News
The Union Street Bridge (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)UPDATE, Monday, June 20 at 5pm: In further discussion between the Park Slope Stoop and the Department of Transportation, a DOT spokesperson now says a drawbridge option for the new Union Street Bridge is still a possibility. Our article
Animals
Photo via Sean Casey Animal Rescue [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154925196542468&set=p.10154925196542468&type=3&theater] Looking for a new companion? Berty knows how to snuggle. > Sean Casey says [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154925196542468&set=p.10154925196542468&
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(Courtesy Mickey the Beekeeper)Be on the lookout for a swarm of bees! But fear not: Mickey the Beekeeper [http://mickeythebeekeeper.com/home] says they’re a gentle lot. A wind storm on June 12 knocked over a tree at a residence on Vanderbilt Avenue [/?s=vanderbilt+avenue] in Fort
Neighbors
1 Prospect Park West (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)Karma’s a bitch, isn’t it? Messing with the elderly and their families may finally have come back to haunt real estate developer Haysha Deitsch [/?s=haysha], who hasn’t been having his most lucrative month. Not only does he
Animals
Courtesy of NY Pet Expo © Brian Pettepiece, Olydog! StudiosThe 4th Annual New York Pet Expo [http://www.newyorkpetexpo.com/] is coming to Brooklyn this weekend. The expo will introduce pet lovers to all the pet resources that New York – and national – communities have to offer. Where: Brooklyn Expo Center When:
Animals
Courtesy of NY Pet Expo © Brian Pettepiece, Olydog! StudiosThe 4th Annual New York Pet Expo [http://www.newyorkpetexpo.com/] is coming to Brooklyn this weekend. The expo will introduce pet lovers to all the pet resources that New York- and national – communities have to offer. Where: Brooklyn Expo Center When:
Arts & Culture
Photo by Daniel MyersWalk a few paces up Garfield Place from 5th Avenue and take a peek into the alley behind newish restaurant Brooklyn Burgers & Beer [http://www.brooklynburgersandbeer.com/] (295 5th Avenue at Garfield Place), and you’ll come face to face with one of the Slope’s
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Photo by Fort Greene Focus.The 120,000 purged voters who disappeared from the rolls ahead of this year’s primary elections been restored to voting rolls, according to the Board of Elections [http://vote.nyc.ny.us/downloads/pdf/documents/boe/minutes/2016/060716meet.pdf] (BOE). The BOE announced
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Image via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6745701,-73.9818016,3a,75y,26.3h,89.66t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sw_GYutgUYv2gl4dAGk1AyQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1] A young boy was struck by a car this morning at the intersection of 5th Avenue and Garfield Place, according
Destinations
The Brooklyn Flea in the summer. (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus)Fort Greene is literally the perfect place to spend summer and a new study just confirmed it. A new study by Renthop [https://www.renthop.com/study/new-york-city-ny/summerscore-article.html] found Fort Greene and Brooklyn Heights-Cobble Hill tied for the
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It is no news that finding housing in this city is not easy under the best of circumstances. Should those circumstances change, here are some resources to help you stay in your neighborhood and avoid shelter. We write regularly about housing, so check back here [http://bklyner.com] for the
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This man isn’t a chef. He’s a magician. (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox.) Dosa Royale’s opening in Clinton Hill was a homecoming of sorts for its owners, but the South Indian restaurant is already thinking of expansion. Thiru and Heather Rajamani, the co-owners of Dosa Royale