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President Street

Recent Headlines

Gowanus

April 18, 2013

Gorilla Coffee Joins Growing Coffee Hub in Gowanus

The popular Park Slope coffee shop is opening a roasting facility and cafe on President Street.

Crown Heights

April 11, 2013

'Kosher' Yoga Finds Hundreds of Devotees in Hasidic Crown Heights

Brooklyn's Crown Heights Fitness balances asana poses and Hasidic piety, creating yoga for Orthodox Jews.

Park Slope

December 19, 2012

$1,000 in Designer Duds Stolen from Park Slope Boutique

A thief stole a $300 Smythe jacket and other pricey clothing from Poppy on Fifth Avenue.

Gowanus

October 29, 2012

Gowanus Residents Brace for Swell, and Smell

With the canal rising fast, residents braced for flooding in Gowanus.

Crown Heights

October 24, 2012

Woody Allen Appears in John Turturro's 'Fading Gigolo' on President Street

Actor/director John Turturro's project brings stars to Brooklyn's famous Hasidic enclave.

Park Slope

October 11, 2012

Family Clings to Hope in Decades-Old Unsolved Homicide

Thomas F. McAvoy's family keeps a memorial on the Park Slope corner where he was shot and killed in 1976.

Gowanus

September 24, 2012

Women-Owned Businesses Flock to Gowanus

The rapidly changing industrial neighborhood is seeing a wave of female-headed businesses.

Gowanus

September 03, 2012

New Gowanus Burger Joint Serves Up Artisanal Bites

Root Hill Burger, opening Sept. 14, will serve nine artisanal, affordable burgers.

Park Slope

June 07, 2012

Security Gate Collapse Leaves Woman, Child Seriously Injured in Park Slope

A woman and child were seriously hurt at Fifth Avenue and President Street on June 7, 2012.

Crown Heights

May 29, 2012

Crown Heights Shul Pulls an All-Nighter, TED Style

Chevra Ahavas Yisroel transforms the traditional Shavuot study-session for the young, hip and Hasidic.

Prospect Heights, Bed-Stuy & Crown Heights

February 07, 2012

Service on 2, 3, 4, 5 Trains Delayed Due to President Street Investigation

Train service on the 2, 3, 4 and 5 subway lines was briefly snarled Tuesday night.