Central Brooklyn
(Photo via RWDSU/twitter)Today, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced that he is running to be elected to a full term. Gonzalez has led the Kings County District Attorney’s Office since last October when District Attorney Ken Thompson died after a battle with cancer [/brooklyns-first-african-american-district-attorney-dies-cancer-bensonhurst/]. Gonzalez was chosen
Bensonhurst
We’ve got to move it, move it! Below are 15 camps that get campers on the court, into the water, or up a wall! Jack (and Jill) of all sports There’s never a dull moment at these sports camps that teach the fundamentals of skating, swimming, baseball, basketball,
Central Brooklyn
(Ruslan Mervis via Facebook)A Midwood man was busted for sexually exploiting young girls on Facebook and threatening kids until they agreed to video themselves performing sexual acts, the NY Daily News first reported [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/man-posing-teen-extorted-child-porn-young-girls-authorities-article-1.3095391] . Ruslan Mirvis, 34, has been charged with the sexual
Business
Tucked across from a gas station and amidst a few car repair shops at 854A Rogers Avenue in East Flatbush, a new cafe opened its doors a week ago, called – Roger That Cafe. The lovely space is the creation of Noel Black, who grew up over on Woodruff, and his
Central Brooklyn
Japanese Pond Garden, Brooklyn Botanic Garden. (Photo by Pamela Wong)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Withhold Money From Sanctuary Cities [New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/
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Seth Low middle school (IS 96) in Bensonhurst.Today, the Mayor announced a 5-year plan and budget to install air conditioning in every New York City classroom, beginning this summer. This comes after Brooklyn city council members Mark Treyger, Brad Lander, and others pushed for A/C in schools, along
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Prospect Farm)With the Department of Sanitation’s organics curbside collections expanding [/curbside-composting-coming-brooklyn-neighborhoods/] to Fort Greene, Bensonhurst, Coney Island, Sheepshead Bay, Kensington, and more — many lucky Brooklynites don’t have to travel to compost this summer. (See if your neighborhood and building will get the brown compost bin
Central Brooklyn
Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his State of the City address at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, February 13, 2017. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeIt’s been a rough couple of weeks for Mayor Bill de Blasio who’s been getting flak from critics regarding the low property taxes he
Central Brooklyn
Haroon Butt via NYPDThe New York City Police Department is asking for help in finding 28-year-old Haroon Butt, who was last seen on Saturday morning, April 22, 2017, at home on 700-block of Coney Island Avenue. He was reported missing on Sunday, April 23, and is described by the police
Announcements
It has been a while since we have done a survey, and we are eager to hear from you. In January we made some big changes merging our (7) sites (Bensonhurst Bean, Fort Greene Focus, Ditmas Park Corner, Park Slope Stoop, Sheepshead Bites, Sunset Park Voice and City Kid Corner)
Central Brooklyn
CNR’s “Centenarian Extravaganza” honoring (front, l-r) Julia Georges, Etienne Amable, Isabella Green, Beulah Bullock, Mariana Gonzalez, and Patty Collins 100-year birthday celebrations don’t come around too often, so the “Centenarian Extravaganza” hosted by the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation [http://www.cnrny.org/] last Friday was extra special.
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Last week, RentHop released a report [/gentrification-map-subway-stop-shows-kensington-rise/] mapping price increases surrounding subway stops throughout the city and — using that data — concluded that Kensington’s rent’s had skyrocketed in the first quarter of 2017. But they’ve since discovered an error in that data, which