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West Elm Opens Outlet Store At Industry City

West Elm Outlet Store at Industry City. Image courtesy of Industry CityBrooklyn’s West Elm opened the company’s first outlet store today, naturally, in Brooklyn. The store joins retailers like Porcelanosa, Design Within Reach, and Restoration Hardware, as well as retail stores by Flavor Paper, Christophe Pourny Studio, cityFoundry,

Announcements

New CityMD Site Now Open in Bensonhurst

New CityMD location at 6528 18th Ave. By CityMD.A second CityMD site opened in Bensonhurst yesterday at 6528 18th Ave, corner of 66th Street. The urgent care offers X-ray and EKG, in addition to other diagnostic equipment to treat minor injuries and medical complaints can visit for treatment and

Business

Brooklyn’s Mirimus A Winner in XPRIZE Covid Testing Competition

The CEO Prem Premsrirut in the lab. Courtesy of Mirimus.Brooklyn-based company Mirimus, Inc. was recently named one of five winners in the XPRIZE Rapid Covid Testing competition, a national competition for those who are working to advance COVID-19 testing. Mirimus has been awarded a $500,000 prize for their

Business

Multiplying The Good In Our Communities, Mutual Savings Bank Offers A Lesson In Resilience

A hundred years ago, Brooklyn was teeming with mutual savings banks. There was the Brooklyn Savings Bank, the Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn, the South Brooklyn Savings Bank, the Williamsburg Savings Bank, … but they are all gone. Some went out of business. Others — like Dime and like most giant national

Business

Recovery: Introducing “Right to Recall” Legislation

Under a new law that is being introduced by Park Slope Council Member Brad Lander, all employers of a certain size would be required to call back those they laid off due to COVID-19. Lander at the rally in Manhattan.Lander made the announcement at a rally in Manhattan organized

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. As always, let us

Business

March to #FundExcludedWorkers Shut Down Brooklyn, Manhattan Bridges

This morning local politicians, community leaders, and what appeared to be hundreds of supporters marched over and blocked the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges to protest the lack of federal and state support given to undocumented workers during the pandemic. Marchers played drums and held aloft signs saying things like “Fondos

Brooklyn Heights

Oula: Modern Maternity Care Opens in Brooklyn Heights

Brooklyn Heights recently became home to a new type of maternity care center, Oula. The clinic aims to combine in-person and telehealth style appointments to provide a more comprehensive and holistic approach to pre and postnatal support. Adrianne Nickerson, and CEO and Co-Founder of Oula, says that incorporating telehealth was

Business

Citi Bike’s Western Brooklyn Expansion to Complete in 2-3 Weeks

Citi Bike expansion into Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace, and Greenwood Heights is underway, NYC DOT announced today. The project is part of a 93 docking station expansion and will extend the bike’s services from 15th Street to 67th Street and from the southwest corner of Prospect Park to Church

Business

Plastic Bag Ban Still Frustrates Some Small Business Owners

A year after legislation banning single-use plastic bags in NYC was passed into law on March 1, 2020, many local shops are still handing them out with the groceries. The plastic bag ban, formally referred to as the Bag Waste Reduction Law, went into effect on October 19th, 2020, and

Business

Planned Church Avenue Target Prompts Instant Backlash

Rendering of the new Target (Image: Ripco Real Estate)Days after Bklyner reported on news of a planned Target store on Church Avenue, some community members are already pushing back. The new Target is slated to come 2101 Church Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and East 21st Street, taking up the

Business

Who’s Falling Behind On Taxes In Brooklyn?

