We found these up all over Fifth Avenue in Park Slope this weekend. If you know this little guy, be in touch.

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[Photo courtesy of mikkime/GL Flickr Pool] Deflated tree plus snow equals kinda’ sad image.

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We can’t pass up Park Slope Food Coop Missed Connections, expecially ones involving olives and mozarella: Park Slope Co-op Food Processing shift (last night 6-8:30pm) – w4m – 29 (Park Slope) Okay. Fine. I thought you were kind of cute and possibly shy. I’m seeking the olive packaging boy that was laughing at my jokes […]

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[All photos for GL by Meg Groome] Our wonderful contributor Meg Groome just got back to Brooklyn a few days ago from…Hawaii. Talk about climate change. In any case, she captured some nice images of the early snow yesterday. The one above proves that Traffic Enforcement is always on the case.

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Ok, get this… Thursday (1/8), was the special screening of Notorious, the new biopic based on the life and death of Christopher Wallace, aka “Biggie Smalls” and “Notorious B.I.G.” over at the Brooklyn Academy of Museum aka BAM. Now, for such a special event from a Bed-Stuy native, you’d think the borough would say “Hey, […]

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[Photo for GL courtesy of Gary Mirabelle] Ah, a wet night in Brooklyn.

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One’s reaction depends on one’s sense of humor.

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This chair which appears to have been attacked by wolverines has been in the same spot on Ainslie Street in Williamsburg just east of the BQE for more than a month now. The only thing that changes, from time to time, is what is sitting atop it, although it does appear to have deteriorated slightly.

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[Photo courtesy of jackszwergold/GL Flickr Pool] It’s the Baltika Russian beer truck in Brighton Beach!

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Today’s adoptable kitty comes from our friend Andrea that has personally helped me out when I’ve needed help finding a home for a found kitty. Let me present the snuggley Gigi. She’s a brown tabby about 2-3 years old and fully vetted. Meet Little Gigi! We love this beautiful brown tabby kitty that we currently […]

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Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Open Call for Films [A Brooklyn Life] The Visual Poetry of Trash Cans [Bed Stuy Banana] Sunset’s Professional Graffiti Gets Gowanus Treament [Best View in Brooklyn] Craft Class Fever [Brooklyn Based] Moxie Spot Announces Kiddie Cover [Brooklyn Heights Blog] Dumbo Market Launches This Weekend [Brownstoner] Farewell to Clinton Hill’s Tessan Boutique […]

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We got an email from a reader asking what to do about recycling Christmas trees, which reminded us that we refused to run information about Mulchfest before Christmas. (Trees left at the curb are also supposed to be recycled by the Dept. of Sanitation.) This year, Mulchfest will take place on Saturday, January 10 and […]

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Free community event for families of all ages in East Flatbush this Saturday, January 10, from 3:00pm to 6:00pm you can meet your neighbors and owners of local businesses. A special presentation you don’t want to miss. Food will be served. Free and open to the public. Call 718-272-2363 for more information. Sponsored by Christopher Rose […]

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[Photo courtesy of Smith & 9th/GL Flickr Pool] A slightly different angle than the usual one on the Carroll Street Bridge.

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If you’re looking for something to do this cold, (possibly) snowy weekend, head over to St. Ann’s Warehouse (38 Water St. at Old Dock St.) for Labapalooza, a “mini festival of new puppet theater from The Lab.” Shows are running thru to the 1/11 at 8pm on Friday and Saturday, and additional shows on Saturday […]

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The building at the corner of Wythe and Metropolitan Avenue, across from the utterly pedestrian 80 Metropolitan is coming along. 268 Wythe is one of the more creative and interesting buildings going up in Williamburg. We won’t be sure until the scaffolding comes down, but it’s one of the rare new buildings that we actually […]

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[Photo courtesy of Ginger A./Yelp] First there was news that Da Vincenzo on Prospect Park West in Windsor Terrace was closed. Well, per a GL reader it’s more than just closed: fyi, walking by windsor terrace nabe italian rest., da vincezo, on ppw, i noticed a big “for sale” sign in the window. this follows […]

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[Photo courtesy of the New York Public Library] This is the Brighton Beach Boardwalk at Sea Breeze Ave. in 1929.

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The Wallabout Market, once the second largest market in the world. Those encountering Rapeleye Street on the Cobble Hill/Red Hook border may not wonder much about it except to ponder how it’s pronounced. The Rapalje (original spelling) family history goes back to the very origins of New York City when it was called Nieuw Netherlands […]

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And, now, we present our weekly restaurant review from our friends at Eat It: The Brooklyn Food Blog. This week’s feature is Petite Crevette in Red Hook: I had such a lovely experience at dinner the other night at Petite Crevette (144 Hicks St., between Union St. & President St., 718-855-2632), a seafood-heavy French restaurant […]

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Correspondent E.C. Stephens hit our voracious inbox of with some gold late last night after getting some photos of the ongoing work inside the much anticipated ramen noodle shop on the Park Slope side of Fourth Avenue at Degraw. (If you want to find us, we’ll be living there once the place opens.) It doesn’t […]

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[Photo courtesy of Shira Golding/flickr] This Brooklyn Missed Connection, which was brought to our attention by Chief Correspondent E.C. Stephens, just couldn’t wait until Sunday. So here it is: Hipster chicks I see everywhere. – m4w – 30 (Howard Beach) This is for all those hipster chicks I see in Billyburg/Fort Greene/Red Hook, etc. while […]

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· Biggest Brooklyn Sales of the Week [Brownstoner] · Graffiti + Stroller = Irony [Curbed] · Brooklyn Teacher Busted in Sex Sting [NYDN] · Vid of the Small Save Coney Rally [Kinetic Carnival] · L Train New Year’s Resolution: To Suck [Williamsburg is Dead] · Public Space [New York Shitty] · CB2 Digs Brooklyn Heights […]

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