Bensonhurst
Photo by William CarusoThere is no denying summer is in full swing. Not only do the Cyclones kick off their season and the Friday fireworks return this week, the annual Mermaid Parade will also be filling up Coney Island with even more colorful characters than usual. There are also lots
Events
Photo by William CarusoThere is no denying summer is in full swing. Not only do the Cyclones kick off their season and the Friday fireworks return this week, the annual Mermaid Parade will also be filling up Coney Island with even more colorful characters than usual. There are also lots
Central Brooklyn
Butterfunk’s new ‘peas and carrots’ dish (Photo via Butterfunk kitchen [http://butterfunkkitchen.com])Welcome to the week, whether you’re looking to party with Gemini’s, learn Bangladeshi songs, or learn how to spend $95 million—this is your spot for the hottest weekly events in Ditmas Park. If
Bensonhurst
Photo of flipped car submitted by reader Brian Doherty.A man was arrested Saturday after apparently driving drunk and flipping his car upside down on 18th Avenue. Police officers witnessed a Blue 2003 Nissan Maxima recklessly driving down 18th Avenue at around 1pm, before it slammed into a parked vehicle,
Arts & Culture
P.S. 321 and P.S. 9 students wished the late-author illustrator Ezra Jack Keats a H-A-P-P-Y B-I-R–T-H-D-A-Y in the Imagination Playground in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, where a statue of two of his beloved characters, Peter and Willie,
Central Brooklyn
Midwood High School, 2839 Bedford Avenue (Photo by evalamming / instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BGFnUNxsD7v/?taken-at=274150484])The Department of Education has dropped misconduct charges against an English teacher at Midwood High School, who was suspended in March for re-selling books to students [/blog/education/midwood-high-
Bensonhurst
Senator Chuck Schumer speaking during the announcement of the completion of the Sea Gate Reach project. (Photo provided by Senator Chuck Schumer’s office)The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Monday the completion of a $28 million resiliency project to restore Coney Island’s beaches, prevent erosion and
Announcements
Senator Chuck Schumer speaking during the announcement of the completion of the Sea Gate Reach project. (Photo provided by Senator Chuck Schumer’s office)The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Monday the completion of a $28 million resiliency project to restore Coney Island’s beaches, prevent erosion and
green
(photo via katerha / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/katerha/])The City Council’s controversial plastic bag fee legislation — which passed on May 5 [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=484894&GUID=B22E7F6F-30CC-4A14-9BF8-A6F55432642E&Options=&Search=] — is being held up in Albany
fort greene
Photo via mn_stagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BGTIEGpPKdn/?tagged=pizzaslice&hl=en]We’re a relatively well-behaved group here in Fort Greene — or so they think… I’t’s time to roll up our sleeves, because we’re going slice against slice with the Park Slope
fort greene
Carl Smith (Courtesy Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson.)A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to up to 18 years in prison for stealing three properties, including one in Fort Greene, announced Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson. [/?s=ken+thompson] Carl Smith, 50, was sentenced on June 13 to a minimum
Food & Drink
Photo via mn_stagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BGTIEGpPKdn/?tagged=pizzaslice&hl=en]We’re a relatively well-behaved group here in Park Slope — or so they think. I’t’s time to roll up our sleeves, because we’re going slice against slice with the Fort Greene