Bensonhurst
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot — for tour buses. Neighbors are up in arms regarding no parking signs signs posted by the police department along 86th Street between 7th and 14th Avenues, reserving area parking for “tour buses only” for over a month, from 3 p.m. to
Animals
Photo via Flickr/Caroline Granycome. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/cgranycome/13199335103/in/photolist-m7o3ta-bwTbZM-GNk65h-ekaj6K-kYKLNN-mkD6WL-7qrpYW-e1tTP6-qr7GsY-e1tTPF-8iBFFX-pLFGPo-9YULm2-84FVf9-9YULBP-n8wvLB-61diqi-qr8o6h-eGqUFx-4ukLgN-5SeeSX-5LGWLa-8iBGpr-ePkwiz-7pu9po-qcXcTk-aEwHXS-FqHnYw-m9cKFa-9Kv2HQ-avF5j2-ocW5YU-9Ks4Qg-bAuxVH-qrgb1X-HTVqBv-bXhjeY-bnzwAb-aFGhXc-i8gq2z-bTGKC8-bAuAL4-bAuvSi-bnzHJd-5LGUYr-bnzDuJ-bAuwPB-2mdsni-aFt8rZ-m2rVex] Mute swans have a new look on life now that a
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Facebook photo attained by the New York Daily NewsBrooklyn Assistant District Attorney Tara Lenich, 41, turned herself in to her own district attorney’s office Monday, openly admitting the fact that she had forged documents to wiretap conversations between an NYPD cop she had a crush on and another woman,
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Volunteers beautify the sidewalks of Gowanus, including this garden at 3rd & 3rd. (Photo via Gowanus Canal Conservancy Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/gowanuscanalconservancy/].)It’s our canal, and we love it. Join your neighbors in celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Gowanus Canal Conservancy [http://www.gowanuscanalconservancy.org/
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A rendering of proposed improvements to Six Diamonds Park, to benefit residents in times of storm and peace, via ArcadisIn anticipation of future climate change events, the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency commissioned design and consultancy firm Arcadis to study
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Photo dug up on Facebook by the New York Daily NewsBrooklyn Assistant District Attorney Tara Lenich, 41, turned herself in to her own district attorney’s office Monday, openly admitting the fact that she had forged documents to wiretap conversations between an NYPD cop she had a crush on and
Central Brooklyn
(Photo via joelteex [https://www.instagram.com/p/BNVcTwIBhNy/?taken-by=joelteex] / Instagram)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. –Simcha Felder, Rogue Democratic Senator, Will Remain Loyal to G.O.P. [New York Times [http://www.
Bensonhurst
A rendering of proposed improvements to Six Diamonds Park, to benefit residents in times of storm and peace. (Photo via Arcadis/Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects)In anticipation of future climate change events, the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency commissioned design
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From the 60th Precinct’s Mannequin ChallengeSouthern Brooklyn’s Mannequin Challenge game is on point. The 60th Precinct — representing Coney Island and Brighton Beach — officially joined the ranks of Challenge royalty this weekend after posting their take on the viral phenomenon to Twitter. (For those not in the know: the
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Photo by BKLYNERThe Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. –Cooking ‘Liquid Gold’ Schmaltz & Other Old World Jewish Classics With The Gefilteria. [Gothamist [http://gothamist.com/2016/09/22/schmaltz_
Bensonhurst
From the 60th Precinct’s Mannequin ChallengeSouthern Brooklyn’s Mannequin Challenge game is on point. The 60th Precinct — representing Coney Island and Brighton Beach — officially joined the ranks of Challenge royalty this weekend after posting their take on the viral phenomenon to Twitter. (For those not in the know: the
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267 6th Avenue is the former home of the Swedish Athletic Club, and where the lecture was held. (Photo by Pamela Wong / BKLYNER)On November 17, the first of a six-part series of “Brownstone Prep” lectures “for owners, investors, and dreamers” was held at the opulent 267 6th Avenue (between