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Crown Heights residents protesting the opening of 1173 Bergen Street homeless shelter at a March 15 town hall meetingA judge temporarily blocked the opening of 1173 Bergen Street, a senior men’s homeless shelter in Crown Heights that would provide transitional housing for more than 100 residents. Judge Paul Wooten
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Der Pioneer, 737 Church Avenue between East 7th & East 8th Streets. (Photo by Carly Miller)After months of waiting [/der-pioneer-european-bakery-cafe-opening-soon-church-avenue-ditmas-park/], Church Avenue finally has a new spot for European pastries and fine cafe food on the newest destination stretch between Ocean Parkway and Coney Island Avenue. (See Hinterlands [/hinterlands-bar-now-open-church-avenue-ditmas-park/
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Harlem Globetrotters players Hoops Green and Buckets Blakes at The Children’s Health Center of The Brooklyn Hospital Center (Photo by Dina Rabiner)Two players for the Harlem Globetrotters paid a surprise visit to the young patients at The Children’s Health Center at The Brooklyn Hospital Center on Thursday.
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L-R: Bill Spencer, Jreh Hurst, and Christine Hurst of BK Fitness in Park Slope Heading down 4th Avenue in South Slope there are plenty of construction sites and auto shops, but you’d be hard-pressed finding a gym or a fitness facility in the area. The Hursts are here to
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Carly Miller)It’s a sight so common on our streets that we often don’t notice: armies of school buses parked on residential blocks on nights and weekends — when commercial vehicles are normally banned. But for some neighbors, it’s more than an eyesore. Perpetual fleets of
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Voting for Participatory Budgeting [/tonight-see-participatory-budgeting-projects-flatbush-midwood/] begins this Saturday, March 25. Below is a list of the 12 project proposals on the ballot for Council Member Carlos Menchaca’s District 38 [http://council.nyc.gov/carlos-menchaca/pb/6/] (Red Hook, Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace). With new online voting [http://council.nyc.
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Spring cleaning might be ruining commutes [/three-r-line-stops-will-close-for-half-year-in-total-makeover/] in Southern Brooklyn, but that’s all the more reason to head on over to the Brownstone Belt. The subways are (mostly) underground and the real estate prices are rock bottom. I know it’s an ironing board, but I wish it were
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Voting for Participatory Budgeting [/tonight-see-participatory-budgeting-projects-flatbush-midwood/] begins this Saturday, March 25. Below is a list of the 15 project proposals on the ballot for Council Member Stephen Levin’s District 33 [http://council.nyc.gov/district-33/] (Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, Fulton Ferry, Greenpoint, Vinegar Hill,
Central Brooklyn
Photo via the Participatory Budgeting ProjectVoting for Participatory Budgeting [/tonight-see-participatory-budgeting-projects-flatbush-midwood/] begins this Saturday, March 25. Below is a list of the 8 project proposals on the ballot for Council Member Laurie Cumbo’s District 35 [http://council.nyc.gov/district-35/] (Bed-Stuy, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights, Fort Greene, Prospect Heights). With
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Voting for Participatory Budgeting [/tonight-see-participatory-budgeting-projects-flatbush-midwood/] begins this Saturday, March 25. Below is a list of the 18 project proposals on the ballot for Council Member Brad Lander’s District 39 [http://council.nyc.gov/district-39/] (Borough Park, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Kensington, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace). With
Food & Drink
(Photo by Liliya Bomme/BKLYNER)A popular Brighton Beach gourmet market is expanding to Sheepshead Bay, with a European artisan bakery opening soon on Gravesend Neck Road at East 17th Street. Gourmanoff Bakery [http://gourmanoffbakery.com], opening at 1601 Gravesend Neck Road, already has a tantalizing Facebook page featuring classy
Announcements
New MTA photo shows a high-tech upgrade planned for the 53rd St. station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. (Courtesy: MTA Renderings)To all Sunset Parkers: your daily commute is set to change starting on Monday. And Bay Ridge — you’re next. Three subway stations on the R line will close for