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Photo: Ditmas Park CornerOn Tuesday, September 27, City Council members will discuss how to combat what seems like an unsolvable problem — pollution generated by idling cars and trucks. The Council’s Environmental Protection committee will conduct an oversight hearing [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=503955&GUID=
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Images of three suspects have been released by the NYPD. Pictured are images released of (in chronological order) May 22, June 26, and July 2. (Via NYPD)A series of five attempted rape incidents between April 20 and July 12 continue to go unsolved. A police spokesperson confirmed that they
Food & Drink
How new can an old reliable be? (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox)Everyone has an under-the-radar favorite restaurant. It’s usually a nondescript storefront with not too many seats and a steady delivery business, right? Kitchen Grill Indian Restaurant [http://www.kitchengrillindian.com/] (914a Fulton Street between Washington Avenue
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ZuZu Ramen in July 2013. (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)“All good things come to an end” was the short and simple Facebook post by ZuZu Ramen [https://www.facebook.com/zuzu.ramen.9], a noodle shop which has been at 173 4th Avenue at Degraw Street since May 2009.
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Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopThe Down-Low is our new round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. –Brooklyn Bazaar’s Restaurant Brooklyn Star is having a tasting party with free food and everyone’s invited. (Wed, 9/21) [Greenpointers
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Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop“He broke it open with a hammer.” It’s not your normal afternoon lunch conversation, but this hasn’t been your normal week [/blog/crime/updated-5th-avenue-restaurant-break-ins-burglar-pilfers-lotus-sandwiches-less-successful-at-mezcals-mexican-photos/] for two 5th Avenue restaurants. Joyce Li of Lotus Vietnamese Sandwiches [http://www.lotusvietnamesesandwiches.com/] (229 5th
Arts & Culture
Brooklyn’s Big Tent Show was part of Art Slope’s Opening Night Party at ShapeShifter Lab. (Photo by Mishele Begun)Is Brooklyn too big to play host to a small-town art festival? Not if Art Slope [http://www.artslope.nyc/] has anything to say about it. Last weekend kicked
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Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopThe Down-Low is our new round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. –Nothing compares 2 them: Maya Rudolph’s Prince cover band playing Williamsburg. [Brooklyn Paper [http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/39/38/24-princess-prince-band-2016-09-16-bk.
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A Citi Bike station is now located on 5th Avenue and 3rd Street outside of J.J. Byrne Playground and the Old Stone House. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)“The Goonies never say die [https://youtu.be/3eSl3X0brZU],” and neither will the proponents of the new Citi Bike
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Participatory budgeting in action. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)The participatory budgeting process gives New Yorkers the power to decide [http://labs.council.nyc/pb/] how to spend tax dollars in our neighborhoods. Every year, the participatory budgeting (PB) process begins with an idea collection phase, which is facilitated by our
Arts & Culture
Photo by Michelle InciarranoLast Sunday, Ample Hills Creamery [http://www.amplehills.com/] in Gowanus (305 Nevins Street) served adults as well as children a healthy dose of imagination, as well as ice cream. Folks from both nearby neighborhoods and throughout the borough were excited to take part in Roald Dahl
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Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopThe Down-Low is our new round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. –After 30 years, Pete Hamill returns to Brooklyn. [New York Times [http://nyti.ms/2cPER8J]] –Historic and possibly haunted mansion near Navy