Central Brooklyn
Photo: Cunningham CampaignThe 40th District has three candidates running against the incumbent Mathieu Eugene: Pia Raymond [/10-questions-ditmas-park-city-council-candidate-pia-raymond/], Jennifer Berkley [/meet-your-candidate-jennifer-berkley-for-flatbushs-district-40/]and Brian Cunningham. These candidates are vying to represent Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush,
Central Brooklyn
No Standing signs by the entrance on Hinckley Place were the only improvements around the school #Day2 at PS889 (Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)We received the following Letter to The Editor from a parent of P.S. 889 student in response to our coverage of the safety surrounding PS889 on Coney
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Central Brooklyn
The NYPD are looking for a man, whom they describe to be in his 60s or 70s, seen in the video below in connection to two recent robberies. The first incident occurred at approximately 12:30pm on Sunday, July 30. The suspect entered the 7-Eleven located at 146 Empire
Big Story
Parents with children crossing Coney Island Avenue at Hinckley Place to get to school this morning (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)DITMAS PARK — It was obvious to anyone who had ever passed by the new school on Coney Island Avenue, that there were going to be issues with traffic, [/new-school-set-
Arts & Culture
School’s back in session and the weather is starting to cool down but there’s still some fun to be had outdoors this weekend. There’s a historical tour of Owl’s Head Park, a bike jumble sale, and outdoor concerts. Check out our list of events below and
Announcements
Got a new mattress and the old one has to go? Nobody wants your donation [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/donate/index.shtml] of a vintage sideboard? Now all you need to do is call 311 or go online at nyc.gov/bulk [http://nyc.gov/bulk] and request to
Central Brooklyn
One of my favorite rituals is taking advantage of the back to school sales. The downside to living in the same place year after year is that you cannot really remake your home without some serious effort. So why not just get a whole new place? In a whole new
Announcements
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Assembly Member Joseph Lentol (District 50, North Brooklyn) and Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced this morning the Hit-and-Run Prevention Act, a series of initiatives aimed to reduce the number of hit-and-run incidents throughout the city. In the last two years, over 100
Announcements
Spike Lee’s Crooklyn is the One Film (like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah was the One Book [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/mome/initiatives/1book1ny.page]) that New Yorkers will get a chance to watch together on September 13. Thousands of New Yorkers voted and selected [/vote-nyc-film-
Announcements
Via NYC SchoolFood [http://www.schoolfoodnyc.org/public1/default.aspx?logout=1] Just in time for the new academic year, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, and Public Advocate Letitia James announced today that lunch will now be provided free to every student at all public
Announcements
New York State that is. Staff from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office [http://www.osc.state.ny.us/ouf/index.htm] are holding community events to educate folks on how to search for lost and forgotten money, the unclaimed funds. [http://www.osc.state.ny.us/
Announcements
KENSINGTON — Kensington Stewards are kicking off their fall programming at the Avenue C Plaza (Corner of Avenue C and McDonald Avenue) with a FREE screening of “Sugar” on Friday, September 8 at 8:30 p.m. “Sugar” tells the story of Miguel “Sugar” Santos, a 19-yr-old from the