Announcements
Hello Brooklyn Friends, Welcome to Molière in the Park [https://www.moliereinthepark.org/penmanship], Prospect Park’s Free Theater! We are Brooklyn’s proud theater company, dedicated to bringing yearly, free, inclusive theater productions to Prospect Park. Following the success of our virtual performances of Moliere’s The Misanthrope, Tartuffe,
Business
As temperatures drop, hospitalizations increase, and cases rise, Brooklyners are bracing for a highly unusual Winter season. The pleasures of outdoor dining are soon to be marred by the cold, and according to Governor Cuomo [https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/1335987364347473921], indoor dining may soon be shut down. For some
Announcements
Brad Lander. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – A group of 23 progressive women from across the city just endorsed Council Member Brad Lander for comptroller. Women include those in all parts of government and in the non-profit sector such as Council Members Margaret Chin and Debi Rose, former Manhattan Borough
Ditmas Park
If there’s one thing that this year could use more of, it’s definitely latkes. Sufganiyot. Brisket. We’ve rounded up some of the best spots to treat yourself to a Hanukkah feast this year, whether you need just a single donut or packages of colorful dreidels. Bklyn Larder
affordable housing
The City Council’s Subcommittee on Zoning voted yesterday to approve a residential upzoning [https://zap.planning.nyc.gov/projects/P2018K0303] that will allow for a 13-floor development with 278 rental apartments, a church, and retail at 312 Coney Island Avenue in Windsor Terrace. The Subcommittee’s vote was unanimous,
community
Whitney Hu at South Brooklyn Mutual Aid – Brooklyn Army Terminal – 11/28/20There is no typical week for South Brooklyn Mutual Aid [https://southbkmutualaid.com/] (SBKMA) founder Whitney Hu, but every week is chock full. Amid coordinating projects as diverse as a free toy store and a house cleaners’ collective,
Central Brooklyn
The Grand Army Plaza Christmas tree will be lit tomorrow, Dec 8. at 5:00pm. Liena Zagare/BklynerBrooklyn is at solid 4% COVID-19 infection rate based on data from the New York State. Of the 65,994 individuals tested, 2,765 tested positive in NYC, or 4.2%. 18,400
Announcements
Photo by Bill Oxford [https://unsplash.com/@bill_oxford?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/gavel?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] MIDWOOD – An attorney was arraigned on an indictment in which he
affordable housing
The proposed 840 Atlantic, opposite the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Vanderbilt Yard, would concentrate most of its bulk at the corner of Vanderbilt and Atlantic avenues. (Image: Vanderbilt Atlantic Holdings)A stepped-up 18-story building, with 316 rental apartments and two floors of commercial space, might replace a large plot mainly
affordable housing
1515 Surf Avenue in Coney Island. Renderings courtesy of the developer.LCOR [https://www.lcor.com/] announced today the preliminary details for its plans to build a new housing development at 1515 Surf Avenue in Coney Island, between Surf Avenue and Mermaid Avenue and W15th and W16th Streets. The company
Central Brooklyn
The winter holidays are going to feel different this year. Celebrations will likely be smaller, quieter, and less travel-heavy. At this point, most of us are probably used to editing our lives to comply with coronavirus safety measures; that doesn’t make it any less of a bummer. Without parties,
community
Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] MADISON – An 18-year-old boy was stabbed to death over the weekend.