Brooklyn Heights
For International Women’s Day on the 8th of March, we decided to highlight some of our favorite women-led restaurants in Brooklyn. Enjoy birthday cake and shots at Butter and Scotch, vegan wings at Modern Love, or fresh croissants at Simple Loaf Bakery, and continue to support the female industry
Cypress Hills
Jonathan Joseph, courtesy of NYPD.CYPRESS HILLS — The New York Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing teen. Jonathan Joseph, a 13-year-old boy, was last seen leaving his residence on Mckinley Avenue near Sheridan Avenue in Cypress Hills, on Tuesday, March 3, around 6 p.
Police & Fire
4th Avenue and 101st Street in Bay Ridge. Via Google Maps.BAY RIDGE — Yesterday evening, a car struck a pedestrian on 4th Avenue at 101 Street in Bay Ridge. On Thursday, March 5, just after 7 p.m., a 2011 Mercedes-Benz 350 sedan, operated by a 19-year-old man, was traveling
Coney Island
Assemblywoman Frontus’ office at 8525 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn. Image via Google Maps.SOUTHERN BROOKLYN — New York State Assemblywoman Mathylde Frontus fired her receptionist on Wednesday for making racist remarks about Chinese New Yorkers related to coronavirus. As the number of confirmed coronavirus [/briefly-noted-second-coronavirus-case-pedestrian-death-protest-and-more/] cases in the New York area
northern brooklyn
WILLIAMSBURG — A woman was found dead outside of a building in Williamsburg yesterday evening. Around 5.30 p.m. yesterday, police found a 49-year-old woman lying face down after falling approximately 7 stories, at 60 Division Avenue, police told us. Roberto Clemente Plaza, where the woman was found, is a
missing person
Photo of Christina Acquaviva, missing. Courtesy of DCPI.SUNSET PARK — Police are asking for help finding 15-year-old Christina Acquaviva, who has been missing since Monday. Acquaviva was last seen at 8:15 a.m. on Monday, March 2 leaving her home on 5th Avenue in Sunset Park. Cops say Acquaviva
Announcements
Rule of Thirds interior. Courtesy of Gary Landsman.GREENPOINT — At Rule of Thirds [https://www.thirdsbk.com/] in Greenpoint, which opened February 22, very little goes to waste. The restaurant, a collaboration between the team from Sunday Hospitality [https://www.sundayhg.com/] and Okonomi [http://www.okonomibk.com/]’s JT
brownsville
BROWNSVILLE — Friday, February 14, around 2:30 p.m., a 14-year-old boy met two men on the 5th floor of an apartment building at 414 Sutter Avenue after communicating on Facebook. One of the men took out a knife and they stole the victim’s backpack, iPhone, and $200 before
Bushwick
Welcome back to this week’s openings and closings. With slightly warmer weather (let us dream) come new places to enjoy a cocktail, a few casual made-for-takeout spots, and a vegan restaurant. We have only one goodbye this week, to an eight-year-old Greenpoint favorite. Brooklyn Heights Bohemien Bar [http://bohemienbar.
Education
Classroom. Photo by Yustinus Tjiuwanda on Unsplash.By Christina Veiga, Alex Zimmerman. Originally published March 4 on Chalkbeat. [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/03/04/after-mixed-messages-nyc-will-not-count-absences-in-middle-and-high-school-admissions-amid-coronavirus-fears/] New York City schools will not consider student attendance and punctuality records in admissions decisions for competitive middle and high schools next year,
Big Story
Photo of a classroom, by NeONBRAND on Unsplash.Greg B. Smith and Yoav Gonen for THE CITY. Originally posted on March 4, by THE CITY. A New York City public school teacher who spent February winter break in Italy is now under a two-week self-quarantine, on the advice of the
Election 2020
MIDWOOD — We took to the streets of Midwood to ask members of the Jewish community whether they would be voting for the presidential candidate for the 2020 election, Senator Bernie Sanders, who is Jewish himself. Sanders, who lost the Brooklyn Democratic vote [https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/primaries/