Central Brooklyn
Lamont Wright was sentenced to 25 years to life for the murder of his ex-girlfriend (Via District Attorney’s Office)After being convicted of murder earlier this month, today Lamont Wright of East Flatbush was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison today, for the 2016 murder of his
Announcements
BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK – Brooklyn Bridge Park announced [https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/pages/main-street-section-of-park-temporarily-closed] on Thursday that it will temporarily close a section of the popular waterfront park to protect visitors from debris falling from the Manhattan Bridge. DUMBO Boulders, 99 Plymouth Street, under the Manhattan Bridge (Photo by Pamela Wong/
News
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – The developers behind the controversial Pier 6 project [/brooklyn-bridge-park-pier-6-plan-opponents-ordered-negotiate/] have released a teaser website [http://quaytowerbk.com/] and pricing for one of the two towers proposed for the site, Curbed [https://ny.curbed.com/2018/1/18/16905170/pier-6-brooklyn-bridge-park-rendering-teaser] reported last week. Rendering via quaytowerbk.com [http://quaytowerbk.
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BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – The New York State of Appeals Court dismissed Save the View Now [https://www.facebook.com/savetheviewnow/]‘s case against the developers of the Pierhouse complex on Wednesday, December 27. 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The community group, fighting to preserve views of the iconic
Business
October 29 marks the five year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. BKLYNER interviewed local business owners who were affected by the historic storm about their experiences and lessons learned. Jane’s Carousel flooded by Hurricane Sandy (Photo Credit: Ana Andjelic, courtesy of Jane Walentas)DUMBO – After more than 25 years of
Arts & Culture
The 43rd annual Atlantic Antic, the oldest and biggest street festival in Brooklyn, takes over the western end of Atlantic Avenue on Sunday. There are also lots of musical events happening this weekend including the Brooklyn Americana Music Festival, MoCADA’s Soul of BK Festival 2017, and day two of
Announcements
Brooklyn Bridge Park pop-up pool, August 2012 (Photo by: Julienne Schaer, courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park)DUMBO – Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP) announced today that the much-loved pop-up pool will be back for one more season in 2018. Located at Pier 2, the pop-up pool [http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/attractions/pop-up-pool]
Arts & Culture
Photo courtesy of fortyseven communicationsA character from a popular video game has come to life and built two pop-up structures in DUMBO. For the first time ever, the Builder from Clash of Clans has brought his “handiwork to the real world,” a press release for the event reads, building two
Arts & Culture
Aarti Lamp Ceremony, Brooklyn Bridge Park (Photo by Nathan Haselby)After hosting the traditional Aarti Hindu Lamp Ceremony at Brooklyn Bridge Park for five years, folk artist Aeilushi Mistry [http://aeilushi.wixsite.com/aeilushi] now considers it a Brooklyn tradition. The Aarti Ceremony consists of connecting with the “mother river”
Arts & Culture
MCA Day poster created by Shepard Fairey from a Glen Friedman photo via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/MCADAYNYC/photos/a.271047606325072.58374.269906879772478/1359373580825797/?type=3&theater] It’s August! Summer is flying by, so get out and enjoy it while there’s still time. Relive your youth
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Welcome back to this week’s look into the swankiest spots in the borough of Kings. Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 6 (Photo by Jen Aylmer via Facebook)The saga of the new housing at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 continues to move apace, according to Curbed [https://ny.curbed.
Central Brooklyn
Let’s face it — many of us live in apartment buildings and don’t have the luxury of a backyard. But it’s summertime and once in awhile you’ll crave that BBQ smell. So you go to the park all excited with your grill and see this sign: Photo: