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This Week In BKLYNER: Coney Island Brawl, Ice Cream Sandwich Guide, Greenest Blocks & More

Biggie Basketball Court (Photo by Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and sign up for our daily newsletter. And if you ever have any news tips, story ideas, questions, or anything, email us at

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The Down-Low: 5 Hour Standoff On Verrazano Bridge & Other Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

(Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst Bean)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Cops convince man not to jump off Verrazano-Narrows Bridge after 5-hour standoff [Daily News] -Gowanus Canal Bulkheads Collapse and EPA Warns More Cave-ins

Food & Drink

Where To Indulge Your Sweet Tooth For Ice Cream Sandwich Day

(Photo via Coolhaus Ice cream/facebook)As if we really needed another excuse to eat ice cream this summer. Today is National Ice Cream Sandwich Day, and New Yorkers can celebrate the cool treat in the city where it all began (according to ice cream historian Jeri Quinzio, a pushcart

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Free Concert Series Returns To Wingate & Coney Island

The audience filing into for the first show at the Coney Island Amphitheater. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The show must go on! After a disappointing cancellation notice last month, two free outdoor concert series in Coney Island and East Flatbush are back in action, announced Brooklyn Borough President Eric

Central Brooklyn

The Down-Low: Nitehawk Delays Opening To Preserve ‘Cool’ Factor & Other Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopThe Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Prospect Park Nitehawk Delays Opening to Preserve ‘Very Cool’ Architecture [DNAinfo] -In Borough Park, a Councilman Departs but the Feud Goes On [NY

Central Brooklyn

The Down-Low: Bensonhurst Park Filth & Other Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanThe Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Filthy Building In Bensonhurst Park Shut Down At Last [CBS NY] -Brooklyn Police Shooting: NYPD Officer Kills Man In East Flatbush Apartment [Patch] -More

Central Brooklyn

Bed-Stuy, Boerum Hill & Sunset Park Take Home The Gold For ‘Greenest Block In Brooklyn’

Stuyvesant Avenue between Bainbridge and Chauncey Streets. (Photo via Brooklyn Botanic Gardens)Congratulations to gardeners who won formidable accolades in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden’s annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn awards — including first place winners in Bed-Stuy, Boerum Hill, and Sunset Park. The Greenest Block in Brooklyn is an annual

Central Brooklyn

Where To Celebrate National Night Out In Your Neighborhood Tomorrow

National Night Out 70th Precinct, 2016. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Tomorrow, August 1, marks the NYPD’s annual National Night Out event, where precincts throughout the city throw a massive block party to strengthen police-community relations. The annual event, held in thousands of precincts nationwide, aims to build awareness

Police & Fire

[Update: Arrest] Man Fatally Stabbed On Avenue Z In Sheepshead Bay

Avenue Z and East 12st Street. (Screenshot via Google Maps)A Sheepshead Bay man died after he was stabbed in the chest in broad daylight near his home on Sunday, said cops. Maxim Doukhan, 48, was found with a knife wound in his chest outside his apartment building on Avenue

Central Brooklyn

This Week In BKLYNER: Pizza Fire, Pools With A View, Parking Wars & More

Mural going up on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and sign up for our daily newsletter. And if you ever have any news tips, story ideas, questions,

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The Down-Low: A Peacock Impresses No One On The Subway & Other Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

Midday on the @NYCTSubway. Guy walks onto a train with this. pic.twitter.com/Ca67la8Dvv — Matthew Chayes (@chayesmatthew) July 27, 2017 The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Peacock Rides NYC Subway, Impressing No One [Gothamist]

Central Brooklyn

Flatbush Library Drastically Cuts Summer Hours Over Broken A/C

BYPL Flatbush Branch, 22 Linden Boulevard. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)This Flatbush Library at 22 Linden Boulevard announced a drastic cut in their summer hours due to a broken air conditioning system. The Library, which used to be open until 6pm, will now close at 1pm every day until

Central Brooklyn

Events: Animation Fest, Andrew Bird, Laser Shows & More This Weekend

(Photo via Animation Block Party/instagram)TGIF! Don’t let the Nor’Easter forecast rain on your parade this weekend. You can still enjoy the summer weekend in your favorite boro, with live tunes, secret tours, family fun days, and more! If you have an event to share, email us

Central Brooklyn

The Down-Low: The Last Secret Bridge Party & Other Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

