Central Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS – When my parents arrived in the United States having fled war-torn Uganda, they never imagined the country they would risk life and limb for would descend into this, a backward sliding dystopia. Although President Trump’s election was a truly shocking moment for them, the last few weeks
Arts & Culture
Following the trick or treating and Halloween shenanigans, the weekend is looking to be on the quieter side, but there are a couple of new art exhibits and concerts to check out. Also, BRIC is hosting a family-friendly house party and Target First Saturday returns to the Brooklyn Museum with
Bensonhurst
Naomi Levin Campaigns at a subway stop. Photo by Rosemary Misdary / Bklyner WESTERN BROOKLYN – In emerald heels, Naomi Levin fought for votes during the morning rush. Commuters muttered “no”, and avoided campaign cards in her outstretched hand, yet she remained undeterred. “My polls showed that a majority of voters in
Borough Park
KENSINGTON – Boro Park’s booming Orthodox Jewish community is spilling over the borders of the neighborhood, bringing with it new religious schools and new tensions with neighbors at the sleepy end of Kensington. The big new school that opened on the corner of Clara Street and 36th Street last fall
Central Brooklyn
A spooky trip to the pumpkin dentist on Bergen Street, between Bond and Nevins (Photo by Nathan Hasselby)Well, the L-pocalypse officially has a date [http://www.mta.info/press-release/nyc-transit/mta-new-york-city-transit-nycdot-announce-new-schedule-details-l-tunnel] : the Canarsie Tunnel will close on Saturday, April 27, 2019 for 15 months of repairs. The next day,
Central Brooklyn
DITMAS PARK – Decades after telling neighbors nothing could be done to make crossing Coney Island Avenue at Cortelyou Road safer, the Department of Transportation is adding another crosswalk and other traffic calming measures for the intersection. The changes will legalize the well-trodden path used by neighbors to cut across Coney
Central Brooklyn
Over the last year, traffic deaths and injuries caused by garbage trucks have dominated news cycles and community board meetings, with Brooklyn residents among those calling for stricter enforcement from the city on violations by private carting trucks. The message finally got through, it seems, and the NYPD has started
Business
Ditmas Park Helpers will help keep Cortelyou Road clean. From right Kathie Lee (Co-President of CORMA, The Farm on Adderley/Sycamore) and Susan Siegel (Co-President of CORMA, Brooklyn ARTery), Anthony Finkelstein of DPH and the men you will see sweeping the street. Liena Zagare/BklynerDITMAS PARK – The busy commercial stretch
Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerMIDWOOD – In a press conference yesterday to condemn the murder of 11 Jewish people in the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Oct. 27., Borough President Eric Adams called for off-duty officers to carry firearms when they go to their house of worships to pray.
Central Brooklyn
St. Marks Avenue, Park Slope (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and subscribe [/subscribe/]. If you have news tips, story
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS — The heated gentrification fights of this neighborhood have begun to turn inward, and much of the drama has centered on wild accusations against a local blogger Tim Thomas, who authors the Q at Parkside [http://theqatparkside.blogspot.com/], by the folks behind two local groups that seem
Announcements
Broward County Sheriff’s Office.BROOKLYN. The Florida man suspected of sending over a dozen explosive devices to a media outlet (CNN) and Democrats across the country was born in Brooklyn. 56-year-old Cesar Sayoc [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/us/cesar-sayoc-bombing-suspect-arrested.html] was arrested this morning by the