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Police Blotter: Unlocked Doors and Windows Led to Two Break-Ins, More

Carroll Gardens Patch

The following arrest information was supplied by the 76th Precinct. It does not indicate a conviction. $4,800 Stolen from Local Distributing Business A break-in occurred on Dyckman between Ferris Street and the dead end sometime between 5:30 p.m., Janu... »

Today's Pride of Bed-Stuy: Richie Havens

Bed-Stuy Patch

February 7, 2012: Richard P. “Richie” Havens was born January 21, 1941, in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. At an early age, he began organizing his neighborhood friends into street corner doo-wop groups and was performing with The McCrea Gospel Singers a... »

Owners of Talde to Open New Restaurant on Fifth Avenue in Aunt Suzie's Former Space

Park Slope Patch

It's official: the triumvirate behind Talde, which serves an eclectic mix of Asian-American cuisine, will open a new neighborhood joint in the space Aunt Suzie’s used to be, according to owners John Bush, David Massoni and Dale Talde. The trio will tea... »

5 Things To Do Today: Toddler Time, Burgersmith Bites, Boerum Hill Association Meeting and more

Carroll Gardens Patch

1. You need to get your kids out of the house—and talking. Did you know toddlers can learn at least nine words a day? Wonders never cease! Toddlers 18 to 36 months are welcome at the Toddler Time event to hear stories, rhymes and songs that will encour... »

Why at Least 50 People in Bed-Stuy Really Love Mondays [VIDEO]

Bed-Stuy Patch

Bed-Stuy resident Deon Davis Harris has worked as a budget manager at the New York City Transit Authority for more than 25 years now. She’s also the owner of Everything Scratch Café, located at 7 Rochester Street (between Herkimer and Fulton Streets). ... »

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Popular Arts and Letters Principal Leaves for Private ‘Blue Man’ School

The Local Fort Greene

A popular Fort Greene school loses its co-founder and leader. »

Northern Thai Coming to Cobble Hill’s Columbia Street

BococaLand

I’m always fascinated by how many Thai restaurants we have in the BoCoCa hood. And none have stood out enough to keep me coming back for more. So I was super, crazy-psyched to hear of the impending opening of Pok Pok Ny, a Portland, OR-based eatery fea... »

The “absolute stillness” of a view from Brooklyn

Ephemeral New York

The vantage point in a “View From Brooklyn,” painted by George Copeland Ault in 1927, looks like Brooklyn Heights or Red Hook. Or is it farther up the East River, from Williamsburg or Greenpoint? “A precisionist and surrealist painter, especially noted... »

Open House at the Brooklyn House of Detention

We Heart New York

Visiting the Brooklyn House of Detention --- technically known as the Brooklyn Detention Complex and soon to reopen after an eight-and-a-half-year refurbishment --- during yesterday's open house was not exactly a fun weekend outing. The staff could not... »

THE BEST THING WE ATE THIS WEEK: The sub standard!

The Brooklyn Paper

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Juliet LindermanThe Brooklyn PaperIt’s the greatest thing on sliced bread — literally. No. 7 Sub, the super-delicious sandwich outpost from the mad geniuses behind No. 7 restaurant in Fort Greene, opened up shop o... »