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Photo by Tom PrendergastOn January 28, two male teenagers — one 15-years-old and the other 16 — were approached from behind by two males [/blog/crime/teenage-boys-attacked-in-one-of-two-frightening-slope-incidents-occurring-within-15-minutes/] in the vicinity of 8th Avenue and 14th Street. The
Food & Drink
The inside of Cipura. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)While the glittering lights of Manhattan are often alluring to star-crossed lovers looking to schedule a romantic rendezvous, those who aren’t keen to make the trek to city on Valentine’s Day can find plenty of date spots right
Central Brooklyn
New York City Department of Health headquarters at 125 Worth Street in Manhattan. (Photo: Wikipedia)If the Department of Health is right, we have been having a very serious bed bug problem in Greater Flatbush — perhaps the worst in the city. According to data from the city’s Community Health
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> TONIGHT: See @ScottPelley [https://twitter.com/ScottPelley]‘s interview with @BernieSanders [https://twitter.com/BernieSanders] in the Brooklyn neighborhood where the senator grew up pic.twitter.com/G3wz67FK2N [https://t.co/G3wz67FK2N] — CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) February 10, 2016 [https://twitter.com/CBSEveningNews/status/697504897315508224] Following a big win
City Kid Corner
It’s no secret that we love a good winter soup [/food/easy-weekday-meals-italian-sausage-soup/]. Sometimes, though, you just need one of those rib sticking meals, and one of our absolute favorites is chicken and dumplings. Sure, you could go all domestic by simmering a whole chicken
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Photo by Carmen Molina TamacasBack in November, before Thanksgiving, I took a long walk looking for ingredients my husband needed for a traditional-style dinner. Since Waldbaums closed [/pols-brooklyn-chamber-band-together-to-demand-answers-about-waldbaums-closure/] , I had to go to NetCost and Key Food. Along the
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Photo by Jole CarlinerGung Hay Fat Choy! Tlin Ne Fai Lok! Lunar New Year celebrations begin on Monday, February 8 this year – the Year of the Monkey and the start of the year 4714 according to the lunar calendar. Here in New York, the signs of celebration include parades [/blog/
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Image via Department of City Planning.It’s a stalemate. Mayor Bill de Blasio’s controversial rezoning plan — meant to address the city’s affordable housing crisis — may have been approved last Wednesday, February 3 [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/zqa/zoning-for-quality-and-affordability.page] by
Events
Source: yewenyi [https://www.flickr.com/photos/yewenyi/2256618233/]via Flickr It’s the year of the (fire) monkey! February 8 marked the Chinese or Lunar New Year, and since Brooklyn is home to a large Chinese-American community, there will be many opportunities to celebrate this lively cultural event
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Image via mconnors [ http://mrg.bz/nKQ7ZD].Television film crews will be taking over parking along Clinton Avenue this Thursday evening, February 11, to film an episode of NBC’s “BlindSpot [http://www.nbc.com/app_link/blindspot/episodes?utm_source=search].” The affected areas will stretch between Willoughby and
Announcements
Courtesy of Park Slope Fifth Avenue BIDThere’s a lot to love about 5th Avenue — chock full of independent and local shop owners. The Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District [http://parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/news/valentinesinstagram] is giving you an opportunity to support your local merchants, and win some tasty surprises, too.
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Mi PueblitaThere has been a blossoming [/blog/food/kensington-welcomes-la-loba-cantina/] of Mexican restaurants and food shopping options in our area over the last few years. And those options have just gotten a little sweeter. Mexican bakery, Mi Pueblita [https://www.facebook.com/Mi-Pueblita-Bakery-784807368259823/