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Alt-Brooklynites from near and far got together this weekend at the Bushwick Block Party and, well… did all the things they normally do except packed tightly together and with more boas and double-dutch than normal. You can see photos such as the one above in Bedford + Bowery’s Flickr pool. Gothamist also has coverage.

Remember earlier this month when an East Village couple made the to pay $1 million for a rough-around-the-edges apartment in Bed-Stuy? Well, now the seven-figure-buyers club has spread to Bushwick – where a free-standing home was sold for over $1.2 million. The purchase on Bushwick Avenue is thought to be a new neighborhood record. [Brownstoner]

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The suspect in last week’s Bushwick shooting was apprehended in Springfield, Mass. [NY Daily News]

An 18-year-old Jacob Riis resident, who was shot and killed on Friday, was remembered by friends and family. [DNAinfo] More →

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The bar formerly known as Painkiller (now PKNY) will no longer be putting you out of your misery. The bar’s landlord decided not to renew the lease, though no shutter date has been set. [Eater]

Williamsburg real estate prices “plummet”– well, sorta, unless you look at the bigger picture. [DNA Info] More →