Arts & Culture
By Paul Stremple and Max Parrott Spectators became participants, flooding the streets to dance at the West Indian Day Parade (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)It was a beautiful day for the parade, and we hope you got to enjoy it. Here’s what we saw – and what you said – when we
Holidays
Labor Day Parade, Union Square, New York, 1882 (Source: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Labor_Day_in_the_United_States#/media/File:Labor_Day_New_York_1882.jpg] )Happy Labor Day! We hope all our readers enjoy a final summer sendoff this holiday weekend. If
Announcements
Click the image to be taken to interactive feature. Finding the right school for your child can be an overwhelming task. Yuri Nazarov, a father of three from Bensonhurst, found that out firsthand when he began researching kindergarten programs for his oldest child. Nazarov and his wife discussed their options.
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A home in Seagate after Sandy. (Photo by Erica Sherman)Brooklyn knows the devastation of a major storm. Many neighborhoods are still being rebuilt, 5 years on from Sandy, and our hearts go out to the residents affected by Hurricane Harvey that tore though Texas this weekend. “Currently, the relief
Letter To The Editor
(L to R) Chris Cummings, and Whist Owners Nora Yockey and Damond Gallagher. (Photo by Kim Levering Cummings)Remember Scaredy Kat [/goodbye-to-scaredy-kat-hello-to-annies-blue-ribbon-general-store-parkslopestoop/] – the Park Slope staple for 14 years, and a lifesaver for last minute gifts that closed in 2013? A reader stops by their new location in North Carolina
Central Brooklyn
Several northern neighborhoods in Brooklyn will be sprayed with mosquito-killing pesticides on Tuesday, August 22 through Wednesday, August 23 to prevent West Nile Virus and other mosquito-borne diseases, the NYC Department of Health announced [http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/wnv/2017/wnv-notice-20170818.pdf] late last week. The
Announcements
(Photo via NYC Buildings/twitter)The National Weather Service [http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=okx&wwa=heat%20advisory] issued a Heat Advisory for New York City that will be in effect from noon today until 6:00pm this evening, August 22. It will be hot and
Animals
Photo of dogs involved in last week’s attack in South SlopeSunset Park – Following last week’s horrific attack [/south-slope-resident-warns-neighbors-of-four-pit-bulls-after-vicious-attack/] of a South Slope dog by four alleged pit bulls, a 31-year-old man killed a pit bull mix as it attacked his dog yesterday morning in Sunset Park. Johnny Rivera
Announcements
Rain pounding on the BQE, May 7. (Photo by Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch [http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=okx&wwa=flash%20flood%20watch] for New York City until 11pm tonight, August 18. Excessive runoff from rainfall may
northern brooklyn
This morning, during early rush hour, police officers talked a man out of jumping off the Manhattan bridge. NYPD Emergency Service Unit and Aviation Unit responded to a 911 call at 7:20 am of a man threatening to jump from the Manhattan-bound side of the lower level of the
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS: Police report that yesterday August 14, 2017 around 5:30 pm, a man followed a young woman into the Prospect Park subway station, and slapped her buttocks as she was going through the turnstiles. But did not stop there. They both took the uptown Q train, exited
Central Brooklyn
Battle of Brooklyn: Commemoration, Photo via Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com/event/battle-of-brooklyn-commemoration-2017/]On August 27, 1776, British troops advanced towards Brooklyn Heights, where the American soldier encampment was located. For those familiar with the history of The Battle of Brooklyn [http://theoldstonehouse.org/history/battle-of-brooklyn/] (referred to at