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The Down Low: The Best Jerk Chicken, Flaming Organs & Other Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

Paul Stremple

Oct 13, 2017 — 1 min read

The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn.

Cartoonist Roz Chast is New Yorkier Than You [NY Times]

Peppa’s Tops List of All-Time Best Jerk Chicken Spots in the City [Grubstreet]

Bushwick Native Takes On Real Estate Moguls to Defend Historic Theater [Bushwick Daily]

23 Women Accuse Former Queens Priest of Abuse [NY Times]

Neighbors Demand Senior Housing at Former Angel Guardian Orphanage [Brooklyn Daily Eagle]

Post Office Worker Stole Computers, Parcels, and $10,000 in Stamps [Greenpoint Post]

Crown Heights Woman Charged With Kidnapping After Trying to Steal a Baby [AM NY]

Red Hot Musicians Bring Firey Soundscapes to Williamsburg with Flaming Organ [Brooklyn Daily]

Bail Denied for Ex-Model Charged With Fatal Stabbing [The Bridge BK]

Wheelchair Basketball Tournament Reaches Dyker Heights [Brooklyn Paper]

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