Announcements
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Two Congressional lawmakers shot a weed ad Wednesday and they did it in Brooklyn. (From left to right) U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and U.S. Sen. Charles “Chuck” Schumer at BRIC shooting a video to promote the decriminalization of marijuana. (Photo: Courtesy of the offices of Jeffries
affordable housing
Like many other regions across the United States, New York City is in the midst of a housing crisis, in which one-third of the city’s residents spend more than half of their income on housing costs. On May 14, Public Agenda – a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and public engagement organization
Bushwick
A week and half into the L Train slowdown and things are…okay. The plan, which replaced the much-dreaded L Train shutdown, has left commuters a bit irritated, but not wholly upset about the service changes. The L train line at Bedford Avenue. Todd Maisel/BklynerSo what exactly are riders
community
WILLIAMSBURG – Police need help finding the driver who struck a woman and left the scene yesterday afternoon. A 25-year-old woman was crossing the street at Lee Avenue and Middleton Street at around 2:50 p.m. on Wednesday, May 9th. Then, someone driving a 2007 Chrysler struck the woman. The
Arts & Culture
The New York Landmarks Conservancy [http://www.nylandmarks.org/] is hosting the Sacred Sites Open House from May 18-19, inviting the public to tour 150 churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, and meeting houses across the state, including 13 sites in Brooklyn. New Utrecht Reformed ChurchThe Conservancy began hosting the tours of
Business
PARK SLOPE – A GoFundMe campaign was recently launched [https://www.gofundme.com/pick-quick-key-food-employees?member=2172406&utm_source=twilio&utm_medium=sms&utm_campaign=contacts-v2-invite-to-donate&fbclid=IwAR19x8ZSwP96oKr0qtvd6IlJ3EqGQjkUMvJXNuSTMfBaHdsvwZNGbjx_koo] to help Key Food meat department employees who have been locked out of their jobs for more than a
Arts & Culture
May flowers have officially sprung from April showers in Brooklyn! Spend some time outside this weekend strolling around Ditmas Park as part of the Twilight Stroll on Cortelyou. There are also a variety of art exhibitions and productions opening this weekend including DreamStreet Theatre Company’s performance of Find Your
News
Siah Armajani’s ‘Bridge Over Tree’ at Brooklyn Bridge Park (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner) * D, N, and R subway service was delayed on Wednesday after a construction worker fell onto the tracks at the 53rd Street station in Sunset Park [https://www.amny.com/news/worker-falls-subway-brooklyn-1.30817480]. Emergency crews took
Announcements
Join neighbors and come out to savor the flavors and diverse offerings from local businesses on Cortelyou Road in Ditmas Park on Thursday, May 9 from 5:00 – 9:00 pm Twilight stroll on Cortelyou [https://cortelyoueats.brownpapertickets.com/] includes the following: * Cheese Tasting at the Flatbush Food Coop [http:
Central Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Perhaps it was fitting that the 9th Annual Only Brooklyn Real Estate Conference [/see-you-tomorrow-only-brooklyn/] was held at the Alamo Drafthouse. The upsurge in the borough in the past decade only could have been written from a Hollywood script. Only Brooklyn Real Estate Conference 2019 (Photo: Bojan Hohnjec Studio
Arts & Culture
GOWANUS/PARK SLOPE – Spoke the Hub [http://spokethehub.org/] celebrates 40 years of bringing community dance classes, performances, and flash mob routines to Park Slope and Gowanus. Spoke the Hub’s Prince Flash Mob at Local Produce event. Elise Long is on the right. (Photo courtesy of Spoke the Hub)
community
Rohan Burke memorial. Todd Maisel/BklynerMARINE PARK – Scores of teens from Marine Park gathered around a carefully arranged memorial – votive candles flickered, photos in frames and a plaque emblazoned with the name of Rohan Burke, 17, who was stabbed to death in broad daylight on a busy Midwood Street in