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August 21, 2025
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Gowanus Canal Sewage Flushing Project on Target: NYTimes

The Times’ City Room blog reports that the city’s project is back on schedule after Hurricane Sandy to upgrade the flushing system for sewage that

Bikeshare Launching — Rental bicycles to hit docking stations soon

For $10 you can pick up a bike and ride. Read all about it: http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/it-or-not-americas-largest-bike-share-about-begin-new-york-2013-05-06-143500

Park Slope Food Co-Op Joins Fight to Save LICH

The Park Slope Food Co-Op has joined in the fight to save Long Island College Hospital on Henry Street in Beorum Hill.  Following the din

More New Boerum Hill Townhome News…

We all just got here. Now can we burn the bridges to just keep things at bay? I’m sure folks around these parts have been

Celebrity Chef Out at Boerum Hill’s Krescendo Pizzeria

San Francisco celebrity chef Elizabeth Faulker is out at Krescendo, a brick-oven pizzeria on Atlantic Ave. in Boerum Hill. It seems the place never quite

Daily News Shines Light on Cobble Hill Success Academy Controversy

Apparently, according to a story in The New York Daily News, some parents at the three public schools in the school building at Court Street and

U.S. Senate Rejects Gun Control

Obama's proposals shot down.

Proposals Released for Tobacco Warehouses in Dumbo

Brooklyn Bridge Park Corp. has released some really lovely, exciting proposals for the redevelopment of the historic Tobacco Warehouses in Dumbo : http://gothamist.com/2013/04/12/empire_stores_warehouses_in_dumbo.php#photo-12

Less Kids in 99th on New Gifted and Talented Test

There’s a new test for preschoolers through 2nd graders to get into city gifted and talented programs, and this year, far less kids scored in

Ethan Hawke: Boerum Hill

The poshinization continues as actor buys on Dean St.

Boating Race on Gowanus Canal

Despite federal Environmental Protection Agency warnings that water in the Gowanus Canal — a Superfund site, because it’s one of the most polluted waterways in

Last Week for “Momma Love”

Beautiful photography book looks at highs and lows of modern motherhood.

Campaign to Save Elephants from Poachers: 2011 Deadliest Year for Elephants

According to the Wildlife Conservation Society, 2011 was the deadliest year on record for elephants as poachers continue to seek them out for their ivory

Manhattan Court Considers Whether NYPD Stop-and-Frisk is Unconstitutional

Police with the NYPD say the Bloomberg administration policy of “stop-and-frisk” — in which police stop and pat down and question mostly black and Hispanic

E. Flatbush Riots Against Police for Third Day After Cops Shoot Teen

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/14/nyregion/teenager-killed-by-new-york-police-was-shot-7-times.html?ref=nyregion&_r=0

Huge Heart Sculpture from Sandy-Salvaged Wood in DUMBO

Gothamist has this feature on a big heart sculpture that glows red at night, and is constructed from Sandy-salvaged wood, now on display in DUBMO.

Brooklyn Paper Says CG Rabid to get Sandy-Fallen Tree Removed

Sandy mostly spared Carroll Gardens, but did topple two huge trees in Carroll Park, which is very sad. The Brooklyn Paper reports that many are

Racked Interviews Smith + Butler Owner Marylynn Piotrowski

Racked calls Smith + Butler on, you guessed it, Smith at Butler, one of it’s favorite shops. The shopping website interviews the men’s shop store

Deal Alert: Two Trees Offers $7 Million Discount on Dumbo Clocktower Penthouse

The Real Deal reports that Two Trees real estate has chopped $7 million off the asking price for the Dumbo Clocktower Penthouse. As reported in

Dumbo’s Almondine Reopens After Sandy

Gothamist has the news that Almondine finally has reopened after Sandy. Congrats Almondine!