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Kadia Goba

Former Politics Reporter for Bklyner, covering Brooklyn politics and Crown Heights/PLG/Bed Stuy. @kadiagoba

Hype’s Kitchen Opens In PLG

PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDEN – Social media celebrity turned standup comedian Majah Hype is now the co-owner of Hype’s Kitchen and Juice Bar, a Carribean eatery in the heart of PLG. Hype’s Kitchen and Juice Bar in PLG at 589 Flatbush Avenue (Photo: Kadia Goba/Bklyner)The social media star who

Crown Heights/PLG: Openings

CROWN HEIGHTS/PROSPECT HEIGHTS/PLG – It’s restaurant season and here’s what’s opening in Crown Heights, Prospect Heights and PLG. Gruit Garden & Eatery. Replacing the old Toomey’s Diner on the corner of Empire Blvd as Rogers Avenue. (Photo: Kadia Goba/Bklyner)GRUIT GARDEN & BEER After

Another Shooting Near Elijah G. Stroud Campus

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – On May 21, officials sheltered in P.S. 316 [http://www.ps316brooklyn.org/] (Elijah G. Stroud Elementary School) and M.S. 353 because of a gun-related incident. That evening, third graders were performing The Wiz at a special evening musical. Less than two weeks later, and another shooting

Third Annual PLG Arts Event, June 15

PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDEN – The PLG Arts Film Festival [https://plgarts.org/events/plg-arts-music-festival/] is just around the corner and here’s the official lineup. The non-profit promotes the arts and local artists from PLG and the surrounding areas. Now in its third year, the festival boasts 12 performances spaces between Parkside

Gounardes Inches Closer To Passing Verrazzano Discount

BAY RIDGE — Soon Brooklyn residents can travel across the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge at the same discounted rate as their Staten Island neighbors. Verrazzano Bridge. Liena Zagare/BklynerThe New York Senate passed 55 – 2, State Sen. Andrew Gounardes’ bill [https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/s4490] allowing Brooklyn residents to

Sushi by Bou Opens On Emmons Avenue Thursday

SHEEPSHEAD BAY — Sushi by Bou is bringing it’s rapid-fire take on sushi to one of Brooklyn’s waterfronts today. Sushi by Bou at 1811 Emmons Avenue (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)Located at 1811 Emmons Avenue, the rapidly-expanding omakase spot, Sushi by Bou [https://www.sushibybou.com/#locations], is destined

Search For CB9 District Manager Drags On And On And On & More

CROWN HEIGHTS — Another contentious Community Board 9 meeting for the record. This time three members of the executive board walked out of the monthly general board meeting. The gesture subsequently killed quorum for what should have been an opportunity to hear from four candidates in the long-vacant district manager’s

Tastes Of Franklin Festival Launches In Crown Heights This Sunday

CROWN HEIGHTS — Retailers along the Franklin Avenue retail corridor are joining the food crawl trend this Sunday with the first-ever Tastes of Franklin Festival. The event runs four hours from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm along Franklin Avenue between Park and Sterling Place on June 2. Try tastings

Chirlane McCray Takes Mental Health Conversation Nationwide

EAST NEW YORK — Just as a songstress belted out a high note on the ground floor of the East New York Seventh Day Adventist Church, New York City’s first lady was also testifying on a much more secular topic, “How was Iowa?” First lady Chirlane McCray addresses a congregation

City Council Launches Interactive Map Of Public Parks

BROOKLYN — For many, Memorial Day marks the start of the summer and the New York City Council is arming New Yorkers with its latest rollout. Ahead of the holiday, the council launched an interactive map [https://council.nyc.gov/data/parks-in-nyc/] of public parks with details of each facility’s