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• Lot of luxury: Swanky housing to go up on Dumbo parcel purchased by Jared Kushner, plans show

  30-08-2017 21:48
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperIt’s going to be yuge.The real estate company once run by Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, filed highly anticipated plans for a residential building on a city-block-sized Dumbo parking lot.Kushner Companies, along with partners CIM Group and Lvwrk, is planning to erect a 21-story tower on Jay and Front streets, Department of Buildings records show.The project at 85 Jay Street will contain 737 apartments split am
  
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• New Mill Basin Bridge lanes open

  30-08-2017 18:46
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyIt’s halfway open for business!
  Drivers can finally cross the Belt Parkway’s long-awaited new Mill Basin Bridge. The Department of Transportation shifted all Brooklyn-bound traffic to the new drawbridge over the Mill Basin inlet on Aug. 30.Queens-bound traffic will still head over the old span, but the opening of the new lane is finally a wheel in the right direction, because the long-delayed construction has caused ma
  
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• Weekly Culture Round-up: 8/30 – 9/5

  30-08-2017 16:37 via bkmag.com
  
  Summertearz — Swedish electronic-pop band Little Dragon have been active since 1996, performing while its three founding members were still in high school no less. They eventually took their bouncy, modal beats in a darker direction, constructing cavernous, driving tracks that carry the soft, idiosyncratic lilt of lead vocalist Yukimi Nagano’s yearning lyrics away into the lightly distorted digital ether that awaits the end of most songs. While they’ve gradually rose in popular
  
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• Crossing the property line: City must drop armory plan because agency head bought home near site, opponents say

  30-08-2017 13:32
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperTalk about being too close for comfort.The city must drop its plan to give the publicly owned Bedford-Union Armory to a private developer because the head of the agency overseeing the project bought property near the military structure and stands to cash in on that investment if the deal goes through, according to local housing advocates.“Purchasing a property so close to the site puts James Patchett in a clear and direct pos
  
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• Bird’s eye view: Take a tour of Owl’s Head Park

  30-08-2017 06:02
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn DailyIt will be a hoot!A Bay Ridge history buff will lead an educational expedition through Owl’s Head Park on Sept. 9, showing off one of the borough’s most gorgeous green spaces.“I think it’s one of the most beautiful pieces of land in Brooklyn,” said Henry Stewart, who writes about Kings County history.
  During the tour, Stewart will uncover the history of the diamond-shaped piece of land, bought up during
  
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• TONIGHT! New Mill Basin Bridge lanes set to open

  30-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyIt’s halfway open for business!
  Drivers can soon go for a spin over the Belt Parkway’s long-awaited new Mill Basin Bridge. The Department of Transportation will shift all Brooklyn-bound traffic to the new drawbridge over the Mill Basin inlet on Aug. 30 at 10 pm.Queens-bound traffic will still head over the old span, but the opening of the new lane is finally a wheel in the right direction, because the long-delayed cons
  
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• Three rings of fun at circus show

  30-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne McShaneBrooklyn DailyThese kids are just clowning around!The kids of the Ridge Creative Center staged a circus production for their friends, family, and fellow Ridgites at Redeemer St. John’s Lutheran Church on 83rd Street on Aug. 24. The two-show production was inspired by the Ringling Brothers Circus and was, according to the ringmaster, a roaring success — and not just because of the lion.“The parents had a great time, and we g
  
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• Sounds of serenity: Hippies and hip hop-lovers attend unity concert ahead of J’Ouvert

  30-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Alexandra SimonBrooklyn PaperThey gave peace a chance!Hundreds of music-lovers flocked to Medgar Evers college in Crown Heights on Monday for a concert to promote unity ahead of J’Ouvert — the early-morning Labor Day parade that has been plagued with deadly violence in recent years — and the performances were a hit among the crowd of hippies and hip hop lovers, according to the manager of one of the acts.“It was all about promoting p
  
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• Overnight home invaders swipe cash, credit cards and passports

  30-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn Daily61st PrecinctSheepshead Bay—Homecrest—
  Manhattan Beach—GravesendWhile she was out
  Some nogoodnik swiped cash, passports, and credit cards from a woman’s home on E. 23rd Street sometime overnight on Aug. 26, police said.The 66-year-old left her home at 7 pm, and when she returned at 7 am the next morning, she realized the sneak had broke into her house through the kitchen window near Avenue U and stole $1,90
  
