Sign in Subscribe

Carly Miller

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

> Midday on the @NYCTSubway [https://twitter.com/NYCTSubway]. Guy walks onto a train with this. pic.twitter.com/Ca67la8Dvv [https://t.co/Ca67la8Dvv] — Matthew Chayes (@chayesmatthew) July 27, 2017 [https://twitter.com/chayesmatthew/status/890627391344840705] The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as

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

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

(Photo via Animation Block Party/instagram)TGIF! Don’t let the Nor’Easter forecast [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170728/jackson-heights/rain-storm-summer-noreaster-new-york-city?utm_source=Brooklyn&utm_campaign=c80421a642-Mailchimp-NYC&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7260a5da5b-c80421a642-136793013] rain on your parade this weekend. You can still enjoy the summer

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 [http://gothamist.com/2017/07/26/kosciuszko_bridge_parties.

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

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

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

(Mosquito — identified as an “ochlerotatus notoscriptus.”) Photo: JJ Harrison [http://jjharrison89@facebook.com] 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

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 [https://t.co/PVF04Z2ozl] — News12BX (@News12BX) July 26, 2017 [https://twitter.com/News12BX/status/890066649604169728] Two and a half years after the death of NYPD cop Wenjian Liu, his wife gave birth to

“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 on

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