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Gowanus

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Leske’s Bakery, the legendary sweet shop in Bay Ridge, will open a second store in Park Slope, giving residents of that community the chance to enjoy butter cookies, cheesecakes, black and white cookies, Danish pastries and other delicious treats. … Full Article

The New York and Long Island Stone Company Coignet Building in Gowanus – which today is quite dilapidated and covered in graffiti – is the earliest known concrete building in New York City and was designated with landmark status in 2006. It’s also for sale. … Full Article

Councilwoman Sara Gonzalez has received plenty of awards during her time in public office. But has she ever been serenaded by a mariachi band? She soon will be! … Full Article

Updated Jan. 28, 6:40 pm Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, a longtime Park Slope resident, announced on Sunday his bid for the mayor's seat, promising to pay attention to working-class New Yorkers he says have been ignored or "priced out" under Mayor Michael Bloomberg. … Full Article

Marine experts say a dolphin seen shaking black gunk from its snout after wandering into a polluted canal in New York may well have been ill before it lost its way and died. … Full Article

Observers of the notoriously polluted Gowanus Canal thought they had seen everything when, in 2007, a minke whale nicknamed “Sludgie” was found swimming in the Gowanus Canal. … Full Article

America’s foremost Jewish choir debuts in Brooklyn’s celebrated sanctuary with two of the borough’s native sons. … Full Article

WASHINGTON — Let's hear it for the do-over. Inaugurations are always moments of great ceremony and pageantry. But, hey, everybody can rel-a-a-a-ax a little the second time around. … Full Article

One was born in St. Louis, the other became a star there. Aside from that, Earl Weaver and Stan Musial were about as different as two Hall of Famers could be. … Full Article

WASHINGTON — Brooklyn's Mallory Hagan says her first week as Miss America has been amazing, but she's not sure she's going to Inauguration Day because of the weather. … Full Article