Business
Photo: Creative CommonsDitmas Park and Kensington residents are about to have a new source for truly local wine. The Gilded Grape, which will be opening soon on Church Avenue at East 7th Street, plans to focus heavily on New York State wines — from Long Island, the Catskills and the Finger
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This screenshot of a map produced by CNYCN shows the intense concentration of small residential buildings on the City’s tax lien sale list in North Staten Island, South Brooklyn and South Queens. There is also a similar concentration in the North Bronx.Over 1,300 single family and small
Education
> Brooklyn H.S. chess team heads to nationals after winning state championship https://t.co/bB6ym9ReUq pic.twitter.com/VSSQcxfiNS [https://t.co/VSSQcxfiNS] — NYDN Local (@NYDNLocal) March 14, 2016 [https://twitter.com/NYDNLocal/status/709378023984861184] Edward R. Murrow High School’s chess team won their 19th state championship
Business
Source: Google MapsAn Israeli supermarket chain has purchased the shuttered Pathmark location in Borough Park, reports Bloomberg Business [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-13/first-israeli-supermarket-chain-said-to-open-branch-abroad] . Jerusalem-based Osher Ad — which is set to open at 1245 61st Street in
fort greene
Over 500 single family and small residential buildings in our area are on the City’s tax lien sale list — this year’s sale is coming up soon, May 12th. The Center for New York City Neighborhoods (CNYCN) reported [http://cnycn.org/NYC-tax-lien-sale/] last week that 6,
Food & Drink
Bread & Joe opened Tuesday, March 8. (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)“I live around the corner, and I’ve been waiting for you to open,” says Jennifer, a South Slope resident. The new coffee and pastry spot Bread & Joe [https://www.facebook.com/breadandjoe/?fref=ts] (618 4th
Business
A recent segment on BRIC TV [http://bricartsmedia.org/community-media/bric-tv] produced by Steve de Sève is an engaging and informative mini-documentary which tracks through the ongoing 5th Avenue Key Food development controversy [/blog/business/its-a-bodega-and-more-outcries-as-developer-presents-plans-for-5th-
Bensonhurst
Source: Google MapsAn Israeli supermarket chain has purchased the shuttered Pathmark location in Borough Park, reports Bloomberg Business [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-13/first-israeli-supermarket-chain-said-to-open-branch-abroad] . Jerusalem-based Osher Ad — which is set to open at 1245 61st Street in
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Photo by chr1ssavOver 1,300 single family and small residential buildings in our area are on the City’s tax lien sale list — this year’s sale is coming up soon, May 12th. The Center for New York City Neighborhoods (CNYCN) reported [http://cnycn.org/NYC-tax-lien-sale/] last
Central Brooklyn
Photo by chr1ssavOver 1,300 single family and small residential buildings in our area are on the City’s tax lien sale list — this year’s sale is coming up soon, May 12th. The Center for New York City Neighborhoods (CNYCN) reported [http://cnycn.org/NYC-tax-lien-sale/] last
Business
It’s been a rocky few months for Roman’s [http://romansnyc.com/], the Italian restaurant at 243 Dekalb Avenue (between Vanderbilt and Clermont Avenues) that ended tipping this past January [/blog/2015/12/17/romans-to-end-tipping-raise-prices-around-20-percent-beginning-january-18/] and hiked prices
Announcements
Courtesy of Luna Park/FacebookBrooklynites rejoice! Coney Island’s Luna Park, the Thunderbolt, and the iconic Cyclone rollercoaster will all re-open for spring on March 20 at 12pm. The iconic coaster, which has brought fearless daredevils to the park for almost a century, has been refurbished and painted, bringing