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Barney’s CO-OP is Hiring
If you didn’t think there were any jobs left in fashion– or any jobs left in general– think again! Barney’s CO-OP, the Barney’s department store spin-off coming to Cobble Hill in October, is hiring,...
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Paper Down at Barney’s Co-op, Opening This Week
Photo: Homer Fink The paper in the windows of the new Barney’s Co-op at 194 Atlantic Avenue is down. The store is scheduled to open this Thursday. Are you looking forward to it? Will you be a...
View ArticleHoliday Market Pops Up on Smith Street
Starting today, November 7th, the ArtsCetera space at 212 Smith Street transformed into a holiday pop-up shop filled with gifts from local artisans and entrepreneurs. The market will run every Saturday...
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Paper Source Opening Soon
The season of gift wrapping, greeting cards, ribbons and bows is upon us– making it the perfect time for Paper Source to open their doors on Smith Street. A paperie filled with unique stationery,...
View ArticleShiny Squirrel Pop Up Store Coming to Boerum Hill
From our pals at Bococaland comes word of retail excitement: Bococaland: Come to the Shiny Squirrel pop-up store this Saturday, 4 December, as it makes its way through Brooklyn. In case you’re...
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Cobble Hillbilly Makes Big Splash with Brooklyn Only Store
Cobble Hillbilly/CHB pal Gaia DiLoreto is opening By Brooklyn [261 Smith Street], a store dedicated to goods made here. She’s invested some of her own money and is also raising funds via Indie Go Go....
View Article“Total Atlantic Avenue Immersion” Saturday Features Discounts, Free Beer
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View Article“Total Smith Street Immersion,” With More Free Beer, Saturday, June 18
If you attended the Total Atlantic Avenue Immersion, rocked some free beer and discounts and want some more, or if you missed it and wish you hadn’t, Brooklyn Brewery and Brooklyn Based will present...
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Walk On By: Smith Street’s Vintage ‘Ramshackle’ Rainbow Gift Shop
The Rainbow Gift Shop at 154 Smith Street promises “Happy Discounts.” Who could resist service with a smile? The Not Four Tourists website describes the long-lived joint as a destination for...
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New York Mag Cover Story Features Carroll Garden’s ‘By Brooklyn’
New York magazine’s April 23, 2012 issue covers “Artisanal Brooklyn,” with a generous 8-page spread about the borough’s movement toward locally made edibles. The subhead: “A step forward for food or a...
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Buyer Beware: Rash Of Thefts Reported At Atlantic Avenue Trader Joe’s
Trader Joe’s on Atlantic Avenue at the border of Cobble Hill and Brooklyn Heights has reported five thefts over the past several months from unattended shopping carts. Capt. Jeffrey Schiff, who...
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Film Critic Aaron Hillis Takes Over Cobble Hill’s ‘Video Free Brooklyn’
Film critic Aaron Hillis—editor of GreenCine Daily and programmer at indie cinema and gastropub reRun at reBar in DUMBO—is bringing a new spin to a retro business venture: He’s taking over a beloved...
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Saturday: Atlantic Avenue Extravaganza For Shoppers, Foodies & Families
Coming this Saturday, June 16, is the Atlantic Avenue Extravaganza, 1-5 p.m., all the way from the BQE entrance to Fourth Avenue. The neighborhood event is designed to draw shoppers, foodies, families...
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Cobble Hill Inspires The Design Of Kate Spade ‘Little Minka’ Handbag(?!)
Just in case you’ve ever wondered what the neighborhood of Cobble Hill would look like as, uh, a leather purse, Kate Spade has come to the rescue. The high-end designer has named its “Little Minka”...
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Racked Highlights Two Smith Street Boutiques Among ‘Essential Shopping’
Alongside the likes of such ooh-la-la NYC retailers as Ralph Lauren, Barneys, Bergdorf Goodman and ABC Carpet, Racked has chosen two Cobble Hill boutiques among its July 2012 “38 Essential New York...
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Pier 1 Imports Coming To Boerum Hill: 252 Atlantic Avenue & Boerum Place
Pier 1 Imports has signed a lease for a to-be-developed space at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Boerum Place. The home furnishings chain will be setting up shop at 252 Atlantic Avenue, along with...
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New ‘Out Of The Closet Thrift Store’ In Boerum Hill Offers AIDS Services...
Out of the Closet Thrift Store has opened its newest location in Boerum Hill, at 475 Atlantic Avenue. The destination benefits the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Regional Director Adam Ouderkirk tells...
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Crain’s: Cobble Hill & Carroll Gardens’ Court Street Maintains Old-World Feel
“Court Street Shops Defy the Odds” is the headline of a Crain’s New York Business profile of the main street that runs through Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens, which surveys the 13-block strip between...
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Denim Retailer Rivet Expands From Park Slope To Boerum Hill At Smith & Bergen
Boerum Hill has gotten its own outpost of Park Slope denim destination Rivet, which has opened its new store in a two-room space at 115 Smith Street at the corner of Bergen. The hours are 11 a.m. to 8...
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38th-Annual Atlantic Antic Scheduled For Sunday, September 30
The ever-entertaining end-of-summer Atlantic Antic—which brings madness, music and playful mayhem to a 10-block stretch of Atlantic Avenue, bordering Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill—will convene...
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