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Brooklyn Brief: Carroll Gardens Edition, June 19
Events, reminders, alternate-side parking and other fun info.
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Happy National Martini Day! Where's your favorite place in South Brooklyn for something "shaken, not stirred"?
Today's weather forecast: Partly cloudy/73ºF
Alternate-side parking is: in effect.
The Latest on LICH: A rally will be held today at noon in front of the Cobble Hill hospital at 339 Hicks St. to protest a proposal to allow for-profit hospitals in Brooklyn.
J.Crew Tracker: According to Cobble Hill Blog, the petition some community members launched in opposition to a J.Crew outpost opening at 151 Court Street has reached 700 signatures and launched a Facebook page.
Nighttime Event(s) of Note: Author Susan Rebecca White reads at BookCourt this evening at 7 p.m. "A Place at the Table tells the story of three unforgettable characters whose paths converge in a storied Manhattan café: Bobby, a young gay man from Georgia who has been ostracized by his family; Amelia, a wealthy Connecticut woman whose life is upended when a family secret comes to light; and Alice, an African-American chef from North Carolina whose heritage is the basis of a renowned cookbook but whose past is a mystery to those who know her," according to BookCourt.
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