Arts & Culture
Whether you’ve lived in Brooklyn your whole life or are a transplant, we all have an obligation to learn about our borough’s Black history. Brooklyn on its own would be the largest Black city in America — over 800,000 African Americans live in the borough, the last Census
Bay Ridge
Welcome back to this week’s openings and closings. This week we have lots of hellos and only a few goodbyes— one sponsored by thousands in back taxes. Welcome new empanadas, several new coffee spots, and new cocktail bars. Openings Bay Ridge Aleli Cocina Mexicana [https://www.instagram.com/aleli_
bath beach
By Clifford Michael, THE CITY [https://thecity.nyc/2020/02/bail-law-fuels-gop-challenge-to-reformer-in-swing-district.html] . A year after State Sen. Andrew Gounardes beat GOP stalwart Marty Golden, Brooklyn Republicans are weighing challenges against the freshman Democrat — with a rallying cry of undoing bail reform. Gounardes, 36, beat the longtime state senator by 1,
Bushwick
Interior of Aura Cocina & Bar. Rachel Baron/Bklyner.EAST WILLIAMSBURG — A new Cuban-Asian restaurant Aura Cocina & Bar [https://www.auracocina.com/]will soon open doors at the pillow factory-turned-multiuse space at 315 Meserole Street between Bogart and Waterbury Streets, called The Breeze [http://thebreeze.nyc/]. The cavernous space,
brownsville
BROWNSVILLE — Today the Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea announced that 34 alleged members of two rival Brownsville-based street gangs were variously charged in a 122-count indictment, including attempted murder and criminal possession of weapons. An indictment is an accusation and not proof
Election 2021
Linden Boulevard/Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerNew York is in a housing crisis, exacerbated by spiraling rents [https://ny.curbed.com/2018/9/26/17901946/nyc-housing-affordability-decline-report-scott-stringer] that outpace residents’ incomes. Even after Albany dramatically strengthened our rent laws last year, thousands of New Yorkers continue to be deprived of their housing
Announcements
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Shea hold a media availability on crime statistics. Police Athletic League, Inc. Harlem Center, Manhattan. Tuesday, February 04, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography OfficeOverall crime numbers have risen citywide by 16.4% in January in comparison to last year, according to NYPD
brownsville
BROWNSVILLE — A 13-year-old boy was robbed in his apartment building in Brownsville last Friday. On Friday, January 24, around 4:30 p.m., an unidentified man entered the Howard Houses NYCHA complex at 1548 East New York Avenue and followed the victim, a 13-year-old resident of the complex, into an
East New York
EAST NEW YORK — Yesterday evening, a young man was shot to death in East New York. On Tuesday, February 4, around 6.45 p.m., police responded to a 911 call for a man shot at the intersection of Elton Street and New Lots Avenue. Witnesses told NBC New York
Announcements
Blake Morris.Yesterday morning Blake Morris announced in a newsletter to his followers from his run for state senate [/blake-morris-hopes-to-unseat-state-senator-simcha-felder/] that he was running to represent the 40th Council District in the City Council. District 40 includes Ditmas Park, Flatbush and East Flatbush, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, and bits of Kensington.
Education
Denise Clay, a Brooklyn parent, is homeschooling her 4- and 6-year-old sons who have December and September birthdays, respectively. PHOTO CREDIT: Amy Zimmer/Chalkbeat.By Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/02/04/your-childs-birth-month-matters-nyc-students-born-in-november-and-december-are-classified-with-learning-disabilities-at-higher-rates/] Brooklyn mom Ellen Baxt worried that her still-napping 4-year-old daughter wasn’t ready
community
Mayor de Blasio attends a rally to kick off the NYC Census 2020 Complete Count Campaign with community partners, labor unions, and elected officials, where the Mayor made an announcement about a new investment in community and ethnic media, at NYU on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography