Central Brooklyn
UPDATED WITH CURRENT DATA Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor of Education Richard Carranza recently remarked how the city is at 1-2% infection rate citywide, and how that number is going to be used to determine the reopening of the city’s public schools – currently set to open if infection
Borough Park
Brooklyn is getting the second adulticide treatment this summer, this time focusing on Park Slope, Windsor Terrace and areas around Greenwood Cemetery, per map below. The Health Department (DOH) will be dispatching trucks that will spray DeltaGard ® and/or Anvil® in order to kill mosquitoes and the associated risk of
Events
WINDSOR TERRACE – It’s been a while, but sports events are starting to return, little by little. Tomorrow, Friday, August 28, Brooklyn will host the first race since the lockdown, and it will take place in Prospect Park. Only 300 runners will compete, and no spectators will be allowed, organizers
News
Kristina Naplatarski.Traditionally, when there is a vacancy at the Democratic District Leader level, the party relies on the co-leader to pick who fills it. The new District leader for the 50th Assembly District, which covers Greenpoint, Williamsburg, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and parts of Clinton Hill and Fort Greene,
Development
Rep. Carolyn Maloney led a rally at Foley Square last year calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. Todd Maisel/BklynerWhen we caught up with North Brooklyn Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney on Tuesday, August 18, she was in high spirits. We talked about all things Brooklyn, from post office and
Central Brooklyn
On Wednesday, August 19, 2020, right around 3:30 pm, two men were shot at the corner of Woodruff Avenue and Ocean Avenue – a block from Prospect Park, within the 70th Precinct.NYPD inform that Malcolm Amede, 18, of Lefferts Ave in PLG, who was he was shot in the
Central Brooklyn
MTA officials announced front-door boarding and fare collection on all local and SBS buses will resume Monday, August 31. Photo: Jessie Mislavsky / MTA NYC TransitNo more free bus. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced it will resume front-door boarding and fare collection on all local and SBS buses on
affordable housing
Glo Hotel is located at 850 4th Avenue. Photo by a reader.All of the signs that Glo Hotel is a hotel have been covered up, and it looks like the Best Western chain hotel is now providing emergency housing services to the City of New York. Glo Hotel is
brownsville
Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Buttermilk Channel – Just after 1:30 pm today, Thursday, August 13,
COVID-19
Covid Testing Site in the community. Via NYC Mayor’s Office.Mayor Bill De Blasio announced this morning that the city will attempt to reach 38,000 residents of Sunset Park by Friday, August 21st, and encourage them to get tested. !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message&
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Element5 Digital on UnsplashYesterday principals of 34 public schools in District 15, which covers Park Slope, Gowanus, Red Hook, and Carroll Gardens, sent a letter [https://bklyner.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/bklyner/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/District-15-Principals-Call-for-Delayed-In-Person-Reopening-.pdf] addressed to Mayor Bill De Blasio, Chancellor Richard Carranza, and
community
Volunteers distribute packaged lunches to nursing home staff at Rutland Nursing Home in Brooklyn as part of the Food for Heroes Program on Tuesday, August 11 2020. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)It’s Tuesday! There’s still a heatwave outside, so please stay indoors if you can, keep