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It’s been a rocky few months for Roman’s [http://romansnyc.com/], the Italian restaurant at 243 Dekalb Avenue (between Vanderbilt and Clermont Avenues) that ended tipping this past January [/blog/2015/12/17/romans-to-end-tipping-raise-prices-around-20-percent-beginning-january-18/] and hiked prices by 20 percent in an effort to bridge the gap between
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Rendering of new development at 120 7th Avenue via YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/02/park-slope-key-food-developers-unveil-details-for-120-fifth-avenue-at-contentious-public-meeting.html] After a meeting in early February marked by both impassioned pleas and extreme exasperation by hundreds of community members [/blog/business/its-a-bodega-and-more-outcries-as-developer-presents-plans-for-5th-avenue-key-food-site/] in response to developer Avery Hall’s future plans for
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Image via pedrojperez [http://mrg.bz/qFNqNS].An offshore wind farm project that would generate clean energy and power for New York City might be in the works and project managers are considering the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal on the Sunset Park waterfront as a potential “staging ground,” according to
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REWARDING EDUCATION Parents, what if you could stop the battles over homework? Chores? Practicing for that recital? A newly launched mobile app (for iOS users only currently), Gradestar, is here to help you do just that. It is a free app that rewards academic and extracurricular achievement, and gives parents
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REWARDING EDUCATION Parents, what if you could stop the battles over homework? Chores? Practicing for that recital? A newly launched mobile app (for iOS users only currently), Gradestar, is here to help you do just that. It is a free app that rewards academic and extracurricular achievement, and gives parents
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REWARDING EDUCATION Parents, what if you could stop the battles over homework? Chores? Practicing for that recital? A newly launched mobile app (for iOS users only currently), Gradestar, is here to help you do just that. It is a free app that rewards academic and extracurricular achievement, and gives parents
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Photo via Google MapsA Sunset Park restaurant manager has been arrested for trying to bribe an investigator posing as a health inspector. Wei Dong, 26, was charged with bribery and other charges after he identified himself as the manager of Funny BBQ Bar [http://www.yelp.com/biz/funny-bbq-brooklyn-3] (818
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Did you know there’s an app to help you make money by utilizing your driveway, and to help you easily find parking? Parklee, a parking mobile app launched Nov. 2015, has revolutionized the face of parking. This was created in order to optimize the timely process of big city
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Dumpling King’s new sign at their storefront at 2017 Avenue U. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)A new Chinese restaurant made its debut on Avenue U Wednesday — and the owners have big shoes to fill. Dumpling King opened at 2017 Avenue U, near the intersection with East 21st Street,
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Photo by Tina Paul/Fort Greene FocusSammy’s Gourmet Deli is closing and will officially vacate 165 Dekalb Avenue some time next week, according to a clerk who was manning the cash register while noticeably dwindling shelves continued to empty of its contents. The reason? The building was sold to
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Bread & Joe opened Tuesday, March 8. (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)“I live around the corner, and I’ve been waiting for you to open,” says Jennifer, a South Slope resident. The new coffee and pastry spot Bread & Joe [https://www.facebook.com/breadandjoe/?fref=ts] (618 4th
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Refoundry participants (from left) Eugene Manigo, Charles McNair, Ralphy Dominguez, James Eleby. (Courtesy of Refoundry)An innovative non-profit organization working hard to provide training for formerly incarcerated people [/blog/business/just-second-chance-refoundry-helps-former-inmates-create-career/] is looking for volunteer assistance this Saturday, March 12 from 11am-3pm. Come learn about Refoundry, help tackle a few