Central Brooklyn
LIRR freight tracks in Midwood. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)This week in Ditmas Park, a bathroom ceiling collapsed at 2010 Newkirk Avenue [/blog/news/ceiling-collapses-last-night-2010-newkirk-avenue-moshe-piller/] and the tenant has been unable to reach the owner of the troubled building; Kensington’s Mamnunul Haq was honored [/blog/announcements/kensington-mamnunal-haq-honored-central-brooklyn-independent-democrats/] by the
News
Collapsed ceiling at apartment 2D, 2010 Newkirk Avenue. (Photo: Altagrace Aime)A Ditmas Park building, whose owner has been on Public Advocate Letitia James’ “Worst Landlord” list [http://gothamist.com/2015/11/25/worst_landlords_nyc_2015.php], was the scene of another emergency last night as FDNY emergency crews
Central Brooklyn
Collapsed ceiling at apartment 2D, 2010 Newkirk Avenue. (Photo: Altagrace Aime)A Ditmas Park building, whose owner has been on Public Advocate Letitia James’ “Worst Landlord” list [http://gothamist.com/2015/11/25/worst_landlords_nyc_2015.php], was the scene of another emergency last night as FDNY emergency crews
Announcements
Mamnunul Haq (center) pictured in 2015 with Council Member Brad Lander and Kenneth Quick, Commanding Officer of the 66th Precinct. (Photo: Jole Carliner) Kensington community leader Mamnunul Haq will be honored by the Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats (CBID) [https://cbidems.org/] this weekend. Haq, along with Domestic Workers United, the
Announcements
Photo: Ditmas Park CornerMake Music New York [http://makemusicny.org] is a live, free musical celebration on June 21, the longest day of the year, with over 1,200 concerts on streets, sidewalks, and parks across the five boroughs. This year, PS 217 is going to host a stage for
Central Brooklyn
Blooming flowers on Stratford Road. (Photo: Johnny Rebecchi)This list is in formation. If you have an event you’d like featured in our calendar, or if there’s anything we’ve left off, please let us know! Post your events in our community calendar [/blog/events/got-an-event-coming-up-share-it-on-our-new-calendar/] or email
Central Brooklyn
Watching a performer at the Flatbush Avenue Street Fair from the steps of the historic Dutch Reformed Church. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)The Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) [http://www.brooklynhistory.org/] announced the launch of a new podcast, Flatbush + Main [http://www.brooklynhistory.org/blog/2016/04/24/flatbush-main-podcast-intro/], this
Central Brooklyn
Screenshot from video showing NYPD officers attempting to arrest Latisha Bellamy-Maldonado on the afternoon of March 25th.A grand jury voted this week not to indict a Flatbush woman arrested for assaulting a police officer, sources familiar with the case said. Latisha Bellamy-Maldonado, 27, who was arrested on the afternoon
Events
Photo via tracywingrove [https://www.instagram.com/p/BEub7Nsise_/?tagged=brooklynbotanicalgarden&hl=en] The Cherry Blossoms are in full bloom and right on time. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival [http://www.bbg.org/visit/event/sakura_matsuri_2016] — “New York City’s rite of spring”
Central Brooklyn
The Cherry Blossoms are in full bloom and right on time. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival [http://www.bbg.org/visit/event/sakura_matsuri_2016] — “New York City’s rite of spring” — is happening this weekend. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the festival, called
Announcements
Performance last year by the Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts. (Photo: Jole Carliner)Just two weeks after the Bengali New Year, the Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts [http://bipa.tumblr.com/] is sponsoring a multi-cultural extravaganza this Saturday night in Kensington. BIPA’s Festival of Cultures [/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/
Food & Drink
Our very own Park Slope Food Coop [https://www.foodcoop.com/] (782 Union Street near 7th Avenue) appeared on French TV last weekend. As first reported by Karma Brooklyn Blog [http://karmabrooklyn.blogspot.com/2016/04/these-supermarkets-defy-mass-market.html] , both the Park Slope and Windsor Terrace Food Coop [http://www.windsorterracefoodcoop.