Neighbors
(Screenshot via LiveLeak/Youtube)A Bergen Beach family with three kids got kicked off a Jetblue flight from Florida last month after a dispute between the parents, a customer, and a flight attendant, reports the Post [http://nypost.com/2017/07/19/family-tossed-from-jetblue-flight-after-toddler-kicked-seat/] . The incident began when the family’s
Central Brooklyn
Fireworks in Coney Island (Photo by reader Warren Tang)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -23 Incredible Vintage Pictures Of Summertime At Coney Island [BuzzFeed [https://www.buzzfeed.com/gabrielsanchez/incredible-pictures-from-the-glory-days-of-coney-island?utm_term=.qqkaERWR3o#.gsy39ozov6]
Carroll Gardens
Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Audrey Sackstein)Check out this gorgeous shot of double rainbows [/photographers-capture-double-rainbow-over-sheepshead-bay-sheepshead-bay/] in Manhattan Beach after Saturday’s downpour, against the backdrop of a dark, stormy sky. You can really see the inverted colors! Photo by reader Audrey Sackstein. (Photo by Pamela Wong)Across town, another double
Events
Joey Chestnut winning the Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest, 2016. (Photo: Nathan’s Famous [https://www.facebook.com/nathansfamous/photos/pcb.1043315615705202/1043315355705228/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Next week we celebrate our nation’s independence — and what better way to recognize those hard-won freedoms than watching a
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Mordechai Lightstone/twitter [https://twitter.com/Mottel/status/877890641820172294])“Summer is in full effect in Crown Heights,” writes social media-savvy Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone [https://twitter.com/Mottel]on twitter. “Caribbean fitness trainer giving workout advice to Hasidic guy working out with roadside dividers.” While walking by the scene
Announcements
Photo via daniellenebzIf you’re hanging around the neighborhood this Memorial Day weekend, we’ve put together a list of places and services that will either be closed or operating on a limited schedule on Monday, May 29: • Government offices and courts are closed. • There is no mail delivery. • All
Announcements
A Board member of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Academy’s Home School Association reached out to us asking for help with the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Academy’s [https://www.facebook.com/olgbrooklyn/] Shoe Drive – they are rather short of their goal. Here’s her note: There
News
We received the following Opinion Piece from Naomi Rabeeya, a neighbor in State Senator Simcha Felder’s District in response to receiving one of his regular mailings to his constituents (see above).We welcome opinion pieces and letters to the editor on topics that relate to Brooklyn. To submit, please
Arts & Culture
Mermaid Parade 2016. (Photo by Will Caruso)Southern Brooklyn’s sea kingdom has spoken! Registration is now open [http://www.coneyisland.com/mermaid-parade-registration-page] for the 35th annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade, for marchers, floats, antique cars, photographers, and revelers who want to take off their clothes. Get ready for colorful
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brighton beach
Two mics in Brighton Beach, produced by Filippo Piscopo / BRIC TV Meet two Russian-language radio producers broadcasting live from Brighton Beach, “where every step you hear Russian language, Russian shops, Russian businesses.” Victor Topaller, Radio-TV host, is proudly conservative and pro-Trump. The main difference between him and Rush Limbaugh? “The
Central Brooklyn
To the editor: Thank you for your recent article on abandoned and illegally parked cars on Hinckley Place off Coney Island Avenue (Whose Parking Lot Is Hinckley Place? [/whos-parking-lot-hinckley-place/] by Liena Zagare – April 21, 2017). It is good to know that I am not the only one that has noticed.
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Tracey Hohman)To our neighbors who celebrate, all of us here at BKLYNER wish you a very meaningful Passover. We hope everyone has a chance to relax, spend time with family and friends, and enjoy a peaceful holiday. **Alternate side parking rules are in effect today, April 10