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Dispatches from Prospect Heights, Crown Heights and North Slope.

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Crown Heights Favorite Expands With a Bakery and Bookstore

And a Pilates studio is next on the agenda.

New Bar Comes to Franklin Avenue From a Ten Degrees Alum

Plus: a new Mexican spot in Park Slope, a frozen yogurt chain is on the way and a neighborhood date spot pops up on Bravo.

The City's Most Humiliating Parking Punishment Returns

Plus some stoop sales and other weekend notes.

The New Alternate-Side Parking Experiment Is Already a Bit Messy

Plus: a new bakery opens on Franklin Avenue, a guide to the neighborhood's best cheese and an affordable housing lottery in Crown Heights.

Caputo’s Bake Shop Owner Is Back—This Time in Park Slope

James Caputo's next move is bound to raise eyebrows in Carroll Gardens.

Team Behind Buttermilk Channel to Open New Spot in Brooklyn

Plus: the Olivia Rodrigo mystery deepens, an MTA plan takes aim at the "Crown Heights Cluster" and neighbors weigh in on the best spots to go for jewelry repairs.

A Pop Star Brings a Music Video to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Plus: A free block party at Brower Park and a closing preschool’s stoop sale.

Zig Zag Is Ready for Your Next Date Night

Plus: Restaurant Week returns, alternate side parking gets easier for some neighbors, and the mystery behind one of Prospect Heights' strangest houses.

What I Love Around Here With Little Egg's Tanya Bush

Plus: the Gold Star team's new bar is finally here, a Park Slope favorite expands to Prospect Heights, and readers share where they shop for the perfect housewarming gift.

Does Park Slope Have a 'Same-ificiation' Problem?

Plus: this week's farmers market forecast, a "world-class" bus route, and Franklin Avenue's newest sushi spot.