Central Brooklyn
Photo: Billy Hathorn via Creative CommonsA young woman jogging in Prospect Park early this morning fought off a man who threatened to rape her, police said. The 23-year-old woman, who was running inside Prospect Park near Garfield Place around 5:15am, was approached from behind by an unknown attacker and
Central Brooklyn
(A traditional Seder courtesy Wikimedia Commons)Brooklyn’s matzoh bakeries are working overtime in preparation for Passover, producing only the finest shmura matzoh [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/13/dining/passover-matzo.html?_r=0], which celebrates the liberation of the Jewish people from bondage under the Egyptian pharaoh. What
Arts & Culture
Wilco show at The Kings Theatre on February 6, 2016. (Photo via kingsbklyn [https://www.instagram.com/p/BBiES4SPPH5/?tagged=wilco])Only a year after re-opening, Flatbush’s beloved Kings Theatre has new management. UK-based Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) [http://www.atg.co.uk/about-us/] now operates the landmark Kings
Central Brooklyn
A member of Borough Park’s Jewish community safety patrol is the latest to be implicated in the massive NYPD bribery scandal that recently snagged several South Brooklyn top cops. Alex “Shaya” Lichtenstein, 44, was arrested and slapped with bribery and conspiracy charges in connection with his efforts to pay
Central Brooklyn
> If you aren’t already running to sign up, here are seven reasons to join Brooklyn-based nonprofit CAMBA’s upcoming 5K/10K: 1. It’s a run/walk around Prospect Park with family and friends, all to help New Yorkers in need. Photo courtesy of CAMBA2. After a morning
Central Brooklyn
The intersection of Dahill and Albemarle Roads. (Photo: Google Maps)Van Break-In On Dahill Road Two thieves broke into a van parked on Dahill Road (at Albemarle Road) around 5am last Thursday, April 14. This is the second time thieves have broken into the van in the last 6 months,
Announcements
Arturo O’Farrill. (Photo: Arturo O’Farrill)Are you out and about this afternoon? Will you be voting at PS 217? Come see Arturo O’Farrill, winner of the 2016 Grammy Award for best Instrumental Composition, at PS 217 at 3:30 this afternoon. (PS 217 is located at 1100
Central Brooklyn
Waiting to vote. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)As New Yorkers vote in the presidential primary election today, several local elected officials have teamed up to push for reforms to improve voting access and voter experiences. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and our own Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte are among those joining
Central Brooklyn
As many as 28,000 gathered to hear presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speak in Prospect Park yesterday. (Photo: Sarah Crean)It’s down to the wire now, as polls are set to open in a little more than 12 hours. The Flatbush Avenue campaign office [/blog/news/sanders-campaign-to-open-office-in-flatbush-tonight/] of presidential
Central Brooklyn
45 Kermit Place after a fire this morning. Photo: Sarah CreanNo residents were injured, and a single-family home remains structurally sound, after a two-alarm fire in Kensington this morning. Isabel Lam fled to safety as an early morning fire today destroyed much of the interior of her home at 45
Announcements
Photo by Fort Greene Focus.For the first time in decades, the New York State presidential primaries, held Tuesday, April 19, are of enormous importance in the nominating contests for both parties. On the Democratic ticket, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/04/watch-entire-footage-bernie-sanders-coney-island-rally-video/] is hoping that
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Photo by Q Gardens [https://www.facebook.com/Qgardenscommunity/photos/pcb.437183536467321/437183419800666/?type=3&theater] Put your food scraps, plant/flower trimmings, and used newspaper to good use — right here in the neighborhood. Summer compost drop-off hours start this Wednesday at Q Gardens [https://qgardenscf.wordpress.com/], a