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PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS – New York’s transit infrastructure has been under ever-increasing strain—last Friday and again this Monday, trains were stalled for hours during peak rush hour. Riders were stuck on trains in the midst of the summer’s hottest heatwave. This failure comes off the heels of several high
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The Mexican Bramble from Bar Chord. Photo by Anni Irish/Ditmas Park CornerWhile people keep dropping words like September and fall, there’s still plenty of summer to hold onto — especially when it comes to deliciously cold cocktails in the neighborhood. Here are a few drinks from local watering holes
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Way to go, Sycamore [http://www.sycamorebrooklyn.com/]! Our neighborhood bar at 1118 Cortelyou Road just got some major love from The L Magazine, which recently published its “50 Best Bars in Brooklyn” [http://www.thelmagazine.com/2015/03/50-best-bars-brooklyn/] – and they ranked Sycamore as number 21. Labeling it as
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Erv’s on Beekman [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ervs/1469269146662506?fref=nf] (2122 Beekman Place in Prospect Lefferts Gardens) celebrated its soft opening this Saturday, inviting neighbors in to try everything from its cortados to iced cappuccinos and lattes – and the new space that’ll be a café by