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Photo by hparr [http://websta.me/p/1017037450412103269_2261348]File this one under: “Oh god, no.” The Prospect Avenue station in Park Slope is among 30 subway stations proposed to be completely shut down in coming years [http://gothamist.com/2016/01/08/subway_facelift_shutdown.php] in order as
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Photo by Daniel Avila/NYC Parks.Mulchfest 2016 was a big success, with 1,107 trees mulched this past weekend at Fort Greene Park! That news is bittersweet, though: it only put us in third place citywide, although we still hold the record — earned last year! — of 1,743 trees
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This month the New York Times is featuring Ditmas Park as part of its ongoing Block By Block video [http://www.nytimes.com/video/new-york-city-neighborhoods-block-by-block] series. We can’t help but love seeing beautiful views and hearing how great the neighborhood is. (We might be biased since we were interviewed
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(Photo: L.C. Nøttaasen [https://www.flickr.com/photos/magnera/3984413077/] / Flickr)Almost 7,000 people lost power for several hours Sunday after two power outages struck Sheepshead Bay and Gravesend. The first blackout was caused by a fallen tree limb near East 26th Street and Avenue I, a spokesperson
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(Photo: L.C. Nøttaasen [https://www.flickr.com/photos/magnera/3984413077/] / Flickr)Almost 7,000 people lost power for several hours Sunday after two power outages struck Sheepshead Bay and Gravesend. The first blackout was caused by a fallen tree limb near East 26th Street and Avenue I, a spokesperson
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One of the costumed characters at the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood
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Photo via _timo_ [https://www.instagram.com/p/BADqbbetNHQ/?tagged=southslope] Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and sign up for our daily newsletter. And if you ever have any news tips, story ideas, questions, or anything,
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Photo via drink_o [https://www.instagram.com/p/BAH8tFotJVr/?tagged=parkslope] Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and sign up for our daily newsletter. And if you ever have any news tips, story ideas, questions, or
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Photo via Zuz Realty [http://postlets.com/r/1170-church-ave-unit-2-brooklyn-ny-11218/16030967]Looking for a new place to call home? We’ve rounded up a bunch of intriguing Ditmas Park apartment listings — take a look at the details, and let us know what you think. Lots of luck in your search! 1170
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Rendering courtesy of Friends of the Brooklyn Queens ConnectorIn Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche DuBois tells Mitch, “I’ll tell you what I want. Magic! Yes, yes, magic! I try to give that to people.” While this is Brooklyn, and not New Orleans, this borough could use some
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> Great job to Sgt. Mulham & EMTs Lapre & Bermudez for delivering a healthy baby boy Saturday morning @NYPDnews [https://twitter.com/NYPDnews] @FDNY [https://twitter.com/FDNY] pic.twitter.com/qKxu4KwQzf [https://t.co/qKxu4KwQzf] — NYPD 61st Precinct (@NYPD61Pct) January 4, 2016 [https://twitter.com/NYPD61Pct/status/684097732475273216]
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A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)Community Board 15 member Mitchell Shpelfogel, heir to a family real-estate fortune, is being sued by his former houseworker for unpaid wages, according to court documents posted online [http://www.scribd.com/doc/294291080/Mitchell-Shpelfogel]