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Seems somebody loves the view of the construction at the former Bergen Tile site [/blog/real-estate/the-bergen-tile-building-is-gone]. Take a photo in Park Slope recently? Send it to editor@bklyner.com, add it to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/] , or tag it #parkslope on
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Byron McCray depicts subway artists he sees on his morning commute from Brooklyn to Harlem. This piece, called “Showtime,” is just one part of his show “Remix,” currently featured at the Harlem School of the Arts. (Photo courtesy of Byron McCray)For Bryon McCray, there’s no place like Brooklyn.
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With warming temperatures this weekend, birds spent extra time foraging for food in the nabe. (Photo by Francisco Daum [http://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/])Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. You might have thought it was mild this weekend, but the start of the week looks to be
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Ellie Balk, 35, has lived in Clinton Hill for 11 years. She said she is lucky to have stabilized rent, but is concerned for the artists who are being priced out of the neighborhood. (Photo by Reem Nasr)By Reem Nasr As the head of South of the Navy Yard
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Jelani Mashariki walks the streets of the nabe while chatting with two elderly locals. (Photo courtesy of Jelani Mashariki)In the interest of giving locals a clearer view of the community members running for the 35th District City Council seat, The Nabe has profiled each of the five Democratic candidates.
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A gunman demanded a 37-year-old man’s belongings and made off with an iPhone and $60 on Washington Avenue between Greene and Gates Avenues on May 22 at 10 p.m., police said. The robber then fled and the victim went into the Clinton-Washington Avenue G train station. The victim
North Western Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music [http://www.bqcm.org/] (58 7th Ave) is offering three camps for kids this summer: • Brooklyn Goes “MAD” (June 24-28, 9am-12pm) offers kids ages 3-4 music, art, and dance every day through a collaboration with two other Park Slope community arts organizations: The Painted Pot
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When Jennifer Mankins opened Bird [http://shopbird.com/] in the 5th Avenue space that had previously housed another boutique called Bird, she tells the New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/fashion/jennifer-mankins-and-the-brooklyn-aesthetic.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0] that she jumped right in, and knew that
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The excitement (or dread) of the new school year has worn off, and after today it’s a long way to the next holiday. So, teachers, consider this a gift from your friends at Community Bookstore [http://communitybookstore.net/]. This Thursday, October 11 at 7pm, they’re hosting an Educators
North Western Brooklyn
Park Slope’s dancing in the streets [http://www.parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/dancing2012] — or at least, dancing in one street (5th Ave and 4th)– every Tuesday evening through August, and the summer swinging starts tonight. From 6 to 7, Rolie Polie Guacamole [http://www.myspace.com/roliepolieguacamole], kings of neighborhood kid