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Carroll Gardens

Neighbors Show Support For Landmarking Former Hans S. Christian Kindergarten At LPC Hearing

CARROLL GARDENS – Council Member Brad Lander [https://council.nyc.gov/district-39/] joined Carroll Gardens neighbors on Tuesday at the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/index.page]‘s (LPC) public hearing on 236 and 238 President Street [/carroll-gardens-group-fights-to-save-the-historic-hans-s-christian-kindergarten/] . (L-R) 238 and 236 President Street (Photo: Pamela

Downtown Brooklyn

Weekend Crime Blotter: A Stun-Gun Wielding Burglar, A Scooter-Riding Sexual Assault Suspect & More

SUNSET PARK – After a horrifying knife assault that severed a woman’s arm and two of her fingers in Sunset Park [/friday-crime-blotter-14/] last week, police have arrested the alleged perpetrator. Yong Lu, 35, was arrested yesterday on Sunday, June 24, said police. Lu was charged with attempted murder, two counts

Carroll Gardens

District 15 middle schools may eliminate academic “screening” in effort to integrate

The education department launched a community engagement effort in District 15 as parents, educators and activists try to devise a plan to address segregation in the Brooklyn district. By Christina VeigaBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat [https://www.chalkbeat.org/] PARK SLOPE – In a Brooklyn district where middle schools are sharply divided

Bed Stuy

“The World Needs More Heroes” — What An Actual Summer Camp Teaches Kids

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerPROSPECT PARK – Crystal Bobb-Semple, known as Persephone, is the founder of Camp Half-Blood, [http://camphalfbloodbklyn.com] a summer camp based on the Percy Jackson books for kids who have big imaginations. We spoke on a hot summer Tuesday, both of us seated on beach chairs using the

Arts & Culture

‘The Spanish Gardener’: Artist Depicts Picasso As A 10-Foot-Tall Garden Gnome

COLUMBIA STREET WATERFRONT DISTRICT – A giant garden gnome depicting painter Pablo Picasso wearing flip-flops and mowing a lawn is catching the eyes of passersby on Columbia Street. The Spanish Gardener by Elliott Arkin (Photo: Nathan Haselby)The Spanish Gardener, the ten-foot-tall sculpture created by Brooklyn-based artist Elliott Arkin, was unveiled

Carroll Gardens

Former CB 6 District Manager Indicted For Forgery, Gave Self Nearly $40,000 in Raises

[Left – Right] Kim Maier, Executive Director, Old Stone House; Gilly Youner, co-President, Park Slope Civic Council; CB6 District Manager Craig Hammerman; Daniel Wiley, Community Coordinator for Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez; John Frost, E.D. of Bikeshare Program, DOT; NYC DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg; Council Member Brad Lander; Doug Gordon, Brooklyn Spoke;

Announcements

Lander Hosts Event Today To Bring Back B71 Bus

CROWN HEIGHTS – Council Member Brad Lander (District 39) is hosting a family-friendly event this afternoon at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum to rally for the return of the B71 bus route. “8 years ago, the MTA removed the B71 bus route that ran along Union Street,” Lander posted to Facebook

Announcements

District 39 Participatory Budgeting 2018: Winning Projects Announced

PARK SLOPE – Council Member Brad Lander has announced the winning 2018 participatory budgeting projects for District 39 (Borough Park, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Kensington, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace). Council Member Brad Lander speaking at the District 39 PBNYC 2018 Project Expo, April 9 (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)

Announcements

Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl Returns for Third Year on Indie Bookstore Day!

Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl [https://www.bkbookcrawl.com/] will be returning for a third year on April 28th, 2018 across Brooklyn, New York. The crawl is a self-guided tour through Brooklyn’s many, eclectic, wonderful independent bookstores riddled across the sprawling borough. On Indie Bookstore Day, Brooklynites are invited to explore

Carroll Gardens

Hans S. Christian Memorial Kindergarten Building Is Back On The Market For $4.95M

CARROLL GARDENS – 236 President Street is back on the market following the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission [http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/lpc/downloads/pdf/calendar/04-10-18.pdf]‘s (LPC) decision to calendar the building in response to pleas from the community to save it from demolition. 236 President Street, Carroll

Announcements

Emma’s Torch Relocates To Smith Street In Former Wilma Jean Space

CARROLL GARDENS – Emma’s Torch [/emmas-torch-classroom-cafe-empowers-refugees-prepares-them-for-culinary-careers/] , the restaurant that employs and trains refugees, asylees, and survivors of human trafficking for a career in the food industry, is relocating to Smith Street. > [https://www.instagram.com/p/BhwS9V_FntH/] [https://www.instagram.com/p/BhwS9V_FntH/] The restaurant announced Thursday

Bed Stuy

DUMBO Remains Priciest Neighborhood In Brooklyn

Real estate blog PropertyShark [https://www.propertyshark.com/Real-Estate-Reports/] released its quarterly report of NYC’s 50 priciest neighborhoods yesterday with DUMBO holding firmly to its fifth place ranking. As it did in the last report in December 2017 [/dumbo-boerum-hill-and-red-hook-are-brooklyns-priciest-neighborhoods/], Tribeca came in at the #1 spot with a median