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Openings and Closings: Tikka Masala, Tiered Cakes, and Tofu

Join us in welcoming a new birria truck, several new pizzerias, and a new Brooklyn home for a Manhattan favorite. Sadly, we say goodbye to two Park Slope spots this week. As always, let us know if we’ve missed anything [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHXqIQrTLCPeA3dvDaAHHsm5HeU8F7gfZnscBK337wqaY6Xg/viewform?

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Brooklyn Gets 8 Michelin Starred Spots and 37 on the Bib Gourmand List, Williamsburg Dominates

Pierogies at Pierozek. Courtesy of STUNTMANpr.Earlier this week, the Michelin Guide announced their Bib Gourmand list, which this year includes 37 Brooklyn spots. Bib Gourmand is the group’s designation that recognizes restaurants that allow you to enjoy two courses and a drink or dessert for $40 or less.

Bushwick

Openings and Closings: Espresso, Eggplant, and Egg Sandwiches

Greenpoint has two new coffee shops, there’s a new tlayuda spot in Prospect Heights, and lots of sweet treats across the borough. As always, let us know if we’ve missed anything [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHXqIQrTLCPeA3dvDaAHHsm5HeU8F7gfZnscBK337wqaY6Xg/viewform?usp=sf_link] , and stay safe. You can

Arts & Culture

The Rose Room Comes to East Williamsburg, Offering “Nights of Mystery and Wonder”

Guest Artist Allison Schieler. Photo courtesy of Mister Dusty Rose.The Rose Room, a nightlife variety show coming to queer bar and performance space 3 Dollar Bill [https://www.3dollarbillbk.com/] on May 13th, is here to answer the prayers of live performance-deprived Brooklynites. The queer, inclusive, body-positive experience is

Bed Stuy

11-Story Mixed-Use Development Coming to Bed-Stuy Grocery Site

A rendering of the proposed development at 1100 Myrtle Avenue. (Image: Hill West Architects)A grocery on the border of the Bedford-Stuyvesant and Bushwick neighborhoods will be closed for two years before reopening in the ground floor of a new, 11-story mixed-use building. The site will also be subject to

affordable housing

Brooklyn Group Battles for Bushwick Building — and the Future of Affordable Housing

A pedestrian crosses the street near 420 Stockholm St. in Bushwick. | Hiram Alejandro Durán/THE CITYBy Gabriel Sandoval and Hiram Alejandro Durán, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/brooklyn/2021/4/15/22386797/brooklyn-group-bushwick-building-affordable-housing] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] A Brooklyn nonprofit that

Bed Stuy

Openings and Closings: Biscuits, Burgers, and Bubble Teas

Welcome back to Openings and Closings. Join us in welcoming some new soul food, a bar with a tree inside, and several new Domino Park tenants. Sadly, we must say goodbye to one bar— but it may not be goodbye forever. As always, let us know if we’ve missed

Bushwick

The New Makers of Brooklyn

For some Brooklyn residents, being laid-off, furloughed, or underemployed was a blessing in disguise. It gave a unique opportunity to try out a business model or plan that they had always dreamed of doing, at relatively low risk when compared to a more traditional brick and mortar experience. Several local

Bushwick

OPINION: Keeping Our Graduates Connected Is Critical For Their Success

Photo by Alex Simpson [https://unsplash.com/@m_simpsan?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/bushwick?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] By Arthur Samuels & Pagee Cheung Miguel* was a member of the very first class at

Bay Ridge

Openings and Closings: Pork Katsu, Pistachio Tart, and Pide

Welcome back to Openings and Closings. This week we welcome back a spot we thought was gone for good, as well as a crowd-funded Crown Heights newbie, several coffee shops, and a new pub. No goodbyes, thankfully. As always, let us know if we’ve missed anything [https://docs.google.

Bay Ridge

How to Celebrate Easter in Brooklyn: Chocolate Bunnies and Brunch

Our next holiday is right around the corner, and we have suggestions for everything from chocolate eggs and bunnies to marzipan lambs, and classic Easter brunch or dinner. Also, check out our list [/easter-egg-hunt-brooklyn-2020/] of the traditional Easter Egg Hunts happening around the borough this week. Candy and Pastries Buttermilk

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One Dead in Bushwick Stabbing

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] One man had died after a stabbing, steps from his home in Bushwick on Monday.

