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27 Monroe Place, the second most expensive residential sale in Brooklyn this year (Image by Corcoran via Streeteasy [http://streeteasy.com/building/27-monroe-place-brooklyn])Three well-known and well-heeled men are unloading Brooklyn properties in deals worth millions of dollars. Actor Mark Ruffalo recently sold his lovely 19th-century Carroll Gardens townhouse for
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Rendering via Alloy Development [http://www.alloyllc.com/more/educational-construction-fund-ecf-designates-alloy-to-build-2-new-schools-in-downtown-brooklyn-as-part-of-a-mixed-use-development] Alloy Development [http://www.alloyllc.com/] has issued a call for submissions seeking artists to create large-scale murals on three exteriors of its 80 Flatbush [http://www.80flatbush.com/] project, a massive new development that will consist of two towers—
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Forum organized by the East 21st St Block Association, at the Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Last night, developers, designers, and planners from Flatbush’s upcoming 14-story tower assured longtime residents that their mixed-use building aims to bolster Flatbush’s Caribbean community — not tear it down.
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Tomorrow marks Cinco de Mayo 2017, and while there are plenty [/cinco-places-celebrate-cinco-de-mayo-west-brooklyn/] of places [/celebrate-cinco-de-mayo-bensonhurst-sheepshead-bay/] to head around the southern part of the borough of Kings, we suggest making your home up north. Here are the best places to lay your head. (Courtesy Zillow/Imrul Hassan of RealtyNerd Inc. [https:
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Photo by Nicholas Strini via Property SharkA large piece of a landmarked building located on the corner of 7th Avenue & 9th Street came crashing down onto the sidewalk on Wednesday afternoon. A fragment of 439 9th Street, the four-story apartment building that houses Smiling Pizzeria (323 7th Avenue) on
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Books Are Magic, 225 Smith Street (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Book lovers were dealt a blow late last year when the beloved BookCourt closed up shop [/after-35-years-cobble-hills-cherished-bookcourt-to-close-author-emma-straub-announces-possible-neighborhood-replacement/] after 35 years. And then—poof! As if appearing out of thin air, Books Are Magic [https://www.booksaremagic.net/] arrives to
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1173 Bergen Street (Photo by Nathan Haselby)On Friday, Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Katherine Levine extended the temporary restraining order again [/opening-crown-heights-homeless-shelter-delayed/] on 1173 Bergen Street, prohibiting the homeless shelter from opening while Crown Heights neighbors negotiate with the shelter’s operators and the City. Two block associations and more
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Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 6 (Photo by Jen Aylmer via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154150997697212&set=br.AbpghpWH6mkPghjLW5tM1X0VnaP7cvu1WjrJOsYG2Pp0f_cpAomHlxn7lAV_3mEFZkc9l6jtY5sTyCNY2XT15sEUHsSN56woBcFAVYUWu2OfoJsiI4jvlzaHlhnTkqoH98fBxgez2pAHTXVMrmiSdJXhOUH8vrrj921mk6d_cKgg14TUaPXGsxa-mWnzIYT38P3WkZ4B8vGvVwNS56_bjinJCffAVjdRD5-Y3Gsu87-bpFKZ_uCM6yoSDqa5dBZMBkI&type=3&theater] )The Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation and the Brooklyn Heights Association were not able to rea
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Sakura Matsuri, better known as the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Cherry Blossom Festival [/preview-brooklyn-botanic-gardens-cherry-blossom-festival-2017/], is taking place up north this weekend. However, seeing some green without spending too much of it should be a year-round activity. The best place to do that? Southern Brooklyn. (Courtesy Zillow/Ari Weber of Street
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Photo via Brown Harris Stevens [http://www.bhsusa.com/brooklyn/640-2nd-street/townhouse/16467081]Like many post-grads, after completing his studies at Columbia University in the 80s, former president Barack Obama moved to Brooklyn [http://ny.curbed.com/2017/4/27/15454992/barack-obama-former-park-slope-home-for-sale] . The brownstone located at 640 2nd Street [http:
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It’s cherry blossom season! This weekend marks the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Cherry Blossom Festival [/preview-brooklyn-botanic-gardens-cherry-blossom-festival-2017/], better known as Sakura Matsuri. Be sure to head over [https://www.bbg.org/visit/event/sakura_matsuri_2017/], but even if you can’t find the time this weekend, be sure to
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Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER[UPDATE: April 27, 2017, 12:40pm—BKLYNER has received a tip that those affected can try contacting NYC Department of Finance [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/finance/vehicles/dispute-a-ticket.page] and request a refund [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/finance/about/contact-by-email/contact-parking-ticket-refund-status.page] for