Business
(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)One thousand Yemeni-owned bodegas across the city are on strike today to protest Trump’s executive order banning immigrants and refugees from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States. And a few of the shops are on your morning commute in Ditmas Park. Participating
Events
(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Last night, thousands of protesters rallied outside of Senator Chuck Schumer’s Park Slope apartment to demand that the Democratic leader staunchly oppose President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks. The protest continued despite the Schumer’s announcement on Monday [https://www.facebook.com/senschumer/posts/
Education
PS 217 Unity rally, Monday, January 30. (Photo via Audrey Walen)This week, local parents are using the schoolyard to support for the scores of immigrant families at two Ditmas Park elementary schools, following a slew of executive orders this week banning refugees from entering the U.S [/demonstrators-gather-cadman-plaza-emergency-hearing-immigration-ban/]. P.
Neighbors
Info session with Assembly Member Bobby Carrol at Ditmas Civic meeting, January 26. (Photo by Nathan Thompson)In response to the Trump presidency, a growing number of Ditmas Park neighbors are mobilizing to keep immigrant neighbors safe — not only by protesting, but also by engaging with local government. Ditmas Civic
Business
RIP Sport Prospect, 1988–2017. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)We’re sad to announce that Sport Prospect, Park Slope’s prime little league outfitter and t-shirt supplier, is shutting its doors after 29 years on 7th Avenue. The small shop, at 362 Seventh Avenue between 10th and 11th Streets,
News
Brighton Beach Avenue. (Screenshot via Google Maps)Today, an 85-year-old driver in Brighton Beach struck three pedestrians in broad daylight when he jumped the curb, killing one woman and injuring two others. The elderly driver of a 2016 Lexus was attempting to reverse into a parking spot in front of
Arts & Culture
Before The Wall: A Benefit to Support Immigrant Communities, January 27, 2017. (Photo by Sonali Basak)On Friday night, as the city erupted with protests [/demonstrators-gather-cadman-plaza-emergency-hearing-immigration-ban/] against Trump’s freshly signed executive order banning Muslim refugees from entering the United States, others gathered for a different kind of protest at
Nonsponsored
Assemblyman Cymbrowitz (center), DOT Borough Commissioner Keith Bray (far right) and other reps discuss possible safety improvements at Avenue X and Ocean Parkway. (Photo via Assemblyman Cymbrowitz)Today, local politicians in southern Brooklyn met with city and state Department of Transportation officials and community leaders to discuss a plagued intersection
Police & Fire
Cops found body parts inside Moses’ apartment at 185 Erasmus Street. (Screenshot via Google Maps)This week, a sex offender has been charged with murdering his alleged girlfriend and stashing her body parts inside his freezer in Flatbush. On Tuesday, January 17 cops found a woman’s torso and leg
Announcements
Coney Island Avenue at Cortelyou Road. (Photo by Carly Miller / BKLYNER)The CBS cop procedural [http://www.cbs.com/shows/blue_bloods/] Blue Bloods is back in Ditmas Park…again. Blue Bloods, which features Tom Selleck playing the NYPD police commissioner and Donnie Wahlberg playing an NYPD detective, might as
Kids & Family
(Photo via Save Sunflower website [https://sites.google.com/view/savesunflower/who-to-call?authuser=0])The abrupt closure of a beloved Windsor Terrace daycare facility has left 30 families without childcare, 10 workers without employment, and both collectively owed more than $100,000 by its owners. On Friday, January 20, parents
News
Mayor de Blasio made his Vision Zero budget announcement at the intersection of Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues, which will be among DOT’s targets for major safety improvements in 2017. (Photo via NYC DOT / instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BPtHpTLj2sI/?tagged=visionzero])On Wednesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced