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Bklyner Endorses Brannan for Council District 47

If you want your district to have the best possible representation in the city council right away, you should look beyond politics and pick Justin Brannan, a moderate Democrat.

Should Kagan or Brannan Represent Bay Ridge and Coney Island in City Council?

Ahead of the November 7 local elections, when we get to pick our city council members again, NY1 held a debate Tuesday night (you can watch it here) between the two incumbents in what will be the new District 47 – Ari Kagan, a recent Republican representing current Council District 47,

Streets, Migrants, And More

The weather has turned pleasant and just about every neighborhood in Brooklyn wants you to come out and enjoy all it has to offer — from Atlantic Antic Downtown, 3rd Avenue Fair in Bay Ridge, art crawls in Ditmas Park and Prospect Lefferts Gardens, to lots of literary events to go

New Crosswalks By The Parade Ground

I could never understand why the Parade Ground entrance facing Prospect Park had no crosswalk. The sports fields stretch over 40 acres, offering everything from soccer to basketball to baseball to tennis courts, serving tens of thousands of residents. Of course, there is no gate to the park there either,

Queens-bound BQE Closures in Mid-October

Brace yourselves, folks, because we've got some road drama coming our way in mid-October. BQE will be closed between the Atlantic Avenue entrance ramp and the Manhattan Bridge exit ramp in the Queens-bound lane. Staten Island-bound traffic will be reduced to one lane during the same period, and there will

Real Estate

14-Story Buildings For Coney Island Avenue?

With the building on Park Circle rapidly approaching completion, several new mixed-use developments are being quietly revealed on the blocks of Coney Island Avenue north of Beverley Road. The wide commercial avenue here is home to gas stations, autobody shops, two schools, and a few residential buildings. It's a local

food

Ample Hills, Artichoke Parm, Ayat, and more

NYC Council: Brooklyn Primaries 2023 (updated)

NYC Council Primaries: District 47

District 47 was significantly redrawn to accommodate the new District 43 and now includes Bay Ridge, Bath Beach, and Coney Island, with a narrow sliver of Dyker Heights connecting the two. On the Democratic side, there is no primary, and whoever wins among the Republicans will challenge current Bay Ridge

Air Worst In Memory

As the sky turns an even darker shade of brown, it's time to stay indoors and pull out those old KN95 masks to help you breathe a bit easier when outside, regardless of how good a shape you are in, NY State's health officials recommend. The air quality has been

NYC Council Primaries: District 43

District 43 was drawn following the 2020 Census to acknowledge the large Asian population that had settled in Bensonhurst and Sunset Park neighborhoods over the last two decades. The new district is 54% Asian, 27% White, and 15% Hispanic, home to just over 175,000 residents. When it comes to

Beach Watch: Sharks, Rip Currents, and 100 Years of Splinters

If you've lived here any length of time you know there is no better way to cool off than heading to the beach (sorry Prospect Park). However, if you've been on a beach after a storm, you may have discovered all kinds of stuff floating in the waters, making you

food

Gelato, Pork & Pizza

Welcome back to another roundup of the latest food news, the Brooklyn edition. Some good places to get artisanal cheese and fancy pork, ponderings over unionizing at mom-and-pop shops, and some food-related events in Park Slope and Bay Ridge to enjoy this weekend. Have a good one. New: Jaffa, an

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Flatbush Food News

Lea's reopening, Cross Road is open, Brooklyn Perk is expanding south, people keep brewing beer in the basement, getting pizza and fixing bikes, Chipotle, Everytable, Guac Time, and ... and who knows what's Sweeter than Sugar? Oh, and Smorgasburg is returning to Prospect Park on Sundays until October. Lea has been

Newsletter

Parades, NYC Half, Veselka, Franklin Avenue, Sewage Tanks, PLG Landmarking, and more

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Brooklyn's celebratory parade will be this Sunday at 12:30 pm, starting by the Bartel-Pritchard square (Park Slope/Windsor Terrace). The NYC Half Marathon will take over until 4 pm on the other side of the park. Politics & Crime * Retired officer Kruythoff Forrester was accused of

St. Patrick's Day Parades

Brooklyn's St. Patrick's Day Parade - the 48th - will be this Sunday, March 19. Since 2019, it has welcomed LGBTQ members to march along. Bands and marching units will parade from 15th Street & Prospect Park West, going down 15th Street to 7th Avenue, along 7th Avenue to Garfield Place,

Health

Extended Care Unit For Patients With Severe Mental Illness Opens at H+H Kings County

The new unit works on rehabilitating and reintegrating patients into the community, allowing longer in-patient stays at the hospital.

Newsletter

Crime Stats, Hamantaschen Doughnuts, Diners, Upside-Down Tree, And More Brooklyn News

Politics * Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is investigating 82 payments, totaling almost $200,000, to Excelsior Waste and Recycling LLC, a company founded by former Bensonhurst Assemblymember Peter Abbate's staffer Joseph Brady, who led an upstate biker gang while serving as Abbate's top legislative aide, THE CITY reports. * Councilmember Ari Kagan was

Something Borrowed: A Tree Lights Up Brooklyn Heights Library

Brooklyn Public Library unveiled Jean Shin's sculpture Something Borrowed, Something Blue today, marking the completion of the new Brooklyn Heights Library that opened to the public last June. The sculpture, an illuminated, inverted hanging tree with roots at the ceiling, draws on the tree's symbolism as a sacred symbol of

Books, Busses, Brits, Curbs, Carroll Gardens, and more.

Education

Deputy Secretary of Education Visits Brooklyn STEAM Center For Its Magic Formula

"A deep sense of belonging and well-being in a very rich academic environment that leads to well-paying jobs and careers that make a difference in the community. That's the magic formula," Marten says. "And we want to see that replicated everywhere."

Transportation

Curb Enthusiasm: Rideshare Parking, Electric Chargers, And Citi Bikes Coming To A Corner Near You

The city is making parking permanent on more streets for years to come as it works to curb emissions.

Neighbors

Taylor & Co. Books Plans To Reflect Ditmas Park's Diversity

"I hope to offer something that is representative of the neighborhood at large so that anyone, whether you're coming from the mosque on Coney Island Avenue, or studying ancient Hebrew, whether you're looking for a comic or Japanese manga (..) I want it to be as diverse as this neighborhood is."

Government

Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton On Her Plans To Serve The District

Senator plans to focus on public safety, maternal health, and hyperlocal issues along with actively reaching out to residents to consolidate voter support from both parties behind her.