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(Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst Bean)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Cops convince man not to jump off Verrazano-Narrows Bridge after 5-hour standoff [Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/cops-convince-man-not-jump-verrazano-narrows-bridge-article-1.3378410] ] -Gowanus Canal
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Sections of Bensonhurst, Sheepshead Bay, and Coney Island will be sprayed with mosquito-killing pesticides on Thursday, August 3 and Friday, August 4 to prevent the spread of West Nile virus, said the Department of Health [http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/wnv/2017/wnv-notice-20170801.pdf]. Weather permitting, the
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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. -Prospect Park Nitehawk Delays Opening to Preserve ‘Very Cool’ Architecture [ DNAinfo [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170801/park-slope/nitehawk-prospect-park-opening-delayed-to-winter-2018] ] -In Borough Park, a
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Photo: The Brannan CampaignThe 43rd District currently has nine candidates running for Vincent Gentile’s City Council seat. Those candidates include four Republicans and five Democrats vying to represent Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, and Bath Beach. We’re reaching out to all nine candidates for a Q & A
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One Film, One New York [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/mome/initiatives/onefilmny.page] is giving New Yorkers the chance to vote for one movie filmed in the Big Apple that will be screened for free at parks and theaters throughout the five boroughs for all to see on Wednesday,
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Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanThe Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Filthy Building In Bensonhurst Park Shut Down At Last [CBS NY [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/07/28/bensonhurst-park-filth/]] -Brooklyn Police Shooting: NYPD Officer
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Stuyvesant Avenue between Bainbridge and Chauncey Streets. (Photo via Brooklyn Botanic Gardens [https://www.bbg.org/community/greenestblock])Congratulations to gardeners who won formidable accolades in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden’s annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn [https://www.bbg.org/community/greenestblock]awards — including first place winners in Bed-Stuy, Boerum
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Neptune/Sixth (Via Cammebys)Coney Island is not all fun and games. While still known for its famed boardwalk brimming with amusements and entertainment attractions, today’s Coney Island is evolving into a ‘live, work, play’ community, as evidenced by new commercial and residential developments that are infusing vitality into
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National Night Out 70th Precinct, 2016. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Tomorrow, August 1, marks the NYPD’s annual National Night Out event, where precincts throughout the city throw a massive block party to strengthen police-community relations. The annual event, held in thousands of precincts nationwide, aims to build awareness
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Mural going up on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER) 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
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> Midday on the @NYCTSubway [https://twitter.com/NYCTSubway]. Guy walks onto a train with this. pic.twitter.com/Ca67la8Dvv [https://t.co/Ca67la8Dvv] — Matthew Chayes (@chayesmatthew) July 27, 2017 [https://twitter.com/chayesmatthew/status/890627391344840705] The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as
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Looking for some space? Wanna change it up? Here’s a big time [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBAl9cchQac]assortment of big pads at not-so-big rates. (Courtesy Jason Nadeau of District Realty Team at NYLS [http://streeteasy.com/building/350-ocean-parkway-brooklyn/5e])350 Ocean Parkway #5E [http://streeteasy.com/building/