bath beach
By Assemblyman William Colton BATH BEACH/BENSONHURST/GRAVESEND – The NYC DOT is initiating a Sidewalk Program placing orange arrows on the sidewalks which previously had a Notice of Violation filed. The program then intends to send a notice to the homeowner informing them that unless the homeowner proceeds to file
bath beach
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBy Councilman Justin Brannan and Jane Martin-Lavaud We all know someone who has been impacted by traffic violence — someone who has been killed or injured by a car or truck driver on a street in New York City. Some of us have personally experienced this loss – we
News
GOWANUS – A 53-year-old woman was stabbed Monday night outside the Whole Foods at 214 3rd Street in Gowanus. At approximately 9:30pm on July 8, the woman was loading groceries into a car at the Whole Foods parking lot. A man approached her and stabbed her in the left hand,
Central Brooklyn
Via sharesummer.org [https://sharesummer.org/] * While the city offers free breakfast and lunch to kids 18 and under during the summer break (from June 27 to August 30) at nearly 1,200 sites [https://www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/news/announcements/contentdetails/2019/05/29/chancellor-carranza-launches-community-outreach-campaign-for-annual-free-summer-meals-program-available-to-all-new-yorkers-18-and-under] including schools, parks,
Central Brooklyn
Via Coney Island (Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/coneyislandfun/photos/gm.176872999695508/10155856357314514/?type=3&theater] )Happy Independence Day! Here’s what’s opened or closed for the July 4th holiday. If you’re staying in town for the 4th of July festivities, check out Bklyner’s list [/july-4th-events-in-brooklyn/
Central Brooklyn
S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse, 595 Smith Street (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner) * On Thursday, NYC DOB once again issued a Stop Work Order on the S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse in Red Hook due to “unsafe demolition,” Brooklyn Daily Eagle [https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2019/07/01/city-bars-unsafe-demolition-at-s-w-bowne-building-in-red-hook/] reports. Last
Central Brooklyn
By Zipporah Osei and Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat The school year ended in New York City for most students and their families on Wednesday, but debates that have dogged the system — about integration, the prestigious specialized high schools, and pay parity for pre-K teachers — remained conspicuously unresolved. Dueling afternoon protests erupted
affordable housing
535 4th Avenue & 555 4th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)By Amy White Graves, founder of Brooklyn Children’s Theatre [http://www.brooklynchildrenstheatre.net]. The nonprofit serves 1,300 children a year in Brooklyn. New York City is facing a homelessness crisis and women and children are bearing the
Boerum Hill
Ps 32 Samuels Mills Sprole, 317 Hoyt Street via Google MapsBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat In a bid to relieve overcrowding and help spur integration, the education department is weighing [https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2019/05/29/to-boost-diversity-and-address-enrollment-issues-brooklyns-district-15-may-redraw-elementary-attendance-zones/] whether to redraw elementary school zone lines — or remove attendance boundaries
Business
Eladia’s Kids daycare and preschool.By Eladia Causil-Rodriguez, owner of Eladia’s Kids daycare and preschool [http://eladiaskids.com/admissions/] which currently has four locations in Brooklyn and is in process of opening two more. The City Council’s unfunded mandate for paid vacation is a potential dream killer
Letter To The Editor
Commissioner Bishop with the featured business owners. NYC Department of Small Business ServicesBy Gregg Bishop, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Small Business Services It’s Immigrant Heritage Month, a perfect time to celebrate New York City’s small business community. Why? Because over half of the City’s 230,
Central Brooklyn
M.S. 890 on Coney Island Avenue. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Siena Taylor, Student at M.S. 890 The transition between elementary school to middle school is a strange, strange thing. One day, you’re a 5th grader without a care in the world, and the next morning you wake up