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via @ayreport, Norman Oder reports that a traffic engineering expert has recommended cutting the number of parking spots by more than half! The NY Times article is here. To quote: “We will scare drivers away from the arena,” Mr. Schwartz said in an interview. “My message to New Yorkers is, Don’t even think of driving to the Barclays arena.”

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We were notified today of a new Brooklyn car share program soon to hit town, a la Zipcar.Readers are invited to participate in a survey - one lucky winner will get chosen to win two Mets tickets to a single game later this season. Survey is here:In addition, every person who fills out the survey will get a free one-year membership to the car-sharing program when it launches.

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Karen Wise, who shot our wedding, was the photographer on this ultraluxe winter wedding shoot at Brownstoner's favorite brownstone mansion in Clinton Hill.Below is the video made by the cinematographer.Modern Winter Styled Shoot from Love in Progress on Vimeo.

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It's official: Prospect Heights real estate is more valuable than Fort Greene/Clinton Hill real estate. So says Corcoran's 2011 Brooklyn Home Sales report. In it, the brokerage details average sales prices of Corcoran exclusive listings in 2011. It compares Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill/Boerum Hill, Park Slope, Prospect Heights and Fort Greene/Clinton Hill.Cobble Hill led the townhouse metric,

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This 1400 square foot condo with separate 1100 square foot rooftop deck will have primo views of the new Barclays Center construction. Also located across from the parking lot that is currently being used by the construction workers.Asking price is $899K. Common charges are low though.Other pluses include easy access to Chuko Ramen.

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Here's snapshots of the dinner menus. Check out the website for more info.

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The Real Estate section today suggests that people who are priced out of the Upper West Side should move to Prospect Heights, since both have a similar look and feel. Believe it?

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A new wine store has opened up on the recently-revived strip of Washington Avenue in Prospect Heights. Named the 'Winey Neighbour,' this store features a wine label on every bottle that not only suggest food pairings, but music pairings.Being a fan of rieslings myself, I've attached a label for a riesling at left. Riesling and Bob Marley, I can definitely live with that.An opening party is

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Here's a link to the facebook page.

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Bar Corvo is the name of the new Al di La offshoot on Washington Avenue. Here's a link to the Time Out NY spread.

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The Patch reports on it, as does the NY Post.

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Follow the progress on 606 R&D on their Facebook page, a new food eatery place at 606 Vanderbilt Avenue in Prospect Heights. We last reported on this new establishment in late August.

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Review is here. Shockingly, ramen was not at the forefront. Their salads are, according to Ligaya Mishan.

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Jerry Minsky the magician has done it again - selling 87 Cambridge Place for $2.16MM.

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Chuko and Kimchi Grill are featured in eater.com as two new restaurants worth the trek to the outer boroughs.

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Brownstoner.com tells the story today of a 25 year old buyer who feels misled by corcoran.com. Like most young tech-savvy kids today, he has taken to the blogosphere to air his grievances.brooklyn heights blog also has an article on it.The aggrieved himself has set up a website, most likely out to destroy corcoran if he could. In it, he describes how the ostensible broker who misled him, Merele

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The press catches on to this mayo-only shop, the latest food-related business in the burgeoning Prospect Heights neighborhood.Grub StreetEaterTime Magazine newsfeed!

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Corcoran has the listing for 678 Dean Street, a two-family brownstone asking $999K. The listing says to bring your architect, which means it's in very poor condition.A good opportunity for someone with vision to live next to one of the liveliest Brooklyn streets in recent times.

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606 R&D is opening up, from an ex-employee of City Bakery in the Flatiron district. To quote, it will be a "30-seat Prospect Heights restaurant and mini-market serving quirky comfort-foody breakfast, lunch, dinner, and takeout" Great news for Prospect Heights and food lovers.

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Grub Street profiles the new Chuko Ramen shop on Vanderbilt. Of note are the late hours: until midnight on weekdays and 2am on Friday and Saturday nights.

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At left, courtesy of Patch, is a picture of the new Chuko ramen restaurant on Vanderbilt and Dean.NB: We were mistaken when we reported that this restaurant would be at the corner of Dean and Underhill. That begs the question -- what will this corner hold??

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Following in the deriguer style of floor-to-ceiling windows, this new condo at 727 Dean Street doesn't miss a beat. The prices, though, can do with a little tweaking.Units range from $425K for a 691 square foot one bedroom to $715K for a 1,187 square foot 2 bed, 2 bath.Streeteasy has the listings here.

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Eli Karp, who has put up at least 5 condos under the Hello Living umbrella has his eyes on Prospect Heights again, this time at the empty lot at the SE corner of Pacific and Washington.NYC DOB permits have been filed recently for a 7 story building with 12 units and 6 parking spots.The block is the same block on which the infamous Scarano-built Washington Condos sits.The Hello Living site lists 8

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Cochinita is the name. Here's the grub street writeup.

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Post here at the NY Observer. This Italianate townhous was originally listed for $2.6MM.

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