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• Lot of luxury: Swanky housing to go up on Dumbo parcel purchased by Jared Kusher, plans show

  30-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperIt’s going to be yuge.The real estate company once run by Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, filed highly anticipated plans for a residential building on a city-block-sized Dumbo parking lot.Kushner Companies, along with partners CIM Group and Lvwrk, is planning to erect a 21-story tower on Jay and Front streets, Department of Buildings records show.The project at 85 Jay Street will contain 737 apartments split am
  
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• Locals fed up with donation boxes taking up parking

  30-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyThe city must get rolling and tow away a clothing donation box that’s taking up precious parking space on Quentin Road, locals charge.
  “It’s been there in the same exact spot. I’ve never seen anything done, nothing,” said John Luhrs, who lives a few blocks away. “Parking is tough everywhere and this is taking up a valuable parking spot.”The large, two-wheeled donation trailer for the Chese
  
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• Gun-toting invader tries to rip off eatery

  30-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne McShaneBrooklyn Daily68th PrecinctBay Ridge—Dyker HeightsFood poisoning
  A marauder assaulted and threatened an employee at a restaurant on Third Avenue on Aug. 21, police said.According to investigators, the perp entered the restaurant at 89th Street through the sidewalk cellar door just after 4:30 am and pointed a black gun at the face of an employee. He then ordered him to lead him to the kitchen, keeping the gun lodged against his back all
  
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• Crossing property lines: City must drop armory plan because agency head bought home near site, opponents say

  30-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperTalk about being too close for comfort.The city must drop its plan to give the publicly owned Bedford-Union Armory to a private developer because the head of the agency overseeing the project bought property near the military structure and stands to cash in on that investment if the deal goes through, according to local housing advocates.“Purchasing a property so close to the site puts James Patchett in a clear and direct pos
  
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• Crook swindles woman out of $1,400 in apartment scam

  30-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne McShaneBrooklyn Daily60th PrecinctConey Island—Brighton Beach—SeagateHalfway houseA crook swindled a woman to the tune of $1,400 after promising her via Craigslist an apartment to rent on Montgomery Street and then failing to appear at the apartment at a pre-determined time on Aug. 26, according to police.
  The woman said that when she went to the apartment near Crown Street at 8 pm, the building’s super said he was not aware of an
  
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• Car owner avenges scratch by stealing two cellphones

  30-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn Paper88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillStarting from scratchSome punk stole two phones from a guy who scratched his car while cycling on Willoughby Street on Aug. 26, investigators said.The victim told police he was riding on Ashland Place at 2:20 pm when he scuffed the weasel’s vehicle. The angered motorist then grabbed him by the shirt, shook him, and pulled him towards him, snarling, “What do you have on you? What
  
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• Brazen bag-snatcher victimizes woman in her building

  30-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Alexandra SimonBrooklyn Daily63rd PrecinctMarine Park—Mill Basin—Flatlands—Bergen BeachBag snatchSome punk grabbed a purse from a woman walking on E. 58th Street on Aug 16, authorities said.The woman told police that she was walking near Avenue T around 1 am when she was attacked by the bandit who pulled the bag off her arm and fled into the same building she was heading into. Cops say the woman feared for her life and delayed calling auth
  
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• An af-fair to remember: Nursing home celebrates annual Caribbean festival with party for residents

  30-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Alexandra SimonBrooklyn DailyThese seniors have the carnival spirit!About 80 old-timers paraded in colorful costumes at a Crown Heights nursing home’s celebration of the popular Caribbean festival on Aug. 24, ahead of next week’s West Indian American Day Parade. The event gave residents otherwise unable to partake in the Sept. 4 festivities a chance to commemorate their heritage, according to a rep for the care center.“We can’t take
  
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• A sneak thief makes off with thousands in over-the-counter meds

  30-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn Paper84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownPill pilfererA filcher stole thousands of dollars worth of over-the-counter meds from a Flatbush Avenue store on Aug. 22, investigators said.The sneak lifted six packs of the probiotic Align, two Metamucil packs, four of the probiotic Flora, two Zantecs, 20 packs of Allegra allergy medication, 13 Claritins, 24 Flonases, and 20 Zyrtecs from the pharmacy near Ne
  
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• Electric Zoo announces 2017 set times and afterparties

  30-08-2017 00:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Electric Zoo happens Labor Day Weekend at Randall's Island.Continue reading…
  
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