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A Country Villa in Crown Heights, Anti-Gentrification Projection & More of Today’s Links

As part of some residents’ opposition [/anti-gentrification-cb4-bushwick/] to the Bushwick Community Plan [/residents-propose-bushwick-community-plan-for-rezoning-to-tame-development/], a large anti-gentrification message was on the side of a Downtown Brooklyn building [https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2018/12/18/huge-bushwick-anti-gentrification-message-projected-on-montague-street/] this week. Perhaps a sign of that same gentrification: a brand new rock climbing gym on

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1930s Brooklyn, A Holiday Miracle for Small Businesses & More of Today’s Links

PS 110 seen from McGolrick Park on a cold evening last week (Courtesy of Paul Stremple)Long before the age of GIFs and Live Photos, people still found a way to get 3D with their images—check out this amazing repository of stereographic images of Brooklyn from 1933! [https://brooklynstereography.

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Upcycling Old Electronics for Art, The Rise and Fall of Big Sugar & More of Today’s Links

Riding under the Williamsburg Bridge on the East River Ferry (Courtesy of Paul Stremple)While everyone is opposed to Amazon in LIC, don’t forget that Brooklyn was once eager to host as well… [/is-brooklynprime-for-amazon-hq2/] Want to know why it didn’t work out? Here’s an in-depth analysis from

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This Week In Brooklyn: End of ZEN, Vegan Dance Shoes & More

Grinch elevator at Industry City, Sunset Park (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and subscribe [/subscribe/]. If you have news tips,

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Sinterklaas in Canarsie, “Suburbification” in Brooklyn & More of Today’s Links

Yesterday, the “smoke a joint, save the subway” [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/nyregion/marijuana-legalized-nyc-subway.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fnyregion] method of using potential tax revenue from legalized marijuana was proposed by a new study. Today, a Brooklyn lawmaker said there’s a better way to use the

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Bezos and the BQX, E-Sports Come to Atlantic & More of Today’s Links

Rendering of BQX. (Credit: Handout)Yesterday, riders across the subway system were slowed down in their commutes—but one station agent had a scare themselves, when a giant rat chased them from their booth. [https://6abc.com/pets-animals/massive-rat-chases-ny-subway-agent-out-of-station-booth/4822454/] There has been a rise in hate crimes across Brooklyn

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This Week In Brooklyn: Shocking Workouts, Pickles Found, Chisholm Honored & More

A visit to Japan Village at Industry City, Saturday, Dec. 1 (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and subscribe [/subscribe/]. If

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A New Detail About The Citi Bike Expansion, Dyker Leaders Prep For Crowds & More of Today’s Links

A night in Coney Island from over the summer (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)The major news of the day is Lyft’s $100 million investment in expanding Citi Bike. [/citi-bike-announces-100-million-expansion-following-acquisition-by-lyft/] Though a scoop from Gothamist suggests that the “vast majority” of the new bikes will be electric pedal-assist bikes. [http://gothamist.

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The Mystery of the Bay Ridge “Bing,” Crosswalks on Columbia Street & More of Today’s Links

An urban cowboy parked amid the waterfront warehouses of Greenpoint (Photo Courtesy of Paul Stremple)You’ve probably noticed that it’s Giving Tuesday—we’re raising money ourselves—but there are plenty of causes worth supporting. For example, the Mosdos Satmar of Williamsburg is looking to raise $3 million

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Romance In Gowanus, Rocking Council Member & More of Today’s Links

The Green Building, 452 Union Street, Gowanus (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)After posing for pictures on the Union Street Bridge, Senator Chuck Schumer’s daughter Alison wed Elizabeth Weiland [https://nypost.com/2018/11/18/chuck-schumers-daughter-weds-in-brooklyn/] at The Green Building in Gowanus on Sunday. Dancing at House of Yes in

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Ruined Views in DUMBO, A Big Cheese in Sunset Park & More of Today’s Links

The Domino Sugar Factory from the East River (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)The big news of the week is Amazon’s HQ2 announcement, and some think Atlantic Yards serves as a warning of what could come. [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2018/11/15/amazon-hq2-deal-atlantic-yards-serves-warning] In East Flatbush, residents and politicians

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Basements to Rentals in East New York, The Last Italian Record Store in Bensonhurst & More of Today’s Links

Fall colors in McCarren Park (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)Following a string of anti-Semitic crimes [/anti-semitic-crimes/] last week and a racist attack this week [/another-racist-attack-in-flatbush/], allegedly white supremacist graffiti was spray-painted in North Brooklyn [https://greenpointers.com/2018/11/12/white-supremacist-tag-appears-at-transmitter-park/] , as well. A mother is in handcuffs after an abandoned

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This Week In Brooklyn: Election Day Messes, A New Target, Cat Rescuers & More

Dean Street, Cobble Hill (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and subscribe [/subscribe/]. If you have news tips, story ideas,

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Ousted Politician Cruises in Campaign-Finaced Mercedes, Shopkeepers Embrace Street Art With Murals & More of Today’s Links

The Williamsburg Bridge silhouetted against the setting sun this weekend (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Whether or not Ben Stiller showed up at your house to canvas [https://brooklynreporter.com/2018/11/actor-ben-stiller-spotted-canvassing-bay-ridge-with-dem-state-senate-hopeful/] this week, we hope you braved the rain and the long lines [/ballot-scanners-down-throughout-brooklyn/] and made it out to vote

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This Week In Brooklyn: Halloween, More CitiBikes, Bklyner Newspaper & More

Amity Street, Cobble Hill (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and subscribe [/subscribe/]. If you have news tips, story ideas,

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Axe-Throwing Spreads to Greenpoint, An In-Depth History of “Cannonball” Park & More of Today’s Links

Outside the Greenpoint Library, now coming Summer 2019 (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) Another axe-throwing bar has opened in Brooklyn [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2018/10/29/brooklyns-second-ax-throwing-bar-opens-greenpoint] , this time in Greenpoint, where bladed weapons seem to be on the rise [http://gothamist.com/2018/10/19/brooklyn_yupsters_heads_will_