The boutique Williamsburg Hotel filed for bankruptcy this month. (Image: Google Maps)Hotels, parking garages, condos, walk-up apartment buildings – everywhere you look, Brooklyn property owners are behind on paying their property taxes, way above the city average, with no relief in sight. A new analysis from City Comptroller Scott Stringer’

Bed Stuy

Openings and Closings: Tortillas, Tomato Butter, and Toast

Welcome back to another week’s openings and closings. This week we say hello to another (yes, another) crab restaurant, a new sandwich shop, and give a Manhattan bakery a new Brooklyn home. Our goodbyes are a mixed bag this week, with one extreme tragedy and one just a quick

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 aims to help struggling restaurants get back

Borough Park

District 39 Council Candidates Talk BQE, Schools and Gowanus Rezoning

L-R Top row: West, Hanif, Schneider; bottom row: Haq, Krebs, ReinCandidates for Brooklyn’s Council District 39 (Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Windsor Terrace) gathered virtually Thursday night to talk about issues ranging from the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Gowanus rezoning to school reopenings and composting. At a forum hosted

Bed Stuy

Brooklyn’s Seafood Boom: “The Crab Craze Has Moved Up Into New York”

Over the last year, the influence of Brooklyn’s seafood-heavy coastal neighborhoods has started spreading inward. We’ve reported the openings of new seafood boil, crab, and lobster spots, not in the typical Sheepshead Bay, Red Hook and beach neighborhoods, but instead in East Flatbush, Crown Heights, and Bed-Stuy. The

Business

“A Place to Encounter Your World”: Greenlight Bookstore Adapts to the Pandemic

Jessica Stockton-Bagnulo inside Greenlight’s Fort Greene store. Courtesy of Jessica Stockton-BagnuloBefore the pandemic, her days started later and ran longer. Jessica Stockton-Bagnulo, co-owner of Greenlight Bookstore, would arrive at her store’s location in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, at 8:30 or 9 am and greet her staff in person.

Business

Boutique Fitness Studios Fight to Be Included in City Reopening Plans

A pre-pandemic fitness class at Jaya Yoga in Windsor Terrace.Restaurants can accept indoor diners starting today. The Barclays Center will reopen in less than two weeks. And large gyms have been open, albeit at a reduced capacity, since the fall. But for boutique fitness centers around Brooklyn and across

Business

Council Extends Moratorium on Retail Sign Violations

Salahi Deli in Ditmas Park changed their facade signage in 2018 after a rash of city violations over improperly-installed signs. (Image: Justin Mitchell/Bklyner)The City Council voted unanimously today to extend a moratorium on sign violation fines that briefly sent small retail business owners into a panic in 2018.

Arts & Culture

BKLYN Fashion Academy Graduates Debut Their Looks In Virtual Fashion Show

Dominus Sowell working at home. Courtesy of Dominus Sowell.Tomorrow, the soon-to-be graduates of Brooklyn Public Library’s BKLYN Fashion Academy will debut their original collections in a Zoom fashion show, free and fully accessible to the public. This year’s designers – a mix of fashion school graduates, designers with

Big Story

Post-Pandemic Recovery: What Does the Future Hold for Downtown Brooklyn?

Downtown Brooklyn. Photo by Mark Davis/BklynerAs the coronavirus swept across New York, images of a deserted midtown Manhattan became emblematic of the pandemic’s devastating economic impact. Throughout the summer, journalists chronicled midtown’s uncertain future; even now, with vaccination efforts progressing, landlords of commercial offices and large retail

Boerum Hill

Openings: Cheese Plates, Chicken, and Chickpea Salad

Welcome back to another iteration of Openings and Closings, or as it should be called this week, Openings. Take the week and support a new business— try an empanada with your coffee, a slice of Detroit, or watch a game in a heated cabana outside. As always, let us know

Announcements

Bringing Back Arts: Open Culture Coming To An Establishment Near You

Mayor Bill de Blasio announces the opening of the Open Culture Program to allow live performances on designated streets. Dock Street between Front Street and Water Street, Brooklyn. Monday, February 08, 2021. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Yesterday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the launch of Open Culture, a

Business

Indoor Dining Returns on Friday, February 12

Food from Leland Eating and Drinking House, via Prospect Heights Neighbors Facebook Page.Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that indoor dining will reopen in the city at 25% capacity two days earlier than previously announced – on February 12, the Lunar New Year. For many of us, it’s been a

Business

A Valentine’s For Every Budget: How to Spend The Holiday This Year

We could all use a little more love in our life right now. Whether you’re alone or together, whether you have no money to spend or $15,000, we’ve got you covered. Enjoy a quiet meal at home, a “newlywed game” style trivia night, or a day of