I was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska. My life's journey has led me to Colorado, Oregon, Prague, Cambodia, South Korea, Chicago and Washington, DC. Now on my second Brooklyn stint and eager to
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KarVer around its opening in August 2017. (File).BROOKLYN – Just over a year after opening in Sheepshead Bay [/karver-bakery-cafe-opens-sheepshead/], KarVér Brasserie & Bakery Cafe has closed at that location and another on Livingston Street that just opened earlier this year. [/karver-korilla-open-outposts-downtown-brooklyn/] The owners say they will be back, but in
Bay Ridge
Salahi Deli’s new sign has a deeper backstory. Justin Mitchell/Bklyner.BROOKLYN – A local business in Ditmas Park got an eye-catching new look last week, when Salahi Deli substituted the awning it had used as a sign for almost three decades with a graffiti-style design painted directly onto its
Bensonhurst
Several street homeless men huddle together in Borough Park as it snows on Thursday, November 15. (Justin Mitchell/Bklyner).BOROUGH PARK – As the first snow of winter 2018 dumped on Borough Park Thursday afternoon, a handful of men stood huddled beneath a small awning at 61st Street and Ft. Hamilton
Bensonhurst
Piles of trash are an ongoing problem on this strip of 61st Street between 8th and 15th Avenues. (Justin Mitchell/Bklyner).BOROUGH PARK / SUNSET PARK – Food containers, industrial lights, protective diapers, tiles—one stretch of the sidewalk next to the tracks carrying the N-train through southwest Brooklyn is an ongoing
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Patrons attend Socceroof’s opening party on November 1 in Sunset Park. (Justin Mitchell/Bklyner).SUNSET PARK – Socceroof [https://www.socceroof.com] threw its grand opening party in Sunset Park Thursday night. The brand new facilities feature 10 fields, a bar and a rooftop view of the Statue of Liberty
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Mild flooding over the weekend renewed worries about how well Brooklyn would weather another Sandy-like storm. (Photo by Susanna Stein).Hurricane Sandy slammed into New York City six years ago Monday, causing 43 deaths and $19 billion in widespread devastation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/sirr/downloads/pdf/final_report/
Dyker Heights
A student crosses the street at 81st Street and 11 Avenue Wednesday after school. Justin Mitchell/Bklyner.DYKER HEIGHTS – Students joyfully poured out of IS 201 in Dyker Heights Wednesday afternoon, heading home after another day of school. But many of them would need to be careful. The intersection at
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The Shore Road Promenade and Bicycle Path runs 4.5 miles along New York Harbor. Photo: Justin Mitchell/Bklyner.BAY RIDGE – The Brooklyn District 10 Community Board voted Monday to request a study of the Shore Road Promenade and Bicycle Path infrastructure, citing “recurring cave-ins threatening public safety.” The request
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Euphoria will open up at this site near the 8th Ave stop on the N subway line. Photo: Justin Mitchell/Bklyner.SUNSET PARK – Brooklyn’s District 10 Community Board voted Monday night to recommend the State Liquor Authority approve a liquor license for Euphoria, a new karaoke bar at 834
Bay Ridge
No QuarterBAY RIDGE – The Brooklyn Community Board 10 voiced deep concerns about whether to recommend a liquor license for Orion’s Belt, a bar looking to open at 8015 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge – the former location of No Quarter, but voted to give the prospective owners the opportunity to