Business
CROWN HEIGHTS — Another coffee shop has emerged within the Franklin Avenue and Eastern Parkway corridor— this one promising better service and waffles. Coffee Land replaces Owl & Thistle General Store, at 833 Franklin Ave. between Union St. and Eastern Parkway and opened in late summer. The interior is mostly white,
Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerFLATBUSH – At the lobby of the Brooklyn College Library, lies a new exhibit celebrating Brooklyn’s diversity and immigrant life. The various panels tell the stories of immigrants in their own words. It’s called “We are Brooklyn.” [https://wearebrooklyn.org/] “Here we are in one of
Announcements
BROOKLYN – Cycle 8 of the New York City Council’s Participatory Budgeting [https://council.nyc.gov/pb/] has officially begun! Participatory budgeting (PBNYC) is a city program that allows residents to vote on $1 million to $1.5 million in projects developed by community members. PBNYC gives New Yorkers the
Central Brooklyn
60 Clarkson Avenue. (Photo via Google Maps)A Brownsville man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter for stabbing his ex-wife’s girlfriend to death in front of her four children in 2016. [/woman-fatally-stabbed-building-served-local-homeless-shelter-ditmas-park/] Alwasi Tyson, 37, was sentenced to 20 years in prison yesterday for
Announcements
Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)As part of National Voter Registration Day the New York Public Library is doing their party by allowing residents to register at any of their branches today! Make sure to check your local library’s hours
Central Brooklyn
DITMAS PARK – A ten-year-old boy was hurt in a hit and run on Argyle Road, right next to the PS139 Playground. The ten-year-old may be a student at PS139, according to those who witnessed the accident. Witnesses said that a silver car with KSX 6323 license plate hit the boy
Carroll Gardens
PARK SLOPE – Garden Train [https://www.facebook.com/GardenTrainD15/] and Grow to Learn [https://www.grownyc.org/grow-to-learn] are hosting the first Annual Brooklyn School Gardens Crawl this Saturday, September 29, opening the gates to participating school gardens for a day of free, family-friendly activities. Participating schools are located throughout
Bay Ridge
WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking for the suspect who assaulted two men in a homophobic, anti-gay attack over the weekend. Police said the attack occurred near the intersection of Union and Metropolitan Avenues, just before 1:00 am on Sunday, September 23. The suspect approached two men, ages 29 and 34,
Central Brooklyn
An artist at work during the Brooklyn Army Terminal’s 100th Anniversary Block Party (Photo: Nathan Haselby)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
Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerFLATBUSH – Members and volunteers at the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) and the NYC Commission on Human Rights (NYCCHR) spread across three subway stations in the borough to hand out fliers encouraging Brooklynites to report any form of discrimination. This Day of Visibility is in
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerDITMAS PARK – A few months ago, my dad told me there was a guy at Makki Masjid who spoke to the congregates after Jummah prayer. My dad said this guy was running for something, but he couldn’t remember what. He also couldn’t remember his name.
Bay Ridge
FLATLANDS — A 90-year-old man was fatally struck by a car while he was crossing the street Thursday night, police said. Police responded to a report of a vehicle collision at 7:30 p.m. at Avenue L and Ralph Avenue. Upon arrival, officers discovered Nissen Krakinowski of Canarsie with severe