Arts & Culture
The Bushwick Film Festival kicks off tomorrow night in Brooklyn, bringing a full lineup of films and shorts to the borough in its 11th year. Running from opening night this Wednesday, October 10, to its final festivities on Sunday, October 14, the festival is chock full of programming: features and
Carroll Gardens
[UPDATED: Friday, October 19 at 5:10pm] A public hearing on 41 Summit Street will take place during the CB6 Landmarks & Land Use Committee Meeting [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/calendar/calendar.page] on Thursday, October 25 at 6pm at PS 15 Auditorium, 71 Sullivan Street. COLUMBIA STREET
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK – The NYC Parks Department has issued a warning about cases of raccoons with the canine distemper found in Prospect Park. The canine distemper virus doesn’t pose a health risk to humans, but dogs are susceptible to the disease. Owners are encouraged to keep their dogs leashed while
Bay Ridge
Photo: The Brannan CampaignBAY RIDGE — City Councilman Justin Brannan announced on Friday funding for a new 3rd Avenue Business Improvement District (BID). Brannan will award a $37,000 Neighborhood Development Grant Initiative to the Bay Ridge Merchants of Third Avenue, who for the past decade have voluntarily helped provide a
Opinion
By Yaneth Lombana, LMSW, Trauma therapist and County Committee Member 56 AD 91 ED CROWN HEIGHTS – One of the nation’s largest Democratic county organizations, the Kings County Committee, is located in Brooklyn and has the power to influence judgeships and the potential to politically engage neighborhoods. As a trauma
Business
COBBLE HILL – As reported last week [/recent-closings-wyckoffs-corner-pharmacy-copy-cottage-visions-of-park-slope/], Cobble Hill neighbors were saddened to see a beloved local business, Wyckoff’s Corner Pharmacy, suddenly shuttered. Wyckoff’s Corner Pharmacy, 203 Court Street (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)BKLYNER spoke with the Pharmacy’s owner, Bassam (Sam) Amin, over the phone Monday morning
Arts & Culture
Looking for a new dining experience? It’s currently African Restaurant Week [https://nyarw.com/] in New York and participating restaurants are offering tastings and deals on meals across the five boroughs, leading up to a food festival celebration in Harlem this weekend. [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ny-african-restaurant-week-food-festival-2018-tickets-45459590860] While
Crown Heights
CROWN HEIGHTS – Hunky Dory will open in the old BKW Winery [https://bkwinery.com/bkw-thank-you] space at 747 Franklin Ave. in December. BKW Winery closed at the end of July after just two short years in the neighborhood. The 24-table eatery will include a 17-seat bar and will serve breakfast,
clinton hill
CLINTON HILL – Applications are now being accepted for eight affordable units at a new development located at 840 Fulton Street [https://840fulton.com/] (at Vanderbilt Avenue). Rendering by Kutnicki Bernstein Architects [https://www.kbanyc.com/home/]The available units include one studio at $867/month, 3 one-bedrooms at $931/month,
Bushwick
The intersection of Broadway and Union, where a motorcyclist was killed over the weekend (Screenshot via Google Maps)WILLIAMSBURG – A motorcycle crash over the weekend claimed a man’s life, making the third fatality for motorcyclists in North Brooklyn in recent weeks. Angel Perez, 39, was riding his motorcycle through
Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerSOUTHERN BROOKLYN — Dyker Heights Civic Association [http://www.dykerheightscivicassociation.com/] and the Bay Ridge Community Council [https://www.facebook.com/BRCC51/] will hold a candidate’s forums this week in Southern Brooklyn. The Dyker Heights Civic Association will host their forum on Tuesday, October 9 at St.
Bed Stuy
Four homicides in as many days hit Brooklyn this weekend, stretching from Friday until the early hours of this morning. Arrests have been made in some cases, plus a few from previous homicides, while a couple cases remain up in the air. Here’s what we know: EAST FLATBUSH – Just