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German grocery chain Lidl is expanding its NYC footprint.Manhattan will now gain a second outpost of Lidl, set to open in a 23,000 square-foot-space inside of a residential building at 335 Eighth Avenue, at West 26th Street, in Chelsea, according to the Commercial Observer.Last year, Lidl opened its first Manhattan location at 2187 Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem; to date, there are also Lidl locations on Staten Island and in Astoria, in addition to Long Island.

Hidden in the back of a Latin market in Astoria, three Queens moms have set up a Thai counter spot - located at 30-72 Steinway Street, near 31st Avenue - where they dish up daily steam table specials and offer a set menu under the name Secret Thai Street Food.The idea for the new spot that opened last month is for patrons to mix and match entrees and create different platters of regional Isan food from northeastern Thailand - all for under $20.

Last fall, Eater reported that Anna Delvey would be launching a dinner series out of her East Village apartment while on house arrest; now those parties will get their own reality television series, per .Delvey's dream guests for the show, dubbed Delvey's Dinner Club would be people like tech mogul Elon Musk, performance artist Marina Abramovic, and author Ottessa Moshfegh, according to the New York Post.

Chef and restaurateur Osei Blackett is breaking up a prevailing narrative of Caribbean food - one that's dominated by Jamaican classics like jerk chicken or beef patties - with a spotlight on homestyle meals from his native Trinidad and Tobago.With dishes like curries and bhaji (leafy greens in coconut milk) as well as ingredients like coconut, cumin, and cassava that reflect the West African, Indian, and indigenous influences on the cuisine, Ariapita opens at 1197 Flatbush Avenue, near Avenue D, in Flatbush, Brooklyn on Friday, November 18.
"You won't find jerk here," Blackett says.

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One firefighter was injured while battling a three-alarm fire in Crown Heights on Tuesday afternoon.The blaze broke out at a four-story mixed-use building at 724 Nostrand Ave.just after 12 p.m., according to the FDNY.

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The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce awarded Crown Heights eatery Lakou Cafe with a $5,000 check to help get the shop back on its feet after the business was broken into last month.

Image Clockwise from top left: John O'Hara's 5' Custom Vinyl in White, $6,800, forsythart.com; the custom vinyl painting in situ; The Gold Vinyl 36, $5,500, forsythart.com;5' Custom Vinyl, $6,800, forsythart.com.Credit...Center: Shannon Dupre.Paintings: Annie Genovese.When the self-taught artist John O'Hara started experimenting with encaustic wax, heating bricks of the material with an electric pancake griddle and then applying it to wood, the glossy, textured surfaces of the resulting works reminded him of a vinyl record.

A few months back I ran into a former co-worker and his partner, and I asked him that age-old question: What neighborhood do you live in again?His response: Well, we're a long-term couple in our mid-30s, so Park Slope.Park Slope's reputation as one of Brooklyn's premier social retirement communities persists for a reason: It's tree-lined, rich in strollers and almost suburban, and though the neighborhood has long been home to some fantastic restaurants  Al di la Trattoria, Haenyeo, Miriam, Fonda  new dining options don't tend to open there as frequently as they do in, say, the East Village or Crown Heights.

The new owner of a vintage wood-frame row house in dire shape hired architect Themis Haralabides of Park Slope-based reBuild Workshop, who shares his interest in serious sustainability and energy efficiency, to carry out a sweeping reno inside and out.-
A Park Slope Neo-Grec With Central Air and Three Others to See, Starting at $799K Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Park Slope, Crown Heights, Bed Stuy, and Marine Park.

The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a co-op in Prospect Heights, a two-family in Crown Heights, and a standalone in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.Listings in Park Slope and Crown Heights were popular with readers this week.The least expensive on the list is a semi-detached in East Flatbush at $780,000 and the most expensive is a brownstone in Fort Greene in $5.85 million.

The chickens are gone in favor of a hot tub in the rear yard, but on the interior this 1850s Fort Greene brownstone is still packed with lush plasterwork, moldings, and mantels.-
A Renovated Crown Heights Row House and Three Others to See, Starting at $1.295 Million Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend are found in Bed Stuy, Crown Heights, and Kensington.

