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Restaurants Face Report Cards

mcbrooklyn recently pored through the Health Department’s new letter grading system and posted this handy summary. It’s worth checking out, but I’ll also summarize the summary after the jump. Share this Story: Tweet

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BHA Pub Crawl Tonight

The first BHA Pub Crawl kicks off at the Brooklyn Heights Wine Bar tonight at 7:30. The boozy neighborhood cruise will then make its way to Armando’s and Pete’s Waterfront Ale House before finally passing out at the Roebling Inn. Guests must pre-register by emailing rsvp@austeragency.com and space is limited to 25. Potent potables to […]

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84th Precinct Police Blotter – 8/3/10

Robbery on the N train; robbery on the Q train; robbery on the F. No police report on the Clark St. shooting till next week. So it’s this week’s police blotter. Share this Story: Tweet

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Karl Visits Junior’s 60 Cent Line

Our man Karl weighs in on the 60 cent cheesecake giveaway, celebrating Junior’s 60th birthday. Watch the clip and stop on by—hopefully the line will only be a block long! Share this Story: Tweet

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Junior’s 60 Cent Anniversary

The line is stretching around the block but no one’s complaining—that’s because Junior’s is celebrating its 60th anniversary by giving away slices of their famous cheesecake for only 60 cents. And those who order a meal get a slice on the house. TGIF! Share this Story: Tweet

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Car Break-Ins on York St.

If you’re thinking about parking on York St. you might want to circle the block a couple more times, as Dumbonyc.com reports that there have been “at least 6 or 7 reports of car windows smashed or items stolen from cars” in the past week. Stay tuned to see if this makes it into next […]

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New Clark St. Station Cafe to Open … Next Week?

I’d been wondering what was going on with the new café in the old Chess Café spot, and this afternoon I was lucky enough to meet the owner and find out. Maria Dobrovolskiy may only be 23, but she’s got a head for the biz, having staked her claim to the spot after finding it […]

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84th Precinct Police Blotter – 7/27/10

Two words: Planet Fitness. It’s this week’s police blotter. Share this Story: Tweet

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Junkersfeld Goes Kayaking

When he’s not being interviewed about his accent or crusading against shady parking rules, Karl Junkersfeld can be spotted galavanting around the neighborhood with his new camera. Here he finds fun amidst the new BBP kayaks. Have a look! Share this Story: Tweet

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ATMs Down at Citibank

If you were considering banking at Citibank this morning, think again, as a hastily-crawled note outside the door proclaimed “No ATMs.” I went in anyway just to test it out, but was shooed off by a security guard. Come Monday morning we may have to do baking the old-fashioned way, by waiting on the teller’s […]

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