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Wheated, bar in the front, dining room in the back.Photo by Linda McKeeDITMAS PARK – Some super local food news. Starting this Friday, December 15th, the bar at Wheated [http://wheatedbrooklyn.com/] (905 Church Ave), which features an excellent and quite possibly – largest whiskey collection in Brooklyn will open at
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Joshua Colon will serve 15 to life for killing Phil Dellegrazie in 2016 (Photo via District Attorney’s Office)A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison today for running over and killing a man as he was stealing the victim’s truck in 2016. The
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Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams announced today plans for two New Year’s Eve celebrations [http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/event/new-years-eve-countdown-to-2018/] taking place concurrently at Coney Island and Prospect Park. Prospect Park AllianceThis is the fourth year for the joint celebrations, giving Brooklyn residents greater access to free family-friendly festivities.
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Cuthbert Thomas, missing from in Flatbush Ditmas Park since 12/9/17 (Photo via DCPI)FLATBUSH DITMAS PARK – The New York City Police department is asking for help locating 89-year old Cuthbert Thomas, missing since Friday, December 9. Thomas was last seen around 7:00 pm at his home, on
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West & Noble Streets, Greenpoint via Google MapsGREENPOINT – The NYPD and Notify NYC have announced that a media production crew will simulate an “explosion and fireball effect” Tuesday night between 5:30pm and 9pm on West Street between Milton and Noble Streets in Greenpoint. This one-time occurrence may be visible
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Join Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Prospect Park Alliance Ring in the New Year with Brooklyn’s Most Spectacular Fireworks Display. Prospect Park AllianceOn December 31, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams and Prospect Park Alliance will present Brooklyn’s most spectacular New Year’s Eve Fireworks Celebration at
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[UPDATED: Monday, December 11, 2017 at 11:25am] Following this morning’s investigation, authorities have announced that normal subway service has resumed on the 1,2,3,N,Q,R,W,7,B,C,L and M trains in both directions. Commuters should expect residual delays. A notification was issued
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[UPDATED: Monday, December 11, 2017 at 10:30am] Good news! Teddy, the dog lost in Prospect Park on November 30 while out for a walk with a Wag! dog-walker, was caught and reunited with her owner yesterday. “TEDDY HAS BEEN FOUND!” Kane Giblin, Teddy’s owner posted to Facebook yesterday.
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Barclays in the snow (Photo by Nathan Haselby)Well, winter is finally, truly, here. Tomorrow will see the first snow of the season, with 3-5 inches predicted to accumulate throughout the day, starting around 4:00 am and continuing throughout the day, into the night. Temperatures will be just above
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PARK SLOPE – A new wine-focused, Italian-inspired restaurant will open its doors Saturday evening in the space formerly occupied for 14 years by neighborhood favorite, Franny’s [/popular-pizza-spot-frannys-closing-14-years/]. Fausto, 348 Flatbush Avenue (Photo: Liz Clayman)When Franny’s owner, Francine Stephens, decided to close her restaurant this past August, she contacted
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Brooklyn is a borough where 47% of residents speak a language other than English at home, as Borough President Eric Adams is wont to remind us. This holiday season, the Brooklyn Public Library is capitalizing on that linguistic diversity, offering an expanded slate of holiday programming in myriad languages. The
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CROWN HEIGHTS – Following Tuesday’s City Council hearing where NYCHA’s Chair was questioned about the agency’s failure to properly conduct lead paint inspections [/nycha-chair-answers-city-council-lack-lead-testing-public-housing-developments/] in thousands of public housing apartments, NYS Senator Jesse Hamilton [https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/articles/jesse-hamilton/free-lead-testing-children-december-2017-january-2018] (District 20) announced free lead tests