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Have you seen this man? (Courtesy NYPD)The Chase bank on Myrtle Avenue was targeted by a robber for the second time in a week [/blog/2016/05/19/attempted-bank-robbery-402-myrtle-avenue/], police say. A hooded thief strode into the Chase branch at 402 Myrtle Avenue near the intersection with Vanderbilt Avenue
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Author and journalist Joseph Alexiou. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop) “It’s a little pungent today.” On a recent Sunday, author, journalist, and historian Joseph Alexiou was leading a group on a walking tour focused on the history of the Gowanus Canal and the surrounding neighborhood. He paused
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Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopYour editor is admittedly obsessed with this El Camino, because we’ve posted about it back in November [/blog/photos/photo-day-el-camino-rojo/]. Back then, it was sitting right outside of Colson Patisserie [http://www.colsonpastries.com/] (374 9th Street at 6th Avenue) grabbing a pastry.
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Wyatt Cenac (Courtesy Flickr/David Shankbone. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/shankbone/5034678673/in/photolist-8EU3yH-dXvQi2-j4YHh1-8tVgPp-8tYmkC-9q5NjL-8EXfhj-6xoKjD-7VJRVh-7PQJoW-dXBGDd-dXBCa3-dXBus7-9q5Nfo-dXBA4h-dzycEY-8jgomb-dXBF3J-dXw272-dXBvA1-7J4KSR-eDzDR2-7J8E8Y-7J8Gbd-9C1b3N-7yx2uz-9q5N3Q-dXBz9m-7yAQdY-9q5Naq-7J4KKe-7VFBNc-9q2LbR-6WduMX-dXvKcD-7VJRwj-7VJSUh-7J8FM1-7yAQ7S-dXvNNH-duHyuN-dXBFUE-7VJSH3-dXDbzC-dXBETE-dXBCM1-8tVg1P-8tVgWX-8tYmYY-8tVhdM] )As the name implies, Fort Greene was
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Southern Culture on the Skids plays The Bell House on Thursday, May 26. (Photo via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/southerncultureontheskids/photos/a.10150609358842737.397998.110567342736/10151791022457737/?type=3&theater] )Welcome to the week, which features super-interesting events: Southern Culture on the Skids, Satanism, Detroit jazz, and more! JSTOR
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Photo by José BayonaBelow you’ll find information on events through the week in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Check back Thursday to see what’s scheduled this weekend! Submit your event listing [/calendar/] to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR [/calendar/]. MONDAY, MAY 23 (Courtesy Flickr/bwise [https://www.flickr.com/photos/
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Tanya Kinne leaving Methodist Hospital on May 31 after nine days and three surgeries.Police are searching for a [green medallion taxi and] driver who struck a woman in the Gowanus neighborhood on Saturday night. The driver fled the scene after hitting a woman who was crossing at the intersection
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Fort Greene Park is going to the dogs for “Best In Show”. (Courtesy Flickr/cisc1970 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/21121366093/in/photolist-ybqwhn-6SXS-6SXQ-dhg9dW-64pJDi-6AJbAB-64tTEY-6SXP-7bSSyJ-7bSTNL-64tVJS-64pAZM-7bP6Dv-wJyMay-tc18Ey-ALEo6x-DomThw-AHnXAA-DomA1h-A7GZXd-DE4iPj-Hj5hp-yQMTRF-yQGGtQ-ybh4Kw-yQG7by-z98ti2-z5ZPaW-Aa2AJa-zjCMuC-mN8YPg-6sieKV-3pYEKf-a7iqBZ-6SXY-6SY2-6SXW-6SXZ-6SY8-AHw3A-6SXF-6SXK-q8z8vm-6SY3-qq4u2w-6SXX-AJtZKd-5DCoMr-7A7obu-6SXV] )Fort Greene Park [/?s
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Thingtide Show and Tale founder Martie McNabb gives an introduction to Brooklyn Battles at the Old Stone House in Prospect Heights. (Credit: Elizabeth Elizalde) Personal historian Martie McNabb has always been interested in people’s lives and how they chose to live them. It inspired her to start an archival
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Stabbing victim Efrain Guaman. (Via family handout)A Queens man sustained a 2-inch deep wound in his stomach after being stabbed and robbed of his cell phone while riding the N train. According to a report by the New York Post [http://nypost.com/2016/05/20/robber-stabs-man-steals-his-iphone-on-crowded-subway-platform/] , the incident
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Stabbing victim Efrain Guaman. (Via family handout)A Queens man sustained a 2-inch deep wound in his stomach after being stabbed and robbed of his cell phone while riding the N train. According to a report by the New York Post [http://nypost.com/2016/05/20/robber-stabs-man-steals-his-iphone-on-crowded-subway-platform/] , the incident
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Yafa Deli has some great fried chicken. (Courtesy Justin Fox/Fort Greene Focus. Here’s a recap of what went down this week. Follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/ftgfocus], like us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FortGreeneFocus], and check out our Instagram [http://instagram.com/fortgreenefocus], and