Bensonhurst
A home in Seagate after Sandy. (Photo by Erica Sherman)There is an extremely important meeting happening tonight at Coney Island Hospital regarding the Build it Back recovery program. The meeting will be held from 7pm-9pm in the auditorium of the Coney Island Hospital at 2601 Ocean Pkwy. Build
North Western Brooklyn
Jeffrey Robinson was charged with sexual exploitation. (Photo via Facebook via Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/nyc-park-worker-busted-naked-online-video-chat-kids-article-1.2837218] )A man who worked at the Prospect Park ice skating rink was charged yesterday with sexual exploitation of underage
Education
A home in Seagate after Sandy. (Photo by Erica Sherman)There is an extremely important meeting happening tonight at Coney Island Hospital regarding the Build it Back recovery program. The meeting will be held from 7pm-9pm in the auditorium of the Coney Island Hospital at 2601 Ocean Pkwy. Build
Arts & Culture
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Central Brooklyn
(Photos via The Uni Project [http://www.theuniproject.org/photos/])Like a traveling circus, The Uni Project [http://www.theuniproject.org], a nonprofit that brings learning installations to public spaces, will arrive with its cart full of books, drawing materials and puzzles this Sunday for a three-Sunday run at
News
Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopIt is our joyless responsibility to report the passing of Brooklyn Hot Dogs [https://www.yelp.com/biz/brooklyn-hot-dogs-brooklyn], a long-time and gentle Gowanus neighbor located at 149 9th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues). While the official time of
Central Brooklyn
Chicken gyro platter with yellow rice, cucumbers, and white sauce. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)…Because sometimes a lunch salad just won’t cut it. Gyro Cafe, a Middle Eastern Halal restaurant on Coney Island Avenue between Beverley Road and Avenue C, is a great local spot for a hot
Bensonhurst
Photo by Yelp user Lisa H. [https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/lioni-italian-heroes-brooklyn-2?select=1Fi0Y9NlJGyQXSoNbIrIsA] The Bensonhurst storefront on 7803 15th Avenue has a long reputation in the neighborhood for its fresh mozzarella, and a slightly newer reputation for its mouthwatering, arm-long heroes. “We deliver
Food & Drink
The menu at PNS Soul Food (Courtesy Justin Fox/Fort Greene Focus)I go through a lot for you, my dear readers. This week, my search for a dining partner who could add input led me to the single worst date of my life. The only reaction worth talking about
News
The Metropolitan Detention Center, on 29th Street near the waterfront, houses 1,800 inmates. (Photo via U.S. Bureau of Prisons)On June 3rd, 2016, four judges — Robin S. Garson [https://ballotpedia.org/Robin_S._Garson], Cheryl J. Gonzales [https://ballotpedia.org/Cheryl_Gonzales], Brenda P. Murray [https://www.federalpay.
Food & Drink
Rendering from early 2016 of new development at 120 7th Avenue via YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/02/park-slope-key-food-developers-unveil-details-for-120-fifth-avenue-at-contentious-public-meeting.html] The Fifth Avenue Committee announced a community meeting [https://www.scribd.com/document/327933993/Key-
Central Brooklyn
Graph via Renthop [https://www.renthop.com/studies/nyc/trump-leads-in-southwest-brooklyn]With just 19 days to go before the election, New York-based data-driven real estate startup RentHop [https://www.renthop.com/studies/nyc/trump-leads-in-southwest-brooklyn] has mapped out Brooklyn’s share of