Central Brooklyn
Parkside Plaza Greenmarket (Photo by Anni Irish)After celebrating its one year anniversary in June, GrowNYC’s Parkside Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/brooklyn/parkside] recently experienced a shake-up in vendors. Running on Sundays (8am to 4pm) from June 12 through November 22, the Greenmarket at Parkside Plaza
Police & Fire
(Courtesy: Ditmas Park Corner)A fake “officer down” call sent cops to investigate a Brooklyn apartment late Monday night, police said. The New York Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/fake-radio-call-officer-sends-cops-brooklyn-apartment-article-1.2743604] that the hoax comes days
News
A boarded up home. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Councilman Mark Treyger, chair of City Council’s Committee on Recovery and Resiliency, and a group of elected officials from across the city, are calling on mayor’s administration to provide deadline extensions to homeowners registered with the Build It Back
fort greene
Photo by Fort Greene Focus.The New York State Democratic Primary is coming up on September 13, where residents can cast ballots for District Leaders, State Assembly Members, State Senators, and County Judges. “It’s the elected officials that really matter for every person in Brooklyn,” Consuelo Mallafre Melendez (a.
Animals
A video of a humpback whale frolicking in Gravesend Bay near the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge has been floating around Youtube this summer. Ten seconds into the footage, the whale can be seen leaping out of the water before diving back into the waves, delighting the family of four on board
Neighbors
Photo via shanrhall [https://www.instagram.com/p/BItN5uJAwVH/?taken-at=61172945&hl=en]We’ve been quiet since our debut of Overheard in the Slope back in January [/blog/neighbors/overheard-in-the-slope/], but you certainly haven’t been. If you keep your ear(s) to the
Bensonhurst
A boarded up home. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Councilman Mark Treyger, chair of City Council’s Committee on Recovery and Resiliency, and a group of elected officials from across the city, are calling on mayor’s administration to provide deadline extensions to homeowners registered with the city’s Build
fort greene
Images via NYPDPolice are searching for a suspect who they say sprayed an “unknown chemical substance” at two victims during a dispute at the Pacific Street R subway station at Barclays on Tuesday, July 19 at approximately 4:00pm. The suspect was involved in a dispute with a 48-year-
Arts & Culture
Photo courtesy Bazodee the movieDitmas Park-based Caribbean couple Claire Ince and Ancil McKain named their first feature film, Bazodee [http://bazodeethemovie.com], after a Trinidadian slang word for a state of confusion and love. “We set out to tell a different story,” said Claire, Bazodee’s screenwriter. “A lot
Business
2016 Industry City summer interns. (Courtesy: Marino PR [http://www.marinopr.com/])Sunset Park youth are gaining hands-on experience in the innovation economy through various Industry City [http://industrycity.com/] internship programs this summer. The manufacturing hub and over 20 of its tenants currently host more than 50 interns,
Announcements
With the new school year about to begin, are you uncertain of which daycare is right for you and your toddler? Tired of those small, outdated home-based daycares and fed up with larger centers having year long wait lists? The perfect solution is right here in your neighborhood! Royal
Bensonhurst
> PO Lunetta & PO Brady show their softer side delivering Baby Noor in front of the 62 Pct today. Mom & baby are great pic.twitter.com/PuNnp8d0Vu [https://t.co/PuNnp8d0Vu] — NYPD 62nd Precinct (@NYPD62Pct) August 8, 2016 [https://twitter.com/NYPD62Pct/status/762495773804077056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]