Announcements
Brooklyn building. Photo by Anthony Fomin [https://unsplash.com/@aginsbrook?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] onUnsplash. [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/brooklyn?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] NEW YORK CITY — Today, Comptroller Scott M. Stringer called for legislation
Education
The Department of Education building at 131 Livingston St. in Downtown Brooklyn, where special education impartial hearings are held. PHOTO CREDIT: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYOriginally posted on Chalkbeat on February 10, 2020. [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/02/10/thousands-of-delayed-special-education-complaints-spark-class-action-lawsuit/] By Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat and Yoav Gonen, THE CITY
Announcements
Bhel puri, a chaat with puffed rice. Photo by Emilio Pandika, courtesy of Masti Indian Grill and Chaat Bar.WILLIAMSBURG — Masti Indian Grill and Chaat Bar, which opened in late January in Williamsburg, stands out for its savory street food, or chaat selection, Bengali dishes, British inspired curries, and warm
Business
Valentine’s Day is coming and Brooklyn is teeming with flowers. You’ll find daffodils and tulips on the sidewalk, crowding outside of your cornerstone deli. But, if you want something special for the occasion, we have some suggestions. There’s an enchanting world of whimsical, lovingly curated flower shops
East New York
EAST NEW YORK — An MTA bus driver was assaulted by a man on Tuesday evening. On Tuesday, February 11, 2020, around 6.30 p.m., inside of an eastbound B15 MTA Bus, stopping in front of 2516 Linden Boulevard, an unknown individual entered the bus and struck the 65-year-old bus
Transportation
An SBS express bus at Utica Avenue and Fulton Street in Bed-Stuy, on Jan. 29. 2020. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Jose Martinez and Trone Dowd, for THE CITY. Originally posted on February 11, by THE CITY. The push to extend subway service along busy Utica Avenue in Brooklyn — mused
Arts & Culture
Time machine Via Google StreetviewBAY RIDGE — Brooklyn’s changed a lot in the last 56 years, but Bay Ridge’s Hall of Fame Billiards Club had remained more or less intact. Owned by Jean Balukas, one of the greatest pool players of all time and the first woman to compete
Announcements
Brooklyn Bridge. Photo bytom coe [https://unsplash.com/@tomcoe?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] onUnsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/brooklyn-bridge?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] .City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and the Van Alen Institute launched an
Business
Teishoku with eel at Wakuwaku. Courtesy of WakuwakuSUNSET PARK — In Japanese, the phrase “Wakuwaku” denotes fun and excitement– it describes the fluttery feeling of anticipation someone gets when looking forward to something especially good. It’s also the name of Erina and Tony Yoshida’s new izakaya, or Japanese gastropub,
homicide
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — Almost a decade after a Bed-Stuy homicide, police released a photo of a suspect. On September 19, 2011, around 9:45 p.m., police responded to a 911 call about a man shot in front of 977 Greene Avenue in Brooklyn. That man was 22-year-old Jamal Singleton. He was
Arts & Culture
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Workshop participants at Mixteca’s mural. Courtesy of Mixteca.SUNSET PARK — Veronica Rosales was born and raised in Sunset Park. She first heard of Mixteca [http://www.mixteca.org/] when she was about 10 years old and her mom signed Rosales and her sister up
canarsie
1690 Ralph Avenue. Via Google Maps.UPDATE: As of 03/04/2020, police have identified the victim as 22-year-old Dontae Mckenzie of Queens. FLATLANDS/CANARSIE — Yesterday evening, a young man was found with a gunshot wound to his chest in front of the Glenwood NYCHA housing complex. Yesterday, February 11,