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FORT GREENE – Last November it was announced [/ibrooklyn-apple-store-coming-to-300-ashland-place/] that Apple was planning to open a second Brooklyn outpost at 300 Ashland Place [http://www.300ashland.com], steps away from BAM, Atlantic Terminal, and the Barclays Center. 300 Ashland (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The tech giant was rumored to have signed
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PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS – is about to get even more awesome, and just in time for the holidays. This Sunday at noon, neighbor Vanessa Raptopoulos will be opening the doors of her brand new gift store called Awesome [https://www.awesomebrooklyn.com/] at 617 Flatbush Avenue [https://maps.google.com/?q=
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SHEEPSHEAD – Dining has gone more upscale in the last year in Sheepshead Bay, with quite a few excellent additions. Terra, a cafe that opened at the end of October on Sheepshead Bay Road, offers good food in a bit more casual setting. The space is warm and modern, offering plenty
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DUMBO – Development firm Two Trees [https://twotreesny.com/] announced on Thursday that DUMBO Market, a new “full-sized supermarket,” will open at 66 Front Street in early 2018. DUMBO (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Located between Washington and Main Streets, the “16,000-square-foot gourmet store” will join two smaller specialty gourmet
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We promise you will master the art of giving this holiday season with this list of choices. No one returns chocolate, everyone loves a spa treatment, exercise and physical activity keep up our energy and who can resist the Russian bath experience. Li-Lac Chocolates [https://www.li-lacchocolates.com/] Sunset Park
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Whether you’re a freelancer, a designer, an artist, or just a human trying to start your own business, co-working spaces are the real deal. Let us know if we missed any! BUSHWICK Brooklyn Desks [http://www.brooklyndesks.com/] Photo: Brooklyn DesksWhere: 49 Wyckoff Ave [https://www.google.com/maps/
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BOERUM HILL – Though it’s been in the works for years, it seems the impending closure of Hank’s Saloon [http://www.exitfive.com/hankssaloon/], the flame-emblazoned dive bar and music venue on the corner of 3rd and Atlantic Avenues, is slated for next year. Hank’s Saloon, 46 3rd
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Tamar Smith of the SCA giving the presentation. (Megan McGibney/BKLYNER)RED HOOK – About 30 parents, local business owners, and representatives of the Urban Assembly Harbor School gathered at P.S. 676 The Red Hook Neighborhood School, along with State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, Deputy Borough President Diana Reyna, and District
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DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The popular Philadelphia-based Szechuan restaurant chain, Han Dynasty [http://www.handynasty.net/], has opened a location at Dekalb Market Hall [/dekalb-market-hall-finally-opens-photos/], bringing its signature spicy dishes and hip ambiance to Downtown Brooklyn. Han Dynasty at City Point, 445 Albee Square West (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) Opened three weeks
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CONEY ISLAND – Despite strong community pushback, the homeless outreach organization Women In Need (WIN) [http://www.winnyc.org/] is moving forward with plans to construct a seven-story homeless shelter at 2200 Neptune Avenue in Coney Island. Although no formal announcement has been made by Women In Need yet, the first
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The Navy Yard’s Building 77, which will hold 1 million square feet of manufacturing space (Photo via NYC Mayor’s Office)BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – Today, Mayor De Blasio opened the Navy Yard’s Building 77 [https://brooklynnavyyard.org/leasing/bldg-77/], a major new manufacturing site in Brooklyn, which promises
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Holidays are for giving and receiving – from interesting accents for the home, gadgets for the person who has everything to the gift of crossing items of your to-do list. This week we highlight shops and services across Brooklyn that say happy holidays to the special people in your life! Umbrella,