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Downtown archive

Brooklyn Heights–Downtown

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012

Lucky dogs in Brooklyn Heights get ‘pawdicures’

By Aaron Short
Fuzzy Brooklyn: Pampered Brooklyn Heights pooches got gussied up by a “pawdicurist” — helping them look their best for Valentine’s Day. Comment.

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012

High-end high-rise planned on Flatbush

By Kate Briquelet
Downtown: He has a background in real estate and a name linked with entertainment, but the developer behind the borough’s newest proposed luxury high-rise says he’s no Donald Trump — and he’s not building a garish, Trump-like tower. Comments (9).

Beer garden blooms Downtown

By Kate Briquelet
Photo by Bess Adler
Downtown: Bottles, cans, and kegs won’t be the only containers for beer when a Downtown market starts serving ales al fresco in a courtyard flanked by shipping containers. Comments (8).

Friday, Feb. 10, 2012

PS 8 gets a middle school: City okays beloved Heights elementary’s expansion

By Kate Briquelet
Brooklyn Heights: The beloved Brooklyn Heights elementary school PS 8 will open a much-desired middle school several blocks away — pleasing neighborhood parents who have long urged the city to expand the popular school. Comments (1).
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