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Brooklyn’s Public Pools Open for the Summer!

McCarren Pool/Courtesy of NY ParksGet ready to swim! Brooklyn’s outdoor public pools open for the summer on Thursday, June 27th. Thirteen of the borough’s fifteen pools will be open to all through September 8. The Jesse Owens Playground—JHS 57/HS 26 Pool at 117 Stuyvesant Avenue

Central Brooklyn

Briefly Noted: Fare-Skipping, Stickers, & Summer Fun

7th Avenue F/G subway station, Park Slope (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)At a recent general MTA meeting, MTA Board Member Sarah Feinberg proposed a new method to combat fare evasion: Public shaming. NY Post reports that Feinberg suggested videotaping fare-skippers and uploading their faces to Youtube, á la the

Arts & Culture

See Summery Art on the Nitehawk’s Mezzanine

“Summer” exhibit on view at Nitehawk Cinema – Prospect Park (Photo: Olivia Oldham/Bklyner)PARK SLOPE – Nitehawk Cinema’s mezzanine is currently showcasing a small exhibition of work by local artists from the collective Park Slope Windsor Terrace Artists (PSWTA). The theme of the show is “Summer” and the works depicting

Arts & Culture

“The Chimney x Ulmer Arts” Group Exhibition Opens

Bklyner/Olivia OldhamBUSHWICK – In 1872, the factory at 81 Beaver Street housed William Ulmer Brewery, a lager brewery founded by German immigrants. In the century since Prohibition began in 1920, the building sat empty. And now, in 2019, it has reopened for the “The Chimney x Ulmer Arts” group exhibition.

community

27-Year-Old Man Shot and Killed in 94th Precinct

94th Precinct/Courtesy of Google MapsWILLIAMSBURG – A 27-year-old man, Jonathan Ramos, was shot early Saturday morning outside Williamsburg’s Cooper Houses in the 94th Precinct. At 2:37 AM, 911 was called to report the shooting. Ramos was alive upon police arrival but died shortly after he was transported to

Carroll Gardens

Electric Car Charging Stations Coming to Park Slope in Fall 2019

PARK SLOPE – On the evening of June 20th, the Transportation and Public Safety Committee of Brooklyn Community Board 6 convened at P.S. 133 to hear two presentations. First, representatives from the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) and Mayor’s Office of Sustainability spoke about a roll-out of Electric Car

Cobble Hill

NYT Opens Storefront Installation in Cobble Hill

Bklyner/Olivia OldhamBOERUM HILL – The New York Times has launched a new project, “The truth is local”, to showcase their local reporting in New York City. In each of the five boroughs, a storefront art installation sheds light on stories done in the area. In Brooklyn, the Times has taken

Animals

Bond Vet Opens in Cobble Hill

Olivia Oldham/BklynerCOBBLE HILL – Bond Vet is dripping in millennial pink. The new Court Street pet clinic is stylish, brimming with succulents, neon signs, and canine-height hashtags. Though the clinic is designed with human visitors in mind, however, it is carefully tailored to meet the needs of their main audience:

News

Seventh Heaven Street Fair

PARK SLOPE – The annual Seventh Heaven Street Fair along 7th Avenue took place this past Father’s Day. The fair for the 44th year attracted hundreds of Brooklynites—despite the cloudy weather. A flyer for the fair advertised “Live music, food, rides, art, crafts, antiques, classic cars, and more.” Jonathan

Cobble Hill

CB2 Recommends Overhaul of City’s Plan for Atlantic Ave. Jail

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Community Board 2 (CB2) convened on Wednesday, June 12th, to discuss and vote on their new recommendation for the 275 Atlantic Avenue jail. The jail is part of a four-jail system proposed by the city, created in part to shrink and eventually close the Rikers Island Correctional Center.

Development

Heated Discussions As Community Board 1 Breaks Up For The Summer

Bklyner/Olivia OldhamWILLIAMSBURG – On Tuesday evening Community Board 1 convened for the final session before the summer break and community members scrambled for seats in the fluorescent-lit meeting room of Swingin’ Sixties Senior Center in Williamsburg; some were left to sit on the floor. On each table, among vases of

community

Legendary L&B Spumoni Gardens Announces New Location in DUMBO

L&B Spumoni Gardens via Google MapsDUMBO – L&B Spumoni Gardens, the beloved Italian eatery in Bensonhurst, has announced the opening of a second location after eighty years of business. The draw? The new spot is just down the street from Grimaldi’s and Juliana’s, two pizzerias

community

Brooklyn Heroes: State Trooper Joshua Kaye, Jacob Abraham, Hopeton Kiffin, and Obocho Peters

Photo Credit: Erica Krodman/Brooklyn BP’s OfficeBOROUGH HALL – On Wednesday afternoon, Borough President Eric Adams recognized four Brooklyn residents – State Trooper Joshua Kaye, Jacob Abraham, Hopeton Kiffin, and Obocho Peters – with awards for exceptional, heroic behavior. The ceremony was held in the marbled Borough Hall rotunda, decked out in

Carroll Gardens

76th Precinct Warns of Increase in Thefts as it Wraps Community Meetings for the Summer

Olivia Oldham/BklynerCARROLL GARDENS – On Wednesday, June 5th, residents of the 76th precinct gathered in the basement room of the police station for the last community meeting before disbanding for the summer. Deputy Inspector Megan O’Malley gave a brief run-down of area crime in the last month, emphasizing that

Announcements

Briefly Noted: Budgets, Beards, & Bad Behavior

Whitman, 51, donning his notorious facial hair. (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons.)The 200th birthday of Walt Whitman, the famed Brooklyn poet, was this past Friday, May 31st. In celebration of his “contribution to poetry and hipsterism”, the Brooklyn Public Library is throwing a Walt Whitman Beard & Moustache Competition this coming

Bay Ridge

Kevin Peter Carroll Dies, Age 33

BAY RIDGE – Former District Leader Kevin Peter Carroll, 33, of Community Board 10, was found dead at home on June 3rd. In 2010, at age 24, Carroll made history as the youngest state committeeman ever elected in Brooklyn. Carroll was a former staffer for tenured Council Member Steven Levin, and

Bed Stuy

Two Deaths in the 73rd Precinct

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBROWNSVILLE/BED-STUY – As May came to a close, two deaths occurred in Brooklyn’s 73rd precinct. At 6:30 AM on the morning of Friday, May 31st, police responded to an unconscious and unresponsive man at a Howard Avenue apartment building. Upon arrival, they found 46-year-old Umar