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KENSINGTON – Last night, a new Thai restaurant softly opened its doors on Church Avenue. Thai Farm Kitchen is the latest addition to the already excellent Thai dining options we have in Kensington and Ditmas Park (Sawasde, Corthaiyou, Monday’s Off, and Am Thai Bistro, to name a few), and it
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Photo: The Brannan CampaignBAY RIDGE — City Councilman Justin Brannan announced on Friday funding for a new 3rd Avenue Business Improvement District (BID). Brannan will award a $37,000 Neighborhood Development Grant Initiative to the Bay Ridge Merchants of Third Avenue, who for the past decade have voluntarily helped provide a
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COBBLE HILL – As reported last week [/recent-closings-wyckoffs-corner-pharmacy-copy-cottage-visions-of-park-slope/], Cobble Hill neighbors were saddened to see a beloved local business, Wyckoff’s Corner Pharmacy, suddenly shuttered. Wyckoff’s Corner Pharmacy, 203 Court Street (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)BKLYNER spoke with the Pharmacy’s owner, Bassam (Sam) Amin, over the phone Monday morning
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706 Nostrand Ave. The site of the new Nostrand Social coming to Crown Heights CROWN HEIGHTS — Nostrand Social, a new music and supper club is coming to 706 Nostrand Ave at Prospect Place. Work has begun on the old Mazon’s stores, which closed more than a year ago, to
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DITMAS PARK – Mouse Ceramic Studio [https://www.mouseceramicstudio.com/] opened this Monday, October 1, on time as promised – equally surprising and delighting owners Lauren Berodt-Ramirez and Pedro Ramirez – and shall we say – every potter and aspiring potter south of Prospect Park. Adrianna with clay.The studio, set on the ground
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Errol Louis introducing Dr. Mitchell Katz (first from left). To his right is Martine Granby of BRIC TV and Pedro Frisneda of El Diario La Prensa. Liena Zagare/BklynerLast week in a conversation with local journalists at Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York,
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FORT GREENE – Back in July, BKLYNER visited the Target at Atlantic Terminal (139 Flatbush Avenue) for a sneak peek as the store was undergoing a major renovation [/a-peek-inside-atlantic-terminals-target-remodel/]. Renovated Home Furnishings section at Atlantic Terminal TargetSchimenti Construction Company has completed all the “customer-friendly” renovations at the 178,000-square-foot location and
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BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation [https://brooklynnavyyard.org] (BNYDC) released new renderings on Thursday for 5.1 million square feet of vertical manufacturing space which will add 10,000 new jobs, helping the campus reach its ultimate goal of creating 30,000 sustainable middle-class jobs. New
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OwnerDr. Anna Samuel at the ribbon cutting last week.SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Back in 2015, we wrote about the East 17th Street’s Bay Veterinary Clinic Closing After 37 Years, To Be Replaced By 5-Story Office Building [/east-17th-streets-bay-veterinary-clinic-closes-after-37-years-to-be-replaced-by-5-story-office-building-sheepshead-bay/] . As it happens, a new veterinary clinic opened in mid-August in its place
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CROWN HEIGHTS — Another coffee shop has emerged within the Franklin Avenue and Eastern Parkway corridor— this one promising better service and waffles. Coffee Land replaces Owl & Thistle General Store, at 833 Franklin Ave. between Union St. and Eastern Parkway and opened in late summer. The interior is mostly white,
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Here’s a round-up of local restaurants that have recently opened, are on the way, have closed, or will be saying goodbye soon. Let us know if we’ve missed any. Hot Bird, 546 Clinton Avenue via Google MapsHot Bird, 546 Clinton Avenue (at Atlantic Ave), Clinton Hill (closing December
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DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The office of Governor Andrew Cuomo [https://www.ny.gov/regulated-marijuana/regulated-marijuana-listening-sessions#] is holding a listening session on Tuesday in Downtown Brooklyn to gather feedback on proposed plans to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in New York State. 202 Flatbush Avenue where Citiva’s medical marijuana facility