Central Brooklyn
Tehilah Berman at a coffee shop in Kensington (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)The Civil Court Judge races are less than a week away, and Bklyner now has the last in a series of four interviews with candidates running in the 6th Municipal District [https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/Municipal-Court-Districts/
camps
Last minute change of plans? Need summer coverage for your K-8 children? Looking for a camp where your kids can be outside, have fun, and play soccer, while also being affordable? Welcome to BrooklynAYSO Community Soccer Camp [http://www.brooklynayso.org]. Courtesy of Brooklyn AYSOBrooklynAYSO (www.brooklynayso.org [http://www.
Central Brooklyn
Farah Louis (Photo credit: Farah Louis)Newly elected City Council Member Farah Louis has picked up two major endorsements in her re-election campaign: Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Hotel Trades Council. “Farah Louis is an impressive, hard-working leader in her community,” said de Blasio in a statement obtained by
Bed Stuy
Sixth Municipal District Candidate Alice Nicholson sitting in her office (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)The Civil Court Judge Democratic primary election the 6th Municipal District [https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/Municipal-Court-Districts/7vpq-4bh4] —which includes Park Slope, Crown Heights, Kensington, Flatbush, Midwood, Prospect Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Prospect Park South,
Bushwick
Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza talks about Meatless Monday change in menu. Todd Maisel/BklynerAfter a letter signed by three Brooklyn politicians put the schools chancellor on blast, progressive lawmakers came to his defense on Monday, again bringing the fissures among Brooklyn officials on education to the fore. “We need a
Business
A close-up of their off-menu special, the tlayuda. Ellie Plass/BklynerPROSPECT HEIGHTS/CROWN HEIGHTS – It took Antonio Vilchis ten years of running Mexicocina in the Bronx [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/25/dining/reviews/mexicocina-in-the-south-bronx-restaurant-review.html?_r=0] (eleven this November) to consider venturing into Brooklyn, and he does
Bed Stuy
Chinyelu Udoh standing outside a coffee shop in Crown Heights (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)Last week, we interviewed Caroline Cohen [/meet-the-6th-municipal-district-candidates-caroline-cohen/] about her bid for the 6th Municipal District Civil Court judge race. Today, we have an interview with another candidate in the four-way race: Chinyelu Udoh [https://www.
Arts & Culture
Rutland @ Flatbush has been named Dr. Lamuel A Stanislaus way. Liat Weinstein/BklynerPROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS – Lamuel used to lay awake at night wondering whether he could pay a $99 a month mortgage for a brick row house situated on Rutland Rd. between Flatbush and Bedford Avenues, his son Eugene Stanislaus
Central Brooklyn
Weeksville by Nic LehouxCROWN HEIGHTS— Weeksville Heritage Center [https://www.weeksvillesociety.org/] has received Cultural Institutions Group [https://www.nycgo.com/venues/cultural-institutions-group] designation, joining 32 other cultural institutions the city supports with grants. “Weeksville is sacred African American ground,” Council Member Laurie Cumbo who represents Crown Heights said in
Business
CROWN HEIGHTS—The Ryerson is on a mission to bring modern Southern food to the neighborhood. The restaurant, located at 698 Nostrand Ave. (between St. Marks and Prospect Place) had it’s soft opening last night, and is working towards offering a full menu in July. > [https://www.instagram.
Central Brooklyn
FLATBUSH – My husband was snoring through my contractions, but that was OK with me. We’d gotten to Kings County Hospital in Flatbush at 10 am the previous morning to let doctors try to coax out our overdue baby. This had been a slow, boring process, during which we’d
affordable housing
On Tuesday, the State Assembly and Senate announced they had come to an agreement on an ambitious rent-regulation package, and on Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he would sign [https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2019/06/12/cuomo-will-sign-rent-reforms-once-they-reach-his-desk-1058649] the wide-reaching rent regulation bundle, effectively ensuring the measures