Kids & Family
There’s a house on East 18th Street off of Beverley Road that has an outdoor pool. When I lived in the area, I used to walk past the place regularly and never noticed it. But, one day, feeling particularly nosey, I looked a little harder at the spaces between
Announcements
1007 Atlantic Avenue via Street Easy [http://streeteasy.com/building/1007-atlantic-avenue]The affordable housing lottery launched yesterday for ten new rental units at 1007 Atlantic Avenue [https://www.1007atlantic.com/] (at Classon Avenue) in Clinton Hill. The eight-story building houses 50 residences in total, with ten reserved for affordable units,
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Carly MillerSoon, there may be a law that would alert tenants if they’re about to rent an illegally converted apartment — before they sign the lease. Yesterday, the NY State Assembly passed a bill [http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/A8249] authored by southern Brooklyn Assemblymember Pamela Harris,
Business
Workers replace the Eleven-7 sign at 560 Coney Island Avenue at Beverley Road. (Photo by Gordon Rothman)What’s in a name? Apparently, for a neighborhood bodega fighting against an incoming corporate giant, a name means a lot. After a protracted, legal trademark battle, Coney Island Avenue’s longstanding Eleven
News
Via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/place/1+Beard+St/@40.6731004,-74.0147329,731m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c25a8dcf89de1b:0x78cbb93981bc9df!4b1!8m2!3d40.6719755!4d-74.0114608] As part of the first phase of a $100 million flood protection plan in Red Hook, a barrier will be
Arts & Culture
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Piper TheatreSince 2005, Piper Theatre [http://pipertheatre.org/] has presented free, high-quality theater productions outside of Park Slope’s The Old Stone House [http://theoldstonehouse.org] in Washington Park, including Shakespearean classics as well as musicals like Xanadu [/aussies-on-roller-skates-the-piper-theatres-xanadu-opens-tonight-parkslopestoop/] (on rollerskates!), Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,
Announcements
> A post shared by Aaron (@aaronoof) [https://www.instagram.com/p/BVaCZOaF-uF/] on Jun 16, 2017 at 9:16am PDT Trader Joe’s [http://www.traderjoes.com/announcement/brooklyn-city-point-ny-opening-2016] will finally open its doors at City Point Friday morning—exactly one week after the debut of the long-awaited DeKalb
community
NYC Council Member Carlos Menchaca helping to cut the ribbon at Rebuilding Together NYC’s new Gowanus headquartersElected officials and community leaders attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Rebuilding Together NYC [http://rebuildingtogethernyc.org]‘s new Gowanus headquarters on Wednesday. The facility provides a space for the nonprofit to continue their
Police & Fire
Photo via NYPDLast Saturday, a teen shot and injured two 30-year-old victims in Coney Island, leaving them with buttocks wounds, police said. The suspects approached the men on Saturday, June 17 at 1:25am, near Mermaid Avenue and West 28 Street, said cops. The male suspect whipped out a gun
Central Brooklyn
> A post shared by Brooklyn Roasting Company (@brooklynroasting) [https://www.instagram.com/p/BVlIZNmHZOf/] on Jun 20, 2017 at 4:40pm PDT The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Super Rat Drags Garbage Bag Across
camps
School is wrapping up and summer camps are opening. If you’re looking for some last minute deals and some all around affordable camps, look no further. Here are 9 camps that won’t break the bank. A Bargain at Any Price Photo via Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club [http://www.
community
Steven Cymbrowitz, Assemblyman for the 45th District, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce [http://www.ibrooklyn.com/] and the Sheepshead Bay Merchants Association will host the fourth annual Sheepshead Bay Summer Stroll and Lena Cymbrowitz Community Health Fair, a free event taking place along Sheepshead Bay Road with activities, food and