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Carroll Gardens archive

Carroll Gardens–Cobble Hill

Saturday, April 21, 2007

A canal runs through it

By Ariella Cohen
Carroll Gardens: Profiles of some Gowanus Canal–zone businesses that would be affected by a city bid to encourage residential development along the waterway. Comment.

Fire on the Gowanus

By Ariella Cohen
The Brooklyn Paper / Gregory P. Mango
Carroll Gardens: The merry pranksters behind David Letterman’s late-night hijinks have drafted their own “top 10 list” for what they want from the city — and there’s only one entry: stop the proposed residential rezoning of the area around the Gowanus Canal. Comment.

Fancy thief hits Smith Street optician

By Lilo H. Stainton
Carroll Gardens: Someone swiped a half-dozen pairs of Chanel sunglasses from an optician — plus other crime news from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Red Hook. Comment.

Anti-car artist strikes again!

By Ariella Cohen
Brooklyn South: A Red Hook artist, who just wants a quiet neighborhood, once again installed his “Traffic Stopper” piece. Reviews from police were negative. Comment.

Molotov shrimp cocktail? Firebombed grocer vows to reopen days after arson

By Mat Probasco
Carroll Gardens: An arsonist lobbed a firebomb through the window of Chop Chop, a Smith Street grocery store early Monday. Comment.

A whale of a, well, whale

By Dana Rubinstein
Carroll Gardens: The whale that became an instant celebrity in the Gowanus Canal has died. Comment.

Bar thrown for a loss

By Ariella Cohen
Carroll Gardens: Everyone loves bar games, but one Red Hook bar has decided it can no longer afford the price of fun. Comment.
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