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Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopThe Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. –’Eternal Sunshine’ Director’s Son Questioned by Police Over ‘Racist’ Dummy. [ DNAinfo [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/
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Photo by Erica ShermanThe entire borough was jumpin’ this week. And you were busy jumpin’ as well. Here’s a chance to catch up on all the goings on throughout the county of Kings. Goodbye cast iron pipes: Water main replacement tears up Westminster & Cortelyou Roads [/blog/sanitation/goodbye-cast-iron-pipes-water-main-replacement-tears-up-westminster-and-cortelyou-roads-this-week/
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Photo via Screenshot from “Subterranean Homesick Blues” [https://youtu.be/MGxjIBEZvx0]You know you’re cool when you won’t even bother [http://nypost.com/2016/10/17/nobel-prize-committee-cant-seem-to-find-bob-dylan/] to pick up your Nobel. Of course, some folks are innately cool and Bob Dylan is definitely one of them. So,
Events
The Super Defense Force vs The Titanno Beasts workshop is at Open Source on Saturday. (Photo via KOKO Open Source [https://www.facebook.com/KOKOcreativekidsprogram/photos/gm.1051808934933147/1174730702593221/?type=3&theater] )ROCKTOBER is rolling! Weekend events include digitized figures, titanno beasts, classical music, and more! Midnight at the
Animals
(Photo via Sean Casey Animal Rescue [https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue/photos/a.378832716482.159179.17669251482/10154067722926483/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Looking for a companion who is friendly and energetic? Meet Tank, a pitbull who needs a loving home. Sean Casey says: > October is Pitbull Awareness month! >
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Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopThe Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. –These Teen Girls Are Giving Donald Trump a Piece of Their Mind. [New York Magazine [http://nymag.
North Western Brooklyn
Photo via NYPDA subway rider who was asleep on an F train was punched repeatedly in the face by two men, police say. The incident took place on Monday, October 10 at approximately 3:23am in a subway car at the 4th Avenue and 9th Street subway station. After punching
North Western Brooklyn
Jeffrey Robinson was charged with sexual exploitation. (Photo via Facebook via Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/nyc-park-worker-busted-naked-online-video-chat-kids-article-1.2837218] )A man who worked at the Prospect Park ice skating rink was charged yesterday with sexual exploitation of underage girls, the Daily News reported [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/
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Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopIt is our joyless responsibility to report the passing of Brooklyn Hot Dogs [https://www.yelp.com/biz/brooklyn-hot-dogs-brooklyn], a long-time and gentle Gowanus neighbor located at 149 9th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues). While the official time of death cannot be confirmed,
Food & Drink
Rendering from early 2016 of new development at 120 7th Avenue via YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/02/park-slope-key-food-developers-unveil-details-for-120-fifth-avenue-at-contentious-public-meeting.html] The Fifth Avenue Committee announced a community meeting [https://www.scribd.com/document/327933993/Key-Food-11-01-16-Meeting-Flyer-Final#from_embed] to provide updates on the controversial development of the 120 5th Avenue
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Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopThe Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. –’Welcome to Venice Jerko’ Graffiti Greets Gowanus Canal’s Luxury Tenants. [ DNAinfo [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/
Food & Drink
Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopI know very few people who don’t like soup. Have you ever been with a group struggling to make a decision about where to eat lunch? Try bringing up soup. The indecisive group is sure to give you that look which means: “What