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Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopThe 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. –De Blasio Won’t Say Why He Took an NYPD Helicopter From Brooklyn to Queens. [ Park Slope
Arts & Culture
Valerie Gladstone’s Art Dolls 1. (Photo Credit: Nathan Haselby)The 20th Annual Gowanus Open Studios took place over the weekend [/blog/art-music/meet-amazing-artists-aplenty-this-weekend-at-gowanus-open-studios-2/] (October 15-16) with over 350 artists welcoming more than 5,000 visitors into their workspaces. Organized by Arts Gowanus [http://artsgowanus.org/], a not-for-profit organization that
Events
Jonathan Lethem will speak about his new book on Wednesday at 8pm as part of the Brooklyn By The Book series being held at Congregation Beth Elohim. (Photo via Jonathan Lethem / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/lethem.books/photos/a.262429783882218.1073741828.261201490671714/575721429219717/?type=3&theater] )Weekday events,
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Photo via thestudioofneilpowell [https://www.instagram.com/p/BLdzFZrgljM/?tagged=gos2016&hl=en]Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/TheStoopBK], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ParkSlopeStoop], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up
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Photo via heavy_minds [https://www.instagram.com/heavy_minds/]The entire borough was jumpin’ this week. And you were busy jumpin’ as well. Here’s a chance to catch up on all the goings on throughout the county of Kings. Police release new photos/video of Owl’s Head
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Last night, Clayton Kershaw came in late and slammed the door on the traitorous Daniel Murphy and the hapless Washington Nationals. In baseball, like in real estate, you need a good closer. But first, you need a good opportunity, and these are the best. (Courtesy Street Easy/Marylin Fleming of
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See Digitized Figures at Gowanus Loft beginning tonight. (Courtesy of Vanderbilt Republic)ROCKTOBER is rolling! Weekend events include Gowanus Open Studios, a book sale extravaganza, Luscious Jackson, and more. Gowanus Open Studios [http://artsgowanus.org/gowanus-open-studios-2016] When: Friday, October 14 – Sunday, October 16. Times vary, however studios will be open
Arts & Culture
19th century gas valve. (Photo courtesy of Christina Kelly)Amy Sohn and Christina Kelly are sitting across from each other while we have coffee at Morbid Anatomy Museum [http://morbidanatomymuseum.org/], just a few blocks down from Trestle Projects [http://www.trestlegallery.org/tp-address/] (400 Third Avenue near 6th Street)
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Photo via Google Maps of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church (right) and its rectory. The church was completed in 1859 and is a New York City Landmark. The rectory dates to 1868.As first reported by The Real Deal [http://therealdeal.com/2016/09/30/clinton-hill-church-plans-16-story-resi-building-next-door/] , the landmark St. Mary’
Food & Drink
(Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox)Ever go on a kick? The Elena Ferrante scandal [http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-unmasking-of-elena-ferrante] has me devouring her oeuvre all over again. Meanwhile, a visit to Cultura [/blog/2016/09/28/cultura-pan-latin-cooking-mixes-cultures-finds-flavors/] tossed me onto a different kind of kick, where I’
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Looking for a new place? Even something a little pricey for a unique fixer upper opportunity [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-O8_Ja05Gs]? Well, we can do better than any ol’ firehouse you’ll find because Park Slope and Gowanus have got the goods. I want my apartment to
Arts & Culture
Courtesy of Arts GowanusGowanus Open Studios [http://artsgowanus.org/gowanus-open-studios-2016] has just about arrived, providing the community with an incredible and rare opportunity to meet artists and engage in a dialogue about their work in their very own studios. This year, there will be over 350 artists participating. The studios