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Nov
04
This Week In Brooklyn: Halloween, More CitiBikes, Bklyner Newspaper & More

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
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Nov
02
Axe-Throwing Spreads to Greenpoint, An In-Depth History of “Cannonball” Park & More of Today’s Links

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.
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Oct
30
A Start Date for the L-Pocalypse, A Student-Designed Playground & More of Today’s Links

A Start Date for the L-Pocalypse, A Student-Designed Playground & More of Today’s Links

A spooky trip to the pumpkin dentist on Bergen Street, between Bond and Nevins (Photo by Nathan Hasselby)Well, the
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Oct
28
This Week In BKLYNER: MacArthur Genius, New Indie Cinema, New Comedy Club & More

This Week In BKLYNER: MacArthur Genius, New Indie Cinema, New Comedy Club & More

St. Marks Avenue, Park Slope (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all
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Oct
25
Intergalactic Carpetbaggers in Bay Ridge, How a Food Incubator Got Cooked & More of Today’s Links

Intergalactic Carpetbaggers in Bay Ridge, How a Food Incubator Got Cooked & More of Today’s Links

The Loujaine and the Red Hook Grain Terminal (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Earlier this month, Brooklyn food incubator PilotWorks suddenly went
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Oct
23
Pests in a Park Slope Pasta Spot, Rooftop Revolutionaries in Greenpoint & More of Today’s Links

Pests in a Park Slope Pasta Spot, Rooftop Revolutionaries in Greenpoint & More of Today’s Links

A tag on the backside of the NuHart plastics industrial site in Greenpoint (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)What’s old is
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Oct
21
This Week In BKLYNER: Brooklyn’s Most Expensive Home, Murals, Mega Millions & More

This Week In BKLYNER: Brooklyn’s Most Expensive Home, Murals, Mega Millions & More

The Dime Savings Bank (9 Dekalb Avenue) was open to the public during Open House New York on Saturday, Oct.
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Oct
18
Upgrades to Central Brooklyn Parks, Cute Puppies at Coney Island & More of Today’s Links

Upgrades to Central Brooklyn Parks, Cute Puppies at Coney Island & More of Today’s Links

Construction netting over the facade of St. Barbara’s Catholic Church in Bushwick (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)In case you missed
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Oct
16
Stickball in the Streets of Bay Ridge, Witches in Bushwick Bookshops & More of Today’s Links

Stickball in the Streets of Bay Ridge, Witches in Bushwick Bookshops & More of Today’s Links

Inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Building 77 (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)The Brooklyn food incubator PilotWorks closed abruptly over the
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Oct
14
This Week In BKLYNER: Racoon Distemper, Name The Eagle, Pit Bull Flower Power & More

This Week In BKLYNER: Racoon Distemper, Name The Eagle, Pit Bull Flower Power & More

Brooklyn Historical Society gifted this cast-copper eagle to Brooklyn Public Library—but it needs a name! (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Keep
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