Below you’ll find weekend subway service changes for the D, N, F, and R lines in Brooklyn. Check back Monday to see what’s happening next week. Changes via MTA.info [http://www.mta.info/]. Through Friday: F LINE > F trains run every 20 minutes between Avenue X
240 Flatbush Avenue
It seems the allure of business from Barclays is strong, as a new sports bar is headed for Flatbush Avenue. Tap Sports Bar is setting up shop at 240 Flatbush Avenue, between Bergen Street and 6th Avenue, in the space that housed Allied Orthopedics until it closed last fall [/blog/
Photo by Mary Bakija Below you’ll find weekend subway service changes for the B, Q, and F lines in Brooklyn–and good news, because this Saturday and Sunday, we’re getting off scot-free! Check back Monday to see what’s happening next week. Changes via MTA.info [http://www.
66 pct Com Council Meeting
Join NYPD leaders, as well as Community Board 12 officers, elected officials and other neighbors, at the 66th Precinct holiday party on Monday, December 15, starting at 6:30 p.m. at CB 12’s offices (5910 13th Avenue at 59th Street). At 7:30 p.m. the Community Council
Source: yourdon/FlickrThe city has approved a plan to replace a total of 7,600 outdated pay phone booths with sleek public WiFi kiosks in all five boroughs, including 586 in Brooklyn that will be completed by 2019. The city’s Franchise and Concession Review Committee signed an updated version
ACE Theatrical Group
Motown legend Diana Ross [https://www.facebook.com/DianaRoss] will perform the inaugural concert at the revitalized Kings Theatre [http://www.kingstheatre.com/] (1027 Flatbush Avenue) on February 3, officially kicking off what is expected to be more than 200 performances each year at the historic site that has been
Photo By Erica ShermanUPDATE: See the exclusive renderings for the building [/seven-story-residential-building-ground-floor-retail-9000sf-public-plaza-replace-el-greco] the new owners have planned for this space, and hear what the current owners and some patrons will miss the most [/el-greco-owner-really-good-run/] when El Greco closes. Sheepshead Bay’s iconic El Greco Diner is set to shutter next
327 vanderbilt avenue
Photo courtesy Douglas Elliman [http://www.elliman.com/new-york-city/327-vanderbilt-avenue-brooklyn-olvrtzx].A single-family townhouse at 327 Vanderbilt Avenue — between DeKalb and Lafayette Avenues — that dates back to the 19th century, when it was called a carriage house, has hit the market for $2.1 million — a sizable sum for a building
dream street theatre company
Photo via Dream Street Theatre CompanyBrooklyn is chock full of talented artists, musicians, and actors, and Park Slope’s Dream Street Theatre Company [http://www.dreamstreetnyc.org/] is no exception. Now in their 16th year of celebrating our borough’s performers with special needs, Dream Street is preparing for Radio
2630 benson avenue
Students celebrated a successful march to deliver their college applications. Come out and witness an exciting movement for higher education taking place right in our neighborhood. Over 700 high schoolers, from all five boroughs of New York, will be marching towards their local post offices this Friday, including seniors from
slope suds
Photo by Sigismund von Dobschütz [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geschenke-2007.JPG]This Saturday, December 13, a number of local organizations are teaming up to ensure that children in need in Brooklyn have a special Christmas. Trinity Grace Church [http://tgcparkslope.com/], Park Slope Christian Tabernacle [https://www.facebook.
Gabby Stern
The final Windsor Terrace Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/brooklyn/windsor] (11th Avenue, between Sherman and Windsor Place) for this season will be Sunday, December 21 – which means there are just two weeks left to stock up on winter goodies, like apples, baked goods, squash, and cheese. The farms
carmine carro community center
Carmine Carro Community CenterThe Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association is holding its Annual Holiday Meeting-Party tonight, and the entire community is invited. The meeting / shindig will be from 7:30pm to 9:00pm at the Carmine Carro Community Center inside Marine Park on Fillmore Avenue between Madison Place and Marine Parkway. Mark
donuts
If you’ve gone to get your morning coffee from Dunkin’ Donuts in Newkirk Plaza [http://www.yelp.com/biz/dunkin-donuts-brooklyn-98] over the past couple of days, you’ve probably noticed the gates have been down. A couple neighbors reached out to us, concerned that it might be closed for
837 Union Street
Photo by Ryan FissellPossibly the busiest spot in Park Slope for strollers, freelancers, and anyone looking for a cozy place to start out drinking coffee and end up with a glass of wine, the popular Tea Lounge [http://www.tealoungeny.com] will be closing its doors on Sunday, December 14.
1602 kings highway
Our bandbox bandit enters the stage upon which he commits his dastardly deed. (Source: NYPD)Coppers are on the prowl for a villain of ritz and class who did indeed (allegedly) spy on a little old lady as she used an ATM at Kings Highway’s HSBC Bank, ultimately employing