Announcements
BROOKLYN – Any young patron who has been unable to borrow books due to outstanding fines – here’s some good news. All of the city’s public libraries, including Brooklyn Public Library, are forgiving all outstanding fines and fees on items borrowed and not returned in a one day amnesty to
Announcements
CLINTON HILL – Pratt Institute [http://pratt.edu] has chosen Frances Bronet [http://francesbronet.com/] as the Institute’s 12th president. Pratt Institute has been preparing its students for careers in art, design, architecture, information, as well as liberal arts and sciences on its campuses in Clinton Hill and Manhattan since
Announcements
BPL Midwood branch during Ride the Branches event 2017 / BKLYNERMIDWOOD – Located on East 16th Street, just off Avenue J, Midwood Library serves thousands of children each week, and now, thanks to $3.5 million approved by Council Member Greenfield, it’s second-floor children’s area will undergo a full renovation.
Arts & Culture
GOWANUS – Three hundred and fifty artists [http://www.agdir.org/artistdirectory.php?event=1]. Two days. From 12-6pm, Saturday 10/21 and Sunday 10/22, all are welcome to go from studio to studio in any order and see the work of three hundred and fifty local artists. Since you
Animals
Nothing like a live bull chase around Brooklyn. Excitement stared around 11am this morning with reports of a cow (later revised by authorities to – Bull) loose in Borough park. BREAKING: Loose Cow Being Chased in Brooklyn @NYPDnews [https://twitter.com/NYPDnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Chasing the cow requesting @NYPDSpecialops
Announcements
BENSONHURST – Target’s new Bensonhurst store (6401 18th Ave) [https://maps.google.com/?q=6401+18th+Ave&entry=gmail&source=g] will open to the public on Wednesday, October 18th at 7am. It will be the 8th small-format store in New York for the retailer. The Bensonhurst store
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3rd Annual Rock N Roll Brooklyn Half Marathon [http://www.runrocknroll.com/brooklyn/] The following streets will be closed Saturday from 7 am to 12 pm noon for the event that will bring close to 18,000 runners to the heart of Brooklyn. T he race starts at the Brooklyn
Central Brooklyn
You’ve probably seen this map. It was published in 1920 by the Ohman Map Company “Showing Location and Extent of Racial Colonies” in the borough of Brooklyn. It is also a popular exhibit at the Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) [http://www.brooklynhistory.org/blog/2014/06/30/mapping-the-first-red-scare-ohman-map-companys-maps-of-racial-colonies/] . Reasons
Central Brooklyn
Tree falls at 27 DeKoven Court (Photo Don Loggins)DITMAS PARK – The wet and windy weather is not going easy on the old trees in Victorian Flatbush. One century-old London Plane tree on DeKoven Court cracked and fell this afternoon, damaging a car and ripping the gutters of the roof
Bensonhurst
BENSONHURST/GRAVESEND – The recently completed Seth Low ball fields on the corner of Stillwell and Avenue P had a grand opening yesterday. Councilmember Greenfield at the park opening.“Seth Low Playground is centrally located near a library, senior centers, and several schools. It’s on the edge of my district
Central Brooklyn
Jewish holiday of Sukkot began yesterday evening and will end next Wednesday, October 11. It is customary for those observing to construct temporary shelters for gathering over the week-long holiday, and you can see them all over the borough – some on sidewalks, others in driveways, backyards, rooftops, and balconies. I
Announcements
Ross Barkan campaign photo by Vanessa OgleBAY RIDGE: The elections for Marty Golden’s State Senate [https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/martin-j-golden/about] seat won’t be for another two years, but we now know he will face at least one determined opponent in political journalist and columnist Ross Barkan