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Image via juliehopemac / instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/uZL2OQR8u_/?tagged=weirdstuffedanimals&hl=en]The 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. –Roberta’s is getting Pizzagate threats: “you are
Central Brooklyn
(Photo via 3bulldogges)Holiday donation drives are in full swing, but there’s still time to contribute to these five local toy drives to brighten the holidays for kids — and families — right in our neighborhood. Council Member Jumaane Williams’ Holiday Toy Drive [http://myemail.constantcontact.com/WILLIAMS-INVITES-COMMUNITY-TO-PARTICIPATE-IN--DISTRICT-45-s--HOLIDAY-TOY-DRIVE.html?soid=1102557709761&
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A bus sustained damage from this sinkhole located at 23rd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues. (Photo by Josh Sobel, partner and chef at Southside Coffee)Luckily the kids had already been dropped off. A massive sinkhole — sizable enough to swallow a car2go for dinner — opened up on 23rd Street
Bensonhurst
Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanIt’s that time of year again: the Kindergarten Application period is open, with the January 13 deadline fast approaching. Here’s our guide to keep you sane while applying. Editor’s Note: Yuri Nazarov, a father of three from Bensonhurst, has become something of
Food & Drink
Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.In the holiday season, family starts to visit from all over the country, and in this neighborhood, from all over the world. We thought it’d be useful to make a list of places you should bring them to eat to give them the
Bensonhurst
Inside Nyonya. (Photo by Hannah Frishberg / Bensonhurst Bean)To many, artisan cheese and shiny, new condo towers are seen as being iconically Brooklyn, but locals know that it’s hard to beat the commercial strips under the elevated tracks in terms of embodying this borough. Bensonhurst’s 86th Street is
Central Brooklyn
Upside burger on 18th Avenue at East 4th Street. (Photo by Dina Rabiner)Upside Craft Burgers, offering “fast-casual” quality kosher dining, opened only three weeks ago but judging by the crowd (fifty plus people on a recent Sunday evening), you’d think the joint was already an established neighborhood hangout.
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(Courtesy BKLYNER/Justin Fox)Treyf [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treif] marks the spot at The Gumbo Bros. This review marks the first time I have called something “sinfully good”, but it is the best way to describe the Leviticus and Deuteronomy-prohibited [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosher_animals] masterpieces
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Photo via Flickr/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/europedistrict/11351076073/in/photolist-ii4esa-qoighm-i3PqmY-qwvcWz-7v5HET-qe9bUN-aT96FP-qeJyGE-aT96e6-aT963F-dzsRTR-dukstv-ii4gNc-ibvT9q-ii4eEz-qrccfM-6f3P9m-Fps2eM-qbnrq3-aT96Lk-7Nqw9-dy8oq8-dy8bg2-5NAkh7-dzsSJr-dzsSRk-ii3tke-dur3Ay-4hnQf8-dzsGxn-imVGK9-dC88zP-4cjZbA-aVQXPr-aVQXUK-pHsgoh-7piv5V-5RBrPy-7xfQD-7i2mni-BusbsM-aT96uR-cb6E33-5Jpw4d-91GX4c-tzBDB-4V7Hw-aZP7ue-77nzeB-eujB3M] It’s the time of year where we show
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(Sample 2-way bike lane image via Transportation Alternatives petition [https://campaigns.transalt.org/petition/two-way-protected-bike-path-flatbush]) [Update 12/7: We spoke to the petition’s founder and added in her story throughout] Local Council Members take note: A petition for a 2-way protected bike lane on Flatbush Avenue [https://campaigns.transalt.
Bensonhurst
Behold, a Grin and Tonic. Photo by Kyle MackieThe “Grin and Tonic,” a twist on the classic cocktail, won the 2015 Brew York New York Sweepstakes. New York City residents can submit their innovative beer idea to the 2016 contest now until December 28 for a chance to brew it
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The house that is currently on the property. Photo via Google MapsYet another small house will be demolished to make way for a four-story trade school on East 17 Street between Avenue Y and Avenue Z, according to permits filed by [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/12/four-story-8000-square-foot-trade-school-coming-to-2550-east-17th-street-sheepshead-bay.html] Valgar