Central Brooklyn
(Photo by reconrican)With the whole weekend ahead, now’s a great chance to catch up on what’s happening outside our neighborhood. Jump on the news train and catch the best stories from our sister sites this week. Sheepshead Bay’s skyline has changed forever. [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerAfter a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. Federal authorities arrested a reputed Russian mob boss involved in
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerGeorge’s Restaurant, a neighborhood staple since 1956, has finally reopened this week [/blog/food/georges-is-open-for-business/]. They are celebrating their official grand opening today, but we stopped in earlier this week to check out the updated space and taste some diner classics. The new owners, who
Central Brooklyn
Education Chancellor Carmen Fariña speaking with students. (Photo by Shannon Geis/KensingtonBK)Education Chancellor Carmen Fariña stopped by Ditmas IS 62 [http://ditmasis62.webs.com/] (700 Cortelyou Road) to talk to students about the importance of learning computer programming and how to code as part of the Hour of Code
Arts & Culture
Umlaut Brooklyn owners, Jocelyn and Roland Kirouac. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)The best greeting cards are the ones that say what you can’t. And Brooklyn ARTery [http://www.brooklynartery.com/]co-owner Jocelyn and her husband Roland Kirouac have been making greeting cards that do just that
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Shannon Geis/KensingtonBKRoughly one hundred local residents lined up along the fence outside 385 McDonald Avenue Monday evening to protest the homeless shelter that DHS is opening in the space [/neighbors/council-member-lander-to-host-community-meeting-on-homeless-shelter/] . Many held signs with messages including “We’re Not Against A Homeless Shelter But It’s
Central Brooklyn
Melody Houle. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)Melody Houle loves being out in nature. Her eyes light up as she talks about all of the different wildlife she sees on a typical day out among her trees. Melody and her husband, Patrick, run a tree farm [http://houlestreefarm.
Central Brooklyn
via NYPDThe police is asking for assistance in identifying a suspect who stole a man’s phone on the subway in October and used the device to take a photo of himself. According to the police, a man was texting on his Galaxy S3 smartphone while riding the Q train
1365 Flatbush Avenue
Scenes from the April 27 shooting outside Emmanuel Church of God. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Police have arrested Pierre Celestine in connection with the April 27 shooting outside Emmanuel Church of God [/two-dead-four-others-injured-in-shooting-outside-of-a-flatbush-avenue-church-ditmas-park/] , 1365 Flatbush Avenue, that left two dead and four hospitalized. Gunshots were fired at the large