Central Brooklyn
Flatbush/Kensington- Over the last month, many of you have been asking what’s up with the green markings on the sidewalks that have been spotted from McDonald Avenue, along Church Avenue to Flatbush, to Coney Island Avenue, Beverley Road, Cortelyou Road and most side streets in the middle : In
Business
PARK SLOPE – When it opens in 2020, just two years from now, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital’s new, six-story, 400,000 square foot facility will be the largest ambulatory care center in Brooklyn. James W. Perkins, Chair of the Board of Directors of NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital signs the last
Announcements
On June 1, the minimum price of cigarettes in New York City increased from $10.50 to $13 per pack, the highest in the nation. Depending on how heavy your habit, that adds up really fast. “For someone who smokes cigarettes regularly, cigarettes can cost as much as two months’
Bed Stuy
P.S. 25 Eubie Blake SchoolBedford Stuyvesant – When the Hon. Judge Levine issued a stay on May 24th to keep P.S. 25 Eubie Blake open [/p-s-25-will-stay-open-for-another-year/] while the lawsuit parents have brought to keep it open [/parents-file-lawsuit-to-keep-the-best-elementary-school-in-district-16-open/] gets resolved, what was not discussed was the impact this decision would
Announcements
BENSONHURST – Streets will be closed around Lenny’s Pizza (1969 86th Street) tomorrow,Tuesday, June 12for a ceremony at 1:00 pm celebrating actor John Travolta who made Bensonhurst, double-decker slice, and Lenny’s Pizza famous in the Saturday Night Fever:“Travolta changed the culture of Brooklyn and America forever
Announcements
BOOKS AND BEATS – The program begins with Sum [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/summer-reading/weekend]mer [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/summer-reading/weekend] Jam [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/summer-reading/weekend] W [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/summer-reading/weekend]eekend [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/summer-reading/weekend], June 9 and 10, featuring performances at library
bath beach
Parents gathered on Tuesday in Bensonhurst to talk about SHSAT with Eric Adams, who supports the plan, at a meeting that was closed to the press.Southern Brooklyn – Mayor de Blasio plans to radically change the racial composition at Specialized High Schools [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/281-18/mayor-de-blasio-chancellor-carranza-plan-improve-diversity-specialized-high/
Announcements
PM Pediatrics BensonhurstDisclaimer: This is not a paid post. As a somewhat frequent customer with my three kids, I am biased based on the care we have consistently received since they opened in Midwood. I have also been surprised by how few of my neighbors know of this option. BENSONHURST
Business
UPDATE 6/6/18: While the new NetCost Market in Sheepshead Bay was due to have its soft opening today, the store remains closed. A spokesperson for the company confirmed that they would not be open for business, but did not provide a reason for the delay. Currently, there is
Announcements
Target’s new East Flatbush store rendering, opening in 2020.MIDWOOD/EAST FLATBUSH — Target announced today that they will be opening another of their small-format urban stores at the corner of Kings Highway and Foster Avenue in East Flatbush, where Kristal Auto Mall used to be in 2020. “Our Kings
Big Story
KENSINGTON/BORO PARK – Last Thursday night about 40 residents finally gathered at a meeting with the Clara Street School that they had been asking for for 9 months [/cb12-april-meeting-schools-garbage-process/], hoping to address issues of idling school buses, garbage, noisy generators, and constant evening events at the school. The clash is
News
Bklyner editorial team: Paul Stremple, Pamela Wong, Liena Zagare and Zainab Iqbal.Many of you have heard the Mayor is not happy with local news coverage [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/25/nyregion/emails-de-blasio-nyc.html]. Yesterday, Julie Sandorf of the Revson Foundation published an editorial in the Daily News