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Jan
15
Food Universe Marketplace Open in Bensonhurst

Food Universe Marketplace Open in Bensonhurst

The front of Food Universe Marketplace. Salma Elazab/BklynerEarlier this week Bensonhurst welcomed another supermarket. Food Universe Marketplace opened at
3 min read
Jan
07
Renovated Bensonhurst Playground Opens To Public This Week

Renovated Bensonhurst Playground Opens To Public This Week

NYC Parks / Daniel AvilaThis winter is making us hope so hard for an early, COVID-19 free summer. Or at least
3 min read
Nov
19
The Colton Letters: Assemblyman Fearmongers About “Outsiders” In Local Race

The Colton Letters: Assemblyman Fearmongers About “Outsiders” In Local Race

Assemblyman William Colton. Zainab Iqbal/BklynerIn the lead-up to New York’s state primary election on June 23rd, most Brooklynites
5 min read
Nov
13
Openings and Closings: Seafood Boil, Szechuan Slaw, and Samosas

Openings and Closings: Seafood Boil, Szechuan Slaw, and Samosas

It’s a seafood boil takeover, as we welcome three new spots all serving the dish. If crab legs aren’
4 min read
Oct
29
Eight Years Since Hurricane Sandy And There’s Still More Work To Be Done

Eight Years Since Hurricane Sandy And There’s Still More Work To Be Done

A fallen tree in Bensonhurst after Hurricane Sandy hit the city. (Photo via Mike/Flickr Creative Commons) [https://flic.kr/
5 min read
Oct
09
Openings and Closings: Guyanese, Greenwood, and Groceries

Openings and Closings: Guyanese, Greenwood, and Groceries

Welcome back to another week of Openings and Closings. This week we have lots of hellos, including a new beachfront
6 min read
Oct
02
COVID Cluster Update – Half of Brooklyn Under Watch

COVID Cluster Update – Half of Brooklyn Under Watch

Yesterday, October 1, the Health Department issued a new Commissioner’s Order [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/
2 min read
Sep
29
Latest on Brooklyn’s COVID-19 Spike

Latest on Brooklyn’s COVID-19 Spike

The Numbers – the city’s Department of Health (DOH) has switched how they are releasing the data they are disseminating,
4 min read
Sep
28
Infection Rates Keep Climbing In Southern Brooklyn, Governor to Deploy Rapid Tests

Infection Rates Keep Climbing In Southern Brooklyn, Governor to Deploy Rapid Tests

On Sunday, 27% of positive tests in New York State came from just ten ZIP codes where just 3% of
1 min read
Sep
28
EDITORIAL: Stop Blaming Orthodox Jews. Blame Trump For Brooklyn COVID Spikes

EDITORIAL: Stop Blaming Orthodox Jews. Blame Trump For Brooklyn COVID Spikes

Mayor Bill de Blasio visits the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island to pack food packages for senior citizens
4 min read