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Police & Fire

Seagate Man Arrested For Killing Woman Visiting Ex-Girlfriend

Photo via Harvey K / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/theharv58/6805188814/in/photolist-bnmnxC-7KqGp4-dhysjP-9XGVEn-9rQvTt-ecVqDK-ab77GB-9bfUCg-5HdCGb-4KPf6B-8392Ri-6cBDwA-9rJYYc-a8BgD9-51638U-b3kp8-5fqYA6-ab9XEj-CWBFEx-4tm4p-64tP7S-dK8RG-d3cwQU-ao23y9-ftTWf-9WAzC2-ab9XBJ-do4uFD-mLPih-4sYLvC-pUNQcw-2jzEnw-7z82jY-9EVarh-3ASWC-iJXA2n-do4C9h-8ojEVe-vbSNk-4zLBCi-8ByMpE-67qp7o-9qGYL-6nJf2B-52bAev-aa31z-6WSuSR-5ATaLP-dCP2Nk-7QwtgF] SEAGATE – Police have arrested a 40-year-old Seagate man after he

Announcements

NYU Tandon Launching Veterans Future Lab At Industry City

Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/nyutandon/photos/a.10150197141637515.311720.26984327514/10155233505682515/?type=3&theater] SUNSET PARK – Just in time for Veteran’s Day, NYU Tandon School of Engineering [http://engineering.nyu.edu] will host a ribbon-cutting on Monday to celebrate the launch of the Veterans Future Lab.

Announcements

Target Margin Theater Debuts First Permanent Venue In Sunset Park

Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/targetmargin/photos/gm.516456298707569/10154702160626572/?type=3&theater] SUNSET PARK – Since 1991, Target Margin Theater [http://www.targetmargin.org/] has produced classics, new works, operas, and adaptations of literature and historical sources for the stage. The company challenges its members and audiences while

Arts & Culture

Weekend Art Events: November 9-12 (The Other Art Fair, Red Hook Open Studios & More)

It’s getting chilly out but that shouldn’t stop you from checking out some cool stuff happening this weekend. Meet local restaurant-owners and sample their fare at the Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill Fall Food Crawl or meet local artists at The Other Art Fair, Red Hook Open Studios, or

Bed Stuy

Teen Bicyclist Steals $3 From 9-Year-Old Boy At Bus Stop

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the teen seen in the video and photos below in connection to the recent robbery of a 9-year-old boy. At approximately 8am on Thursday, October 26, police say the nine-year-old was waiting for his school bus in the vicinity of

Announcements

Vintage Holiday Market This Sunday At The Montauk Club

Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/1533826343351657/]PARK SLOPE – Need to do some holiday shopping? Want to check out the historic Montauk Club? You’re in luck! The Montauk Club Vintage Holiday Market is happening this Sunday, November 12 from 10:30am to 4pm in the venue’s grand

Arts & Culture

Have You Spotted Ai Weiwei’s Bus Shelter Artwork In Downtown Brooklyn?

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – On October 12 the Public Art Fund [https://www.publicartfund.org/ai_weiwei_good_fences_make_good_neighbors/about] unveiled its citywide exhibition [/sites-ai-weiweis-citywide-public-art-exhibition-announced/] Good Fences Make Good Neighbors by world renowned artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei. Ai Weiwei’s Good Fences Make Good Neighbors Public

Announcements

Alloy Partners With Service Employees Union, Seeks Equity Officer For 80 Flatbush

Rendering via Alloy Development [http://www.alloyllc.com]DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Alloy Development [http://www.alloyllc.com] has partnered up with 32BJ SEIU [http://www.seiu32bj.org/], the largest property services workers union in the country, on its 80 Flatbush [http://www.80flatbush.com] project in an effort to create permanent

Arts & Culture

BPL Celebrates Veteran’s Day With Pop-Up Art Exhibit ‘I Am History’

Courtesy of Brooklyn Public LibraryPROSPECT HEIGHTS – In honor of Veteran’s Day on November 11, the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/i-am-history-veterans-art-central-library-brooklyn-110817] will unveil a pop-up exhibition Wednesday morning featuring artwork by Brooklyn veterans. On view for ten days, the exhibition entitled I

Arts & Culture

Meet Park Slope Artist Nancy Rodrigo

PARK SLOPE – BKLYNER first met artist Nancy Rodrigo [http://artid.com/members/nancyrodrigo] back in September at the 10th Annual 10th Street Block Party and Art Exhibit [/outdoor-art-exhibits-park-slope-saturday-sept-16/] in Park Slope. Nancy Rodrigo and Janice Pullicino, September 2017 (Photo: Nathan Haselby) Rodrigo and her partner, fellow artist Janice Pullicino, hosted

community

NYC General Election 2017: Here’s How 3 Neighbors Voted In Park Slope

PARK SLOPE – It’s Election Day 2017! Today, New Yorkers get to vote [/remember-to-vote-new-yorks-elections-are-tomorrow/] for Mayor, Pubic Advocate, Comptroller, Borough President, and City Council representatives. Three ballot proposals [http://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-votes/vgwelcome/general-election-2017/ballot-proposals/?languageType=English] —including the contentious Constitutional Convention [/constitutional-convention-debate-lamp-post/]—are up for decision as well.

Carroll Gardens

All Charges Against Former CB6 District Manager Dismissed

Brooklyn Community Board 6, former District Manager Craig Hammerman is seated second from leftPARK SLOPE – All charges against former Brooklyn Community Board 6 District Manager, Craig Hammerman, have been dropped, his lawyer announced on Monday. “On Nov. 1, 2017, all charges pending in Brooklyn Criminal Court, against Craig Hammerman, former

Nonsponsored

One Of Brooklyn’s Priciest Townhouses Sells After $4M Price Cut

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Another one of Brooklyn’s most expensive properties has sold after a year and a half on the market and a more than $4 million price chop. Via Douglas Elliman [https://www.elliman.com/new-york-city/146-willow-street-brooklyn-woembsn]146 Willow Street (between Clark & Pierrepont Streets), which initially asked for

Bed Stuy

Weekend Crime Blotter: Pumpkin Attack, Subway Lewdness, Nail Salon Thefts And More

SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Police are searching for the man seen in the photo below in connection to a burglary that occurred in the early morning on Halloween. At approximately 3:40am on Tuesday, October 31, police say the suspect forced his way into a residential building in the vicinity of East

Central Brooklyn

This Week In BKLYNER: Barnacle Parade, #Sandy5 March, Halloween Celebrations & More

Verandah Place, Cobble Hill (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up for our daily newsletter [/]. And if

Announcements

Prospect Ave ‘R’ Subway Station Reopens Following 5-Month Revamp

PARK SLOPE – After being closed for five months, the revamped Prospect Ave “R” subway station reopened [http://www.mta.info/news/2017/11/02/enhanced-prospect-av-r-subway-station-opens-brooklyn] on Thursday. Among some of the new upgrades the station received are interior and exterior countdown clocks, LED lighting, Wi-Fi, and glass barriers by the