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Local muggings! Look out! « Brooklynian | Brooklyn Blog and Message Boards
Lizell writes: “A friend of mine was in the area looking for an apartment. He was mugged at gunpoint for his iPhone at Park Place and Franklin Avenue around 7:30pm. He was waiting for the broker to...
View ArticleIDT Energy Scam Going on in Crown Heights
Alert! fjordz just reported that IDT Energy scammers were just on St. Marks and Nostrand, just a few hours ago: “A young girl came to the door and told me she was “Officer Jones” and asked me to...
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Oprah Talks to Black Hasidic Jews (and Many Others) – Find Out What They Say...
Black Hasidic Jews are a minority of a minority of a minority in Crown Heights and elsewhere. In yeshivas, they are sometimes taunted as “monkeys,” according to the New York Times, and are greeted...
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Lost and Possibly Abandoned Cat found on Prospect Pl between Grand and Classon
This friendly, female cat, about 7-8 years old and missing a front tooth, was found hanging around outside a stoop on Prospect between Grand & Classon. “She’s way too used to people and sweet to...
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Vanderbilt Avenue – 3 Thefts in 24 Hours
Patch reports that a thieves hit 3 Vanderbilt Avenue businesses in less than 24 hours last week: Jan 19, 10:15 am: at The Sunburnt Calf, a bag (belonging to the owner) was swiped off a table....
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Prospect Heights’ Gerrymandered Senate District Looks Like an Ostrich, Or…
The state redistricting proposal released yesterday has Prospect Heights’ District 20 drawn up with some interesting new lines. Sen. Eric Adams’ block is gerrymandered out, and–for unknown...
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What are the Plans to Improve Dean Playground?
Brooklyn Chief of Staff Marty Maher is coming to a joint meeting of Friends of Dean Playground and Dean Street Block Association to share plans for improvements to the playground. A comfort station...
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606 R&D is Open for Dinner on Vanderbilt Avenue
606 R&D is open for dinner as of last night. This is the place at 606 Vanderbilt (between St. Marks and Prospect) that’s owned by two former City Bakery people. Early reports are that the food is...
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FOUNTAIN is a Prospect Heights Studio Known for Unexpected and Interesting Works
Fountain Studios, an artist studio and project space in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn since 2008, houses 11 studios and a gallery. It’s also a performance, project, and community space and. It’s also the...
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You Can Help Design a Garden at the Children’s Library Entrance on Eastern...
Have you noticed that sad patch of land in front of the children’s library entrance on Eastern Parkway? I am a volunteer with the Brooklyn Botanic Garden who is involved with a garden project to...
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