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mŏkbar, 212 Flatbush Avenue (Photo via mŏkbar)One of Zagat’s 2015 30 Under 30 “Rock Stars,” [https://www.zagat.com/30under30/2015/new-york-city#7] chef Esther Choi, is bringing mŏkbar [http://mokbar.com/], her popular Chelsea Market ramen spot, to Brooklyn. Opening Wednesday, February 8th at 212 Flatbush Avenue
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Target announced plans this week to open a new store in Bensonhurst at 6401 18th Avenue, a spot formerly occupied by Annie Sez and Mandee that closed earlier i [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/12/18th-avenues-annie-sez-mandees-shop-closing-january-offering-half-off-everything/] n January. The windows were covered in wall to wall sale signs in December.
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Dog Parker Located in Front of Brothers Bagels at 285 Court Street (Photo by dogparker_via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BP_ViQgh_lc/?taken-by=dogparker_])The Down-Low is our round-up of stories as well as other curiosities throughout Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. Man Smoking Crack
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(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)One thousand Yemeni-owned bodegas across the city are on strike today to protest Trump’s executive order banning immigrants and refugees from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States. And a few of the shops are on your morning commute in Ditmas Park. Participating
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A&E Supply Co. at 548 4th Avenue (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The stretch of 4th Avenue in Gowanus where A&E Supply Co. [http://www.aesupplyco.com/] recently opened isn’t exactly a gourmand’s paradise, so neighbors will be thrilled to now have a coffee
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J.H.S. 259 William McKinley, 7301 Fort Hamilton Pkwy, Bay Ridge (Photo via Google Maps)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories as well as other curiosities throughout Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. Devastating Fire Destroys Marine Park Family’s Home. [Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/
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The Ribeye of the Tiger Burrito (Photo via Berlin Rosen [http://berlinrosen.com/index])After 2 years serving South Korean barbecue out of a tiger-striped food truck to hungry Downtown crowds, Korilla BBQ [http://korillabbq.com/] will be opening its first brick-and-mortar Brooklyn location at 2 MetroTech Center late this
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Snowdays Cafe (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)After introducing shaved cream to New York City in 2014, Snowdays [http://www.snowdaysnyc.com/] finally brings the unique frozen dessert to Brooklyn with its latest outpost located at 214 Flatbush Avenue (at Bergen). At the grand opening of Snowdays Cafe on Sunday,
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Photo by Corner MediaIs Barclays Center planning to drop the New York Islanders? An article published yesterday in Bloomberg Technology [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-30/brooklyn-s-barclays-center-said-to-be-dumping-the-islanders] reports that low attendance, poor sight lines, and sub-par ice conditions are some of the reasons the Barclays Center has decided it
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RIP Sport Prospect, 1988–2017. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)We’re sad to announce that Sport Prospect, Park Slope’s prime little league outfitter and t-shirt supplier, is shutting its doors after 29 years on 7th Avenue. The small shop, at 362 Seventh Avenue between 10th and 11th Streets,
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Prospect Park Zoo’s Red Panda via Twitter [https://twitter.com/prospectparkzoo] The Down-Low is our round-up of stories as well as other curiosities throughout Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. Prospect Park Zoo Steps Up to the #CuteAnimalTweetOff Challenge. [DNA Info [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170126/upper-east-side/
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Image via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fsanctuaryrestaurants.org&t=Sanctuary%20Restaurants] Local restaurant owners have joined forces with the national Sanctuary Restaurants movement in its mission to provide support and resources to restaurants, their workers and their customers. Two aid groups, ROC