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The amount of excellent food available in New York City is dizzying - even during a pandemic - yet mediocre meals somehow keep worming their way into our lives.With Eater editors dining out sometimes several times a day, we do come across lots of standout dishes, and we don't want to keep any secrets.

Since March 16, 2020, when the state first temporarily closed indoor dining, hundreds of new restaurants have opened, including a Greenwich Village cafe reborn for 2022, a new Flushing beer hall with skewers, and a Chicago dog shop in Carroll Gardens.Here's a roundup of the restaurants and bars that opened in December.

Mikey Likes It, an East Village ice cream staple open since 2013, is closing on Avenue A, EV Grieve reports."We were just not able to recover fast enough and come to terms with our current landlord," owner Michael "Mikey" Cole shared in an Instagram post.He hinted that the closure was part of a wider reorganization of the company "to expand our products and services to the global market."

Weekend service on the M train in Brooklyn and Queens will be shut down until July, the MTA announced on Monday, in order for the authority to replace tracks on the elevated line.The M will not run on weekends between Myrtle Avenue-Broadway in Bushwick to its end-of-line station at Metropolitan Avenue in Middle Village, starting at 9:45 pm on Friday, May 19, and continuing until the weekend of July 7-10.

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If the scaffolding surrounding the Brooklyn Supreme Court building on Adams Street was a person, it would be preparing to finish its junior year of high school - and the city spends more money each year keeping the structure propped up than it does on the average public school student.

This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Downtown Brooklyn, Ditmas Park, Prospect Heights and Windsor Terrace.How did they fare?While not huge, this one-bedroom loft in an early 20th century Downtown Brooklyn commercial building has high ceilings and big wraparound windows, as well as an appealing country style kitchen.

Studio Sofield has completed the interiors of 111 West 57th Street, also known as Steinway Tower - a supertall skyscraper designed by SHoP Architects in New York City.The interiors mark the full completion of the 1,428-foot-tall (435-metre) skyscraper, which is the second tallest in the Western Hemisphere, and the skinniest in the world with a height-to-width ratio of 24:1.

The hottest team in the NBA refuses to cool off.Even with their best player sidelined for at least a month.Kevin Durant's absence is not going to derail an ever-blossoming season in Downtown Brooklyn for the Nets, who went back to work Wednesday at the HSS Training Center in Sunset Park ahead of Thursday night's showdown with NBA-leading Boston at the Barclays Center.

Flavors created in celebration of the Nets' 10 years in Brooklyn, sold in New York & New Jersey

Ample Hills Creamery, a Brooklyn-based ice cream maker, and the Brooklyn Nets are teaming up to celebrate the Nets' 10 years at home in the Brooklyn borough with a sweet new treat for fans.The two flavors will be available to enthusiastic dairy-loving basketball aficionados in different shops around the borough, New York and New Jersey.

Foreign film lovers can head to the Brooklyn Academy of Music starting on Feb. 24 for the Kino Polska film series, which will feature over a dozen Polish films created over the last two years.This year's festival marks the return of the beloved event for the first time in four years, which began dazzling the big screen with boundary-pushing artwork about a decade ago.

The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office celebrated Black History Month with a star-studded tribute to 50 years of hip hop on Thursday, Feb. 23 at St. Francis College in Downtown Brooklyn."Black music is American music.Black artists have been present throughout the evolution of music from the start, but for much of our history, they weren't given the credit or recognition they deserved," District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said.

There's no longer a windfall for this endangered cyclist in Lincoln Restler's "citizen reporting" bill.File photo
A long-stalled bill that would allow people to report drivers who block bike or bus lanes is about to move forward in the City Council, but without its central feature: people who make complaints will no longer receive 25 percent of the resulting ticket revenue.

A new restaurant is bringing the best of Korean cuisine to Downtown Brooklyn."When Koreans meet, instead of simply saying hello we ask if you've had a good meal."That is how the team at Atti begins to describe their concept, making an emphasis on how, in Korean culture, food is closely related to affection.

