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(Photo: Gordon Rothman)Thanks to a reader, we just learned about a new Mexican restaurant in our area. Mexican eatery Don Patron, located on Church Avenue between Westminster and Argyle Roads, opened its doors about a week ago. Don Patron serves a range of Mexican fare, the new owners told
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Photo by fesch_markt [http://websta.me/p/1068426453510007173_1143606545]News that the long-sought-after F express train would be returning to Brooklyn [/blog/transportation/cm-lander-slams-f-express-service-returning-to-brooklyn-in-2017/] almost immediately caused a row among lawmakers representing different parts of the borough. Elected Officials in southern Brooklyn — whose constituents will benefit from faster commutes
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There’s a different kind of yoga taught at Church Ave Yoga & Bodywork Center [http://churchave.com/yoga] (CAYBC) where, in addition to feeling as if you’ve stepped into a colonial American home, with candles lit, a light hint of incense, and the rhythmic sound of deep
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Setting up at the Church Avenue street fair yesterday.Undeterred by wind and a bit of rain, Kensington celebrated yesterday. The Bangladeshi-American Friendship Society and the NYPD 66 Precinct Community Council threw their second annual street fair on Church Avenue Sunday. The fair extended from Beverley Road to its grandstand
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Photo: Vanessa Cuccurullo via The Gilded Grape [https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=the%20gilded%20grape]There is much activity afoot on Church Avenue, between East 7th and 8th Streets. New wine and spirits shop, The Gilded Grape [https://www.facebook.com/GildedGrape], will be officially open for business
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Photo of the straightening of Church Avenue — east of Flatbush Avenue — from the September 10th, 1904 edition of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. (Source: Brooklyn Public Library Brooklyn Collection)Our friends at the Brownstone Detectives did a wonderful post [http://www.brownstonedetectives.com/straightening-a-crooked-church-1904/] last year about the straightening of Church
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Our neighborhood traffic issue of the week comes from a reader: > “All day and night (especially during rush hour) Hollywood Car Wash at Coney Island and Church Avenues blocks one of the two southbound lanes [on Coney Island Avenue] with cars that are drying from their wash.” https://youtu.
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The Bitter Bird at La Loba Cantina. (Photo: Sarah Crean)Spring is finally here — it’s time to enjoy the pleasure of a cool cocktail in the brilliant sunshine. This week I sampled a drink called the Bitter Bird, which has just been added to the Spring menu at Church
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Buffalo’s Famous, soon to open on Church Avenue. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner) Hearty food from our neighbors to the north will be here very soon. Buffalo’s Famous [https://www.facebook.com/buffalosfamous/?fref=ts], a “Quick Service” restaurant, specializing in food imported from and inspired by Buffalo and
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Three generations of the Imburgia family, beneath the photos of Mr. and Mrs. Imburgia, who emigrated to New York City from Sicily in the 1960s. (Photo: Imburgia family)Last Sunday, Korner Pizza celebrated fifty years of serving up delicious pizza and warm welcomes to the residents of Kensington. The neighborhood
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Former location of the Hair Pleasure Unisex Salon at 110 Beverley Road. Photo: Sarah CreanA Kensington storefront that has housed haircutting establishments for over 80 years will soon be a Dunkin Donuts. The Hair Pleasure Unisex Salon at 110 Beverley Road has been shuttered, and the Massachusetts-based Dunkin Donuts will
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Photo: Creative CommonsDitmas Park and Kensington residents are about to have a new source for truly local wine. The Gilded Grape, which will be opening soon on Church Avenue at East 7th Street, plans to focus heavily on New York State wines — from Long Island, the Catskills and the Finger