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School District 13 is a classic example of gentrification in Brooklyn, representative of the last decade and a half in the borough. As local schools learn to navigate the challenges that come with rapidly changing demographics of neighborhoods that surround them, the Academy of Arts and Letters in Clinton Hill,
Central Brooklyn
KENSINGTON – Another elderly resident has been killed on the city’s streets. Olga Feldman, 60, lived on Ocean Parkway, just two blocks away from the corner of East 4th and Church Avenue in Kensington where she was killed when the driver of a black Cadillac SRX mowed her down. It
Central Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS – Four men are dead and three others wounded, after one or more men opened fire in a gambling den early Saturday morning police said. The Crown Heights social club is a block from the 77th Precinct. At least two guns were recovered at the scene police say, but
Central Brooklyn
Q Gardens. Nathan Thompson/BklynerIn 1978, the NYC Parks Department established GreenThumb to support a thriving movement of neighbors beautifying and gardening in vacant lots across the city. Forty years later, they are the nation’s largest urban gardening program, assisting over 550 gardens throughout NYC. A few years ago,
Central Brooklyn
A hanging scrim shows the proposed towers and their size relative to the conservatory buildings. Via BBG website.In July the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens (BBG) opened a new exhibit in one of their many conservatorie [/brooklyn-botanic-garden-presents-exhibit-protesting-sun-blocking-towers/]s. What made this exhibit different was that they were not showcasing exotic flora.
Bay Ridge
We’re halfway through October and have a couple of weeks before we turn our clocks back an hour on November 3, making the days even shorter. Get out and enjoy the sun this weekend with these outdoor events happening throughout Brooklyn. The Old Stone House, 336 3rd Street, Park
affordable housing
One of the cornerstones of our great nation since the end of World War II has been the unified dream of homeownership. It was a value strongly backed by the US government and many municipalities across the United States. Many veterans returning home were eligible for a plethora of programs
Central Brooklyn
EAST FLATBUSH – Police are seeking a suspect in the death of a 64-year-old man in his East Flatbush apartment [/man-killed-in-east-flatbush-basement-fire/] on Monday in what police are now saying was a “homicide.” NYPD Crime Scene Detectives search for evidence after a fire that killed a man on Monday. (Photo by Todd
Arts & Culture
This weekend offers movies, music, literature, and lots of visual art including the Red Hook Open Studios and an opening party for The Balloon Project. It’s also the last weekend to check out No More Water at The Old Stone House and The Heights Players’ The Last Night of
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Central Brooklyn
Firefighters stand outside the fire ravaged home on East 96th Street. (Photo by Todd Maisel/Bklyner)[UPDATED: Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 10:45am] The NYPD has deemed this incident a homicide. No arrests have been made yet. The investigation continues. EAST FLATBUSH – A 64-year-old man living in a basement
brownsville
Deputy Inspector John Buttacavoli, Deputy Inspector John Mastronardi, Sen. Zellnor Myrie, Brownsville community activist Kwesi Johnson, Assemblywoman Latrice Walker, NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan, Assistant Chief Jeffrey Maddrey, Deputy Chief Charles McEvoy. Nigel Roberts/BklynerBROWNSVILLE — Residents in over-policed communities of color have historically been disproportionately jailed for smoking pot.
Announcements
Click for larger imageMedicare Annual Enrollment Period is coming up! Running from October 15 through December 7, Medicare Annual Enrollment Period, also known as Fall Open Enrollment, is a period to review your health plan and prescription drug coverage, weigh your options and to make any changes to your coverage