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Welcome To Stuyshwick! Brooklyn's Hot New Micro-Neighborhood That Everyone Agrees Is A Good Idea

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Jake Offenhartz

Published May 30, 2019

Modified May 30, 2019

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Mr. Kiwi raised the price of avocados to $1.50 just a few weeks before Stuyshwick was invented. Coincidence?

 

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Published May 30, 2019

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