Rachel is a reporter for Bklyner and recent Brooklyn transplant who is a bit obsessed with food.
Bay Ridge
The Brother’s Bagels, a family-owned bagel shop in Bay Ridge, is picking up the pieces after three men came in and, unprovoked, tore apart much of the shop, creating over $13,000 in damages. The incident took place this past Friday, after the shop had already closed for the
Arts & Culture
Welcome to Greenpoint mural. Courtesy of Sicily Publicity.Indie film-lovers needn’t panic; the Greenpoint Film Festival [https://greenpointfilmfestival.org/] will return for its 9th year, and will run from August 1st to 9th. The festival is divided into two parts: the first will take place in the parking lot
Brooklyn Heights
Ebb & Flow’s new flan Parisien. Courtesy of Christophe Toury.Flan Parisien is as classically French as pastries come. With a sturdy puff pastry crust, a silky, egg-laden custard, and a burnished top, the dessert – also known as flan pâtissier — is similar to the Mexican flan familiar to New
community
Meals ready for distribution. Courtesy of Paul Carney.Andy Wandzilak can’t not feed people. Former co-owner of Two Boots Park Slope with his wife, Piper, as well as a caterer at Kings Theatre, Wandzilak had launched the volunteer-led Hurricane Sandy Relief Kitchen back in 2012 when the storm devastated
Arts & Culture
Portrait of Mayo Orozco by artist Nadia Westcott. Courtesy of Joe Matunis.Two new murals in Williamsburg – one at the event space 74Wythe [https://www.74wythe.com/], the other right inside the South 4th Street entrance to Domino Park – pay tribute to the people holding New York together. Just inside
Business
Owner Chris Gandsy. Courtesy of @blackownedbklyn.People often don’t realize Chris Gandsy’s biscuits are gluten-free – even after they’ve eaten a few. He’s made them for plenty of southerners, he said, who might say little other than “these are some damn good biscuits.” Gandsy, who owns the
Arts & Culture
Make Music New York [https://makemusicny.org/], the annual music festival that brings free live performances to public spaces across the city, is coming back for its 14th consecutive year this Sunday, June 21. Inspired by the international Fête de la Musique, a celebration of live music launched in France
affordable housing
BCHS resident Gail Nichol Pierre. Courtesy of BCHS.Gail Nichol Pierre lives at Navy Green, a housing complex maintained by Brooklyn Community Housing and Services [https://bchands.org/] (BCHS), a Brooklyn-based organization that provides supportive housing for the formerly homeless, as well as case management, mental health counseling, and a
Central Brooklyn
Kids participate in a Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation youth program. Courtesy of Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation.Mayor de Blasio announced last Sunday [/mayor-de-blasio-announces-cuts-to-policing-change-to-street-vendor-enforcement/] that he planned to cut funding for the NYPD, and to divert part of that funding to the city’s youth and social services. More
News
Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd. (Photo: Adrian Childress/Bklyner)Late yesterday, both houses of the New York State legislature passed a bill to repeal Section 50-a [https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVR/50-A] of the New York Civil Rights Law, which had previously shielded the disciplinary records of New York
Central Brooklyn
KENSINGTON – Thousands of people have been marching and engaging in peaceful protests for the past week, however, not everyone who supports the message can join the marches – there is a pandemic in the city. Our neighbors have been finding other ways to show support and talk to and encourage their
Central Brooklyn
MSCG members. Arlene Roberts, first row, far left; Bayla Gottesman, second row, third from left. Courtesy of Kate Milford.This Saturday, Prospect-Lefferts Garden’s Maple Street Community Garden (MSCG) will launch its very own Fresh Food Box Program [https://www.grownyc.org/freshfoodbox], which provides affordably-priced boxes of seasonal and