Flatbush junction mural. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Photos: The Last Secret, Illicit Parties Atop The Old Kosciuszko Bridge [Gothamist] -Here’s How Much Park Slope Parents Pay Their

Announcements

Vendor Applications Open For New Outdoor Flatbush Market

2220 Nostrand Avenue. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Next weekend, a new local vendor market is set to open on Nostrand Avenue in Flatbush. Junction flea, opening in the parking lot at 2220 Nostrand Avenue between Avenues H and I, will include vendors from local businesses spanning clothing, food, and

Central Brooklyn

Felder Slams Brakes On ‘Raise The Ocean Parkway Speed Limit’ Bill

Ocean Parkway and Church Avenue, via 2014. (Photo via Ditmas Park Corner)Four months after he introduced the legislation, State Senator Simcha Felder said he’s dropping his controversial bill to increase the speed limit on Ocean Parkway to 35mph. “I thought a lot about that bill as a result

Announcements

Marshy Areas To Be Sprayed For Zika And West Nile Viruses This Week

(Mosquito — identified as an “ochlerotatus notoscriptus.”) Photo: JJ Harrison via Wikimedia Commons.Weather permitting, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) will be spraying key mosquito breeding locations in three marshy areas and non-residential Brooklyn zip codes beginning tomorrow, from 6am to 7pm. An environmentally friendly larvicide will

Announcements

Wife Of Slain NYPD Officer Gives Birth To Adorable Baby Girl

Widow of Detective Wenjian Liu has baby girl https://t.co/imE2z3fdP4 pic.twitter.com/PVF04Z2ozl — News12BX (@News12BX) July 26, 2017 Two and a half years after the death of NYPD cop Wenjian Liu, his wife gave birth to a baby girl from Liu’s preserved sperm, news outlets report.

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“You Will Be Brought To Justice” Say Officials To Hit-And-Run Drivers

Council Members Mark Treyger, Stephen Levin, and Ydanis Rodriguez, with Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives Paul Steely-White, July 25, 2017. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Today, elected officials and safety advocates demanded safer streets and justice against criminal drivers after two young men died in hit-and-run crashes in Brooklyn

Police & Fire

Missing Bath Beach Octogenarian Found Dead On Rooftop, Cops Say

Photo via NYPD88-year-old Bath Beach resident Mary-Joyce Bonsignore, missing for a week, was found dead on a Brooklyn rooftop earlier today, said cops. On Tuesday, July 25, at 11:45am, police found Bonsignore on the rooftop of 1853 Cropsey Avenue, where she was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation

Central Brooklyn

Cops Arrest Suspect For Serial Attempted Rapes In Crown Heights

Dennis Ofuoma, 19, charged with sexually assaulting two women in Crown Heights on July 13 #Brooklyn “I want $800 million, that’s it.” pic.twitter.com/cS5qjTXa68 — Andy Mai (@MaiAndy) July 25, 2017 Cops arrested a man accused of four cases of attempted rape in one night in Crown Heights.

Central Brooklyn

The Down-Low: Crazed Squirrel In Prospect Park & Other Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

A totally innocent squirrel (Photo by Pamela Wong)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Crazed squirrel goes on biting rampage in Prospect Park [NY Post] -Furious Crown Heights Residents Protest ‘Bullet Hole’ Bar: ‘People Of

Central Brooklyn

Man Who Raped A Woman In Boro Park Gets 20 Years In Prison

Today, a Brooklyn man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for violently assaulting, raping and robbing a sex worker in Boro Park two years ago, said the Brooklyn DA’s office. 30-year-old Robert Hernandez Brooklyn man was convicted in June of the violent attack, which including binding the woman’

Business

Rocky’s Pizzeria Temporarily Shutters After Basement Fire

Rocky’s Pizzeria, 474 Coney Island Avenue. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)A neighborhood-staple pizza joint is temporarily closing its doors for repairs after a fire tore through its basement on Saturday night, said owners. The flames sparked in the basement of Rocky’s Pizzeria just after 5:30am on

Police & Fire

One Teen & One Woman Reported Missing In Sheepshead Bay

Help cops find a young teenager and woman who went missing in Sheepshead Bay on Saturday in two separate incidents. 14-year-old Ron Thomas was last seen on July 22 at 1pm leaving his home on Avenue V near Bragg Street. He is described by cops as 5 feet 1 inches