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Business

PLG Wine Shop Celebrates Anniversary With Old Fashioned Grape Stomp, Brooklyn-Style

(Photo courtesy Little Mo Wine Shop & Spirits / Facebook [https://m.facebook.com/littlemowine/photos/a.974441029339005.1073741832.825477574235352/974441059339002/?type=3&source=54&ref=page_internal] )Little Mo Wine & Spirits, which was opened in 2015 [/blog/food/new-prospect-lefferts-wine-shop-little-mo-wine-delivers-great-vino-to-ditmas-park/] by Prospect-Lefferts Gardens resident Mark Schwartz, is celebrating

Central Brooklyn

The #1 Worst Landlord In NYC Has 5 Buildings In Flatbush Area, Says Public Advocate Letitia James

Worst buildings in NYC 2016. (Screenshot via Google Maps)Yesterday Public Advocate Letitia James [http://pubadvocate.nyc.gov/] released the latest interactive map of the 100 worst landlords in New York City and 20 worst buildings, based on data from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the

Animals

Adoptable Animal Of The Week: Three Rescue Kittens To Warm Your Heart

Jackie the kitten. (Photo submitted by Cathy Aks)Looking for a new companion…or three? These kittens are playful to the core. Neighbor Cathy Aks says: > Meet Jackie, Davey and Dolly, a trio of super cuddly siblings rescued from the streets by a Ditmas Park West volunteer on her

Announcements

Want To Vote In The 2017 Mayoral Primary? Voters Must Register Party Affiliation By TOMORROW

Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Sometimes a primary is almost as important as a general election. Just think of the presidential primaries this spring. Registered voters who wish to participate in the 2017 NYC mayoral primary must have their correct party affiliation registered by tomorrow — Friday, October 14th. Don’t

Central Brooklyn

Ode To Fancy(ish) Sandwiches Under $10

Chicken/Bacon & Chicken Cashew Sandwiches at Cafe Madeline. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)I could eat a sandwich for every meal and never get bored. They can be the perfect, cheap comfort food or a splurge of culinary art. You can munch them while running for a train, or

Central Brooklyn

Massive Prospect Park South Yard Sale This Saturday And Sunday

(Photo via Ditmas Park Corner)Fill your home with local treasures this weekend from the neighborhood-wide Prospect Park South yard sale this Saturday and Sunday, from 10am to 4pm both days. More than 30 homes are participating in the sale, which will be held, rain or shine, from Coney Island

Central Brooklyn

Family History Snapshot: Prospect Park On Horseback More Than 100 Years Ago

Photo provided by Jeff DarrellProspect Park is fun for a lot of reasons, including family activities [/blog/animals/new-clean-crew-prospect-park-consists-eight-four-legged-friends/] and environmental projects [/blog/green/pups-ready-make-splash-prospect-parks-dog-beach-re-opens-ahead-schedule/] for the whole neighborhood to take part in. But long before the Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.prospectpark.org/learn-more/what-we-do/] came around to offer

Animals

Owner Of Former Mary’s Bar Holds Fundraiser To Save A Beloved 2,000 Pound Bull

Prince the Bull (Photo via gofundme)An extraordinary, unexpected thing happened to Ditmas Park resident Sylvia Holden, owner of the former Mary’s Bar in Park Slope [http://parkslopestoop.com/blog/business/marys-bar-is-closing/], while visiting her mom in upstate New York. She fell in love with a 2,000-pound beef

Central Brooklyn

New Apartments Rising In Low-Density Windsor Terrace Block

560 and 564 19th Street between 10th Avenue and Terrace Place. (Screenshot via Google Maps)A Brooklyn-based real estate company filed plans this week to build a three-story residential building on 19th Street in Windsor Terrace, and raze the single-story warehouse on the lot, reports YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/

Announcements

Have You Ever Thought About Running For Elected Office?

New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito confers with Councilmember Jumaane Williams. (Photo via New York City Council Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/NYCCouncil/].)Are you civic minded? Have you ever thought about running for public office? Thoughtful and dedicated people are needed at all levels of government

Central Brooklyn

Wishing Our Readers An Easy Fast On Yom Kippur

Photo via muchnikarts [https://www.instagram.com/p/BKw4Vnngd67/?taken-by=muchnikarts&hl=en]Jewish communities began their observance of Yom Kippur at sundown last night. The holiday is considered the holiest day of the year. Yom Kippur is often referred to in the English language as the Day of

Central Brooklyn

A Flatbush Package Thief Arrested In Queens Last Friday [Updated]

Photo via Facebook/You’re Probably From Marine Park,… [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154040581420888&set=p.10154040581420888&type=3&theater] The suspect in a string of robberies that have plagued the Flatbush area was apprehended by police in Queens last Friday, October 7, said