Coney Island
This Thursday, Councilmember Mark Treyger (D-47) will introduce a resolution to the City Council asking members to call on the State Legislature and Governor Cuomo to ban guns from being used as prizes in raffles or giveaways in New York. Earlier this year, the Brooklyn Friends of the NRA (National
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PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Spacebuster [http://raumlabor.net/spacebuster/], a van equipped with an inflatable bubble that fits up to 120 visitors inside, will be home to 50 free programs presented by the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch. Photo by Kevin McElvaney via bklynlibrary.org [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/event-series/democracy-lab]
Big Story
KENSINGTON/BORO PARK – Last Thursday night about 40 residents finally gathered at a meeting with the Clara Street School that they had been asking for for 9 months [/cb12-april-meeting-schools-garbage-process/], hoping to address issues of idling school buses, garbage, noisy generators, and constant evening events at the school. The clash is
clinton hill
CLINTON HILL – The owners of Lower East Side favorite Petee’s Pie Company [http://peteespie.com] have launched a new shop here in Brooklyn. Petee’s Café, 505 Myrtle Avenue, Clinton Hill (Photo: Nathan Haselby)The warm and welcoming Petee’s Café [https://www.facebook.com/Petees-Cafe-375838102905948/] officially opened a
Business
Photo credit: LongIslandExchange.comLast month [/meet-the-grandmother-and-grandson-behind-umbrella/], we interviewed Sam Gerstenzang, the co-founder of Umbrella [https://www.askumbrella.com/], a service aimed at providing affordable, friendly help with everyday tasks to Brooklyn seniors. Gerstenzang mentioned that they recently expanded from Brooklyn to Nassau County. In prior posts, we’ve shared some
Announcements
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – For more than two decades, BAM has livened up lunchtime each summer with its popular R&B Festival concert series at MetroTech Commons. Via downtownbrooklyn.com [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/events/bam-r-b-festival] This year’s series of ten free afternoon shows kicks off on June 7 at 12pm,
Bushwick
Putnam Avenue in Bushwick, where a resident died of what may be a drug overdose this weekend (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – Over the weekend, a Bushwick man died in what might be a fatal overdose caused by the synthetic cannabinoid K2, which has been causing hospitalizations across Brooklyn. Police
News
Sing For Hope [http://www.singforhope.org/pianos/] returns to NYC for three weeks in June, parking 50 colorfully decorated pianos in parks and public spaces across the five boroughs to give New Yorkers a chance to tickle the ivories. Sing For Hope piano outside The Old Stone House, 336
bath beach
Photo: Zainab IqbalBARCLAYS – The 2018 Brooklyn College commencement at Barclays Center Thursday morning wasn’t a boring one. Pioneering disability rights activist Judith “Judy” Heumann gave a compelling speech on fighting adversity, and Borough President Eric Adams announced that he will be the next mayor of NYC. “I’m a
Central Brooklyn
WILLIAMSBURG – Police have made an arrest in the death of Jose Osorio, 19, who was shot and killed in Williamsburg last December. The shooting that claimed Osorio’s life [/wednesday-crime-blotter-shooting-death-in-williamsburg-hit-and-run-in-madison-and-more/] took place on Wednesday, December 20, 2017, and left another victim shot in the shoulder. Last week, police arrested Donovan
bath beach
PHOTO: Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photo OfficeBy Christina Veiga Overhauling admissions at the city’s prestigious specialized high schools could be just the opening salvo in more aggressive efforts to unravel segregation throughout the city’s school system, Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed Sunday. “Changing them sends the message that everything
Central Brooklyn
The Atrium in Brooklyn Army Terminal’s Building B (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