Central Brooklyn
Last night BKLYN Commons large gathering room was packed. People were leaning against walls and spilling into balcony. All to hear from candidates for the 40th Council District, representing PLG, Flatbush and Ditmas Park. People kept stopping by all evening as they were coming home, some with children in tow.
celebrity
The Sinner [http://www.usanetwork.com/thesinner/cast] is filming in Ditmas Park this week, and you will not be able to miss it. They will be time traveling back, and filming scenes from 1997 and 2003, mostly in Ditmas Park West, with the set on Rugby between Dorchester and
green
So, neighbors, are you ready? Organics waste collection begins today, June 5 for CB 2 (Boerum Hill, Bridge Plaza, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Clinton Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, Farragut, Fort Greene, Fulton Ferry Landing, Vinegar Hill, and Wallabout) , CB 13 (Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Gravesend, Sea Gate, and West
Events
A meeting of the Sheepshead Bay Plumb Beach Civic Association will be held tomorrow night,Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Included on the agenda quality of life issues that residents in our community have complained about such as: music from party boats, boat whistles and horns disturbing night time peace, gridlock
Business
Jmart on 18th Avenue at 82nd Street opened this Saturday. People came on foot, by car, by bicycle, and the place was packed, testing parking lot’s capacity and layout (the one entrance and exit onto 18th Ave is going to be problematic, especially for left turns). But on Saturday
Business
Reporting across Brooklyn can be challenging without access to a car. The time it takes to get to the scene of a story, then to the 3-4 others on a given day can easily be eaten up in just travel.ReachNow [https://reachnow.com/en/brooklyn-ny/] offered a test drive
Business
Mondayoff seems to be the name of the new Thai place [/second-enticing-thai-restaurant-slated-ditmas-park/] that has taken over Propellerhead spot on Coney Island avenue. Taqueria Maria & Ricardo [/taqueria-maria-ricardo-dishes-delightful-mexican-fare-ditmas-park/] on Cortelyou off Coney have applied for sidewalk seating. We hope it gets approved so we can devour their excellent tacos in the
Nonsponsored
Waiting for the ferry @ 69th Street pier yesterday at 6:30pm. @chunkit_photography [https://www.instagram.com/chunkit_photography/]The South Brooklyn Ferry route launched yesterday morning from the 69th street pier. Real time bike availability updates /@chunkit_photography [https://www.instagram.com/chunkit_photography/] with permissionNow you are a
Bensonhurst
A common sight.Some neighbors no longer feel welcome at the Garibaldi Playground in Bensonhurst [https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/garibaldi-playground/highlights/19654], and quite a few have emailed us expressing their concerns. While some of them relate to the Parks Department, others just highlight lack of care among its
Central Brooklyn
This coming Monday night, June 5, between 7pm and 9pm atBKLYN Commons [http://bklyncommons.com/]there will be a debate among the candidates for the 40th City Council District seat to represent Flatbush (including Ditmas Park and Prospect Lefferts Gardens). Submit your questions to 40debate@gmail.com and hear the
Bay Ridge
The rally in outside State Senator Marty Golden’s Bay Ridge office yesterday afternoon gathered about 150 people at its peak. People present were largely from the State Senator’s district, and were hoping to have their voices heard. It was quite the sight, and the Senator missed it. The
Arts & Culture
Liberty Pole on the left, New Utrecht Church in the middle and parish house to the right.There are many events happening this weekend, but this one should be on your Brooklyn bucket list. It is free, is for everyone, and you will learn a bit about Brooklyn history. So