Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerThe 2018 Congressional Primaries have come and gone. The winners? Two incumbents: Dan Donovan of District 11 and Yvette Clarke of District 9. District 9 (Park Slope, Flatbush, Sheepshead, Crown Heights) had a total of 28,533 voters [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/26/us/
Announcements
BUSHWICK – Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams will be joining Families for Safe Streets [https://www.facebook.com/NYCSafeStreets/], Transportation Alternatives [https://www.facebook.com/TransportationAlternatives/], and community members for a march this afternoon to honor 4-year old Luz Gonzalez [/bushwick-hit-and-run-kills-4-year-old-girl-injures-mother/] who was killed by a motorist in Bushwick on Sunday,
Coney Island
Courtesy NYC ParksCONEY ISLAND – Don’t go in the water! At least, not yet… Would-be swimmers have complained about a lack of lifeguards between West 19th and 29th Streets at Coney Island that’s keeping them out of the water, the NY Post [https://nypost.com/2018/06/25/coney-island-has-a-major-lifeguard-shortage/
Carroll Gardens
CARROLL GARDENS – Council Member Brad Lander [https://council.nyc.gov/district-39/] joined Carroll Gardens neighbors on Tuesday at the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/index.page]‘s (LPC) public hearing on 236 and 238 President Street [/carroll-gardens-group-fights-to-save-the-historic-hans-s-christian-kindergarten/] . (L-R) 238 and 236 President Street (Photo: Pamela
Bed Stuy
CONEY ISLAND – A New York firefighter was arrested last night at his home in Coney Island, said police. Nelson Merizalde, 43, an off-duty FDNY firefighter was arrested last night around 11:40 pm, said police. Merizalde was charged with assault after allegedly throwing his girlfriend to the floor during an
Central Brooklyn
A ivy-covered Flatbush facade (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)A Fort Greene deli owner has been getting a pretty good public response to his storefront political signs protesting Trump’s immigration policy [http://brooklyn.news12.com/story/38490168/fort-greene-deli-owner-blasts-immigration-policy-with-storefront-signs] —though with the Supreme Court upholding the “Muslim ban,” he may need to
Announcements
In a 5-4 decision [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-travel-ban.html] , the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump’s third travel ban—also referred to as the “Muslim ban”—is indeed lawful. The ban restricts entries from Iran, North Korea, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, and Venezuela.
Arts & Culture
BOERUM HILL – The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/about/pr2018/062618.page] (LPC) approved the expansion of the Boerum Hill Historic District [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/lpc/downloads/pdf/maps/HistoricDistrictMaps/Brooklyn/boerum_hill.pdf] earlier today. Bergen Street between Smith & Hoyt, Boerum
Bushwick
The parking spaces outside Clean City Laundry in Bushwick, where a 4-year old was recently killed in a hit-and-run (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – Just a day after a hit-and-run in Bushwick killed 4-year old Luz Gonzalez, the NYPD has declined to file charges against the driver of the car
Arts & Culture
The black-tipped reef shark is just one of the new species featured at the aquarium’s new exhibit (Via NY Aquarium)CONEY ISLAND – The sharks are almost here, and just in time for summer… The long-awaited Ocean Wonders: Sharks exhibit at the New York Aquarium opens this Saturday! The state
Events
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PARK SLOPE – The NYC Department of Design and Construction [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/ddc/index.page] (DDC) has posted flyers announcing an interruption in water service on the 5th Avenue block between Prospect and Park Place this Wednesday, June 27 (weather permitting). Photo via Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID