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(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)[Update 4/24: RentHop has since looked into the discrepancy in rents between the Ft. Hamilton Parkway, Church Ave, and Ditmas Ave stops and printed this retraction: “The buildings from the listings on East 2nd Street are actually in East Village and were incorrectly listed
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A peek inside the construction site at 928 Coney Island Avenue. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)We’ve spotted two unusual projects that could join the roster in Ditmas Park and Kensington, adding more density to the development boom [/development-boom-brings-hundreds-families-crowding-flatbushditmaskensington-map/] enveloping our area. #1. Will a four-story hotel rise in
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Cortelyou Road & East 17th Street, Friday April 14. (Photo by Dina Rabiner/BKLYNER)A Brooklyn contractor has been arrested for sparking the blaze on Friday in Ditmas Park [/kitchen-fire-causes-traffic-backup-cortelyou-road/] that had traffic backed up on Cortelyou Road. Though a witness originally heard from firefighters that the flames sparked in
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Cortelyou Road & East 17th Street, Friday April 14. (Photo by Dina Rabiner/BKLYNER)This afternoon, a kitchen fire tore through an apartment on East 18th Street and Cortelyou Road, closing down the busy thoroughfare. The fire sparked just after 2pm on Friday, April 14, at 380 East 18th Street,
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Spring is in the air, replete with the blossoming of flora and fauna. I won’t be going outside, though. I’ll be inside, avoiding allergens and enjoying cat videos in my comfy abode. I suggest you find a pad of your own. (Courtesy Zillow/David Krause of Bouwerie Lane
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Qathra backyard on a sunny afternoon. (Photo by Carly Miller)It’s just too gorgeous out to do anything indoors today. To kick off summer weather 2017 (especially before the summer heat waves start), we’ve compiled a list of the definitive places in our neighborhood (and immediately outside its
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Few things are more satisfying than unfriending someone who deserves it. We might not be able to slam phones when hang up on someone, but at least we can do something approaching the digital equivalent. But now, you can find a place that deserves you. (Courtesy Zillow/Nord East Realty
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(Photo by Hugo Smith)A Ditmas Park man was arrested in broad daylight on Cortelyou Road yesterday for conspiracy to sell drugs in a narcotics ring, said officials. Anthony Legros, 33, was caught by feds at Marlborough and Cortelyou Roads at 4:14pm on Tuesday, April 4, according to NYPD
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Ever need some Comic Relief [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Relief_USA]? Well, you have a better chance of seeing Andy Kaufman live than finding it here. … The joke’s on you! I’m funnier than Tony Clifton *and* I’ve got links to the best real estate deals
Arts & Culture
Photo via Step Afrika!Don’t let a little cold rain get you down. Check out these great weekend events from Ditmas Park to Coney Island, all perfect to help you let loose from a busy week. If you have an event to share, email us at editor@bklyner.com.
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Photo via Bar Chord, 1008 Cortelyou Road in Ditmas ParkWilson Pickett was determined to wait for the midnight hour. The Strangeloves growled that the nighttime is the right time. Bob Seger’s still working on his night moves, the Rolling Stones want to spend the night together, and AC/DC
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Argyle Road between Cortelyou and Beverley Roads, Monday, March 27 at 10:45am. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)An underground transformer fire is spewing smoke clouds up and down Argyle road this rainy morning, near the Cortelyou Public Library and P.S. 139. Firefighters were called to the address 322