Business
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerSeveral months after its celebrated re-opening [/blog/food/georges-is-open-for-business/], George’s Restaurant — our favorite neighborhood diner located at 753 Coney Island Avenue — was selected for a 2016 Community Cornerstone Business Award, the owner has told us. Issued by the Department of
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Local elected officials have rallied around efforts to add French Creole and Russian interpreters and translations at polling stations. Following the presidential primary debacle, in which more than 125,000 Brooklyn Democrats [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/04/brighton-beach-among-handful-brooklyn-nabes-voted-
Animals
Photo: Ditmas Park CornerTwo additional projects chosen by our community via Participatory Budgeting (PB) have received the green light. The office of Council Member Mathieu Eugene has announced that out of the eleven projects on the PB ballot for the 40th District, nine now have funding to go forward — the
Central Brooklyn
Photo via New York Restoration ProjectYou can help make our community greener! Tree Giveaway events are starting this week. Register at one of six New York City events this month — including two in our area — to take home your free tree! Registration is now live on the New York Restoration
Central Brooklyn
Screenshot of map showing some of the Participatory Budgeting projects on this year’s ballot in the 39th, 40th and 45th Councilmanic districts.Participatory Budgeting [http://council.nyc.gov/html/pb/faq.shtml#what-is-participatory-budgeting] (PB) Vote Week is March 26th to April 3rd! Residents of the 39th
410 East 17th Street
Tenants outside 410 E. 17th Street (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner) Tenants of 410 E. 17th Street announced at a press conference Tuesday that they are suing their landlord, Sholom Rubashkin, over the terrible living conditions the tenants have had to deal with for years. The tenants are
sanitation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFmpmLqTGik&feature=youtu.be For years, neighbors on E. 10th Street, between Caton and Church Avenues, have braced themselves for water, sewage and sludge to pour into their basements when it rains. And, for years, these neighbors have turned to the city, time
budgeting
Councilman Mathieu Eugene at Monday night’s Community Board 14 meeting.Following a major push [/blog/politics/listen-up-councilman-eugene-neighbors-say-its-time-for-lawmaker-to-change-stance-on-participatory-budgeting] from neighbors, Councilman Mathieu Eugene [http://council.nyc.gov/d40/html/members/home.shtml] announced at Monday
accident
A pedestrian was struck on Cortelyou Road and Coney Island Avenue Wednesday afternoon, the FDNY told us. According to unconfirmed reports, the pedestrian was a child, but the FDNY and NYPD did not have the age of the person. The FDNY said the individual was transported to Methodist Hospital, but
assault
After Jeremy Hardy, a 19-year-old neighbor, was assaulted around Westminster Road and Slocum Place, at approximately 10:30pm Monday night, he and other local residents are calling for increased lighting in an area they say seems dangerously dark come nighttime. “I definitely think that better lighting on Westminster
40th Council District
While neighbors have been disappointed [/blog/news/notes-mondays-community-board-14-meeting] that Councilman Mathieu Eugene isn’t involved in the city’s participatory budgeting program [http://pbnyc.org/], which allows constituents to directly vote on projects they’d like funded, community members will still get a chance to
Avenue H
Thousands of people flocked to Coney Island Avenue Sunday to celebrate Pakistan’s independence day with food, dancing, and an appearance by Mayor Bill de Blasio – the first mayor in 20 years to attend the Brooklyn Mela festivities in New York City’s largest Pakistani community. Photo by Rob Bennett/