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Junior’s Patriarch Walter Rosen Passes At 81

(Courtesy Rob Nguyen via Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rob_nguyen/5472622043/in/photolist-9kABSt-8xnCfp-8xqE3j-3WxDap-8xqEfN-8xnBVX-8xnC2D-8xqEpq-8xnC8k-aW5w3k-8xqEn5-48ryw6-8xnC3T-3WBZZy-e81Gwj-8xnBYr-ahArv2-4S9LNZ-5pobLc-aW5vJK-bccaBr-6BocX7-6aUsbU-xxUHyU-aqKKfn-8pN9LD-xVn4N-8CK2U4-dzoygh-8fQaJF-4S9L5t-gSkCZZ-uELuhW-gSkwy1-KzfYi-99PjyB-8gvqhs-9SfdEF-4oJrGi-ckTaqA-ckTadw-6aUrT5-hjw2oP-3WxGf8-6aQgvp-6aUruL-6VBhQb-8xqEsb-7umc2c-yT9Z] .)One of Brooklyn’s most famous restaurants lost its pa

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Unknown Gunman Fired Shots At The Social Butterfly, Say Cops

https://youtube.com/watch?v=3PKGP2996lM An unidentified gunman opened fire in a packed club and the NYPD is seeking help in identifying him. A man walked into the Social Butterly on 857 Atlantic Avenue at about 3:30 Saturday morning and shot twice at the ceiling before heading outside

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Observant Passengers Helped Spot & Stop Man With Gun

(image courtesy of the NYPD.)A pair of vigilant New Yorkers may have prevented a shootout on the 2 train last night. Ricardo Stewart, 37, of Fort Greene, was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon and menacing after straphangers spotted him bandying a loaded Smith & Wesson

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Week In Review: Fort Greene House Tours, Pot Brownie Lawsuit, Of Bike Lanes And Gun Busts

Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and sign up for our daily newsletter. And if you ever have any news tips, story ideas, questions, or anything, email us at editor@bklyner.com. Here’s a look back

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Brooklyn News Roundup: Week Of April 11-15

Photo by Donny Levit/Park Slope Stoop.Catch up on the week’s Brooklyn news right here: Sheepshead Bay native Bryan Bautista has become a finalist on this season of “The Voice.” [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/04/sheepshead-bay-native-bryan-among-finalists-on-the-voice/] [Sheepshead Bites] Coney Island Avenue travel agent indicted for stealing over

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The Brooklyn Campaign Trail, Mapped

With New York’s presidential primary coming up on April 19 [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/04/33538/#.Vw_prpMrLWU], Democratic and Republican presidential hopefuls descended on our fine borough this week to court voters and vie for Brooklyn’s electoral heart. We’ve mapped the pit stops made by

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New York Primary Watch: The Brooklyn Campaign Trail, Mapped

With New York’s presidential primary coming up on April 19 [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/04/33538/#.Vw_prpMrLWU], Democratic and Republican presidential hopefuls descended on our fine borough this week to court voters and vie for Brooklyn’s electoral heart. We’ve mapped the pit stops made by

Events

Things To Do This Weekend In FG-CH, Through April 17: Library Book Sale, ASPCA Adoption Event, And Earth Day At Habana Outpost

Image via Habana Outpost.WINE TASTINGS: here’s a list of seven [/blog/2015/10/14/seven-places-to-enjoy-wine-tastings-in-fort-greene-clinton-hill/] weekly options! Myrtle Avenue’s KIDS GUIDE [http://myrtleavenue.org/kids-guide-to-myrtle-avenue/] also has great listings. Submit your event listing [/calendar/] to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR [/calendar/] or by emailing editor@bklyner.com. The Friends

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Fort Greene Weekly Rental Roundup: Week Of April 15

Has your landlord still not fixed the water pressure in your apartment? Do your neighbors stomp upstairs like they are a herd of elephants? Check out these apartments and see if any catch your fancy! 32 N Portland Avenue [http://streeteasy.com/building/32-north-portland-ave-brooklyn/2a] Available: Immediately Price: $2,400

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Flashback Friday: Prospect Park Becomes A Library

Photo via Brooklyn Public Library [http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/search~S64?/Xthanksgiving+park+slope&searchscope=64&SORT=DZ/Xthanksgiving+park+slope&searchscope=64&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBKEY=thanksgiving+park+slope/13%2C2245%2C2245%2CB/frameset&FF=Xthanksgiving+park+slope&searchscope=64&

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Proposed Bike Lane Would Turn Clinton Ave Into One-Way Street

(courtesy NYC Department of Transit [http://nycdotfeedbackportals.nyc/content/project-proposal])The DOT has pulled out all the stops in promoting its new plan to create a protected bike lane on Clinton Avenue. The transportation agency is doing it differently this time. The proposal [http://nycdotfeedbackportals.nyc/clinton-ave] — which would turn

Animals

Adoptable Animal Of The Week: White Sox The Dog

Photo via Sean Casey Animal Rescue [https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue/photos/a.378832716482.159179.17669251482/10153615033236483/?type=3&theater] Looking for a new companion? White Sox has been waiting for two years! > Sean Casey says [https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue/photos/a.378832716482.159179.17669251482/10153615033236483/?type=