Announcements
From left to right, Central Sunset Park Historic District, Sunset Park South Historic District, Sunset Park North Historic District, and Sunset Park 50th Street Historic District. Via LPCSUNSET PARK – Today, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) designated Sunset Park North,, Central Sunset Park, Sunset Park 50th Street, and
Business
Casa Azul. Ellie Plass/BklynerPARK SLOPE – The bright blue facade of Casa Azul is hard to miss. This brand-new Park Slope spot, in the space previously occupied by Talde, softly opened Friday, June 14th, and as of Sunday the 16th is ready to serve the neighborhood. Located on the corner
Bushwick
Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza talks about Meatless Monday change in menu. Todd Maisel/BklynerAfter a letter signed by three Brooklyn politicians put the schools chancellor on blast, progressive lawmakers came to his defense on Monday, again bringing the fissures among Brooklyn officials on education to the fore. “We need a
Business
Council Member Carlos Menchaca addresses Community Board 7 in Sunset Park (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)SUNSET PARK—Industry City’s CEO on Monday defended the complex’s planned expansion at a Sunset Park’s community board meeting, responding to neighborhood residents’ questions as they mulled the plan, which was
Business
The shop, on Court St. between Degraw and Sackett, is cozy. Ellie Plass/Bklyner CARROLL GARDENS – Milan Schwartz grew up working in the bakery owned by his grandparents, the much-loved Shlukers in Brooklyn, and has now gone on to open an ice cream shop with his wife, Samantha, called Sweet
Arts & Culture
PARK SLOPE – Musician Harris Eisenstadt is asking neighbors for help in locating three unique drums he lost after a gig on Sunday. After a performance at 440 Gallery [https://440gallery.com/new-events/2019/6/16/me-myself-and-eye] (440 6th Avenue) on June 16, Eisenstadt said he accidentally left the trio of
Announcements
128 Lewis Avenue. (Photo via Google Maps)BEDFORD STUYVESANT – Rasheed Bennett, 31, has died after being shot in the chest in the Eleanor Roosevelt Houses at 128 Lewis Ave. on Monday, June 17 at around 2:47 p.m. Bennett was coming out of the elevator in the lobby of
News
PARK SLOPE – On Friday, June 14, the NYC Administrative Services released some details [https://a856-cityrecord.nyc.gov/RequestDetail/20190607103] from the contracts between the Department of Homeless Services [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/dhs/index.page] (DHS) and Women In Need [https://winnyc.org] (WIN) for the two homeless shelters
Business
A close-up of their off-menu special, the tlayuda. Ellie Plass/BklynerPROSPECT HEIGHTS/CROWN HEIGHTS – It took Antonio Vilchis ten years of running Mexicocina in the Bronx [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/25/dining/reviews/mexicocina-in-the-south-bronx-restaurant-review.html?_r=0] (eleven this November) to consider venturing into Brooklyn, and he does
Announcements
BAY RIDGE – The race for District Leader in the 46th Assembly District is underway and so are hateful attacks. Last week, a Bay Ridge neighbor sent us two flyers someone received in the mail. They said they were in an envelope. One of the flyers had a photo of Republican
community
Photo via Deutsch’s office.SHEEPSHEAD BAY – The words “Kill Arabs” were spray-painted on a B44 bus shelter on Avenue V and Nostrand Avenue this morning. According to Council Member Chaim Deutsch’s office, a constituent saw the hateful words as he was getting on the bus this morning and
Bed Stuy
Chinyelu Udoh standing outside a coffee shop in Crown Heights (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)Last week, we interviewed Caroline Cohen [/meet-the-6th-municipal-district-candidates-caroline-cohen/] about her bid for the 6th Municipal District Civil Court judge race. Today, we have an interview with another candidate in the four-way race: Chinyelu Udoh [https://www.