bklyn sounds
From Flatbush to the Oscars and Back + Live Picks 7/23-29
DJ Tara Duvivier rocks some of Brooklyn’s best parties, played music on the world’s most famous red carpet, and imagines a more equitable city nightlife.
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real estate
Rogue Brooklyn Building Demolition Stirs Furor and Questions About City Oversight
For years, Hadley and a group of concerned neighbors have complained to city agencies and local politicians about what they asserted were unauthorized demolition, unsafe conditions and trash dumping at the site and a property next door at 1931 Bedford Ave, writes Gabriel Sandoval from THE CITY.
newsletter
Conviction Reviews, Haiti, Movies, Records, COVID19, and more
Good evening. Yet another stormy afternoon in the books, but tomorrow should be warm and sunny. Today's Mayoral press briefing was again, almost entirely about the threat the highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant, which is now the dominant variant across NYC, is posing to those who are yet
Politics
Brooklyn’s Haitian-American Electeds and Organizations Ask Biden to ease Pathway to Political Asylum for Haitians
A group of New York-based Haitian-American elected officials and community organizations are asking President Joe Biden to make it easier for Haitians to obtain political asylum in the US.
Police & Fire
Controversial Head of Conviction Review Unit at Brooklyn DA’s Office Retires
At first, the unit under Mark Hale received national attention as a model of reform. But the rate of exonerations slowed significantly during DA Eric Gonzalez's tenure.
COVID-19
Delta Variant & Numbers
Today's Mayoral press briefing was again, almost entirely about the threat the highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant, which is now the dominant variant across NYC, is posing to those who are yet to be vaccinated. As of today, new reported cases on a seven-day average is at 597
Events
Outdoor Movies This Summer: Parks Edition
At Prospect Park: A Summer Movie Under the Stars [https://prospectpark.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af49fae3995832605e637055c&id=5a3c9c5e2e&e=d310e664bf] series this year kicks off on Thursday, July 29, and runs for four consecutive Thursdays through August 19, and will include Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The
Newsletter
Restaurant Week, Buses, Free Summer Camp, COVID numbers, and more
Good evening, and Mubarak Eid al-Adha [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha]. What better excuse to treat yourself than NYC Restaurant week. This year 46 Brooklyn restaurants [https://www.nycgo.com/restaurant-week/?neighborhood=bay-ridge,bedford-stuyvesant,boerum-hill,bushwick,cobble-hill,crown-heights,downtown-brooklyn,fort-greene,gowanus,gravesend,park-slope,prospect-heights,sunset-park,williamsburg,windsor-terrace,east-williamsburg&
Transportation
When Will Brooklyn Get the Bus Network it Deserves?
The B44-SBS bus. (Image: Liena Zagare/Bklyner) One night this spring, Flatbush resident Mitch White emerged from the Nostrand Avenue A train station on his way home from JFK airport. He planned to make what should have been a quick transfer to the B44-SBS bus that runs along Nostrand Avenue,
COVID-19
COVID-19 Creeps Up, Sickening The Unvaccinated, Mask Mandate Unchanged
"We do have a challenge now," Mayor Bill de Blasio acknowledged this morning talking about the relentless climb in COVID-19 infection rates across the city, pushing for more people to get vaccinated. As of today, just 4.5 million or 53.5% of the city's residents
Education
Free Full Day Summer Camp Application Deadline 7/20: Summer Rising
Enrollment ends Tuesday for this 100% free, full-day camp for school-aged kids across the city.
