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Friday, Oct. 10, 2008

A winning vision for Grand Army Plaza

By Sarah Portlock
Mean Streets: The public has spoken: Grand Army Plaza should be completely transformed to once again connect it to Prospect Park, bury Flatbush Avenue underneath a land bridge, and make pedestrians, not cars, the dominant users. Comments (3).

A jarring reminder of a dead biker

By Ben Muessig
Don Wiss
Mean Streets: The scene of a biker’s death has become macabre memorial — a lasting reminder of the mean streets that claimed his life. Comments (1).

Let go my momo

By Mike McLaughlin
Dining: So a Tibetan restaurant has opened in Ditmas Park, prompting at least one important question: What is Tibetan food? Comments (2).

Feliz viaje!

By Evan Gardner
Event: It’s the end of the vine for Feliz Red. The popular red table wine — a 2005 vintage created exclusively by Park Slope liquor store Red, White and Bubbly — has sold out. Your last chance to get a bottle is this Thursday. Comment.

B-I-N-G-O!

By Sarah Portlock
Event: When the economy tanks, what else is there to do but play Bingo? That’s how Spencer Rothschild explained the new “Bingo Night” at his popular Barrio restaurant on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope. Comments (1).

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008

His iPhone is swiped!

By Evan Gardner
Park Slope: A thug shoved a man to the ground and snatched his iPhone after following him down Seventh Avenue on Oct. 1. Plus all the other crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct Comment.

Why are people living in the Novo condos?

By Sarah Portlock
The Brooklyn Paper / Kristen Joy Watts
Park Slope: How did developer Shaya Boymelgreen get away with commandeering a city park? Well, the city let him, that’s how. Comments (3).

Busted!

By Sarah Portlock
Windsor Terrace: More burglars are busted — plus more crime from our brand new Windsor Terrace polcie blotter. Comment.

Baking it up for Barack

By Christina Long
Park Slope: Brooklyn backed Barack by baking brownies. Comments (1).

Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008

Save the date: DDDB walkathon as Yards looks shaky

By Evan Gardner
Atlantic Yards: The annual walkathon to raise money to fight Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards mega-development is going undercover — under cover of darkness, that is. Comment.
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