The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a rental in Bed Stuy, a co-op in Clinton Hill, and a standalone in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.Listings in Crown Heights, Clinton Hill, and Park Slope were popular with readers this week.The least expensive on the list is the Bed Stuy rental at $6,700 a month and the most expensive is a limestone in Park Slope at $5.495 million.

The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a Bed Stuy rental, a Prospect Heights co-op, and a Crown Heights row house.Clinton Hill, Park Slope, and Crown Heights were popular this week.The least expensive on the list is a Bed Stuy rental at $6,700 a month and the most expensive is a Park Slope row house at $3.995 million.

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The dilapidated Interfaith Medical Center in Crown Heights is getting a big boost, as members of New York's congressional delegation announced an influx of $3 million in federal funding to the battered hospital.

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An on-duty NYPD officer who fatally struck a pedestrian in Crown Heights last year will not face charges, after an investigation by the state Attorney General's office cleared the cop of criminal wrongdoing.

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A massive fire broke out in Crown Heights on Monday, sending residents rushing to the burning building to rescue trapped neighbors.Five people were hospitalized in the inferno that broke out at around 11:30 a.m. at 1547 Union St., a three-story building near the corner of Albany Avenue.

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A gunman shot a victim in Crown Heights on Tuesday morning, marking the latest incident of gun-violence in the area.According to witnesses on the scene, the shooter fired several bullets near Kingston and St. Marks avenues at around 7:15 a.m., striking the man in the back.

Rents around Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza have risen faster than at any other subway stop over the past year, according to a new analysis by the apartment listing site RentHop.Apartments near the Grand Army Plaza 2/3 station have risen by 25% in the past year, climbing to $2,800 for a one-bedroom by the famed 80-foot Soldiers and Sailors Arch and grand entrance to Prospect Park.

Vinegar Hill has hit number three in the list of New York City's most expensive neighborhoods, spurred by sales in one luxury development on Water Street.-
A PLG Standalone With a Garage and Three Others to See, Starting at $999,888 Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights, and Bay Ridge.

Rich with original woodwork, this Bay Ridge row house has a long list of eye-catching original details dating from when it was built in the early 20th century as well as some mid-century updates.At 577 76th Street, the single-family dwelling has wood floors with inlaid borders, pocket doors, an original stair, stained glass, and an intact dining room.

A man was shoved to the tracks in an unprovoked Brooklyn attack on Sunday, police sources said.The 66-year-old victim was waiting for a Manhattan-bound No. 2 train at the President Street-Medgar Evers College station in Crown Heights when a man pushed him off the platform around 3 p.m., cops said.The victim did not come into contact with a train or the electrified third rail, but suffered minor injuries when he fell to the trackbed.

State Senator Zellnor Myrie visited what is now the inhabitable home of an elder constituent, highlighting the horrific conditions the tenants are being forced to endure.The building is the home of Pradine Saint-Fort and her 70 year-old mother in Crown Heights, located at 1114 Park Place in a rent-stabilized apartment.

Learn about the inclusion of different learners at Explore Schools in the latest Schneps Media webinar.Explore Schools is a network of eight K through 8 charter schools serving over 1900 students in Brooklyn since 2002.They span across Central Brooklyn serving the Crown Heights, Cararsie, Flatbush and Prospect Heights neighborhoods.

Faculty, students and parents are pushing back against a recently published article in Gothamist which recounts a drop in math scores at Medgar Evers College Preparatory School in Crown Heights.The article, which also makes note of safety issues and overcrowding concerns, has left the school community confused and upset, claiming it tells an incomplete and inaccurate narrative.

He's making a list, he's checking it twice, he's gonna find out who's naughty or nice ... or, maybe, just naughty.The 626 buildings owned by the 100 worst landlords had a whopping 69,081 violations between them - the most violations in history, per Williams' office.Those violations range in severity from minor - leaky faucets or broken window trim - to "immediately hazardous" - roach infestations, untreated mold, broken doors and windows.

The landmarked quartet of early 19th century houses in Downtown Brooklyn known as the Duffield Street houses recently sold for $10 million, an Instagram story posted by the listing broker revealed.The marketing and sale of the property as a development site was unexpected because the houses are landmarked.

