Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Look at New Food and Drink Spots Coming to Fort Greene

With Focus on Literary Fiction, Indie Bookstore Troubled Sleep Debuts in Park Slope

A bookstore selling new and used books has opened at 129 6th Avenue in Park Slope. Troubled Sleep, a name shared with a novel by Jean-Paul Sartre, opened its doors to the neighborhood Monday. Comments on social media from customers have been enthusiastic.

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Slew of New Food and Drink Spots Set to Open in Fort Greene Starting in the Fall

Fort Greene is set to get at least five new restaurants or bars within blocks of each other over the fall and winter. Forma Pasta Factory, Margot, Slutty Vegan, Bar Francis and a so-far unnamed spot are all gearing up to open within a few steps of Fulton Street, between Vanderbilt Avenue and South Elliott Place.

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The Insider: Single Man’s Dated Park Slope Condo Gets New Life as Couple’s Pied-à-Terre

A mature couple who had been dating and decided to live together found themselves with three homes between them: a house upstate, a rented apartment in Brooklyn (hers), and a nondescript condo (his) on the third floor of a vintage row house. It hadn’t been upgraded since a developer’s schlocky renovation two decades ago. They decided to make the upstate place their primary residence, let go of her rental, and renovate his two-bedroom floor-through as an urban pied-à-terre.

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Get Ready for Spring With the 21st Annual Daffodil Project

It might feel a bit early to be thinking of spring flowers, but if you want to beautify your neighborhood with bright blooms you can sign up now for free bulbs or some volunteer hours through the Daffodil Project.

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Brooklyn Heights Co-op With Sunken Living Room, Wood Floors, Closets Asks $875K

This one-bedroom on Orange Street still has its original spacious layout with a sunken living room, dining nook and a foyer that could serve as a work from home perch.

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