Business
Image courtesy of Bridgestone.Zach Kinzer has worked at the Bridgestone Dry Cleaners and Laundry as the general manager for twelve years. His father, Ken Kinzer, opened the business in 1982, almost thirty years ago. The small, family-owned and operated company has two locations, both in neighborhoods of downtown Brooklyn.
Announcements
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] BOERUM HILL – A 62-year-old woman is dead after she crossed the
Announcements
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] SHEEPSHEAD BAY – A 31-year-old man is dead after losing control of
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A victim being escorted into an ambulance following the fatal shooting last light. (Photo via Loudlabs)BED STUY – Six teenagers are injured and one 20-year-old is dead after a shooting took place at a Sweet 16 house party last night. On Sunday, November 22 at around 11:17 p.m.
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] SEA GATE – A 50-year-old man was found dead with a gunshot
COVID-19
The microcluster approach to managing the pandemic works and will continue across the state, Governor said today as he reported 205,466 tests yesterday, of which 5,468 were positive (2.66% of total). Total hospitalizations are at 2,348. There were 32 COVID fatalities. For NYC to go to
Announcements
Dianne Morales. (Photo via Morales’s campaign)Dianne Morales, an Afro-Latina woman and a Brooklyn native, officially launched her campaign for the NYC Mayor in the 2021 election last night. This is her first time running for any political office. “When I think back to the moments in my lifetime
affordable housing
Today, the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) released the Bedford-Stuyvesant Housing Plan. [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/hpd/downloads/pdfs/services/bed-stuy-housing-plan.pdf] The plan is the result of the work done by Bedford-Stuyvesant Housing Initiative – a collaboration of the city with local organizations, community members, and
Business
The new space boasts an open-concept layout, bright yellow accents, and hand-painted table signage. Courtesy of POWERHOUSEToday is the opening day of a brand new, 2,300 square-foot bookstore in Sunset Park. Located inside the Food Hall at Building No 2 (220 36th Street), this is the third POWERHOUSE location
Central Brooklyn
Neighbors, elected officials and housing advocates gathered outside of 1616 President St. Wednesday evening to protest a mass eviction threatened by landlord Jason Korn. Photo by Alex Williamson/BklynerThe city’s worst landlord warned tenants at one of his distressed properties in Brooklyn that they have 14 days to call
Central Brooklyn
Nostrand Playground’s current layout from NYC Parks Department. The proposed community center would be on Farragut Place where the turf fields are now.Over 120 attendees asked questions and made suggestions for the new recreation center in East Flatbush at a Parks Department’s virtual meeting Thursday night. The
Announcements
Blackout in Mill Basin, July 21, 2019 (Photo: Todd Maisel/Bklyner)Con Edison is facing $25 million in penalties and possible license revocation from the NYS Public Service Commission because of the massive power outages in Manhattan and Brooklyn last year, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced. In July of 2019, Con