Former Politics Reporter for Bklyner, covering Brooklyn politics and Crown Heights/PLG/Bed Stuy. @kadiagoba
Central Brooklyn
Unidentified person graffitied the words “Putos” outside Mexican Diner in Ditmas Park (Photo credit: Je Suis Encrateia)DITMAS PARK/KENSINGTON — Someone graffitied a Spanish slur outside of a Mexican restaurant Thursday morning. Perpetrators spray-painted the word “Putos” (male prostitutes in English) outside of Mexican Diner [https://www.google.com/search?
Announcements
Seamless is celebrating 20 years in business with a contest.BROOKLYN — Seamless is turning 20 and they want to give back. To commemorate its 20th Anniversary, the company is offering one lucky New Yorker a chance to win 20 years of free Seamless service, and yes there are strings attached.
News
BROOKLYN — There’s a lot going on in Brooklyn today and some important things happened this week. U.S. Rep Hakeem Jeffries of Congressional District 8 is delivering his annual State of the District at Brooklyn Technical High School [https://www.bths.edu/] in the Clinton Hill/Ft. Greene area
Crown Heights
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] CROWN HEIGHTS – NYPD arrested three men in connection with two separate assaults on Jewish men early Wednesday morning in Crown Heights. Teshon Bannister, 21, and Navar Walters, 18 were first arrested and
Big Story
Thousands of women at the annual International Chabad-Lubavitch Women’s Conference dinner at the New York State Armory in Williamsburg. (Photo credit: Shmuel Amit/Chabad.org)WILLIAMSBURG — There are roughly 60 Chabad-Lubavitch synagogues in Brooklyn. A thriving retail corridor along Kingston Avenue hums with shoppers daily, just down the block
News
Candidate for Public Advocate Helal Sheik with Jeff Coltin photobombing. (Photo: Kadia Goba/Bklyner)BROOKLYN — Tuesday’s Board Of Elections hearing—full of technical snafus—resulted in a 17-person ballot with some unexpected outcomes for the Feb. 26 Public Advocate’s election. In a surprising move, Assemblywoman Latrice Walker bowed
News
Gerald “Gerry” Kassar (Photo credit: Gerry Kassar)BAY RIDGE — At least one Conservative Party member is eyeing the top role in the face of Chair Mike Long’s resignation. Former Brooklyn Conservative Party Chair Gerrard “Jerry” Kassar told Bklyner he’s considering a run for New York State Conservative Party
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Protesters across the street from Ft. Hamilton High School at a rally against the new Reproductive Health Act.BAY RIDGE — More than 30 people, including former State Sen. Marty Golden, gathered across from Ft. Hamilton High School to protest the new Reproductive Health Act (RHA) Sunday, ahead of State Sen.
Neighbors
Via Gounardes Twitter.BAY RIDGE — Just off a contentious race against a longtime incumbent, Gounardes took the ceremonial oath for office on Sunday and called for unity and action from his constituents. Nearly a thousand people came out to Ft. Hamilton High School [https://www.fthhs.org/] to witness the
News
1320 Fulton St. between Nostrand and New York Avenues (Screenshot: Google Maps) BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — Affordable housing lotteries are now open for three Bedford Stuyvesant apartment buildings, and despite the long odds at scoring one of the apartments listed, you can only win if you apply. 1328 Fulton Street After more than
Announcements
Photo by Eric [https://www.flickr.com/photos/sirira2000/15101827505]BEDFORD STUYVESANT/BUSHWICK — Chipotle is bringing their burritos and beer to the Bedford Stuyvesant area. The new location at 774 Broadway between Marcus Garvey Blvd. and Elery street will be their fifteenth Brooklyn location, but first in Bedford Stuyvesant and
Bay Ridge
Image courtesy of the offices of Assemblywoman Nicole MalliotakisBAY RIDGE — It’s true about political offices—the re-election starts the day you’re elected. At least that’s the case for newly-elected U.S. Congressman Max Rose. Nicole Malliotakis, officially opened a campaign committee [http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/508/
Crown Heights
Crown Heights Map (Screenshot: Google Maps)CROWN HEIGHTS – Optimum confirmed a “third party” construction crew caused the service outage on Wednesday that electronically shut down parts of Crown Heights. Hundreds of residents and small businesses in the neighborhood were affected, especially along the Kingston Avenue retail corridor. Businesses could not
News
SHEEPSHEAD BAY — A mysterious website that sprang up a few weeks ago “reporting” on Southern Brooklyn belongs to former State Sen. David Storobin, Bklyner has learned. Storobin, who served a short 7-month stint in office before he was redistricted told Bklyner he’s always wanted to “do journalism” and wrote
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Salahi Deli’s new sign has a deeper backstory. Justin Mitchell/Bklyner.BAY RIDGE — City Councilman Justin Brannan sent a letter to the Department of Investigations suggesting an employee within the agency is behind the city-wide sign and awning scandal [/merchants-take-down-signs-as-panic-over-fines-sweeps-city/], according to documents Bklyner obtained. The letter [https://www.
Borough Park
Photo by Pictures of Money [https://www.flickr.com/photos/pictures-of-money/17123251389/in/photolist-s6895e-s68a4i-snzBqK-s5ZdWJ-s61ncG-s61m4j-s4fksR-buW1s2-pf35hV-chEwR9-bH1iX8-bt4mNt-42PQoC-a2YSa6-a2Y7cz-snzAJp-62QVKf-ddi5Gd-9aTrvk-6GUsm-buV6x-bta55K-9rUmY9-82xTtv-5EMAYS-dB7F8e-dK2oa7-6us9ax-aFDjPB-aYWk56-aFATbM-aFAaK6-aFAQEv-7M4MWJ-PNrwk-6u2TxZ-4Lcpnq-84wJAM-5k7qL3-buhrpp-6MMVrB-7jq9Cn-Qt2VW-5G4WCi-6uXAjv-cDWLKs-9wUujx-dm3GF5-D2K4G-8CCxH] BORO PARK – Former Assemblyman Dov Hikind spent more c