Central Brooklyn
Friend’s Field, April 27, 2017 (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)[Update: April 27, 2017, 11:15am—Police have told BKLYNER that the body was found near the park’s baseball field.] Early this morning, cops found a dead body on a bench at Friend’s Field in Midwood. Though
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by BKLYNER)We’re excited to announce a new Thai home-cooking restaurant will be opening next week on Cortelyou Road, employees told BKLYNER. Corthaiyou will unveil its new menu and interior at 1310 Cortelyou Road in the former home of Asya, which shuttered last summer [/asya-indian-restaurant-closes-doors-cortelyou-road-ditmas-park/], and Picket Fence
Business
Park Manor, 570 Coney Island Avenue. (Photo by Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)The Park Manor Home for Adults, an assisted living facility on Coney Island Avenue appears to be shuttered. Several neighbors reached out to us, noticing the padlock-and-gates down for several days at a time. They also reported not having
Central Brooklyn
(Photo via RWDSU/twitter)Today, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced that he is running to be elected to a full term. Gonzalez has led the Kings County District Attorney’s Office since last October when District Attorney Ken Thompson died after a battle with cancer [/brooklyns-first-african-american-district-attorney-dies-cancer-bensonhurst/]. Gonzalez was chosen
Central Brooklyn
(Ruslan Mervis via Facebook)A Midwood man was busted for sexually exploiting young girls on Facebook and threatening kids until they agreed to video themselves performing sexual acts, the NY Daily News first reported [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/man-posing-teen-extorted-child-porn-young-girls-authorities-article-1.3095391] . Ruslan Mirvis, 34, has been charged with the sexual
Central Brooklyn
Japanese Pond Garden, Brooklyn Botanic Garden. (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. -Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Withhold Money From Sanctuary Cities [New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/
Central Brooklyn
Seth Low middle school (IS 96) in Bensonhurst.Today, the Mayor announced a 5-year plan and budget to install air conditioning in every New York City classroom, beginning this summer. This comes after Brooklyn city council members Mark Treyger, Brad Lander, and others pushed for A/C in schools, along
Food & Drink
Cookie display at Gourmanoff Bakery, 1601 Gravesend Neck Road. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)A popular Brighton Beach gourmet market has landed in Sheepshead Bay, with a European bakery selling fancy pastries, fresh bread, and lunch items on Gravesend Neck Road at East 17th Street. Gourmanoff Bakery [http://gourmanoffbakery.com/
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Prospect Farm)With the Department of Sanitation’s organics curbside collections expanding [/curbside-composting-coming-brooklyn-neighborhoods/] to Fort Greene, Bensonhurst, Coney Island, Sheepshead Bay, Kensington, and more — many lucky Brooklynites don’t have to travel to compost this summer. (See if your neighborhood and building will get the brown compost bin
Bensonhurst
2848 and 2850 West 15th Street. (Screenshot via Google Maps)Two new building permits filed for southern Brooklyn are connected to an architecture and design firm with a history of skirting regulations. A six-story, 20-unit building could rise at 2848 West 15th Street between Neptune and Mermaid Avenues in Coney
Food & Drink
Karam Restaurant, 8519 4th Avenue. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)On a busy corner of 4th Avenue near 86th street sits an unassuming but critically acclaimed Lebanese gem. Karam restaurant [http://www.karambrooklyn.com], at 8519 4th Avenue, is far from the only Middle Eastern restaurant in the neighborhood, but
News
1501 Voorhies Avenue, 2017. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)A stop-work order has been slapped on the looming — and controversial — 28-story luxury condo tower slated for Sheepshead Bay, after officials found safety violations at the site. Construction for the AvalonBay at 1501 Voorhies Avenue has been halted after inspectors found