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(Photo via NYPD)Police are searching for a suspect accused of scamming and beating up an elderly man near Prospect Park on June 29. A 70-year-old man tried to buy an iPod from the suspect (pictured above), outside of 730 Flatbush Avenue between Parkside and Woodruff Avenues, near Peppa’s
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Mark your calendars: The annual Flatbush Avenue Street Fair, one of the city’s most anticipated and popular summer events [/blog/events/flatbush-avenue-street-fair-draws-13000-people-to-our-neighborhood-for-food-dancing-games-more/] , is this Saturday July 9, from 12pm to 6pm, on Flatbush Avenue stretching from Parkside Avenue to Cortelyou Road. (Rain or shine!) The festival, organized by the
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Grilling up some jerk chicken at Exquisite on Church Ave at Nostrand Ave. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Flatbush, with its legendary population of Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian, and Guyanese immigrants—is a mecca of caribbean food. And jerk chicken is one of the easiest, and tastiest neighborhood treats, either as
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The NYPD is searching for two men wanted for a shooting that occurred outside a Flatbush Avenue hair salon over the weekend. The first suspect allegedly passed a handgun to the second suspect on the street outside 1227 Flatbush Avenue, near Newkirk Avenue, at approximately 3:50am on Sunday, according
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(Courtesy NYPD.)Cops say a man punched a 61-year-old woman as she exited a subway elevator, and now police are asking for your help in identifying him. The incident took place at at 7pm on April 4, at the subway station on Atlantic Avenue and Flatbush Avenue, according to authorities.
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(Courtesy Flickr/cisc1970)It’s Memorial Day weekend, and that means beach season has arrived right on schedule. The weather is hot, so find a comfy spot and read up to get the low down on what’s going on in the County of Kings. Prospect Park to build two
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Flatbush Avenue, looking north toward Grand Army Plaza, with Prospect Park on the left. (Photo: Google Maps)The effort to enhance public access to Prospect Park along its Flatbush Avenue side got a huge boost yesterday. The Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.prospectpark.org/] has won a $5 million grant
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George Bradford Brainerd (American, 1845-1887). Toll Gate, Flatbush, Brooklyn, ca. 1872-1887. Collodion silver glass wet plate negative Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum/Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection, 1996.164.2-181 Imagine having to stop at a toll booth as you advanced down Flatbush Avenue. Well, if you wanted to travel from
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Watching a performer at the Flatbush Avenue Street Fair from the steps of the historic Dutch Reformed Church. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)The Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) [http://www.brooklynhistory.org/] announced the launch of a new podcast, Flatbush + Main [http://www.brooklynhistory.org/blog/2016/04/24/flatbush-main-podcast-intro/], this
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Exquisite Supreme (Photo: Dina Rabiner)Exquisite Supreme [http://www.yelp.com/biz/exquisite-supreme-east-flatbush] didn’t name itself after its décor which is modest. Located on Glenwood Road, off Flatbush Avenue, this Jamaican eatery hosts a food counter, an ATM machine, a large potted plant, and a few small tables that
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Photo via JahbrewMore joy for caffeine connoisseurs across our neighborhood! Jahbrew Jamaican Coffee and Tea [https://www.facebook.com/Jahbrew-Coffee-and-Tea-938648139588807/] will be opening at 1491 Flatbush Avenue (and Glenwood Road) this Saturday. The new cafe will be having a ribbon cutting ceremony this Saturday at noon, with special guest, City
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The Blink Gym is located near the corner of Linden Boulevard and Flatbush Avenue. (Photo: Google Maps)A Blink Gym, near the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Linden Boulevard, was burglarized early Saturday morning, police confirmed. Two robbers entered the gym through the rear of the building around 5am on