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• Summer-Hell: Outraged residents protest at controversial restaurant

  25-07-2017 19:24
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperThis conversation was over before it started.The owner of a Crown Heights restaurant criticized for using the neighborhood’s violent past as a promotional tool was a no-show at a rally there on July 22, angering residents who thought they would have a chance to work things out.“We gave her a perfect opportunity, even if she just wanted to do damage control. But she didn’t want to talk to anybody,” Ayanna Pre
  
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• Clones beat Ironbirds in 11 innings

  25-07-2017 16:41
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Matt Johnfor Brooklyn PaperCyclones 4Aberdeen 3July 24 at MCU ParkWell… that is one way to win the game.Reed Gamache scored the winning run in the 11th inning when Ironbirds shortstop Mason McCoy made a throwing error on a failed double play attempt as the Cyclones toppled the Ironbirds in the longest game of the season.Our boys were up 1–0 when the umpires had stopped the game with runners on first and second at the top of the sixth because of
  
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• How to retrieve a stolen package

  25-07-2017 15:31
  
  The Lobster Shift is a semi-regular column by Kenneth R. Rosen that explores the city and its inhabitants in the hours between dusk and dawn.
  They loiter in the hallway, say things like, “Yo, man, I’m on the phone,” asking for privacy then carry on with their conversations echoing throughout the stairwell. “That’s not his number, man,” another guy says, “that’s not his number.” In my bedroom in the back of my apartment, far from the stairwell
  
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• Community forum at divisive restaurant turns to protest after owner does not show

  25-07-2017 06:07
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperThis conversation was over before it started.
  Crown Heights locals assembled on July 22 outside a restaurant that they criticized for promoting past neighborhood violence in its advertisements, attempting to air their grievances with its owner — who made no appearance at the hours-long gathering, according to attendees.“We gave her a perfect opportunity, even if she just wanted to do damage control. But she didn’t
  
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• Slip-n-slide with a twist

  25-07-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyIt’s time for slime!
  Hundreds of revelers had the time of their lives during a Blacklight Slide party at the Aviator Sports and Events Center on July 21. Partiers from all over zoomed down giant water slides filled with fluorescent green slime and then danced the night away to a disc jockey playing popular beats.It was one of the best nights of summer, said one East New Yorker who enjoyed the party with her friends.
  “I
  
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• Rock band releases album at Slope’s gilded Grand Prospect Hall

  25-07-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperArcade Fire is making their dreams come true!The rock band is performing a July 27 album release show at Park Slope’s Grand Prospect Hall — the ornate venue known for its slogan, “We make your dreams come true!” — fulfilling the wildest wishes of the space’s owners, who said they hope to give the musicians a night to remember in return.“They are making my dreams come true so why shouldn&rsqu
  
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• Neighbors sue city over end of private-street trash pick up

  25-07-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn DailyWhat a drag!
  The city must reverse a recent demand that residents of four private streets in Bay Ridge must now haul their trash bins to the corner of the nearest public street for pick up, according to a lawsuit filed by the residents. The sudden policy change puts an undue burden on neighbors both on and off the affected streets said one resident.“They didn’t really investigate the policy before they put it into effect,” said
  
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• Knockout: Brooklyn boxer ready for fight at Barclays

  25-07-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Laura AmatoBrooklyn DailyWinning isn’t enough.Brooklyn-bred boxer Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller isn’t satisfied with just padding his sparkling record in the ring — he’s bent on demolishing each of his opponents.Miller — who will square off against Gerald Washington in a heavyweight bout at Barclays Center on July 29 — boasts an 18-0-1 record, with 16 knockouts, and said he’s more than ready to keep that str
  
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• Giant new brewpub opening Downtown tomorrow!

  25-07-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Bill RoundyBrooklyn DailyIt’s a big brews-er!An enormous new brewery, taproom, and restaurant will open Downtown tomorrow, giving local residents and workers a new option for pizza and beer. The owner of Circa Brewing Company says that the opening of his massive brewpub on July 26 will be a dream come true.“It looks so close to the way I saw it in my head two years ago — it’s amazing!” said Gerry Rooney, who also owns Putnam&rs
  
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• Driver hits and kills 18-year-old skateboarder in Gravesend hit-and-run

  25-07-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyCops are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a Gravesend teen as he was skateboarding down Avenue T on Sunday afternoon.The driver of a white Bavarian Motor Works sports utility vehicle was turning onto W. 10th Street from Avenue T when he smashed into 18-year-old Alejandro Tello at about 3:15 pm and then fled the scene, police said.Emergency responders found Tello unconscious and unresponsive and transported
  
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• Blerd lines: Black nerd festival lands in Dumbo

  25-07-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn DailyBlerd is the word!
  Hundreds of black nerds, or “blerds,” will descend on Dumbo this month to celebrate science fiction, comics, and their own nerdy selves. One of the founders of Blerd City Con, which will happen at five Dumbo spots — including The Dumbo Spot —on July 29 and 30, says that there is nothing uncool about being a nerd.
  “A blerd is a black nerd and if you want to define nerd, I try to go to
  
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