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Suspect Arrested in Crown Heights Shooting

Site of the crash hours after it occurred (Picture by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS— Police said Thursday they have arrested the gunman who shot and killed a man earlier this week. On Monday, July 8, a 31-year-old was shot in the head while sitting in a car on Union

Doggie Spots

Photo Of The Day: Where Your Pooch Can Rest

Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopThis “doggie spot” was set up by neighbor Jon Crow on Union Street between 5th and 6th Avenues. It’s welcoming relief. Take any photos in the neighborhood lately? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group,

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The Ups & Downs Of A First Year In Business With Sara June Salon

Come fill up our little space with your party presence! Celebrating the opening of Sara June from 5-11pm! 618 Union St. A photo posted by Sara June (@sarajunebk) on Nov 22, 2014 at 12:27pm PST As we know too well, opening a business — and keeping it open — can be

Jon Crow

Neighbor Sets Up Doggy Port-A-Potties On Union Street

“Doggie Spots” on Union StreetWe were quite surprised and perplexed when we found these round disks of grass all along Union Street a couple of weeks ago. It turns out Union Street neighbor and gardener Jon Crow was fed up with dogs peeing on the trees and flowers on his

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Photo Of The Day: Zoom

We always love this bit of art at the Union Street subway station (except when we’re waiting forever for a train…). Take any photos in the neighborhood lately? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group, or tag them #parkslope on Instagram,

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Person Struck By R Train At Union Street

Man under my R train at Union St. @FDNY arrives. Conductor said he wasn't hit. News says he was. @MTA @NBCNewYork pic.twitter.com/NGkK3PKTFF — D.J. Paris (@djparis) February 26, 2015 A person was hit by an R train this morning at the Union Street station, leaving them with

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Prospect Gardens Pharmacy To Close, Possibly Be Replaced By National Chain

Another prominent storefront is about to open up on 7th Avenue, adding to a long list of vacancies on the strip — though the new owner seems to have plans for the space already. Prospect Gardens Pharmacy, located at 89 7th Avenue, plans to close following the sale of its building,

Brooklyn Porridge Co.

Brooklyn Porridge Co Pop-Up Returns To Union Street October 10

It’s starting to get a little chilly, which means our seasonal shops are beginning to turn over — and this year, a porridge-centric restaurant returns to take the place of an ice cream shop for the winter. The second season of Brooklyn Porridge Co begins on Friday, October 10 in

Brooklyn Community Board 6

Meeting Tonight About Plan To Turn Union Street Garage Into Luxury Rental Building

Tonight, Thursday, June 26 at 6pm, the Landmarks/Land Use Committee of Community Board 6 will be holding a public hearing about a potential new residential building at 798-804 Union Street, just off 7th Avenue. Currently a 260-car garage (where spots reportedly fetch up to $80,000 per year), the

Bite of the Week

Bite Of The Week: Chicken From Wangs

Since Wangs opened about a month ago, the tiny take-out joint has been serving up an Asian spin on Southern chicken at 671 Union Street near 4th Avenue to a lot of enthusiastic customers — so many people have been stopping by to try it out, in fact, that they’ve

168 Asuka Sushi

Amber Sushi On Union Street Is Now 168 Asuka Sushi

A sushi spot by any other name will still taste as sweet, right? Amber Sushi, which opened in May of last year at 847B Union Street, just off 7th Avenue, has been renamed 168 Asuka Sushi. It’s apparently only the name that’s different, though. Staff at the small,

Desiderata

Park Slope Poetry

The poem is “Desiderata” by Max Ehrmann, and it sits on the corner of 5th Avenue and Union next to the curious Who’s Your Uncle mural. Written in 1920, it seems as if it could have been written four hundred years ago or last week. It’s a text