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Fort Greene & Clinton Hill Rental Roundup: Deluxe Apartments In The Sky (May 20)

Has your landlord still not fixed the water pressure in your apartment? Do your neighbors stomp upstairs like a herd of elephants? Check out these apartments and see if any catch your fancy! (Courtesy Zillow/Danielle Dunn.)Fort Greene Place [http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_rent/Fort-Greene-Brooklyn-New-York-NY/house,condo,

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This Saturday: Here’s What You Need To Know About The Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon

Photo via Airbnb Brooklyn Half [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynHalfMarathon/photos/a.566841023350615.1073741828.562015433833174/981318881902825/?type=3&theater] Time to lace’m up! Or cheer on the runners doing the lacing. The Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon [http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2016/airbnb-brooklyn-half] takes off at 7am this

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This Saturday: Here’s What You Need To Know About The Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon

Photo via airbnb Brooklyn Half [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynHalfMarathon/photos/a.566841023350615.1073741828.562015433833174/981318881902825/?type=3&theater] Time to lace’m up! Or cheer on the runners doing the lacing. The Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon [http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2016/airbnb-brooklyn-half] takes off at 7am this

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After 9th Street Attack On Transgender Man, Elected Officials And LGBTQ Community Respond

Photo via themegabitch [https://www.instagram.com/p/4e-SxbyIqB/?tagged=transgendersymbol&hl=en]Brooklyn elected officials and LGBTQ Community Groups have released a statement in response to last Friday’s attack on transgender male in Park Slope. According to police, a 32-year old transgender man was a victim of

Arts & Culture

Daniel Elder’s “Sister’s Community Hardware” Explores Change In Clinton Hill

The author (courtesy Daniel Elder.)We’re trying something a little different here: this is a great piece of short non-fiction that we think is worth reading. Author Daniel Elder grew up in Jackson Heights, but it was in Clinton Hill where he matured into the person he is today.

Education

Pratt President Schutte Announces He Will Step Down Following The 2016-17 Academic Year

Photo by Sigrid Estrada (Courtesy Pratt Institute)Thomas F. Schutte, Ph.D — the seemingly ageless leader of Pratt Institute — will be stepping down as president at the Clinton Hill art, architecture and design school following the 2016-17 academic year. Schutte, whose 1993 arrival in Clinton Hill signaled a profound shift

Animals

New Clean-Up Crew in Prospect Park Consists of Eight Four-Legged Friends

Zoya munches away on invasive plants like poison ivy. (Photo by Heather Andelsman/Park Slope Stoop)Don’t be surprised if you run into a goat or two, or eight, on your daily jog through Prospect Park this summer. For the next five months, a group of eight goats will

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Drug Dealers Nabbed For Slinging Heroin, Other Drugs Near Clinton Hill Schools

(Courtesy Flickr/cisc1970 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/8554386075/in/photolist-e2VsX6-7DjZ4h-pLgh4Q-s1V4Bf-4NWdok-7JtXmh-66YzCb-n2Cg6-sikcXG-s1V4vo-sikcU5-s1TYEw-qHg8cH-nWwxCg-oe1vJF-obYtvj-5at3YZ-5axk51-qqQPNk-4KmgdB-dpmBUS-6wPejN-praaxM-3jgctu-6WQanj-4QHAmP-sikdqf-obYCAU-at8km9-sirz9B-nWw1ix-odRdzh-8FRz9u-6JXhAo-sgcenN-odHmwc-odWz3j-nWvSsc-c5UWdC-qHgewr-ionXEk-4QMNmJ-5e6qso-qEYwNs-c5UZB5-gvmbV7-qqPjox-qqQK1K-qHc3Kb-7JtWTJ] )Seven have been arrested for allegedly selling drugs l

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Gowanus Souvenir Shop, Wry Purveyors Of All Things Toxic, Are Relocating

Neighbors Ute Zimmermann and Joel Beck, founders and owners of Gowanus Souvenir Shop in their original space. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)Not to worry, the love letter to our lavender lake lives on — it’s just moving around the corner. Founders, owners, and Gowanus neighbors Ute Zimmermann

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Tale Of Two Rails: Here’s What You Need To Know About The F Express Train

Photo by fesch_markt [http://websta.me/p/1068426453510007173_1143606545]News that the long-sought-after F express train would be returning to Brooklyn [/blog/transportation/cm-lander-slams-f-express-service-returning-to-brooklyn-in-2017/] almost immediately caused a row among lawmakers representing different parts of the borough. Elected Officials in southern Brooklyn — whose constituents will benefit from faster commutes

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Help The NYPD ID This Attempted Bank Robber

Police are asking for your help to identify and locate an attempted bank robber. A man walked into the Chase bank on 402 Myrtle Avenue at about 9am on May 18 and demanded money from a teller, according to cops. The suspect is described as 35 to 40 year old

Business

This Is Not Your Grandmother’s Sex Toy Design Workshop [NSFW]

Sid Azmi, owner of Please, shows samples of dildos made of borosilicate glass. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)By now, you’ve surely stopped in to Please [http://www.pleasenewyork.com/] (557 5th Avenue at 15th Street), our neighborhood’s sex-positive store which opened about 14 months ago.