French tourists are coming to Brooklyn to clean Basquiat’s grave
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French tourists are coming to Brooklyn to clean Basquiat’s grave

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Plenty of Brooklynites aren’t even aware that the late great street artist (who grew up in Park Slope) is buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.

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Gowanus is flooding, Brooklynites subject dogs to anti-vax movement (and more links)
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Gowanus is flooding, Brooklynites subject dogs to anti-vax movement (and more links)

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Gettin’ wet and wild in Gowanus, fake peacocks, snakes on the train, MTA is sitting on money, the journey of NYC bananas from boat to bodega.

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Park Slope’s Pavilion did not have bedbugs, it has been posthumously revealed
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Park Slope’s Pavilion did not have bedbugs, it has been posthumously revealed

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One dog could change the storied theater’s legacy. Kona, a bedbug sniffing dog, recently declared the Pavilion bedbug free,

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Apartment glut could mean lower Brooklyn rents
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Apartment glut could mean lower Brooklyn rents

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With so many new rentals coming on the market, Brooklyn could see a drop in average rent as landlords compete for tenants.

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The 20 best cheap things to do this weekend, Caribbean culture edition
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The 20 best cheap things to do this weekend, Caribbean culture edition

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Roller-skate the night away, listen to opera while drinking Bloody Marys, dance like you’re in the tropics, and more ways to have a hot weekend.

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The owner of Gowanus’ Canal Bar, Louie Turco, has died
What is this whole Brooklyn drag renaissance, anyway?
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What is this whole Brooklyn drag renaissance, anyway?

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An easy way to elicit an eye-roll from any drag queen in New York is to utter the phrase ‘Brooklyn drag.’

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Photos: Open hydrants, stoop hangouts – relive old school Brooklyn
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Photos: Open hydrants, stoop hangouts – relive old school Brooklyn

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Relive 20th century Brooklyn through one Italian family’s photos, and the lovingly annotated pictures of Anthony Catalano.

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Tour the Navy Yard’s rooftop vineyard (Brokelyn-reader discount code below)
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Tour the Navy Yard’s rooftop vineyard (Brokelyn-reader discount code below)

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Fun fact: the Brooklyn Navy Yard is home to the world’s first commercially viable rooftop vineyard, and we’ve got a discount for you to tour it.

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W’burg is for models, Park Slope Nitehawk opening delayed (and more links)
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W’burg is for models, Park Slope Nitehawk opening delayed (and more links)

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At least one block in W’burg has been overrun by professional attractive people, BK’s anti-gentrification restaurant, Fort Tilden has $200-a-night camping.

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