Central Brooklyn
Red Hook mural. (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Paul Massey proposes to cover city highways with parks [NY Post [http://nypost.com/2017/06/25/paul-massey-proposes-to-cover-city-highways-with-parks/] ] -The Abandoned School
community
Rendering by SCAPE [http://www.scapestudio.com/projects/the-gowanus-lowlands/] Last week the Gowanus Canal Conservancy [http://www.gowanuscanalconservancy.org/ee/index.php/gcc_news/gcc_news?id=458] presented Gowanus Lowlands: A Blueprint for NYC’s Next Great Park, an exciting proposal for the future of the notoriously polluted Gowanus
Central Brooklyn
(Photo via Coney island/Facebook)Feeling the Monday work-a-day blues? Take advantage of the upcoming long summer nights with two free outdoor movie series — one in Coney Island and Prospect Park — to get you out under the stars. Flicks on the Beach, organized by the Alliance for Coney Island [http:
Carroll Gardens
Smith Street Fair (Photo by Paul Stremple)Tents and food trucks lined eight blocks stretching from Carroll to Bergen for the Smith Street Fair on Sunday, June 25. The warm weather drew large crowds out to the street lined with vendors and food, even with the competing NYC Pride Parade
celebrity
405 Clinton Avenue via Corcoran [https://www.corcoran.com/nyc/Listings/Display/2611566]Curious about how the rich and famous (and maybe even notorious) live? Here’s a sneak peek at the Brooklyn homes of a few celebrities. We’ve got the lovely Clinton Hill home of actors Olivia Wilde
Bensonhurst
(Photo via Vegas Diner/Facebook)Today, an iconic Bensonhurst diner has shut its doors, and neighbors spent the weekend enjoying one last meal and reveling in memories. The Vegas Diner, a hallmark of old-school Brooklyn at the corner of 86th Street between Bay 13th Street & 16th Avenue, closed almost
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Hassan IqbalThe month of Ramadan [/guide-ramadan-2017-brooklyn/]is over, the moon has been sighted and on Sunday, June 25, the majority of Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Fitr (which lasts three days). How did Muslims in Brooklyn celebrate? With the annual Chand Raat Bazaar on Coney Island Avenue [/coney-island-avenue-packed-for-annual-chand-raat-bazaar-ditmas-park/
Police & Fire
Photo via NYPDCops are searching for two suspects connected with five early morning burglaries in Sunset Park this month, who nabbed almost $13,000 from local businesses. The first strike happened at Hot Space, 774 51st Street near 8th Avenue, on Tuesday, May 30 at 4:30am, said cops. The
Business
Brooklyn Eats (Photo by Paul Stremple)The Brooklyn Eats [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynEat/] food and beverage trade show took place last Friday, June 23, in downtown Brooklyn, with more than 100 exhibitors showcasing their wares in the Grand Ballroom of the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge (333
Central Brooklyn
Street art in Red Hook (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)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], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up for our daily newsletter
Central Brooklyn
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Downtown Brooklyn
Emergency responders at Jay St-MetroTech station F platform (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)[UPDATED: Friday, June 23 at 4:50pm] A police representative confirmed that witnesses say they saw the man jump in front of the train. He was pronounced dead at the scene, the rep added. A man threw