Photo by GaborfromHungary [http://mrg.bz/n2QSKU].Here’s this week’s roundup of neighborhood events taking place through Thursday. Come back Friday morning for our roundup of highlights for the weekend. And, as always, let us know if there are any events we’re missing by submitting your listing
394 Myrtle Avenue
Reception was not particularly positive back in late March/early April when news broke [/blog/2015/03/30/starbucks-will-join-existing-coffee-hubs-myrtle-avenue/] that Starbucks would be moving into a storefront at 394 Myrtle Avenue, but maybe there can be a silver lining, at least for a few locals with coffee-making and retail management
community forum
The controversial and emotional issue of downsizing — the practice of forcing existing residents, usually seniors, of New York City public housing to move into smaller apartments once their families grow up and move away, in order to make room for new residents and families who are currently on waiting lists
Behind The Book
Image via Selina Alko [https://www.facebook.com/279462945399622/photos/pb.279462945399622.-2207520000.1431978789./431214236891158/?type=3&theater] Local neighbor and author Selina Alko [http://www.selinaalko.com/] will be reading from her book, “B is for Brooklyn,” at PS 46 at 100 Clermont Avenue this Wednesday, May 20,
99 North Portland Avenue
A resident searches for ID to show police guarding 99 North Portland Street after a shooting on May 15, 2015. (Photo by Ken Stier)There are no suspect sketches or other identifying descriptions of the person who shot a 36-year-old man inside one of the Walt Whitman Houses last Friday
felony assault
The suspect sought for gang assault at 395 Flatbush Avenue on May 14. (Images via NYPD.)Two teens have been arrested and two more are being sought by police for their alleged involvement in brawl last Thursday afternoon inside the Flatbush Avenue McDonald’s, at the corner of Fulton Street,
Missed some of this week’s news? Here’s a recap: * Add your events [/blog/2015/05/12/got-an-event-coming-up-share-it-on-our-new-calendar/] to our new Brooklyn-wide calendar! FOOD: * Wegmans is coming [/blog/2015/05/13/wegmans-is-coming-to-admirals-row-at-the-brooklyn-navy-yard/] in 2017 to the Brooklyn Navy Yard! * And they will be hiring locally [/blog/2015/05/14/
New York City Parks Department
Photo by Alex KritskyHave you ever wondered how many trees are in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn or all of New York City? Now’s your chance to find out! The third decadal Trees Count [http://www.nycgovparks.org/trees/treescount] tree census is coming up and the city Parks Department is
fort greene park conservancy
Image via Fort Greene Park Conservancy.A message from the Fort Greene Park Conservancy [http://www.fortgreenepark.org/] has announced that reconstruction of the Willoughby Avenue Entrance “is 50 percent complete” and is scheduled to be done — ready for reopening — by November/December 2015, according to the NYC Parks Capital
New York City Office of Emergency Management
Photo via NYCOEM [http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/get_involved/cc_community_space.shtml].When a disaster strikes, community shelters and other safe spaces are the first place where many of us go for supplies and other resources. Now, the New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
bay academy
(Photo by Kathryn Kirk/Brooklyn BP’s Office)Students from Sheepshead Bay, Coney Island and other Brooklyn neighborhoods have been tapped to perform as part of the summertime lineup of the 2015 School Lunchtime Concert Series. The concert series kicked off Wednesday in Downtown Brooklyn’s Willoughby Plaza and continue
Put a bounce in your step and the step of a furry friend at tomorrow’s adoption event hosted by our very own Heart of Brooklyn Veterinary Hospital [http://www.heartofbrooklynveterinary.com/], along with the fantastic Sean Casey Animal Rescue [http://nyanimalrescue.org/]! From 12-5pm on May 16, stop by