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Crown Heights

May 17, 2013

Crown Heights Tackles Street Violence with Kingston Avenue Festival

The festival kicks off Saturday with more than 85 attractions, activities and performances.

Crown Heights

February 27, 2013

Rat Problem Plagues Neighbors on Bergen Street in Crown Heights

Scores of rats are terrorizing families on Bergen Street in Crown Heights, they said.

Park Slope

December 14, 2012

Scottish Bar in Brooklyn Seeks Mural From the Old Country

The winner of the Duke of Montrose mural contest will be flown to Park Slope from Scotland.

Park Slope

September 20, 2012

High-End Scottish Whiskey Bar Headed for Park Slope

The owners of Scottish pub Caledonia are opening a new bar on Fifth Avenue and Bergen Street.

Boerum Hill

September 12, 2012

Boerum Hill Community Garden Produces Plants For Natural Dyes

Boerum Hill has recently become a place to grow plants used to produce natural dyes for the community.

Williamsburg

September 04, 2012

Park Slope Bike Shop Gears Up for Williamsburg Debut

Ride Brooklyn is opening a second location on Kent Avenue in the next couple of weeks.

Crown Heights

June 25, 2012

Woman Raped in Crown Heights by Man with Box Cutter

The woman was allegedly threatened with a box cutter before being assaulted.

Gravesend

May 31, 2012

Two School Buses Carrying Special-Needs Students Crash in Brooklyn

Fifteen people were taken to the hospital following the incidents in Gravesend and Crown Heights.

Cobble Hill

May 14, 2012

'Heart and Soul' of Mary McDowell Friends School in Cobble Hill to Retire

Admissions director Deborah Edel of the Mary McDowell Friends School is retiring after 27 years.