brancaccio's food shop
Patiently obeying the “no pets allowed” sign at Brancaccio’s [http://www.brancacciosfoodshop.com/]. Photo by Tracey Hohman, the local gardener who is responsible for the wonderful potted garden [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150510440557168&set=pb.274075687167.-2207520000.1365543421&type=3&theater] in front
Ethnic Profiling
Conor Friedersdorf’s recent piece in The Atlantic [http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/03/the-horrifying-impacts-of-nypd-ethnic-profiling-on-innocent-muslim-americans/274434/] details the effects of the NYPD’s decade-long surveillance in Muslim communities. As one of Brooklyn’s most diverse areas [http://project.wnyc.org/census-maps/nyc-diversity/index.html] and the neighborhood that
Chayim Salzer
The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 26-year-old Chayim Salzer, who was last seen in front of 1664 41st St near Dahill Rd at about 2pm on Sunday, April 7. Chayim is approximately 5’9″ tall and 200 pounds, with blue eyes,
The next four weeks will continue to be a bit of a hassel for late night G train riders. From the MTA [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/routeStatusResult.aspx?tag=G&date=04/08/2013&time=&method=getstatus4] : > Late nights, 11pm to 5am, Monday to Friday,
The Singing Winds
The Singing Winds [http://singingwinds.org/2013/04/04/boishakhi-festival/] and the Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts [http://www.bipainc.com/] are presenting two great events celebrating Bengali New Year later this month: > Rhythms of Boishakhi Friday, April 19, 7pm PS 230 Auditorium, 1 Albemarle Road > Street Parade
The NYPD has arrested a suspect in the vicious attack at the 18th Avenue F train station [/crime/police-looking-for-f-train-assault-and-robbery-suspect] on Saturday, March 9. Police say they’ve arrested 21-year-old Aidan Folan of Bay Ridge, and have charged him with robbery in the second degree and assault in the second degree.
The unassuming Mex Deli Grocery [http://www.yelp.com/biz/mex-deli-grocery-brooklyn] (1625 Cortelyou Rd at E 17th St) is hard to discern from the street. You can’t see much through the windows, which are blocked from the inside by shelving, and in at least one window, a large menu
Mex Deli Grocery
The unassuming Mex Deli Grocery [http://www.yelp.com/biz/mex-deli-grocery-brooklyn] (1625 Cortelyou Rd at E 17th St) is hard to discern from the street. You can’t see much through the windows, which are blocked from the inside by shelving, and in at least one window, a large menu
Happy Hours
Hamilton’s [https://www.facebook.com/hamiltons2826] (2826 Fort Hamilton Parkway at East 4th St) has added five more hours of happy hour specials every weekday. Happy hour now runs Monday to Friday from 11am-7pm. Lunch is served from 11am-4pm, then dinner service picks up after that. Has anyone tried
http://youtu.be/pUPgMHpiYh8 The NYPD is looking for a man they say assaulted and robbed a 56-year-old woman at the 18th Avenue F train station. Police say that on Saturday, March 9, at about 2:40am, the victim was exiting a southbound F train and was assaulted by the
amy shearn
Local novelist Amy Shearn’s [http://www.amyshearnwrites.com/] new book, The Mermaid of Brooklyn [http://www.amyshearnwrites.com/#!mob/c981], came out today, and it’s been receiving some nice accolades. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle has a nice Q&A with Amy [http://brooklyneagle.com/articles/brooklyn-bookbeat-brooklynite-turns-family-folklore-novel-2013-04-01-151700] , who
Neighborhood Trivia
The other day we noticed you can see the still-in-progress One World Trade Center [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_World_Trade_Center] building from the street in the neighborhood. If you’re standing on the south side of Glenwood Road between Coney Island Ave and Westminster, there it is