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A 200-by-300 foot billboard has fallen onto the Brooklyn Queens Expressway between Meeker and Metropolitan Avenues. It is suspected that high winds of up to 45 miles a hour brought the sign down. More »
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Updated. Bushwick resident and YouTube user TheFallGuy53 was minding his own business, sitting on his front stoop, when suddenly, an apparition of light. A UFO, lurking in the north Brooklyn sky! More »
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A Google Maps Street View car taking photos of roving artisanal grilled cheese-making wagons in Williamsburg made an unscheduled break in Crown Heights after their Subaru Impreza broke down on Kingston and East New York. Did you hear that — they're making grilled cheese. In the streets! Someone should do a story on that. Hat tip to my mishpacha, Doren! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5817404&view=rss&microfeed=true Attempts to ban cars from Brooklyn's Prospect Park met with resistance from Borough President Mark Markowitz, who said the "laudable" goal of a car-free park would hurt motorists who can only drive there four hours a day anyways. More »
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It appears none of the speculation over the cause of last week's Brooklyn Lamborghini fire was correct. It wasn't thieves or an insurance scam. A source tells us the supercar was destroyed because of a bad aftermarket DVD player installation. More »
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This Lamborghini Murcielago burned to the ground earlier today in Brooklyn, New York. There's speculation that two men stole the exotic car before fleeing, but there's no explaining for why they torched a car that starts at around $350,000. More »
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Using the Google Earth hi-res satellite view of New York, simple animation and a little imagination, an entire car chase was created through the streets of Brookyln. It's like the original Grand Theft Auto — in real life. More »
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In 1989, VH1 gave away 36 vintage Corvettes in a contest. The winner sold those cars to artist Peter Max, who let them rot in a Brooklyn parking garage for twenty years. The cars recently disappeared. This is their story. More »
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The Snowpocalypse brought a foot of snow to Brooklyn. Combine the snow with high winds channeled by the city's grid-like streets creates the perfect recipe for Mother Nature custom-built white aerodynamic-enhancing body kits. More »
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An out-of-control bus barreled into parked cars on a Brooklyn street, setting two ablaze, after allegedly swerving to avoid hitting a single erratic vehicle. The trouble is, this video tells a different story. More »
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Reader Rudolphdude spotted this flier asking passers-by for information about a tank lost somewhere in Brooklyn. At first glance, the phone number makes it look like a very clever viral Army recruiting ad. The reality is much stranger. More »
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Jonathan Schipper's "Slow Motion Car Crash" is still a damn good metaphor for the Pontiac brand. More »
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This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Today we've got an odd trio of cars spotted in the vicinity of Prospect Park in Brooklyn by Mr. Choppers. There's a very rusty '68 Cadillac ambulance with a cryptic "Wildlife Control" theme, a much-easier-to-park Fiat 500, and one of the last surviving Vega Kammbacks still on the street, anywhere. Make the jump to see the rest of the photos and read Mr. Choppers' description. More »
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The idea of French cars in the US is a novel idea today, though it wasn't really that long ago that Peugeot, Renault et al were bit players in the American automotive sitcom. Though 15 years have passed since France's retreat, new models are sometimes spotted on US soil, usually in the form of manufacturer test cars. (Take this 107 spotted by Autoblog Sam.) Now, a Peugeot 407's been caught in the Brooklyn, New York neighborhood of Bay Ridge, wearing carmaker tags and a grin only les Gaulois could love. The cameraphone shooter says the driver assured that the 407 was not coming to the US. Perhaps if it attracts enough interest someone will create a 407 nose kit for the Chrysler Sebring. – Mike Spinelli More »
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Looks like Brooklyn, NY (old motto: "Don't make me crack your friggin' skull"; new motto: "Who's up for a ginger rub?") won't be hosting a Grand Prix any time soon. Our dahling sister site, Gawker, reports on how Paul Newman's effort to bring civilized racing to Mr. Kotter's stomping grounds has been thwarted by grass-protecting Federal hippies. Next stop, across the Verrazano Bridge to Staten Island (motto: "Don't ever come here") for possible Nascar action. More »
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