Paul was a staff reporter at Bklyner, responsible for covering Northern and Eastern parts of Brooklyn between August 2017 and January 2019.
Bensonhurst
Happy Year of the Dog, BKLYNERs! Today is the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year [http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/special-report/chinese-new-year/], a time for many joyous celebrations including large family dinners, vibrant dragon and lion dances, lantern festivals, firecrackers, and lucky red envelopes (hongbaos) filled with cash. Here
Central Brooklyn
The old spice factory at 960 Franklin may soon give way to six new residential towers (Screenshot via Google Maps)CROWN HEIGHTS – As another old industrial space undergoes redevelopment, another community stands opposed to the planned changes, this time in Crown Heights. As developer Continuum attempts to rezone the site
Arts & Culture
Black Panther director Ryan Coogler in conversation with Abiola Oke (Via BAMCinematek)The BAM Harvey Theater was sold out last night in anticipation of an advance screening of Black Panther, the mega-hyped Marvel movie set to open this weekend. Not only that, but the film’s director, Ryan Coogler, was
Central Brooklyn
The M&T Bank near Grand Army Plaza, the latest in a growing string of robberies (Screenshot via Google Maps)In a pair of Valentines Day robberies, the suspect that’s been running rampant through Brooklyn banks struck again, notching his sixth and seventh bank jobs of 2018. Police
Bushwick
Currently in pre-development, the 1601 Dekalb project will bring 122 new units to the street by 2022 (Rendering by Aufgang Architects)BUSHWICK – Yet another massive new apartment building is coming to Bushwick, as renderings were revealed for 1601 Bushwick, a rental development from the Camber Property Group. The $70.5
Bushwick
A ferry crosses in front of the Williamsburg Bridge (Photo via NYC Ferry) WILLIAMSBURG – Last night, during a joint presentation to Community Board 1 regarding the upcoming closure of the L train and repairs to the Canarsie Tunnel, the MTA and DOT revealed a host of new information, including new
gravesend
The building at 8705 Bay Parkway, where Daniel Wong was the manager (Screenshot via Google Maps)GRAVESEND – Yesterday, February 13, police responded to a 911 call at 6:00 pm regarding an unconscious man in front of 8705 Bay Parkway, near Benson Avenue. Arriving at the scene, officers found the
Bushwick
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] EAST FLATBUSH – Yesterday, a driver struck a man in East Flatbush, then sped away from the scene, leaving the victim in critical condition. At 11:00 am on Tuesday, February 13, police
Downtown Brooklyn
A blood stain left at the scene of the 2015 shooting (Photo by Fort Greene Focus)DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – A member of the Fort Greene “900” crew was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in a 2015 shooting outside a Downtown Applebee’s [/17-year-old-killed-by-bullet-to-the-head-in-rush-hour-shootout-at-flatbush-and-dekalb-avenues-fortgreene/] that left an 18-year
Downtown Brooklyn
Council Speaker Corey Johnson at last Friday’s press conference on BQE repairs (Jeff Reed/NYC Council)BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – The debate over BQE repairs heated up last week, as state and local politicians gathered in Brooklyn Heights on Friday, calling on Governor Cuomo to include design-build authorization for the project
Arts & Culture
(Photo via Brooklyn Public Library)BED-STUY/CROWN HEIGHTS – Applications are now open for Brooklyn Library’s Artist in Residence Program [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/content/artist-residence-air], which is seeking local artists from the Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights neighborhoods to “become part of a dynamic community of artists participating in the
Downtown Brooklyn
A rendering of the 74-story tower coming to 80 Flatbush (Via Alloy Development) DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – New renderings have been released for the mega-development project at 80 Flatbush, with updated designs based on community feedback [CHECK], according to Alloy Development. The project, which was first revealed last April [/will-mega-project-80-flatbush-cast-shadow-downtown-brooklyn/], consists of