Business
About twenty years ago, The New York Times published essentially a love letter to Flatbush [http://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/10/arts/trudging-up-the-flatbush-trail.html] Avenue. It included this bit about the New Floridian Diner, located at 2301 Flatbush Avenue: “Just past Avenue S, we spot the New Floridian Diner
camps
(Photo via Construction Kids)Astounding: the spectrum of summer camps available for Brooklyn kids. Opportunities include getting hands dirty, learning ropes and pulleys, robotics, and chemistry. Of course, some camps still employ the tried and true education method: play-based learning. Dream. Design. Develop. Let your children discover the joys of
Arts & Culture
With the return of nice weather, the film crews are out in full force from Downtown Brooklyn to edges of Flatbush. While it is impossible to get a full list of who’s filming where ahead of time, the companies are required to post notices requesting folks to move vehicles
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)[Update 4/24: RentHop has since looked into the discrepancy in rents between the Ft. Hamilton Parkway, Church Ave, and Ditmas Ave stops and printed this retraction: “The buildings from the listings on East 2nd Street are actually in East Village and were incorrectly listed
Central Brooklyn
Founded by John McConnell [http://www.earthsite.org/john.htm] on April 22, 1970, Earth Day is celebrated worldwide, raising awareness about our planet and what we can do preserve and care for it. The theme for Earth Day 2017 is Environmental and Climate Literacy [http://www.earthday.org/earthday/
Central Brooklyn
Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo (left) thanks Saima Lulu for her participation in PBNYC 2017. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Laurie A. Cumbo)The results are beginning to come in for New York City’s Participatory Budgeting Cycle 6! Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo announced the three winning projects
Central Brooklyn
Stratford Road near Coney Island Avenue. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -New York Moves to Require Uber to Provide Tipping Option in Its App [New York Times [https://patch.
camps
The time has come for young artists to unleash their imagination! Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance [http://cumbedance.org/] invites children to an unforgettable summer experience where they can learn about African-rooted music and dance from across the Diaspora. Designed for children ages 3-7, campers will explore their
Central Brooklyn
A peek inside the construction site at 928 Coney Island Avenue. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)We’ve spotted two unusual projects that could join the roster in Ditmas Park and Kensington, adding more density to the development boom [/development-boom-brings-hundreds-families-crowding-flatbushditmaskensington-map/] enveloping our area. #1. Will a four-story hotel rise in
Central Brooklyn
Cortelyou Road & East 17th Street, Friday April 14. (Photo by Dina Rabiner/BKLYNER)A Brooklyn contractor has been arrested for sparking the blaze on Friday in Ditmas Park [/kitchen-fire-causes-traffic-backup-cortelyou-road/] that had traffic backed up on Cortelyou Road. Though a witness originally heard from firefighters that the flames sparked in
Central Brooklyn
1703 Avenue J. (Screenshot via Google Maps)Two men broke into the apartment on top of a Midwood synagogue, left the caretaker beaten and bloody, and robbed the place on Sunday before sunrise, said cops. The suspects beat the 53-year-old victim in the face with a metal garden tool in
Central Brooklyn
Spring has sprung in Ditmas Park. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)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], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up for our daily