Central Brooklyn
Violinist plays at the Manhattan Bridge Archway, DUMBO (Photo: Nathan Haselby) Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and subscribe [/subscribe/]. If you have news
Business
PARK SLOPE – The layout of 279 5th Avenue (at 1st Street) hasn’t changed much since Henri on 5th vacated last summer [/restaurant-closings-in-park-slope/] and Velvette Brew opened there last week, but instead of bar food and board games, the focus of the new business is coffee. Velvette Brew, 279 5th
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerFLATBUSH – When Corrinne Greene was in kindergarten, she asked her principal to add “This Land Is Your Land” to the school’s patriotic selections list, which the principal did. Nearly two decades later, Greene has organized and participated in many protests. She has chanted outside Governor Andrew
Central Brooklyn
via Wanderlust FestivalThe world’s only mindful triathlon returns to Brooklyn on Sunday, September 9th. Combining three mindful activities—a 5K run (or walk), DJ-powered yoga class, and guided meditation—in Prospect Park, Wanderlust 108 [https://wanderlust.com/108-events/brooklyn/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – City Council Speaker Corey Johnson joined Council Members Mark Treyger (District 47) and Chaim Deutsch (District 48) on the Coney Island Boardwalk Thursday afternoon to celebrate the historic walkway’s recent designation as an official NYC landmark. City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Council Member Mark Treyger dancing
Announcements
NYC Council Member Mark Treyger [https://council.nyc.gov/district-47/] (District 47) introduced Int. 1085 [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3597643&GUID=FBF82A61-48FC-4835-96F6-26710027339E] on Wednesday, a bill that would provide free legal services to victims of domestic violence who want to divorce their abusive partners. A
Bed Stuy
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] DOWNTOWN – The NYPD have arrested 22-year-old Isaiah Thompson of Clinton Hill in connection to a rush hour slashing at the Jay Street MetroTech A/C subway station last month. [/weekend-crime-blotter-19/] Via NYPDThe
Central Brooklyn
Sunset Park (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Restauranteur Harris Salat, formerly of Ganso Ramen, will bring two new options to downtown: a taqueria and a sushi joint. [https://ny.eater.com/2018/8/8/17665052/taqueria-bigeye-sushi-harris-salat-nyc] Check out other recent restaurant news here. [/restaurant-news-stumptown-coffee-opens-fundraising-for-gage-tollner-more/] And women in baking are about that
Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerKENSINGTON – The Bangladeshi community in Kensington rallied for the young students in Bangladesh who are being attacked for protesting the country’s horrible traffic conditions. Avenue C Plaza, between McDonald Avenue and Avenue C, was a sight to be seen in the early evening of Wednesday, August
Central Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS – Local mentorship program, the I AM PEACE Foundation [http://www.iampeacefoundation.org], is hosting its fifth annual 3-on-3 youth basketball tournament this Saturday, August 11, at Jackie Robinson Playground. I AM PEACE group shot, August 2017 (courtesy of I AM PEACE)The event was organized by Crown Heights
Greenpoint
A rendering of the mixed-use building coming to the corner of Eagle and Manhattan in Greenpoint.GREENPOINT – An empty lot on Greenpoint’s main drag will soon be home to a five-story mixed-use building—and now, renderings are out. Located at 1056 Manhattan Avenue, at the corner of Eagle Street,
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – Join NYC Council Members Mark Treyger and Chaim Deutsch, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, and Senator Diane Savino Thursday afternoon as they celebrate the official landmarking of the Coney Island Riegelmann Boardwalk. Coney Island Riegelmann Boardwalk (Photo: Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)On May 15