affordable housing
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Homeless activists and VOCAL-NY walked into a luxury apartment building– which the City has deemed as “affordable housing”– to protest Mayor de Blasio’s “affordable” housing plan on Friday. 15 Bridge Park Drive is a tall, glass residential building located near the water in Brooklyn
Bay Ridge
Summer is coming to a close so be sure to get out and enjoy the last of the warm weather with one of these outdoor events in Brooklyn this weekend. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/2175578986072813/]GREEK CULTURE FESTIVAL [https://www.facebook.com/events/2175578986072813/] Thursday, Sept. 19
Business
These last three days have been busy for Da Pride A Flatbush firefighters. 312 Parkville Ave Fire. Todd Maisel/BklynerKENSINGTON – A massive 3-alarm Kensington fire left numerous people homeless Monday night, with one firefighter suffering minor injuries. The fire broke out at 8:42 p.m. on the second floor
Arts & Culture
Hundreds of Crown Heights residents gathered at Brower Park throughout the afternoon. Nigel Roberts/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – Crown Heights is racially and culturally diverse, however, residents live their lives in largely segregated communities. But on Sunday, Sept. 15, neighbors came together to celebrate what’s unique about each community, and to
Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – A father of three was struck and killed by a speeding driver while he was crossing the street yesterday. On Sunday, September 15 at around 5:31 a.m., 30-year-old Kassim Matthews was crossing the street just three minutes away from his home at Albany
Announcements
CROWN HEIGHTS – Cops are looking for the person who shot and killed a 27-year-old man last week. On September 11 at around 11:58 p.m., cops arrived at the lobby of Kingsborough Houses at 529 Kingsborough 5th Walk where they found 27-year-old Anthony Velez lying on the floor with
Announcements
At a community garden tour last year. (Photo via BQLT).Often, you need a key to get in. Some, have waiting lists for new members. But this weekend you have a chance to visit a dozen of them thanks to the Brooklyn Queens Lands Trust (BQLT) [https://bqlt.org/], a
Big Story
DeCosta Headley, chair of the DREAM Foundation delivers opening remarks. Nigel Roberts/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – Earning good grades is only half the battle for some students in the City University of New York (CUNY) system. Maintaining a roof over their head and food on the table, while working on a college
Announcements
Last week the Walentas Family Foundation [https://www.twotreesny.com/about-us/art-and-community] announced “The David Prize [https://www.thedavidprize.org/],” a new $1 million award program that will support five innovators working to make New York City a better place. Via thedavidprize.org [https://www.thedavidprize.org/]Named after David
Arts & Culture
The days are getting much shorter and a little cooler. Enjoy the waning days of summer with a visit to Photoville at Brooklyn Bridge Park, a tour of celebrity graves at Green-Wood Cemetery, a food crawl + fall festival, or an outdoor opera concert. Check out the Bklyner Calendar [/calendar/] for
Big Story
Enzo Farachio.MIDWOOD – The name of the boy killed yesterday was Enzo Farachio. At around 2:45 on Tuesday, September 10, Enzo was waiting at the bus stop on Ocean Avenue by Avenue L. He was going home from school and was going to take the B49 home to Ocean
celebrity
FLATBUSH – Kings Theatre [http://www.kingstheatre.com/calendar/hillary-and-chelsea-clinton-the-gutsy-women-tour/?spMailingID=4035598&spUserID=MTQ0NzEwNTQyNzQwS0&spJobID=860451991&spReportId=ODYwNDUxOTkxS0] announced on Tuesday that Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will visit the historic venue next month to promote their upcoming book. Via Kings Theatre [http://www.kingstheatre.com/calendar/