News
It will snow on Thursday and later turn to rain, meaning evening rush will likely be more of a mess than usual. Here are two good stories to check out: * A joyful noise grows in Brooklyn – Emmanuel Baptist Church is the cornerstone of this section of Lafayette Avenue [https://ny.
Bushwick
WILLIAMSBURG – More Citi Bikes are coming to Williamsburg and Greenpoint ahead of the L Train Shutdown this winter as the NYC Department of Transportation looks to add capacity to existing bike stations across North Brooklyn. A draft of the new plan was presented to Community Board 1 in Williamsburg last
Cobble Hill
COBBLE HILL – Dozens of fourth graders at Success Academy Cobble Hill participated in the school’s first-ever Empty Bowls fundraiser to help feed hungry New Yorkers. Success Academy Cobble Hill Empty Bowls Event (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner) Success Academy Cobble Hill Empty Bowls Event (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner) Success Academy
bath beach
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Announcements
The New York City Department of Sanitation has issued a Snow Alert for Thursday, November 15, 2018 at noon, and they are expecting 3 inches of snow. Here’s what the Department of Sanitation wants you to know: When do salt spreaders start working? Salt spreaders are the first line
Greenpoint
The grassy field at 50 Kent, between North 11th and 12th Streets, where the new park will be developed (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)WILLIAMSBURG – As the last new parks to be built in North Brooklyn progress through their design phase, Community Board 1 has approved the design for a new portion
Central Brooklyn
Most of us will never experience the extreme hunger that millions of Americans face, but every day, CAMBA’s Beyond Hunger Emergency Food Pantry helps hundreds of our neighbors get the emergency food they need [https://www.camba.org/programs/health/nutritionalservices/beyondhungeremergencyfoodpantry] . Families, elderly people and those simply struggling
Arts & Culture
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – A musician with deep roots in Brooklyn returns to New York City on Thursday (November 15) to celebrate the release of his latest album Mask [https://daviddominique.bandcamp.com/]. David Dominique was born in Queens and spent time in Long Island growing up, but his father taught at
Nonsponsored
SUNSET PARK – NYC Ferry [https://www.ferry.nyc/] has announced that service to the Brooklyn Army Terminal/Sunset Park stop is temporarily suspended for maintenance. Ferry docked at Brooklyn Army Terminal/Sunset Park (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner) For approximately three to four weeks, the South Brooklyn route will bypass the
Borough Park
(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)BOROUGH PARK – Police are looking for a burglar who broke into a private school in Borough Park late last month. The incident took place around 5:30 pm on Saturday, October 27, police said, at 1373 43rd Street, near 14th Avenue. Forcing his way past a secured
Bed Stuy
Fulton StreetBEDFORD-STUYVESANT – When she moved into her new apartment in Bedford-Stuyvesant in early October, 23-year-old Lila Rimalovski was disappointed that there was no composting program in place. In fact, she didn’t find trash in garbage cans at all, but in the streets of the neighborhood. Bedford-Stuyvesant is one of
Central Brooklyn
Fall colors in McCarren Park (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)Following a string of anti-Semitic crimes [/anti-semitic-crimes/] last week and a racist attack this week [/another-racist-attack-in-flatbush/], allegedly white supremacist graffiti was spray-painted in North Brooklyn [https://greenpointers.com/2018/11/12/white-supremacist-tag-appears-at-transmitter-park/] , as well. A mother is in handcuffs after an abandoned