This Week In Park Slope: Canoe The Gowanus, Eat Poutine At Perfect Potato, A New Real Estate Brokerage Moves In, And More!

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Here’s a look back at some stories you might have missed this week:

• You too can canoe the Gowanus Canal with the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club.

• Neighbor Jon Crow set up “Doggie Spots” on Union Street.

• City Councilmember Brad Lander wants Google to add a “reduce left turns” feature to Google Maps.

• A new real estate brokerage is moving into the former Two Boots location on 2nd Street.

• The NYC DEP is setting up portable water fountains in Grand Army Plaza this summer.

• Check out the poutine and Belgian fries at recently opened Perfect Potato on 5th Avenue.

• The design for the apartment building going up next to the Brooklyn Lyceum has been revealed.

• New Aarpan has been closed by the Health Department. Is a new Indian restaurant opening in its place?

• The Landmarks Preservation Commission has finally released their plan to deal with the backlog of properties waiting for landmark status.

• This local man has been missing since Wednesday. Have you seen him?

• The police are after suspects who beat up a man on the G train after he asked them not to curse.