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Entries Tagged as 'Midwood'

Pomegranate Opens on Coney Island Avenue

August 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on Pomegranate Opens on Coney Island Avenue

Forget the slow-moving mystery of the Gowanus Whole Foods, a 20,000 square foot supermarket called Pomegranate opened its doors on Coney Island Avenue in Midwood the other day. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reports: A mega-supermarket modeled on the success of gourmet food stores like Whole Foods, Pomegranate caters to elite food aficionados craving organic produce. […]

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Bklink: Parking Meter Rates

July 10th, 2008 · Comments Off on Bklink: Parking Meter Rates

One of the areas that will be part of a new city test of increasing parking meter rates at peak times is Midwood. “The program’s goal is to increase turnover in curbside parking spaces in the test areas — a section of Greenwich Village in Manhattan and a stretch of Kings Highway and adjacent streets […]

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Tags: Midwood · Shortlink · Transportation

Bklink: Scaffold in the Wind, Part I

February 11th, 2008 · Comments Off on Bklink: Scaffold in the Wind, Part I

Always count on high winds to cause some sort of construction-related issue. For instance, in Midwood, where a scaffold collapsed yesterday, “leaving a big mess on a nearby sidewalk but causing no injuries, firefighters said. The collapse happened at a site near East 12th Street and Avenue O in the Midwood section.A witness said the […]

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Tags: Construction Issues · Midwood · Shortlink