Did you wake up this morning with a jolt, realizing that you were responsible for making Galentine's Day plans with the girls, or worse, a romantic Valentine's Day date with your partner?Fear not!There's plenty to do in Brooklyn tonight and tomorrow, and only some of it requires a reservation - or funds!

Dressed in black leggings and a puffer jacket, Bethany Lane, 35, was walking down Bleecker Street in Manhattan last Friday afternoon with a pack of three goldendoodles and one bernedoodle named Tinkerbelle.They poked their noses into the Whalebone store to collect some treats, before trotting along the Hudson River Park and having their photos taken by several tourists.

Cyclist Sarah Schick was killed in an area known to the DOT to be dangerous.Photo: Henry Beers Shenk
More children died in crashes last year than in another other year in the Vision Zero era and crashes remain concentrated in areas that are known to be treacherous, according to a new report that crunches the numbers on the bloody 12 months of 2022.

The next Winter Olympic Games won't roll around until 2026, when snowboarders, skiers, and curlers will descend on Italy's snow-capped mountains.But on Sunday, New Yorkers got a taste of that competitive spirit when the BagelFest Winter Games rolled - quite literally - into Downtown Brooklyn."Bagels are an amazing food because they bring all of us together," said founder Sam Silverman, wielding a bagel torch at the Opening Ceremony.

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A 32-year-old man was shot dead in broad daylight Monday afternoon at a normally crowded intersection not far from Barclays Center.Police received a 911 call about a man shot near the corner of Fourth Avenue and Dean Street in Park Slope just before 4 p.m. on Jan. 16.

Production is back to normal at Sullivan Street Bakery in Hell's Kitchen, following a flood from a water main break at the facility in November 2022.At the time, owner Jim Lahey told Eater that the bakery was "flatlined" and all baking production would be halted at the location indefinitely.

Braves Franchise History
1953 - The Milwaukee Braves acquire second baseman Danny O'Connell from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for third baseman Sid Gordon, outfielder Sam Jethroe, pitcher Max Surkont and four minor league pitchers.PIttsburgh also receives $100,000.MLB History
1926 - National League MVP Bob O'Farrell is named to replace Rogers Hornsby as Cardinals manager.

Guyana-born Erwin Caesar, owner of Brooklyn's owner 333 Lounge, has catered to Mayor de Blasio, then-Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and other high-profile customers in the past.But lately he's reaching out to - and expanding the perspective - of everyday folks by coupling with the "Pop Pairings" wine consultant firm, who promote winemakers of color with jazz music performances.

The next Winter Olympic Games won't roll around until 2026, when snowboarders, skiers, and curlers will descend on Italy's snow-capped mountains.But on Sunday, New Yorkers got a taste of that competitive spirit when the BagelFest Winter Games rolled - quite literally - into Downtown Brooklyn."Bagels are an amazing food because they bring all of us together," said BagelFest founder Sam Silverman, wielding a bagel torch at the Opening Ceremony.

The owner of Bed Stuy's former Cafe Tucum left the country for a Brazilian holiday a few weeks before the cafe was evicted from its Patchen Avenue building and did not paid his staff for more than a month, former employees allege.-
The Deteriorating Details of the Empty Little Landmarks of Downtown Brooklyn A wood railing, rotted away from its stoop, lies sprawled on the ground, once pristine latticework has vanished and bits of graffiti are scattered across white clapboard.

Primark, originally from Ireland, is expanding and plans to open at City Point in the former Century 21 space in December, City Point announced on Instagram.The company is now hiring part time, full time and seasonal employees at its Primark Recruitment Center at City Point, outfitted with a comfy sofa, desks and sample merchandise.

The 84th Precinct stationhouse in Downtown Brooklyn.Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams
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Bookbag break-in
Some brute stole a backpack from a parked car on Duffield Street on Dec. 23.

Last month, The New York City College of Technology - also known as City Tech -opened a new free student resource center stocked with fresh fruits, veggies, and other foods for any student who might need help securing a meal in Downtown Brooklyn.The YellowJacket NEST (Nutrition for Education and Student Achievement) Resource Center officially opened on Nov. 15.

