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Mar
20
Make It In Brooklyn: Start-Ups Pitch Smart City Tech Tomorrow

Make It In Brooklyn: Start-Ups Pitch Smart City Tech Tomorrow

UPDATE (3/26): The Make It In Brooklyn Smart Cities event has been rescheduled—it will now take place on
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Mar
16
‘Clear Curbs’ Pilot Program Launches Monday (3/19) On Flatbush Avenue

‘Clear Curbs’ Pilot Program Launches Monday (3/19) On Flatbush Avenue

PARK SLOPE/PROSPECT HEIGHTS/DOWNTOWN – One part of Mayor de Blasio’s five-point “Congestion Action Plan [http://www.nyc.gov/
2 min read
Mar
16

Friday Crime Blotter: Coward Arrested in Canarsie, A Stabbing in Flatbush & More

BUSHWICK – Police are looking for the man who robbed a cab driver at gunpoint in Bushwick earlier this week. On
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Mar
15
Is it ‘time for traffic problems in Brooklyn,’ to borrow a phrase from New Jersey?

Is it ‘time for traffic problems in Brooklyn,’ to borrow a phrase from New Jersey?

Council Speaker Corey Johnson at a press conference on BQE repairs (Jeff Reed/NYC Council)BROOKLYN – Republicans open budget negotiations
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Mar
13
Driver Crashes Into Lamp Post On Busy Brooklyn Heights Street

Driver Crashes Into Lamp Post On Busy Brooklyn Heights Street

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – A man driving an SUV crashed into a “bishop’s crook” lamp post on a busy sidewalk yesterday
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Mar
09
Five New Eateries To Try In & Around Park Slope

Five New Eateries To Try In & Around Park Slope

PARK SLOPE – Looking for some new dining options? Here’s a list of five new eateries that have recently debuted
3 min read
Mar
09
Adopt A Tree From Spencer Finch’s Public Art Installation

Adopt A Tree From Spencer Finch’s Public Art Installation

DOWNTOWN – Sunday, March 11 marks the final day of Spencer Finch’s Lost Man Creek [/4000-trees-grow-in-brooklyn-spencer-finchs-public-art-installation-lost-man-creek/] , a living public art
2 min read
Mar
08
Today’s Links: Products of Brooklyn Reveal History, Public Art Planned for Parks & More

Today’s Links: Products of Brooklyn Reveal History, Public Art Planned for Parks & More

The second storm in a week hit Brooklyn last night, leaving some snow (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) * The Business of Brooklyn:
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Mar
06
Today’s Links: Seals Spotted in New York Waters, Celebrities Spotted in Brooklyn Nabes & More

Today’s Links: Seals Spotted in New York Waters, Celebrities Spotted in Brooklyn Nabes & More

Balloons for sale in Brooklyn (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) * Remembering the Great Blizzard of 1888 [https://www.brownstoner.com/history/blizzard-1888-new-york-brooklyn-snow-storm-history-environmental-subway/
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Mar
05
Two New Condo Projects Planned For Downtown Area

Two New Condo Projects Planned For Downtown Area

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Real estate development firm Avery Hall Investments recently purchased the air rights from two neighboring properties in Downtown
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