Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Union Market for Crown Heights, Cute Homes in Hudson

Organic Grocer Union Market Coming to Crown Heights Near Prospect Park
Health-food grocer Union Market is coming to Crown Heights, bringing locally sourced and organic options to a brand-new, 10,600-square-foot space. The shop will be located on the ground floor of developer Adam America Real Estate’s in-the-works residential building at 1525 Bedford Avenue, close to Eastern Parkway and Prospect Park.

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5 Adorable Upstate Homes in Hudson, N.Y., Where You Don’t Need a Car
Just a two-hour trip north from Penn Station via Amtrak’s Empire Service, Hudson, N.Y. is a quaint, walkable little town with a bevy of antique stores, delectable eateries and look-worthy art galleries. In short: It’s a great place to have a second home — especially if you don’t want to drive.

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The History of Kings Highway, a Road Almost as Old as Brooklyn
Kings Highway is a long, broad avenue extending from Bensonhurst to Brownsville — and it used to be even longer. Today it serves as a main artery for Brooklyn, growing and shrinking in lane quantity as it spans a massive chunk of the borough.

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Overcrowded Subways Get More “Platform Controllers” to Reduce Dawdling in Brooklyn
For many Brooklynites, the soul-crushing stampede of humanity that comes with boarding a morning-rush-hour train seems to only be getting worse. But the MTA thinks it might be able to alleviate some of the problems. As the subway system becomes increasingly overburdened by more and more straphangers, the MTA has turned to platform controllers to help decrease the amount of time spent boarding.

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The Insider: Park Slope Homeowners Serve as Own Contractors, Designers in Row House Expansion
When they first moved in to their 18-foot-wide Park Slope row house, Peter and Lovleen Cavanagh gave their home a quickie renovation. But after living there for nearly a decade, it was time for a full gut makeover, including a new top floor and a two-story extension at the rear.

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