Business
A beauty salon near Newkirk Plaza has been shuttered following an illegal gambling operation. Two court orders appeared on the shuttered metal gates on Beauty Fair Unisex Salon, at 1622 Newkirk Avenue this week — one ordering the business to close, and another, a restraining order for the premises. The store
Announcements
Council Member selfie (Photo via Jumaane Williams/Twitter [https://twitter.com/JumaaneWilliams])Yesterday, local City Council Members celebrated a handshake deal for the city’s budget for fiscal year 2017, which includes 60,000 slots for the Youth Summer Employment Program. City Council and Mayor Bill DeBlasio announced the $82.
Central Brooklyn
Security Officer and recent college graduate Hubert Evans (Photo via Medgar Evers News [http://www.mec.cuny.edu])While spending his days watching Brooklyn College students earn their degrees, Campus Safety Officer Hubert Evans spent his off-hours chasing his own. And now, after only 2 years and 9 months, Evans
Central Brooklyn
This week in collaboration with Brooklyn Mama’s Kitchen and your local Greenmarket, we bring you a lovely recipe that’s perfect for weekend brunch with friends. The recipe below will feed 4-6, in the video we adjusted it to make enough for two. So pick up some spinach and
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerThis summer, Brooklyn Public Library wants to prevent “summer slide” by getting kids excited about summer reading. Brooklyn Public Library is kicking of its 2016 Summer Reading program with events all over Brooklyn, including a game-themed party with a giant chess board, puzzles, games, prizes, musical
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)On June 7, the day after neighbor Abiel Harry, father of four, died from smoke inhalation at 106 Marlborough Road [/blog/news/37-year-old-man-dies-in-blaze-at-106-marlborough-road/], the street was eerily quiet. A breeze ruffling through the enormous trees was the only sound on the residential street between Albermarle
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(Photo via Buffalo’s Famous)Buffalo’s Famous, a restaurant specializing in emotionally nostalgic favorites from Western New York, is now open at 1111 Church Avenue between Stratford and Westminster Roads [/blog/food/taste-of-western-new-york-comes-to-church-avenue-buffalos-famous/] (the old Nine Chains Bakery and Cafe). We sat down with co-owner John Marren this morning
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Our neighborhood gardens are really digging deep roots, thanks to all the rain and sun we’ve been getting lately [http://parkslopestoop.com/blog/photos/photo-day-seeing-double/]. This one caught our attention, on East 4th street between Avenue C and Beverley. This garbage can rose bush
Arts & Culture
(Students Angelina, Maria, Alexis, Melanie, and Jayson prepare for the spring recital. Teacher Judy Brandwein and Ahyaan)The first spring recital of P.S. 217’s Afro Latin Jazz Alliance’s Academy of Music (ALJAM) ended on a high note. But perhaps the most impressive part of that May 31
Central Brooklyn
Photo: NYPDThe NYPD is asking for the public’s help in locating a 15-year-old teen reported missing in Midwood last week. Antoine Williams was last seen leaving his home on Coney Island Avenue, near Avenue K, around 9:30pm on Friday, June 3, according to police. Williams is described as
Central Brooklyn
(Photo via Bric Arts Media [http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events-performances/bric-celebrate-brooklyn-festival#calendar] )This list is ongoing. If you have an event you’d like featured in our calendar, or if there’s anything we’ve left off, please let us know! Post your events in our community calendar [/blog/events/
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(Photo by Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)If you live in southern Brooklyn, you will most likely encounter someone observing Ramadan this month. Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, is the holiest time for Muslims. Ramadan commemorates the first time the Quran (Islam’s sacred text) was revealed