affordable housing
250 Ashland Place Studio Apartment. Courtesy of The Ashland.The Ashland at 250 Ashland Place [https://www.ashlandmiddleincome.com/?utm_source=bklyner&utm_medium=sponsored_post] is now leasing middle income affordable housing in the heart of downtown Brooklyn. This luxury residential tower is located in the emerging Brooklyn
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St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights. Courtesy of the college.St Francis College [https://www.sfc.edu/]‘s President Miguel Martinez-Saenz believes in creating ‘conditions for hope.’ The pandemic has made his work even more urgent. “Our students can’t afford a gap year. A gap year is a luxury.
Brooklyn Heights
Ebb & Flow’s new flan Parisien. Courtesy of Christophe Toury.Flan Parisien is as classically French as pastries come. With a sturdy puff pastry crust, a silky, egg-laden custard, and a burnished top, the dessert – also known as flan pâtissier — is similar to the Mexican flan familiar to New
community
Levin with her kids holding the Brooklyn Cares logo on their stoop. (Photo via Levin)BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Two teachers from the private St. Ann’s School are giving back to their community during the coronavirus pandemic by fundraising, organizing, and donating meals to essential workers– all while teaching virtually full-time.
Bay Ridge
Yemen Cafe owner Akram Nassir delivering meals to healthcare workers with his son, Gabriel. Courtesy of Akram Nassir.Our local restaurants fight to keep their doors open and their employees paid, but many have also turned their gaze outward to help their elderly, ill, and otherwise vulnerable neighbors, along with
Animals
Cats for adoption at Brooklyn Animal Action. Courtesy of Brooklyn Animal Action. If you’re considering fostering or adopting a cat right now, you’re not alone. Animal shelters and rescue organizations across the borough have seen a dramatic uptick in the number of foster and adoption applications since the
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We, like you, are still trying to figure out how to navigate this new reality we’ve found ourselves in. There are a lot of uncertainties, but one thing we know for certain is that we love our local restaurants and we want to support them in any and all
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For International Women’s Day on the 8th of March, we decided to highlight some of our favorite women-led restaurants in Brooklyn. Enjoy birthday cake and shots at Butter and Scotch, vegan wings at Modern Love, or fresh croissants at Simple Loaf Bakery, and continue to support the female industry
Bay Ridge
Welcome back to this week’s openings and closings. We welcome several new taco spots, a new tenant for the Brooklyn Bridge Park waterfront, and a Japanese restaurant from a powerhouse team. Our only goodbyes this week are uncertain and partially a hello, leaving room for all of us to
Announcements
An F train enters the East Broadway station from Brooklyn, on Feb. 25, 2020. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Jose Martinez for THE CITY. Originally posted on February 25, by THE CITY. The tunnel that carries F train riders between Manhattan and Brooklyn will undergo up to $100 million worth
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Sunday gravy. Courtesy of Sam Barrett-Cotter at One15 Brooklyn Marina.BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Chef Danny Brown, who earned Queens its first Michelin Star with his restaurant Danny Brown Wine Bar & Kitchen, is cooking Italian American-style Sunday suppers for the Brooklyn community. The supper is served every Sunday at the Brooklyn
Arts & Culture
Ring in the Year of the Rat with these special Chinese and Lunar New Year celebrations: make puppets with the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, dumplings with MOLD Magazine, indulge in multi-course feasts at Mission Chinese – so much happening in the coming week. Whatever you prefer, there are plenty of ways