Central Brooklyn
KENSINGTON – The NYPD announced on Friday that the 55-year-old, Greenpoint cyclist run down by a drunken, unlicensed driver during last month’s Century Bike Tour [/century-ride-exposes-little-city-cares/] has died. Nancy Pease and two other cyclists were struck by 39-year-old Kensington resident Abel Antonio Pina-Morocho at approximately 9am on Sunday, September 10.
Central Brooklyn
The NYC DOT painting in a new bike lane (Photo via NYC DOT/Facebook)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Police Catch Goat Set Loose in McCarren Park [Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/
Central Brooklyn
Jewish holiday of Sukkot began yesterday evening and will end next Wednesday, October 11. It is customary for those observing to construct temporary shelters for gathering over the week-long holiday, and you can see them all over the borough – some on sidewalks, others in driveways, backyards, rooftops, and balconies. I
Central Brooklyn
Via GoHealth Urgent CareAnnually, five to 20 percent of Americans fall ill with the flu, according to the CDC [https://www.cdcfoundation.org/businesspulse/flu-prevention-infographic]. Factor in life in New York City: hours spent in tight subway cars, small living quarters and cabs, and the threat of the flu can
Arts & Culture
FLATBUSH – Every single seat at the massive Kings Theater in Flatbush was packed to hear a conversation between one of the leading public intellectuals of our time Ta-Nehisi Coates and Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic as more than 3,000 people turned up last night for the
Arts & Culture
It’s the first weekend of October—a long one if you’re lucky. Celebrate Oktoberfest under the Archway in DUMBO or support hurricane relief in Puerto Rico at the Brooklyn Museum’s First Saturday event or Union Hall’s Comedy for Puerto Rico show. There’s also an organ
Central Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS – Police are searching for the individuals who shot up a car on the streets of Crown Heights earlier this month. Just before 1:00 am on Sunday, October 1, three armed individuals bailed out of a car near 1476 Prospect Place, then fired off several rounds into the
Central Brooklyn
Intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Beverley Road via Google MapsFLATBUSH – Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Tuesday that a 24-year-old Flatbush man was sentenced to 24 years in prison for shooting a 13-year-old boy in the eye while attempting to shoot a rival. Kareem Potomont was sentenced yesterday
Announcements
PBNYC District 39 Project Expo at Camp Friendship in Park Slope, March 2017 (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The new cycle 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
Central Brooklyn
It’s October, and while Brooklyn may be thousands of miles away from Germany, we can still make like they do in Munich and celebrate Oktoberfest by enjoying some of the borough’s finest, locally crafted beers. The DUMBO bid is hosting an Oktoberfest celebration from Friday, October 6 to
Announcements
KENSINGTON –Farmer’s Insurance [https://www.farmers.com/]challenged teachers across the country to dream big and submit proposals of what a $100,000 grant could help accomplish. The company will give $100,000 each to five schools with the best proposals — and our very own is one of the
Central Brooklyn
720 East 98th Street via Google MapsEAST FLATBUSH – A 33-year-old man from Flatbush has been arrested in connection to the shooting death of an auto mechanic last week following a dispute over car repairs. Richard Essor was arrested for shooting a 62-year-old employee of the Total Auto Care Shop located