A new owner could boost the charm of this 1930s semi-detached brick house with a few updates while retaining some fun vintage details like a rumpus room with built-in bar.The 18-foot-wide home also has an original mantel, a generously sized kitchen and a detached garage.-
'All I'm Asking Is for a Normal Life,' Crown Heights Tenant Pleads in Harassment Trial Francis Roberts fought back tears in the witness stand of a Brooklyn courtroom Thursday as he explained how alleged harassment by his landlord and a tenant in his building has affected his life.

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Police are investigating a shooting that left a construction worker injured in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon.Authorities say that at 3:52 p.m. on Dec. 14, a 55-year-old man was driving his van northbound on Rochester Avenue, and as he crossed the intersection at Eastern Parkway, he reportedly heard a loud boom.

Anyone who walks by the Wyckoff-Bennett House today might wonder if its new investor-owners are purposefully encouraging squatters, thieves, vandalism or demolition by neglect by leaving fences down and not repairing broken windows and other visible damage.The pre-Revolutionary War house is one of the oldest in Brooklyn and was remarkably intact, a time capsule complete with the belongings of its previous owners - incredibly, there were only three - before it sold to investors in September 2021 for $2.4 million.

Police on Tuesday sought a killer who fired a fatal bullet into a man's head on a Brooklyn street.Cops found 24-year-old Maceo Singleton with a single gunshot wound about 3 p.m. Monday on Flushing Ave.near Marcy Ave. on the border of Williamsburg and Bedford Stuyvesant.Singleton, of Crown Heights, was pronounced dead at the scene, cops said.

November marks National Diabetes Awareness Month in the United States.A whopping 37.3 million Americans live with diabetes - that's one in 10 - and the rate of diabetes in Brooklyn is slightly higher than that of New York as a whole.With National Diabetes Awareness Month coming to a close, healthcare officials are urging Brooklynites to pay attention to their bodies, and take some precautions to avoid a diabetes diagnosis.

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and before the food-heavy holiday begins, various city agencies, elected officials, and nonprofits are pitching in to make sure no Brooklynite goes hungry - here is a list of free food distributions, turkey giveaways and Thanksgiving meals this coming week.Saturday, Nov, 19
Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway and Resource Fair: Councilmember Crystal Hudson will host her first annual Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway & Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 833 Classon Ave. between Lincoln Place and St. John's Place in Crown Heights with live music and performances from the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and TropicalFete.

Friday, Nov. 4
Free show at Freddy's: Billing themselves as "New York City's third-best industrial ska R&B disco garage rock cumbia crossover band," Demonstrator is bringing lively, "genre-bending" music to Freddy's Bar in preparation for the release of their upcoming EP.Free.

By Robert Pozarycki Posted on November 1, 2022 Police investigate a deadly shooting in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on Nov. 1, 2022.Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams A man was shot dead in Brooklyn while riding his bike during an apparent drive-by shooting early on Tuesday morning, police reported.

A slew of new Citi Bike stations are popping up around Bed Stuy, Brownstoner has noticed on recent walks around the neighborhood.The majority of the new stations are filling up gaps in the network east of Lewis Avenue, good news for riders who used to have to walk blocks to stations around Broadway or Lewis Avenue to pick up a bike.

The scene on a recent Friday at a Greenwich Village townhouse was like a cross between an art opening and a rummage sale.On the sidewalk, a barker urged passers-by to take a look.Inside the townhouse, a five-story mansion on East Ninth Street on the market for nearly $11 million, the wares included signed prints by the caricaturist Al Hirschfeld  elegant line drawings of Frank Sinatra, Jerry Seinfeld and dozens of others selling for thousands of dollars  as well as a plastic tub of electrical wiring, a heated massage cushion, a pair of 1998-edition Happy Holidays Barbies, and boxes of worn hats and purses.

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The NYPD is investigating the deaths of two people who were found shot in Brooklyn early Friday morning.At 5:15 a.m. on Oct. 28, police responded to a call regarding a shooting at Crown Street and Franklin Avenue, nearby Medgar Evers College in Crown Heights.