Announcements
PROSPECT PARK – Prospect Park Alliance President Sue Donoghue and NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver were joined Thursday afternoon by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Council Member Laurie Cumbo in a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off construction on a major improvement project on the Flatbush Avenue side of the
Arts & Culture
The weather is finally starting to feel spring-like. Get out and enjoy it with some of the events lined up for this weekend including the Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl [/brooklyn-bookstore-crawl-returns-for-third-year-on-indie-bookstore-day/] , a LEGO Architecture build event [/lego-lovers-can-help-build-a-replica-of-shanghai-this-saturday-in-park-slope/] , and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Sakura Matsuri 2018 [/brooklyn-botanic-garden-hosts-annual-cherry-blossom-festival-april-28-29/]. Don’t forget
camps
Summer camp can be a great time for kids to learn and have new experiences. Whether it be African drumming and dance, gymnastics, film design, arts & crafts, learning a new language or just being outside playing, swimming and making new friends. There are lots of camp options across Brooklyn.
Borough Park
MIDWOOD – After rumors that Assemblymember Dov Hikind would face a fierce opponent during the upcoming midterm elections, the longtime incumbent announced today that he will not run for re-election.Hikind broke the news on Twitter with an eight-minute video touting his achievements as an accomplished Assemblymember of the 48th district
Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNERBROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Brooklyn Borough Hall was filled with chatter, Arab music, Arab food, artwork from Arab painters, and lots of excited children yesterday, Tues. April, 5, celebrating Arab-American heritage. This event was a part of Borough President Eric Adams’ “Embrace Your Hyphen” series, through which he encourages
Bed Stuy
(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)KENSINGTON – Police are looking for three men responsible for a pre-dawn break-in at a Kensington building last weekend along Foster Avenue. The incident took place around 4:40 am, when the three suspects forced open the door to 620 Foster Avenue, said police. Inside, the men stole
Central Brooklyn
UPDATE (4/25/18): Police have released photos and video of the man wanted in last weekend’s violent anti-Semitic attack on Menachem Moskowitz in Crown Heights. Police described the suspect as a black man in his 40s, around 6′ tall with a beard. He was last seen wearing dark
Central Brooklyn
The Pulaski Bridge going up in the late Brooklyn evening (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) * East Flatbush Residents Push Back Against “Overdevelopment” [https://citylimits.org/2018/04/23/jumaane-williams-east-flatbush-residents-call-for-contextual-rezoning/?platform=hootsuite] [City Limits] * A Toll Booth In Prospect Park Is A Relic Of Past Transit [https://www.brownstoner.com/architecture/prospect-park-flatbush-avenue-tollbooth-brooklyn-history/] [Brownstoner]
Business
Malia Mills Photo Credit: Avi GlicksteinFour years ago, fashion designer Malia Mills moved her studio from the garment center in Manhattan to Industry City in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. She’d been in Manhattan since beginning the business in her apartment in 1993 in between nights waitressing at the Odeon. The
Central Brooklyn
BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN – The cherry blossoms will be in peak bloom this weekend (April 28 & 29) and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden will be hosting Sakura Matsuri 2018, the popular annual festival where visitors can enjoy the flowering trees as well as nearly 60 performances, demonstrations, and exhibits celebrating Japanese
Arts & Culture
2,500 people via McWatters [https://medium.com/@mmcwatters/the-population-of-a-q-e7418c737fad] * Harbor Seal Spotted Sunbathing In Gowanus This Past Week-End [https://pardonmeforasking.blogspot.com/2018/04/harbor-seal-spotted-sunbathing-in.html] (PMFA) * Population of the Q Train [https://medium.com/@mmcwatters/the-population-of-a-q-e7418c737fad] (McWatters) * Oceanside Grill at the renovated Aquarium [http://beta.nydailynews.com/new-york/
Arts & Culture
Courtesy of the Mayor’s Office of Media & EntertainmentNew Yorkers are notoriously hard to pin down — in every sense. We’re always moving. We’re always busy. Plus, our tastes vary widely and are not always obvious. That elderly woman on the train putting away her knitting and pulling