Former Politics Reporter for Bklyner, covering Brooklyn politics and Crown Heights/PLG/Bed Stuy. @kadiagoba
affordable housing
CROWN HEIGHTS — A Brooklyn judge temporarily blocked two 17-story towers slated for the corner of Franklin Avenue and Montgomery Street, a development project activists say would block sunlight to the neighboring greenhouses at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden [https://www.bbg.org/]. Approved Cornell Realty development at 40 Crown St. (Renderings:
east flatbush
EAST FLATBUSH/MIDWOOD — Labor Union 32BJ SEUI announced Wednesday they’re backing non-profit executive director Monique Chandler-Waterman. The New York Union is the latest to pump their fist for candidates in the 45th council race. The service employees vowed to spend the next twenty days campaigning for Chandler-Waterman ahead of
Arts & Culture
PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDEN — The city, on Wednesday, announced the winning duo to create the Shirley Chisholm monument slated for the Parkside Avenue entrance of Prospect Park. Aerial view of Shirley Chisholm monument proposal. (Renderings: Amanda Williams and Olalekan JeyifousArtists Amanda Williams and Olalekan Jeyifous proposed “Our Destiny, Our Democracy” as
Announcements
PROSPECT HEIGHTS — April and warm weather usually mark the arrival of Sakura Matsuri, the borough’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. This year is no different. Kaoru Tani of the Yoshi Amao and Samurai Sword Soul poses by bloomed cherry blossom. (Photo Kadia Goba/Bklyner)The
Announcements
CROWN HEIGHTS — The restaurant that brings you the best sidewalk BBQ in Crown Heights was robbed earlier this month and police are looking for the two suspects. On April 11, around 2:30 am (kitchen closes at midnight), a man approached Royal Cuisine Yard Food restaurant at 324 Utica Avenue
affordable housing
CROWN HEIGHTS – More than 50 apartments in Crown Heights hit the affordable housing market this week as 409 Eastern Parkway (at Bedford Avenue) nears completion. Renderings of 409 Eastern Parkway at Bedford Avenue Credit: CRAFT CGThe corner building spans more than 197,000 sq. ft.with 11 stories and 186
News
BROOKLYN — Here’s the skinny on what some of your state and city lawmakers are up to. State Sen. Parker wants to make Good Friday a national holiday a state holiday. The proposed legislation [https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/s4430] would designate a legal holiday for public schools
Announcements
CROWN HEIGHTS – After three years of renovation and a yearlong closure, the St. Johns Recreational Center [https://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/recreationcenters/B245] in Crown Heights reopens the end of April. St. John’s Recreational Center Photo: Kadia Goba/BklynerThe center, located at 1251 Prospect Place (between Troy and Schenectady
Central Brooklyn
(L-R) Farah Louis, Adina Sash, and Monique Chandler-WatermanEAST FLATBUSH/MIDWOOD — Three people in the race to fill the 45the council seat received matching funds on Thursday, as the 7-person race pushes on. Candidates qualify for payments under the city’s matching funds program if they raise at least $5,000
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BROOKLYN — Easter is upon us and here are some free and paid events happening this weekend. You’ll be digging for chocolate, eggs, and plastic ovals filled with goodies. In the meantime, find out what eggs have to do with Easter, anyway [https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/17597617]. Bedford
Central Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS — More than a million Jewish New Yorkers will observe Passover this Friday. Finalizing a menu and meal prep remains a top priority of the annual holiday. But for the sick-and-shut-in, navigating the 15-step seder (Jewish ritual dinner) can be cumbersome. That premise was the motivation for launching “seders-on-the-go”
east flatbush
EAST FLATBUSH — Monique Chandler-Waterman, running to fill the vacant seat in the 45th council district, received a bunch of new endorsements Wednesday, less than a month before the May 14 special election. Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo and State Sen. Kevin Parker rallied behind the longtime East Flatbush resident at the