Michelle Inciarrano

Everything You Need To Know About The New Storm Resiliency Proposal

Photo via Army Corps of Engineers.Last night, residents of the Brooklyn community gathered together at the behest of Council member Chaim Deutsch and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries to go over a tentative plan to mitigate damages from another possible super storm – an event that has a yearly 1 percent probability,

Arts & Culture

Ample Hills Celebrates Roald Dahl’s 100th Birthday With A Literary Treat

Photo by Michelle InciarranoLast Sunday, Ample Hills Creamery [http://www.amplehills.com/] in Gowanus (305 Nevins Street) served adults as well as children a healthy dose of imagination, as well as ice cream. Folks from both nearby neighborhoods and throughout the borough were excited to take part in Roald Dahl

Business

Sheepshead Bay Upgrades With Co-Working Spaces (Sponsored)

Next to Roll-n-Roaster there’s a new sign for rentable co-working office space – something simply unheard of in Sheepshead Bay. After a brief walk around to the other side of the building I found it – this secluded oasis for modern professionals. At first I wondered why Sheepshead Bay needed such

Bensonhurst

Grandma Vita Maniscalco Of Vic’s Pizzeria Passes On But Leaves Legacy For Community

Grandma Vita Maniscalco (Courtesy of Victoria Maniscalco)Bensonhurst mourns the loss of Grandma (Vita) Maniscalco of Vic’s Pizzeria [http://www.vicspizzabrooklyn.com/] (288 Kings Highway), a neighborhood staple. Vita and her husband Vic emigrated to New York City from Sciacca, Sicily with their two daughters in 1959, and moved

Bensonhurst

85th Street Will Soon Sprout Two New Residential Buildings

Post-demolition at 2054 85th Street. Image via Google Maps.There’s some bustle happening on the block of 85th Street between 20th and 21st Avenues. The site on 85th Street where two buildings were demolished in early 2015 [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=3&passjobnumber=320984039&passdocnumber=01]

Arts & Culture

Nevins Street Station Houses A Historic Secret Tunnel With ‘Renegade Art Gallery’

Ramp to the lower level of Nevins Street Station. (Photo by Joseph Brennan)The Nevins Street station is located at the intersection of Nevins, Flatbush Avenue, and Fulton Street and serves the 2 and 4 trains at all times, the 3 train until late night, and the 5 train on

history

Nevins Street Station Houses A Historic Secret Tunnel With ‘Renegade Art Gallery’

Ramp to the lower level of Nevins Street Station. (Photo by Joseph Brennan)The Nevins Street station is located at the intersection of Nevins, Flatbush Avenue, and Fulton Street and serves the 2 and 4 trains at all times, the 3 train until late night, and the 5 train on

Arts & Culture

Fort Hamilton Comic Con 2016 – Everything You Need to Know

Cosplay Crew. (Photo via Knightmare6 Photography [https://www.facebook.com/knightmare6photo])Yes, it’s happening! Cosplayers will be coming from all boroughs to participate in Brooklyn’s very first Comic Con at the Fort Hamilton [http://hamilton.armymwr.com/us/hamilton/ft-hamilton-events/fort-hamilton-comic-con-2016?eID=528053] military base in Bay Ridge.

Arts & Culture

Brighton Ballet Theater Celebrates Their 30th Year

Brighton Ballet Theater. Photo via Facebook/Brighton Ballet Theater. [https://www.facebook.com/RussianBalletUSA/photos/a.151136661599713.27385.120910514622328/1056735824373121/?type=3&theater] Opa! Brighton Ballet Theater is celebrating 30 years in business! The school, now headquartered at Kingsborough Community College in Manhattan Beach, was created to preserve the tradition

Business

Trader Joe’s Delays City Point Opening Until 2017

Photo via citypointbklyn [https://www.instagram.com/p/BI5WyPDgF_r/?taken-by=citypointbklyn&hl=en]Downtown Brooklyn will have a longer wait to get another Trader Joe’s, according to their website which was quietly adjusted from Summer 2016 opening to an undisclosed date in 2017 [http://www.traderjoes.com/announcement/

Food & Drink

10 Best Romance Restaurants in Sheepshead Bay

Sheepshead Bay is a thriving community full of hustle and bustle, but where can you go to get a quiet, romantic dinner? Sheepshead Bites has the best bite, of course. 10.Mitoushi [http://www.mitoushisushi.com] – 1714 Sheepshead Bay Road – Nothing says romance like pretty food, and Mitoushi really does

Destinations

Plumb Beach – Sheepshead Bay’s Rough Diamond

Pollution at mid-tide.If you’re a South Brooklynite, chances are you’ve passed that beach right at the end of Emmons Avenue. Perhaps you’ve driven by as you enter the Belt Parkway, or biked that path on your way to Fort Tilden. It’s usually unpopulated and easily

Business

Windsor Terrace Supermarket Suddenly Shutters, Adding To Affordable Grocery Woes In Area

Photo via Market Fresh Supermarket [https://www.facebook.com/brooklynmarketfresh/photos/a.438121579706805.1073741828.438098556375774/438121539706809/?type=3&theater] Updated on Wednesday, August 17 at 3:47pm: Market Fresh Supermarket reopened on Wednesday, August 17. Read our article concerning the updates to the store [/blog/food/market-fresh-of-windsor-terrace-reopens-quelling-concerns-of-yet-another-supermarket-closure/] . The sudden shuttering