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Con Edison [http://apps.coned.com/stormcenter_external/default.html] has reported power outages in the area around 6th Avenue and Union Street, due to equipment malfunctions caused by the heat. A spokesperson for Con Edison said 312 customers are affected by the outage, including the Park Slope Food Coop
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Image via the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation [http://on.ny.gov/1mwcYS5].Beware high ozone levels. There’s a heaviness in the air today in spite of the gorgeous sunniness all around us. That’s why the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an Air Quality
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Photo courtesy of 6sqft [https://instagram.com/p/zPwWpAnJyi/?modal=true].Nature finds a way to break through even man-made caves. (Seen inside the Lafayette Avenue station.) Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or
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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the Windsor Terrace Food Co-op’s first all-members meeting [/blog/food/new-food-co-op-slated-open-825-caton-avenue-march-members-meeting-monday] , which was scheduled for Monday night, has been canceled because of the weather. The meeting will be rescheduled. During the first all-members gathering, neighbors will discuss what they’d
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If you haven’t already heard it through the Twitterverse, we’re sorry to be the ones to tell you: the NYC Department of Sanitation has issued a snow alert [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dsny/html/pr2014/111314.shtml#.VGUF_Rr9Dsk.twitter] starting at 8pm tonight (Thursday, November 13)
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Be extra cautious today, folks – the National Weather Service [http://www.weather.gov/okx/] has issued a flash flood warning for Brooklyn (and the rest of the city) through 5:15pm today. The NWS noted that torrential rain from thunderstorms is moving northeast at 30 mph across our region, causing
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Neighbor Nicholas Tanis sent in his amazing photos of last Friday’s brief but incredibly powerful storm. The above was taken looking west on Ocean Parkway… … facing northeast at Ocean Parkway and Newkirk Avenue… … and facing east in the same spot. Did you take any storm photos last Friday? Send
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It was beautiful, but wickedly cold today. Thankfully, Friday is slated to be a bit warmer. Have a great night, South Slope! Photo by drdreidle [http://instagram.com/p/lf-PWlthmu/]. Snap any neighborhood photos lately? Share them with us! Add them to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope]
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Thesaxophonewarrior [http://instagram.com/p/i4PW9wvJNg/] wears what we’re all thinking. Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the blog. Also, like us
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Lwitler [http://instagram.com/p/fLbXV1Sc6X/] catches something brewing. What was the view from your window today? Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll post them on
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Seems that yesterday’s rain caused a bit of havoc around the neighborhood — we noticed a lot of fallen branches, most small, until we passed this large one on Westminster Road near Cortelyou. The car it fell on didn’t look too damaged, luckily. We also heard about a branch
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The NYC Office of Emergency Management [http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/home/home.shtml] has issued a Hazardous Travel Advisory [http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/pr/13_6_6_travel_advisory_1.shtml] until the morning of Saturday, June 8. A Flash Flood Warning may be