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/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2469-16-Final-.mp4Police are hunting for four men wanted in a series of robberies in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Downtown Brooklyn, the NYPD said. The suspects described by police as men in their early 20s first mugged a 23-year-old man near Classon Avenue and Clifton Place
Business
(Courtesy: alamonyc / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BIYv7wbDuZk/?taken-by=alamonyc])After months of anticipation, Alamo Drafthouse [https://drafthouse.com/] has delayed its grand opening in Downtown Brooklyn, the venue announced Wednesday. The Texas-based chain, is a movie theater, restaurant, and bar all under one roof, and was slated to
Business
(Courtesy: Gotham West Market / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BJd6UowANro/?taken-by=gwmarket])Restaurants come and go, but two new food halls are coming to Brooklyn this fall. Here’s what you can expect in the upcoming months. Bon’ Appetite! Gotham Market at The Ashland [http://www.gothammarketashland.com/] Located
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A rendering of 237 Duffield Street via YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/08/21-story-105-unit-mixed-use-project-rises-to-fifth-floor-at-237-duffield-street-downtown-brooklyn.html] A planned 21-story, 105-unit mixed-use building at 237 Duffield St. in Downtown Brooklyn, is under construction and has reached the fifth floor, YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/08/21-story-105-unit-mixed-use-project-rises-to-fifth-floor-at-237-duffield-street-downtown-brooklyn.html] reported. A construction
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Police are searching for a man who stole more than $13,000 from several Brooklyn ATMs in July. (Courtesy: NYPD)A man used a skimming device to steal people’s bank account information and withdrew more than $13,000 from several Brooklyn ATMs in Downtown Brooklyn, Fort Greene, and Bay
Arts & Culture
Full-scale Redwood trees. Photo Courtesy of Facebook/Redwood National and State Parks. [https://www.facebook.com/RedwoodNPS/photos/a.195972830413040.51547.152578104752513/1254298041247175/?type=3&theater] A tiny Redwood forest will soon be planted in Downtown Brooklyn, bringing a scaled-down version of the historical west coast national park to
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A man was slashed outside the Shake Shack in Downtown Brooklyn Thursday afternoon, cops said. (Courtesy: Ms. Carter / Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/hopsckotch/7931341754/])A man was viciously slashed in the arm by another man carrying a weapon outside the Shake Shack in Downtown Brooklyn [https://www.shakeshack.
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A bus stopping at the corner of Fort Greene Place and Lafayette Avenue. (Photo by Mitchell Trinka)Transit advocates have rolled out a new drive to improve NYC’s buses and their ridership. Elected officials and activists introduced a busload of new ideas during a call to adopt the recommendations
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Video via YouTube [“https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22XH4-nNjlA”] In an effort to gain approval for the proposed streetcar line intended to link the waterfront from booming Sunset Park [/blog/business/swift-massive-renovations-industry-city-now-attracting-general-public/] to Astoria, the Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector [http://www.bqx.nyc/] have announced a coalition
Announcements
(Photo by Mitchell Trinka)If you’re planning to drive through Downtown Brooklyn this Thursday or Friday, be aware of the planned street paving/milling overnight. Community Board 2 is warning residents that the Department of Transportation’s street-updating plans are aimed for: Court Street and Cadman Plaza West, between
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Image via SHoP Architects.We’ve been discussing developer JDS Development’s plans to build Brooklyn’s tallest skyscraper at 340 Flatbush Avenue Extension ever since they bought the property and began filing plans and renderings a few months ago [/blog/2015/12/23/brooklyns-tallest-tower-is-a-go-for-340-flatbush-avenue-extension/] , but now the chatter is
City Kid Corner
Photo by Michael Daddino [https://www.flickr.com/photos/epicharmus/8411852707/] If you’re looking to meet Santa Claus this December, forget the stress of Macy’s — Brooklyn has got you covered. The big guy will be making a bunch of stops around our borough this month, so you’ve