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Police & Fire
> On Friday Afternoon in Brooklyn on Nostrand Ave and Ave M. pic.twitter.com/ihyTbu2yQs [https://t.co/ihyTbu2yQs] — NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) January 15, 2017 [https://twitter.com/NYScanner/status/820758351990681603] A woman was struck by a mini school bus on Friday afternoon in the crosswalk at Nostrand Avenue
Arts & Culture
(Photo by Liena/ BKLYNER)For the first time, the work of a number of Brooklyn artists will be featured in the storefronts of Flatbush businesses. Last week at Pop-Up Preview #1, we were offered a sneak preview of the art installations that will be displayed as part of Intersection @ The
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(Photo via brooklynbotanic/instagram)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up for our daily newsletter [/]. And if you ever have any
Food & Drink
Mexico Diner at 902 Cortelyou Road. (Photo by Carly Miller / BKLYNER)After watching this storefront since August [/blog/business/three-in-one-out-local-business-shuffle/], we were excited to try lunch at the long-awaited Mexico Diner on Cortelyou Road at East 9th Street — the second new Mexican restaurant [/blog/food/taqueria-maria-ricardo-dishes-delightful-mexican-fare/] on the block. We
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Events
(Photo via Tacuma Bradley’s Unity Band/facebook)Whether you’re looking for great live tunes, local activism, or a salsa dance party — this is your spot for the hottest weekend events in (and around) Ditmas Park. If you have an event to share, email us at editor@bklyner.com.
Announcements
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-09611.jpg].Government Offices, Parking, And Sanitation All government offices are closed on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, including courts. There is no mail delivery. All NYC public schools are closed. Students return to school on Tuesday, January 17, 2017.
News
Photo by Beth [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rainbowbeth/2319149009/]Brooklyn’s overheated housing market appears to have spawned criminals of all types. Seven defendants, including three National Grid Employees, were indicted today in Brooklyn Supreme Court on charges that they operated a “shadow utility company that illegally installed gas
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Image via Fake Books on Subway: UNPRESIDENTED EDITION / YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uywdkkEnTNc]The Down-Low is our round-up of stories as well as other curiosities throughout Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. Hilarious book covers on the L train – Unpresidented Edition. [Free Williamsburg [http://freewilliamsburg.com/
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Image courtesy: Greenland Forest City PartnersStarting tomorrow, you can apply for one of the 303 affordable units at 38 6th Avenue in Prospect Heights. The new building, which will have no market rate apartments, is part of the Pacific Park/Atlantic Yards development [http://pacificparkbrooklyn.com]. Available apartments range in
Business
Iconic Pickle Guy logo on the shuttered storefront at 1364 Coney Island Avenue in Midwood.(Photo by Carly Miller / BKLYNER)We are sad to announce the closing of ‘The Pickle Guys II” on Coney Island Avenue near Avenue J in Midwood. But it’s not all sour news — you can
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“Spotted in Brooklyn” (Photo via Lainna Fader / twitter)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories as well as other curiosities throughout Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. Donald Trump Blasts Allegations In Dossier Claiming He Has Close Ties To Russia. [BuzzFeed News [https://www.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeednews/trump-president-elect-news-conference?utm_