828.537192043006894/852382168154545/?type=1] If you’ve been sad about how lacking our area is in the wonderful Eastern European dumplings know as pierogies, your life (and your belly) is about to get so much more

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Con Ed Warns Of Noise & Obstructed Traffic For Work On 3rd Ave This Week

Image via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/place/3rd+Ave+%26+Sackett+St,+Brooklyn,+NY+11217/@40.678977,-73.984998,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c25a54e3a3e681:0xe07f71671d921f6b] As part of its electrical service relocation work in advance of a New York City sewer project [/blog/news/con-ed-work-planned-in-advance-of-upcoming-sewer-project]

3rd avenue

Potential Traffic Snarls On 3rd Avenue Friday Through Tuesday During Construction

As part of its work in advance of a New York City sewer project [/blog/news/con-ed-work-planned-in-advance-of-upcoming-sewer-project] that will hopefully alleviate flooding in the area, Con Edison will be taking up two lanes of traffic along 3rd Avenue for several upcoming days, so you may want to avoid the road

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Attend A Vision Zero Traffic Safety Meeting Tomorrow Night

Neighbors are invited to attend Community Board 7’s Vision Zero Task Force meeting [http://www.brooklyncb7.org/calendar/] at 6:30pm tomorrow, September 3, in the group’s board room at 4201 4th Avenue (the entrance is on 43rd Street) in Sunset Park. The task force was set up

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3rd Avenue’s Draft Barn Closed, Space For Rent

Draft Barn [http://www.draftbarn.com/], the beer hall and restaurant that opened its Gowanus location in 2008 at 530 3rd Avenue, between 12th and 13th Streets, closed at the the end of May, and the space is now available to rent [http://www.bibibny.com/1/post/2014/06/

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Checkers Burger Chain Coming to 3rd Avenue

3rd Avenue between 14th and 15th Streets is set to become our neighborhood’s chain restaurant mecca. Recently joining Subway and Dunkin Donuts is signage for a Checkers [http://checkerscompany.com/] franchise. The fast food burger chain, based out of Tampa Florida, has more than 800 restaurants operating across the

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Marty Golden’s Nephew, Friends Acquitted In Kettle Black Brawl

Last Friday, State Senator Marty Golden’s nephew Daniel, along with two friends, were acquitted of a 2010 gang assault – which had stemmed from a bar-turned-street fight with two off-duty police officers and a firefighter in Bay Ridge. Senator Golden applauded the jury for their decision to not convict Daniel

3rd avenue

(Anti) Valentine’s Day Cabaret Coming To Bay Ridge February 9 [UPDATED]

A Bay Ridge acting school is planning to host a Valentine’s Day-themed production a week from today. The “Valentine’s Cabaret” will include individual performances by residents and business owners alike. Billed as a celebration of “the day we hate to love and love to hate,” the show will