Announcements
Umber Nisar (middle) speaks about what happened to her. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – Umber Nisar, the Muslim woman who was assaulted three days ago [/muslim-woman-hate-crime/], sat on a chair facing the cameras. She was fidgeting with her hands and occasionally looked up, her eyes were filled with tears, but
Boerum Hill
COBBLE HILL/BOERUM HILL – The NYPD closed the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Court Street to pedestrians and drivers Tuesday morning after receiving reports of an armed individual in the vicinity. According to a tweet posted by the 76th Precinct at approximately 9:30am, some locals believed there was a
Arts & Culture
FORT GREENE – A new public artwork honoring three literary greats will be installed in Fort Greene Park next month. Elizabeth Masella, Public Art Coordinator for NYC Department of Parks & Recreation [https://www.nycgovparks.org/art-and-antiquities], presented plans for Pieces of Poetry Monday evening during the Brooklyn Community Board 2
affordable housing
146 Linden Blvd. (2019) Photo: Kadia Goba/BklynerFLATBUSH — Developers are currently accepting applications for six affordable apartments at a new rental development at 146 Linden Blvd. between Bedford and Rogers Avenues. The new 8-story structure features 16,507 sq. ft. of residential space and 16 units, of which six units
Borough Park
Brooklyn Tech, Photo by BKLYNERAs admissions controversy roils, data shows New York City’s specialized high schools continue to accept few black and Hispanic students. By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat NY As New York City is engulfed in a debate over efforts to better integrate the city’s specialized high schools,
Education
A CEC15 meeting in January 2019.If you are a public school parent, you have probably heard about New York’s upcoming Community and Citywide Education Council elections. [https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/091-19/mayor-de-blasio-chancellor-carranza-kick-off-2019-community-citywide-education-council#/0] This is where parents of public school students get to run for a
Events
GOWANUS – The Gowanus Landmarking Coalition [https://www.gowanuslandmarks.org/] has collaborated with the Gowanus Souvenir Shop [https://gowanussouvenir.com/collections/gowanus-souvenir-editions-1/products/gowanus-landmarks-map?mc_cid=a44cb3e997&mc_eid=5fc735b5b5] in creating a map of significant historic buildings and structures across the neighborhood. Featuring illustrations by artist Vivian Baumann, the
News
BROOKLYN – New York courts institute a “cross-race identification” rule after a wrongfully convicted Brooklyn man serves seven years in prison, partially because witnesses misidentified the then-19-year-old. Otis Boone and Lavonda Allen Photo compliments of The Legal Aid Society.At his second trial, a jury found African-American Otis Boone, 27, not
clinton hill
CLINTON HILL – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying four men who violently beat and robbed a 30-year-old man last week. At approximately 12:40am on Tuesday, March 12, four men followed the victim to the front of 957 Fulton Street near the corner of Washington Avenue,
Announcements
FORT GREENE – The Brooklyn Academy of Music [https://www.bam.org/] (BAM) revealed last week its plans for a group of expanded arts spaces on Fulton Street. Rendering of BAM Strong at Fulton Street & Ashland Place, courtesy of BAM Scheduled to debut in October 2019, BAM Strong will unite
Central Brooklyn
PARK SLOPE/WINDSOR TERRACE – History was made at the 44th Annual Brooklyn St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday when the Brooklyn Irish LGBTQ Organization [https://www.facebook.com/groups/bkirishlgbtq/permalink/2575318046028283/] (BILO) became the first LGBTQ group to march in the event. Brooklyn Irish LGBTQ Organization marching in
Bed Stuy
BEDFORD STUYVESANT — Police are looking for suspects involved in a shooting that resulted in a dead body behind Marcy Houses in Bedford Stuyvesant. Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] NYPD officers found Deshawn Smart, 47, after responding to
Big Story
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerUPDATE: While the NYPD still has not released photos or video of the assailant, it seems it is now being investigated by the Hate Crimes Unit, though the cops won’t tell us when that switch happened. MIDWOOD – Umber Nisar usually drives everywhere. But, the weather was
News
SUNSET PARK – A second body was discovered floating in the water by the Brooklyn Army Terminal over the weekend, just days after an unidentified man’s body was found in the vicinity. At approximately 7am on Saturday, March 16, police responded to a call of a woman spotted in the
Big Story
Jumaane Williams and others hold hands and chant as a sign of unity. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – “No hate, no fear, Muslims are welcome here. No hate, no fear, everyone is welcome here,” people chanted outside Makki Masjid this afternoon. Last night, a white supremacist [https://www.theguardian.com/
Bay Ridge
Vitis Chandelier; Photo Via Rich Brilliant WillingSPONSORED: “We believe in the power of light to create atmosphere, that light has a profound influence on shaping the way we feel.” That’s how Theo Richardson describes the guiding principle behind the work of Rich Brilliant Willing [https://richbrilliantwilling.com] (RBW), the