Central Brooklyn
Photo by John McCartenFLATBUSH/DITMAS PARK/PLG – Mayor Bill de Blasio was back at PS6 in Flatbush for his second Town Hall since he first held one on March 14, 2016. With primaries in June, Adem Bunkeddeko who’s running to unseat Congresswoman Clarke was greeting residents just outside the
Borough Park
Kensington/Borough Park – It is amazing what a lot of determination and a bit of money can accomplish. When Kensington neighbor Jole Carliner started advocating for improvements to Dome Playground [/tag/dome-playground/] back in 2010, it was rather neglected. Situated on the edge of Kensington and Borough Park, where Cortelyou
Announcements
Last year, there were 21 cases of West Nile virus in the city, and two deaths were attributed to the disease. There were 1,083 reports of Lyme disease among New Yorkers. The following is from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: As summer nears, the Health Department reminds
Central Brooklyn
PARK SLOPE – The line was almost down to the corner of 4th street shortly after 6:30 last night as Brooklynites waited to get into the Town Hall meeting with MTA President Andy Byford, organized by their Assembly Member Robert Carroll. Assembly Member Joanne Simon and Council Member Brad Lander
Bed Stuy
Roger That Cafe on Roger (Photo by BKLYNER)UPDATE (5/29/18): Today, Starbucks will be closing all their branches early nationwide to conduct a racial bias training for all its employees. The training comes in response to the incident in Philadelphia in early April. Starbucks will close at 2:
Bed Stuy
Advocates, plaintiffs and their lawyer, Laura D. Barbieri after the hearing. BEDFORD STUYVESANT – In April of this year, three parents of students at P.S. 25 Eubie Blake elementary school filed a suit against the Department of Education over closure of the school. Yesterday Judge Hon Katherine A Levine extended
Announcements
CONEY ISLAND – Memorial Day Weekend marks the official start of the summer at Coney Island. The rides and attractions will be open every day of the week, and late into the evenings. This year there is a new ride – the “Astro Tower”. Inspired by the Coney Island icon, the 137’
Business
Yasser “Max” Habib is opening The Grounds of Brooklyn next door to his popular Milk and Honey Cafe on Newkirk. Max has been quietly working on the space for the last two years, designing and fabricating much of the interior himself – as he did at Milk and Honey, and Qathra
bath beach
Photo courtesy of Poké NomBENSONHURST/BATH BEACH – Where there is one, there will be more – places offering poke bowls seem to be popping up all over Brooklyn and not just north of the Park [/bowled-over-3-new-bowl-eateries-to-try-in-brooklyn/], this spring. Poke Nom [https://www.yelp.com/biz/poke-nom-brooklyn] opened at the beginning of
Events
We, along with hundreds of others watched the boats come in today for Fleet Week, which runs through May 29. As always, Fort Hamilton saluted with 11 cannon balls saluting USS Arlington – almost as exiting as the boats for the many schoolchildren in attendance. USS Arlington passes under Verrazano BridgeThis
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – Earlier this morning, a bright orange ribbon was cut in Southern Brooklyn, officially opening the new office and retail complex at 626 Sheepshead Bay Road, part of Cammeby’s Neptune/Sixth [http://www.neptunesixth.com] development. This morning workers were seen putting finishing touches on the modern, seven
News
Opening soon in Ditmas ParkMartin Raskin, a 77-year-old retired teacher who grew up in Brownsville and taught at Canarsie High School says “I’m a little bit compulsive,” of his collection of school related items offering a trip down memory lane (for some) of what schools used to be like,