Announcements
PROSPECT PARK – Mayor Bill DeBlasio announced this morning that Prospect Park will go car free starting January 2, 2018. DeBlasio was surrounded by Council member Brad Lander, Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Marty Mar, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Musa Moor of CB9,Sue Donoghue, President of the BProspect park Alliance and
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CARROLL GARDENS – Join neighbors this Friday, October 13 at a rally to show support for the B71+ bus, an improved version of the cross-Gowanus B71 bus that the MTA took out of service in 2010 due to budget cuts and low ridership. The proposed B71+ bus service would connect Crown
Central Brooklyn
Jabari Brisport (l), Green Party candidate for New York’s 35 th City Council District, gives his campaign flyer to Alex Asher (r) as Gabriella Agranat-Getz looks on at the Fort Greene Park Greenmarket on Sept. 30, 2017. (Ben Foldy / BKLYNER)On a fall Saturday at the Greenmarket in Fort
Bed Stuy
Cassaberry (left, in black) joins a circle of prayer before releasing balloons in honor of her son, Jamal Singleton.BROOKLYN – Monica Cassaberry has turned the pain of losing her son to gun violence into a cause that helps other grieving families across Brooklyn. Six years ago this September, Cassaberry’s
Central Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS – Police are searching for the individuals who shot up a car on the streets of Crown Heights earlier this month. Just before 1:00 am on Sunday, October 1, three armed individuals bailed out of a car near 1476 Prospect Place, then fired off several rounds into the
Central Brooklyn
It’s October, and while Brooklyn may be thousands of miles away from Germany, we can still make like they do in Munich and celebrate Oktoberfest by enjoying some of the borough’s finest, locally crafted beers. The DUMBO bid is hosting an Oktoberfest celebration from Friday, October 6 to
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Shelley Worrell of CaribBEING.FLATBUSH JUNCTION – This morning around 10:30 am about two dozen neighbors, activists and members of the press gathered at the Flatbush Junction to hear a large swath of Flatbush, East Flatbush, and PLG be pronounced – Little Caribbean [http://littlecaribbean.nyc/index.php]. The driving force
Central Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS – Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the below surveillance video and photo in connection to an incident which involved shots being fired on Atlantic Avenue Tuesday afternoon. At approximately 1:40pm on Tuesday, September 26, police say the driver of
Central Brooklyn
Kaid Saleh, 15, has been missing in Crown Heights since 9/15CROWN HEIGHTS – The New York City Police department is asking for help locating 15-year old Kaid Saleh, missing since Friday, September 15. Saleh was last seen around 5:00 pm at his home on the 1400 block of Sterling
Central Brooklyn
Briniya Williams, 17, has been missing in Crown Heights since 9/19CROWN HEIGHTS – The New York City Police department is asking for help locating 17-year old Briniya Williams, missing since Tuesday, September 19. Williams was last seen around 3:00 pm leaving her residence on the 1100 block of Dean
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Photo: Council Member Mathieu Eugene’s officeCROWN HEIGHTS – The intersection ofLefferts and Kingston Avenues was co-named to Barbara Simmons Way this weekend to honor the community activist who died last year. Barbara “Cookie” Simmons was a strong advocate for education. She traveled to Albany many times to lobby for school
Central Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS – The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the three men seen in the below surveillance video in connection to a shooting in Crown Heights [/20-year-old-shot-killed-front-crown-heights-deli-early-saturday/] early Saturday morning that left a 20-year-old man dead. The police describe the three men as follows: Individual 1