Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK – The Brooklyn Community Board 6 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/index.page] Transportation Committee unanimously approved NYC Department of Transportation [https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml]‘s (DOT) proposal to install a protected bike lane on Flatbush Avenue between Grand Army Plaza and
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The Popular® Brooklyn Half [https://www.facebook.com/events/2704914096191306/] will kick off at 7am on Saturday, May 18 with more than 25,000 runners sprinting from the Brooklyn Museum all the way down to Coney Island. Popular Brooklyn Half 2019 via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/2704914096191306/]Runners
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A cyclist holds a sign calling attention to the death of Aurilla Lawrence who was killed on her bike. (Todd Maisel/Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS/MARINE PARK/BORO PARK – While Mayor Bill de Blasio is out campaigning for U.S president, [/park-slope-neighbor-runs-for-president/] cyclists are continuing to die in his city. The
bath beach
With less than two months away from summer, you may have started thinking about your kids’ summer plans. Ideally, you want them to reduce their screen time, spend time outdoors, and have fun with friends! Courtesy of Marks JCHGuess what? Summer camp does all of that and more! Entering their
Arts & Culture
This is the perfect weekend to spend exploring Brooklyn! With great weather and even greater events, there’s something going on this weekend that the entire family can enjoy. Catch a special screening of Paris to Pittsburgh presented by National Geographic as part of Endangered Species Day or stop by
affordable housing
The construction of 800 Flatbush has officially begun. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)FLATBUSH – The construction of Caton Flats, the long-awaited, 100% affordable housing project on the corner of Caton and Flatbush Avenues has finally begun. Elected officials, stakeholders, and members from various agencies – the New York City Economic Development Corporation
Central Brooklyn
The Bronx Gridlock played the Brooklyn Bombshells in a roller derby tournament Saturday night at John Jay College in Manhattan. The Brooklyn Bombshells get ready for the fight.The Brooklyn Bombshells are not your stereotypical women. They are tough roller derby skaters who have built themselves into a rough and
Central Brooklyn
Via Prospect Park Alliance | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ProspectParkAlliance/photos/a.1572765996094905/1572765962761575/?type=3&theater] PROSPECT PARK – Join the Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.prospectpark.org/?utm_source=PPA+Press+List&utm_campaign=659c161f68-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_04_18_03_40_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&
Central Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN – Friday night saw nearly two hundred people turn up for to voice their opinion on the future of the now-controversial SHSAT exam at the Youth and Community Speak Out on Equity, Diversity, and Admissions, held at the Pzifer Auditorium at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, at Brooklyn’s
Arts & Culture
DITMAS PARK – Stars of the new filming of the police crime drama “21 Bridges” were just a bit shy with the cameras this past Saturday, especially A-list actor Chadwick Boseman of “Black Panther” fame who emerged from a mock shooting inside a landmark home in a hood with production assistants
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PROSPECT HEIGHTS/CROWN HEIGHTS — The Department of Parks and Recreation celebrates the official opening of Stroud Playground with a skating event and movie night this Friday. Elijah G. Stroud Playground (Photo: Kadia Goba/Bklyner)Start the weekend off with a fun-filled three hours of roller skating and a host of
affordable housing
This piece was written by Janice Hamilton and Lincoln Eccles. Hamilton provides affordable rent-stabilized housing to families in her 8-unit building in Prospect Heights, while Eccles houses 14 families in his rent-stabilized building in Crown Heights. Rent-stabilized buildings like ours are family businesses. Our immigrant grandparents and parents came to