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MTA workers clearing a downed tree on the B/Q line earlier today. (Photo via NYCT subway/twitter)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. –MTA deaf on Sheepshead Bay Road elevator [Brooklyn Daily [http://www.
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NYC Health + Hospitals [http://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/hospitals/] launches series of retro social media images to remind New Yorkers ages 50-75 to get a colonoscopy. Photo via NYC Health + HospitalsNYC Health + Hospitals [http://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/hospitals/] launched its annual Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month reminder to New Yorkers ages 50-75,
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Service road, Ocean Parkway and Avenue J, Jan. 17 (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Just when you thought the battle was over, more drama is stirring up the gravel on Ocean Parkway as State lawmakers try to raise the road’s speed limit. This month, State Senator Simcha Felder sponsored
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250 Avenue Z and West 15th Street. (Screenshot via Google Maps)Density is rising in southern Brooklyn, with new apartments jockeying for space on vacant or low-rise home sites. Gravesend Potential apartments or condos could replace a gated cluster of small homes in Gravesend, according to YIMBY. A Brooklyn-based LLC
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Putnam’s Pub & Cooker (Photo via Facebook)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up for our daily newsletter [/]. And if
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After getting his day in court, Alex “Shaya” Lichtenstein, who was found guilty of bribing cops for speedy gun permits, has been sentenced to 32 months in jail, slapped with a $20,000 fine, and ordered to alcohol addiction treatment, a federal judge decided on Thursday. The jail sentence — which
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St. Patrick’s Day is here, celebrating the canonization of the sainted starfish [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Star]… err, the patron saint of Ireland. The point is that there can be miracles [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKaXY4IdZ40], and one of them is a good price on
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District Leader Nancy Tong and Assemblymember William Colton at the South West Brooklyn Transfer Station site. (Photo via William Colton’s office)Construction has been temporarily halted after workers found asbestos at a former incinerator site in Gravesend, where a new waste facility is slated despite vehement protests from local
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Everyone is searching for a five-star meal without the Manhattan crowds and prices. Good news, foodies: Dine in Brooklyn [http://dineinbk.com] is back! From Monday, March 20th to Thursday, March 30th, you can enjoy dozens of restaurants with the borough’s best bites on a budget. At $28 for
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(Photo via brooklynbotanic [https://www.instagram.com/p/BRtoMSRA7Px/?taken-by=brooklynbotanic]/instagram) The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. –NYC street art secrets, from Little Italy’s ‘Temper Tot’ to Brooklyn’s ‘Not One More Death’
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Brooklyn Borough Hall by jmf0802 via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BRgrL4kDTHI/?taken-at=47160]Frustrated by the election results and by the new administration, New Yorkers are hoping to make a difference by becoming more active locally. A recent Wall Street Journal article reports [https://www.wsj.com/articles/
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(Photo via bookprint [https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ5ksyul86W/?tagged=onebookny] /instagram)You’ve seen the celebrity-dotted subway ads, voting kiosks, and videos. You read, you voted, and now the results are in. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah was announced this morning as the winner of an inaugural literary contest