Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerCONEY ISLAND — A man is dead after being shot in a hallway just after midnight. On Wednesday, December 11 at around 12:02 a.m., cops arrived at the Carey Garden Houses on West 23rd Street between Mermaid and Surf Avenues. They found a 38-year-old man unconscious
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerCONEY ISLAND — Eleven years later, a man has been arrested for the murder of a livery cab driver. On December 31, 2008, at around 5:10 a.m., 63-year-old Khadim Bhatti was found with a gunshot wound to his abdomen in his livery cab on West 33rd
Coney Island
By Clifford Michael. This story was originally published on Dec. 3, 2019, by THE CITY. The office of Sea Gate’s homeowners association has been housed in temporary trailers for seven years. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYResidents of Brooklyn’s Sea Gate say the state left their homeowners’ association marooned
Announcements
Rendering of Sea Breeze Tower. Courtesy of Rybak Development.Seven members of the land use committee of Coney Island and Brighton Beach [/free-resource-book-tell-you-everything-you-need-to-know-about-brighton-beach-sheepshead-bay/] -based Community Board 13 voted unanimously Tuesday night to recommend approval of a rezoning proposal that would allow developer Rybak Development to create 6,000 square feet
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SOUTH BROOKLYN — At a town hall [/mayors-promises-sheepshead-last-nights-town-hall/] in Sheepshead Bay back in September 2017, Mayor de Blasio promised a $10 million initiative that would provide homeowners in Southern Brooklyn with free sewage cut-off valves. However, it seems that the mayor misspoke. That money would be coming from state funds, not
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BENSONHURST —Trash sticks to Southern Brooklyn’s streets like gum on a shoe. Every year, residents call 311 about dirty streets, averaging a steady 57.5 complaints a month over the past three years in Bensonhurst, according to NYC Open Data. While Bensonhurst is not the dirtiest area in the
Coney Island
Crime scene at Coney Island. (Photo via Loudlabs)CONEY ISLAND — On August 21, around 10:11 p.m., two men were shot [/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=246153] on West 19th Street near Neptune Avenue. Cops found a 27-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his abdomen and
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – Coney Island USA [https://www.coneyisland.com], the non-profit arts organization dedicated to the revitalization of the beachfront neighborhood, will host its 2019 fall fundraiser, “Creeptacular,” on Saturday, November 2. Proceeds from the event will support off-season programming, institutional development, and renovations to Coney Island USA’s landmarked
Events
Argyle Street, Ditmas Park (Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Saturday, October 26 3RD ANNUAL KIDS HALLOWEEN PARADE + SCAVENGER HUNT [https://industrycity.com/event/ic-beyond-kids-halloween-parade/] Industry City, 274 36th Street, Sunset Park, 10am-4pm The third annual Kids’ Halloween Parade + Trick-or-Treat Scavenger Hunt will include mural painting, a pumpkin patch, and other family-friendly activities.
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One week before the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Senator Andrew Gounardes, and local and federal officials spoke about the inevitability of climate change at a town hall meeting on Climate and Resiliency at the Kingsborough Community College in Manhattan Beach. About 80 residents gathered to listen and voice their
Coney Island
Breast Cancer Awareness. Courtesy of Salman Asif. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/unwomenasiapacific/10801184393/in/photolist-hssTP8-dtbCrk-pzFq8N-8FG4ae-76eePY-5noK6i-5voxvm-7cfqJM-hsrY3x-5rdFU5-5r1ekE-pcBNdP-6eb4z7-pK1zEd-dijxsa-fhAkFz-5uSUwU-dHwj7D-avuYoB-ZjQa4G-ZHzaEz-pTq4eo-38ueVL-iJriT-9LUPP7-CiJt9-ncXkY1-iJqLV-3fv5ve-4ssPBV-5FnMq6-5k2U9n-75Snqx-75Snqk-aCwUxY-7wcqXy-avciBt-5GeSQK-arxhNL-9psUTe-7aEY78-7S9HRn-8MGy6x-iJqLS-ayuPVh-gs87ZB-5xxsQ5-8MGi3P-aoeTha-7aEYf4] BROOKLYN – More than 30,000
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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.
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
Arts & Culture
CONEY ISLAND – Movie lovers will gather on Coney Island this weekend for the 19th Annual Coney Island Film Festival [http://www.coneyislandfilmfestival.com/index.htm] showcasing more than 100 films from around the world. Courtesy Coney Island USAThe Coney Island Film festival will screen a wide range of features, documentaries,
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – New Yorkers sporting unusual and eye-catching whiskers should head over to the 12th Annual Coney Island Beard & Mustache Competition on Saturday to compete with their facial hair foes. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/1639439186200645/]The well-groomed group will be judged in nine categories by Coney
Brooklyn Heights
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – This year marks the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that took the lives of 2,996 people, including 266 Brooklyn residents. Special events are planned in the borough next week to commemorate the day and remember those lost. 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony, 2017 (Photo by Pamela