Bed Stuy

Openings and Closings: Bibimbap, Branzino, and Beef Yaroa

This week we welcome a new Italian eatery with a great happy hour, a coffee shop with a cause, and a pop-up at a gone-but-not-forgotten favorite. We say goodbye to Crown Height’s Associate Supermarket after a long road, which you can read more about here [/associated-supermarket-given-30-days-to-vacate-crown-heights-site/]. As always, let

Bay Ridge

Soup Shop Project Helps Restaurants and Comforts Customers

When the going gets tough, the tough make soup. Especially when the tough are in the midst of yet another snow storm, during a global pandemic, in the middle of winter. Tanoreen’s lamb and veggies soup.Photo by Alec Holst.Soup Shop [https://soupshop.org/] aims to help struggling

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Valentine’s Fundraiser For Mutual Aid Groups: Sharing Love The Brooklyn Way

Comida Pal Pueblo volunteers distribute food. Photo courtesy of Vianca LugoTo give back to folks who have been selflessly helping the most vulnerable in the community, this Valentine’s Day, consider ordering from Nuestra Mesa BK, [https://www.nuestramesabk.com/] a Brooklyn-based kitchen collective, who along with Plants For The

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How Candidates for East New York’s 37th Council District Would Re-Think Policing and Safety

Last year, the NYPD’s 75th Precinct, which includes the neighborhoods of East New York and Cypress Hills, had the dubious distinction of being the area with both the most shooting incidents and the highest number of police misconduct complaints [/what-will-it-take-to-fix-the-citys-most-troubled-police-precinct/] of anywhere in the city. The precinct had 102

Bushwick

Cleaning Up Bushwick One Block At A Time

Since the pandemic started, and sanitation litter basket service got significantly cut [/garbage-open-dining-and-private-streets-dominate-transportation-committee-hearing/] , garbage issues have only gotten worse in Bushwick. Complaints about illegal dumping of trash, dirty sidewalks, missed collection, and derelict vehicles are among the top three issues Brooklyn Community Board 4 (CB4) has received the most complaints

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Openings and Closings: Branzino, Birria, and Burgers

Saigon Spice’s new location on Church Avenue. Photo from @saigon_spice on Instagram.We say goodbye to a few good spots this round, which is always hard. Take time to mourn, and then make your way to one of the openings. We’ve got gold-foil lobster rolls, even more

Bushwick

A Helping Hand In The Neighborhood: Purple Pantries Fill A Community Need

Tiny Purple Pantries/ Lindsay ManolakosSmall purple boxes have been popping up across Brooklyn this summer. “Give What You Can, Take What You Need” inscribed on the side, they can be found in rich neighborhoods and those not so well-heeled. These boxes are filled with donated food and are called Tiny

affordable housing

Affordable Housing Lotteries Open Now

Here are the current applications open for the affordable housing lottery in Brooklyn. While most are not much less expensive than market-rate housing, there are a few worth applying to. To apply please click here [https://housingconnect.nyc.gov/PublicWeb/]. 885 Rogers Plaza, Flatbush via HPD Listing885 Rogers Plaza [https:

Bushwick

New Suspect in Morgan L Assaults Apprehended, Charged With Assaults As Hate Crimes

Police outside th Morgan Ave station. Anna Conkling/BklynerA new suspect has been apprehended in connection with the recent attacks [/six-women-have-been-attacked-at-the-morgan-ave-l-station-since-nov-17/] on women at the Morgan L train station in Bushwick yesterday. NYPD confirmed that they had arrested Khari Covington, 29, who lives in Bushwick. Covington was arrested on eight

Announcements

77-Year-Old Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck By Driver In Bushwick

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] BUSHWICK – A 77-year-old pedestrian has died after a driver struck her as she was crossing

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Mansion Demolition Reopens Debate Over Landmarking in Bushwick

The Lindemann House at 1001 Bushwick Ave, Nov. 25, 2020. Bklyner/Cai Pigliucci Carlotta Williams, 68, looked across Bushwick Avenue where green construction boards surround the Charles Lindemann House, a historic mansion with a gaping hole in its roof. Williams texted her daughter, who grew up dreaming of buying the

Bay Ridge

Openings and Closings: Thai, Taquerias, and Trials

Borsalia [http://borsalia.com/] 79 Grand Street, between Wythe Avenue and Berry Street. > [https://www.instagram.com/p/CHyHEnWlM9t/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading] [https://www.instagram.com/p/CHyHEnWlM9t/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading] This new coffeehouse and pastry shop opened on November 10th and

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Brooklyn Businesses Worry They Won’t Make It Through Another Shutdown Without More Help

When the city hits 3% 7-day positivity for COVID-19, it will be deemed an Orange zone, Governor Andrew Cuomo said this week, and with that come additional measures to contain the pandemic. Right now, the 7-day positivity rate is hovering around 2.5%. Further restrictions on indoor dining and other