What was Daniel Boulud's modern kitchen and bar, adorned with French copper cookware, now pays homage to Mexico, specifically Tulum, the popular Yucatan destination.(Tulum is big this week; see below.)An elaborately decorated fantasyland with 165 seats, Ixta is the restaurateur Mike Himani's largest undertaking to date.

A wood railing, rotted away from its stoop, lies sprawled on the ground, once pristine latticework has vanished and bits of graffiti are scattered across white clapboard.Walks past the four early 19th century houses on Duffield Street in Downtown Brooklyn have shown a gradual deterioration of details as the properties continue to sit largely vacant decades after they were designated as individual landmarks.

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Bishop Robert Brennan of the Diocese of Brooklyn helped to usher in the Christmas season in Downtown Brooklyn Dec. 18 as he joined the community at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James in Downtown Brooklyn for their annual Christmas tree lighting.

A trio of Brooklyn Bar Association committees celebrated the holiday season with charity work at an event dubbed "Coat Drive and Cocktails," a gathering held in support of New York Cares' 34th annual coat drive.Volunteers with the association's diversity, LGBTQ+ and membership committees met at the Remsen Street office in Downtown Brooklyn on Dec. 20 to collect clean, gently used jackets and monetary donations.

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.

Chicago-based Studio Gang has completed a pair of residential buildings called the Q Residences in Amsterdam with balconies that "migrate in and out of the facade" and a public plaza that links them.Studio Gang worked with local studio Rijnboutt to design the two structures, which are sited in the Buitenveldert neighbourhood in the south of the city and have 248 residences in total.

"Kris, where you at? Steve Nash just passed me!"
I'm five minutes behind schedule, meeting my trainer to work out at a gym in downtown Brooklyn when I get a call I wasn't expecting.Steve Nash, the former Brooklyn Nets head coach, just walked out of a juice bar next to my gym."He's wearing a Black hoodie," my trainer, Ahmad Curry, says.

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For more than two decades, Brooklyn-based organization Friends of Firefighters has worked to provide free mental health and wellness services to the Fire Department of New York community, and on Thursday, Nov. 17, the group got together with friends, family and even a few local celebrities to host a grand 20-year anniversary gala.

Brooklyn Lab Charter School wants to ensure its seniors excel at the right college.In an effort to better support its senior students, the school is launching its first-ever "Operation: Finish Line," a six-week college preparatory boot camp."Brooklyn Lab is leaving nothing to chance when it comes to our scholars' college application process," said Garland Thomas-McDavid, chief executive of Brooklyn Lab, a sixth through 12th-grade college prep school in Downtown Brooklyn.

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Primark, originally from Ireland, is expanding and plans to open at City Point in the former Century 21 space in December, City Point announced on Instagram.The company is now hiring part time, full time and seasonal employees at its Primark Recruitment Center at City Point, outfitted with a comfy sofa, desks and sample merchandise.

Friday, Nov. 11
AzN PoP!: As part of the New York Comedy Festival, AzN PoP!, an Asian-American satirical pop group, will sing, dance, and rap about boys, friendship, and systematic oppression.$12-$15.10:45 p.m. at Littlefield, 635 Sackett St. between Third and Fourth  avenues in Gowanus.21+.Saturday, Nov. 12
'The Greatest American Art Form': Enjoy the closing reception of "The greatest American art form," a three-part exhibit is dedicated to skateboarding and its role in culture around the world.

While final election results are not yet in, turnout for the midterm election was strong and steady in Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill and Downtown Brooklyn by midday on Tuesday.The polling site at 101 Clark St. in Brooklyn Heights was busy all morning, a poll worker told the Brooklyn Eagle."It's like a presidential election," she said.

By Andrew Tobia
The days have shortened, the nights are cooling, and the leaves have begun to fall.Our condolences to the swimmers, beachcombers, and heliophiles among us, but you had your time and the rest of us are coming alive right now.As the temperatures dip, one of the best ways to keep the chill out of your bones is with a nice cocktail.