Bed Stuy
A Stuyvesant Heights Historic District was designated in 2013 within the neighborhood of Bed-Stuy (Screenshot via Google Maps)In the small “sub-neighborhood” of Stuyvesant Heights, new renderings have been revealed for two real estate projects a few blocks apart. The two projects are for five- and six-story residential buildings which
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Q Train, Last Stop. Liena Zagare/BklynerIt is clear as the sun on a cloudless day. For Brooklynites who ride the subway, the system’s deterioration [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/18/nyregion/new-york-subway-system-failure-delays.html] is impossible to miss: broken down trains, derailments, endless delays, and station roofs literally
Bay Ridge
(Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Corner Media)After nearly 50 years, a spelling mistake in the name of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is finally getting fixed, as Governor Cuomo signed a bill yesterday to add a second “z” to the iconic Brooklyn to Staten Island span. “The Verrazzano Bridge is a vital
Boerum Hill
COBBLE HILL – Sometimes the most exciting places in New York are not found on its streets but right underneath them. Consider the Atlantic Avenue Tunnel in Brooklyn. Along with places like the 91st Street ghost station [https://untappedcities.com/2013/12/18/the-abandoned-91st-street-subway-station-on-the-1-line-in-nyc/] and the abandoned East 18th Street station
Downtown Brooklyn
Looking towards Borough Hall from the corner of Willoughby and Pearl Streets, near the scene of yesterday’s shooting (Screenshot via Google Maps)DOWNTOWN – After a third daylight shooting in as many months near the Fulton Mall, Borough President Eric Adams has called for a meeting of local stakeholders to
canarsie
EAST NEW YORK – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Monday that a postal worker and three co-defendants were charged in connection with a check stealing scheme in which they stole from the mail more than $29,000 in funds intended for homeless and impoverished New Yorkers. Vanessa Bandie (29)
Announcements
6301 14th St.BENSONHURST- A new public school is set to be built at the former site of St. Rosalia Church at 6301 14th Avenue. The school will fall under School District 20 and will most likely be a K-5 school with approximately 350 seats. The Department of Education (DOE)
Arts & Culture
Deborah Kass’ sculpture “YO/OY” and Brooklyn Hi-Art! Machine’s “DO NOT DISAPPEAR INTO SILENCE” in front of The Brooklyn Museum as part of the museum’s “Something to Say” art series. (Photo: Kadia Goba/Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS — The Deborah Kass [https://deborahkass.com/index2.html] installation “OY/YO” just
Announcements
The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and Explore Brooklyn would like you to join them at their inaugural BROOKLYN RUNS 5K Corporate Challenge [https://www.brooklynruns.nyc/] presented by Just Energy. Run (or walk) as an individual or as a team and join us for a complimentary cocktail reception, with bar
community
PARK SLOPE – On Saturday, schools across Brooklyn’s District 15 [https://insideschools.org/districts/15] opened up their gardens to the public for a celebration of experiential learning, food justice and creativity for the first annual Brooklyn School Gardens Crawl [https://gardentrain.wixsite.com/gardentrain/programs]. Kickoff event for the
midwood
(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)A string of deaths across Brooklyn struck over the weekend, from a tragic fratricide to the loss of a local singer and artist. EAST MIDWOOD – A 20-year old man is in custody after allegedly throwing his younger brother to his death from the top of their 7-story
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND/MARINE PARK/FORT GREENE – This Fall, City Parks Foundation [https://cityparksfoundation.org/] is offering hundreds of New Yorkers aged 60 and above free sports programs in 16 neighborhood parks and recreational facilities across the city. CityParks Senior Fitness yoga class at South Oxford Park, courtesy of City Parks