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42 Clifton Place, Clinton HillPolice arrested four people at 42 Clifton Place in Clinton Hill on Thursday, March 2 for criminal possession of a firearm and marijuana. Officers conducting a routine patrol of the area observed suspicious activity, according to a police report. At approximately 6am they searched 42 Clifton
Events
“In 1987, Congress declared March as National Women’s History Month to highlight the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. By the early months of 2017, the women of New York continue to make so many historic strides,” NYC Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo (35th District)
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Indulgent breakfast at George’s, Coney Island Avenue at Cortelyou Road. (Photo by Dina Rabiner)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign
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Photo courtesy of Naidre’s Cafe & BakeryOpening in mid-March at 427 7th Avenue is BKLYN Cake Studio [https://www.facebook.com/BKLYNCakeStudio/]. Janice Pullicino, owner of Naidres Café & Bakery [http://www.naidrescafebakery.com/] (384 7th Avenue) since 2007, is launching the new spot to focus on her custom
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Photo by Friends of Park Slope Library via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofParkSlopeLibrary/photos/a.289605454502995.1073741827.289590644504476/482473631882842/?type=3&theater] Get a head start on your spring cleaning and donate your gently used books and media to the Park Slope Library’s upcoming Spring Book Sale
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Image via Aufgang Architects [http://portfolio.aufgang.com/water_front.html]181 Front Street, DUMBO [https://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/dumbo/181-front-street/64824] Starting today, applications are available for 21 affordable rental units at 181 Front Street, a sleek warehouse conversion in DUMBO. Twenty percent of the building’s 105
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Image by Charles Beck viaTwitter [https://twitter.com/charlesbeck]After a fallen tree caused major delays [/downed-tree-ensnares-b-train-causing-massive-delays-cortelyou-road/] on the B and Q lines this morning, it’s now being reported that a broken water main at Montague and Court Streets in Brooklyn Heights is wreaking havoc on Q and R
North Western Brooklyn
Photo by brooklynworks via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BRB-7sthgov/?taken-at=497551120]Police conducted a search of the John Jay Educational Complex at 237 7th Avenue earlier this afternoon after a student received a call from someone stating there was a bomb on the campus. The students of the
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A fog-infused night at Brooklyn College. (Photo via Brooklyn College/instagram) The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. –Where To Eat The City’s Best Hamentashen In Celebration Of Purim. [Gothamist [http://gothamist.com/2017/03/
Food & Drink
Park Slope loves coffee, and fortunately, lots of great coffee spots have been opening up in and around the neighborhood recently. Here are 6 great new cafés to grab a cup of joe to go, or stay and relax, work, and hang with your neighbors and local baristas. Dot &
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Arts & Culture
DUMBO’s First Thursday Gallery Walk is tomorrow, March 2nd, with a line-up including over a dozen openings and activities. Galleries will be open from 6 to 8pm, so there’s plenty of time to check out the new exhibitions. Below is a list of 3 picks—video artwork projected