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GOWANUS: Slippery when lit: Solar panels lubricate train tracks on Culver Viaduct

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Kyle McGovernfor The Brooklyn PaperThe MTA’s newest bright idea calls for harnessing the sun to make riding on the F and G trains a bit smoother for straphangers. Workers installed solar panels designed to fuel tr... »

FORT GREENE: Conservative voters will elect Downtown’s next Congressman, insiders say

Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Daniel BushThe Brooklyn PaperThe fate of Downtown neighborhoods from Brooklyn Heights to Clinton Hill may be decided by voters in some of the borough’s most conservative commu... »

WILLIAMSBURG: Lofts lost! Artists evicted from live-work space in W’burg

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Aaron ShortThe Brooklyn PaperA law designed to protect loft-dwellers from eviction won’t save the residents of a Williamsburg building because they signed away their rights before the legislation came into effect,... »

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS: Mugged for his headphones

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Daniel BushThe Brooklyn Paper84th Precinct Brooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–Downtown Fulton mug Two thugs mugged a teenager on Fulton Street on April 17. The victim said he was near Gallatin Place at 5:30 pm whe... »

FORT GREENE: Teen mugged by female mob, cops say

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Eli RosenbergThe Brooklyn Paper88th Precinct Fort Greene–Clinton Hill Mean girls A swarm of young women robbed a teenager on Grand Avenue on April 15. The 15-year-old victim told cops that two girls asked her if s... »

PARK SLOPE: Beershakes! Slope burger joint mixes beer and ice cream

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Natalie O’NeillThe Brooklyn PaperA Brooklyn restaurateur is serving up a drink made of beer and ice cream — and that’s a serious scoop! Sweet-toothed booze hounds can cool off with a malty and creamy beer milkshak... »

FOODIE-IN-CHIEF: Bites of spring: Your guide to enjoying the tastes of the season

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.for The Brooklyn PaperSpring is here, so you can act like winter never happened and stop pretending you actually love root vegetables. Some of the borough’s favorite chefs have had their fill of brussels sprouts, par... »

DINING: Season’s eatings: Try these recipes from James restaurant

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Sarah Zornfor The Brooklyn PaperWant to really veg out this spring? James restaurant in Prospect Heights is turning over a whole new leaf — adding weekday lunch service and a lean, mean, decidedly green menu that’... »

THE GREATEST STORY EVER: Brooklyn’s Italian restaurants flooded by fake relatives, owners say

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Natalie O’NeillThe Brooklyn PaperName-dropping customers who want hook-ups at Italian restaurants have a suspiciously and hilariously loose definition of “famiglia,” Brooklyn restaurateurs say. Patrons seeking fre... »

BOERUM HILL: Sport stories: Lit nerds and jocks unite for reading

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Eli RosenbergThe Brooklyn PaperNerds and jocks are finally joining forces. With the publication and launch of long-form sports writing outlet Grantland’s second print issue — a team effort with the whimsical, hips... »

THE GREATEST STORY EVER: Brooklyn’s Italian restaurants flooded by fake relatives, owners say

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Natalie O’NeillThe Brooklyn PaperName-dropping customers who want hook-ups at Italian restaurants have a suspiciously and hilariously loose definition of “famiglia,” Brooklyn restaurateurs say. Patrons seeking fre... »

FORT GREENE: Poetry in Motion

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.by Sol ParkThe Brooklyn PaperA Williamsburg poet has performed everywhere from Africa to Europe — but she’s never had stage-fright the way she did when she gave an impromptu reading on the Q train. “I was relieved th... »

ATLANTIC YARDS: Sip off: Barclays Center neighbors fight for smaller beer cups

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Natalie O’NeillThe Brooklyn PaperProspect Heights residents want to referee the booze rules at the soon-to-open Barclays Center in an attempt to keep liquored-up sports fans from committing fouls on their resident... »

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS: Cops: Thug stabbed man in subway station

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Daniel BushThe Brooklyn Paper84th Precinct Brooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–Downtown Subway stab Cops arrested an alleged thug who they said stabbed a man at the Pacific Street subway station on April 14. A witn... »

FORT GREENE: Police: Man beat woman with cane

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Eli RosenbergThe Brooklyn Paper88th Precinct Fort Greene–Clinton Hill Cane man A man was arrested after he allegedly beat a woman with a cane on Washington Avenue on April 10. The 34-year-old victim told police sh... »

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