Central Brooklyn
The 2016 Community Board 14 Youth Conference at the Flatbush YMCA. (Photo: CB 14)Demonstrating the huge demand that exists for jobs and educational opportunities for young people, over 700 area students attended Community Board 14’s Youth Conference last Thursday. This was Board 14’s ninth year of sponsoring
Arts & Culture
The fabulous Kings Theatre. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Not every artist from the 60s and 70s painted themselves into a corner as deftly as Pete Townsend, who wrote “Hope I die before I get old” and then had to figure out what to do when he didn’t. But plenty
Central Brooklyn
Headquarters of the 66th Precinct at 16th Avenue and 59th Street. (Photo: Google Maps)A “longtime” community affairs detective at the 66th Precinct has been named in a federal corruption investigation, the New York Daily News reports today [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/exclusive-nypd-involved-money-laundering-probe-article-1.2588702] . Detective Michael Milici of
Central Brooklyn
Photo via U.S. Senator Bernie SandersThe battle for the Democratic Party presidential nomination has come to the streets of Flatbush. Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is opening an office tomorrow at 1300 Flatbush Avenue (and Foster Avenue), said Paul Sliker, a grassroots organizer with the campaign. This is the Sanders
Business
Photo: Ditmas Park CornerIf you have a chance, take a look at this really interesting article about the Flatbush Caton Market [http://www.bkmag.com/2016/03/29/urbane-development-flatbush-caton-market/] that appeared in Brooklyn Magazine last week. The market is actually going to be demolished, and a new market will be
Central Brooklyn
Science, technology, engineering, and math take center stage April 2 through 10, as National Robotics Week [http://www.nationalroboticsweek.org/] hits the spotlight. Established in 2010, the week brings attention to technology-related fields by introducing kids to the world of robotics. In other words, it’s the perfect time to
Central Brooklyn
Screenshot of map produced by Observatory showing household income by census tract in Kensington and sections of Greater Flatbush. The darker the shade of the tract, the higher the household income.An interesting new map [https://observatory.cartodb.com/viz/5a2f4cc8-e189-11e5-8327-0e5db1731f59/public_map] produced by CartoDB [https://cartodb.com] user
Central Brooklyn
Councilman Jumaane Williams (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)There may be light at the end of the tunnel for the multi-year effort to control plastic bag waste in New York City. Councilmember Jumaane Williams of Flatbush has signed onto proposed legislation [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1687953&
Announcements
Image by Wikipedia and Nick Solari.So that much-debated [/politics/clinton-sanders-embroiled-debate-debate/] Democratic Presidential Debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders? They’ve finally selected a time and location! The big event will take place at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Thursday, April 14 from 9-11pm inside the Duggal Greenhouse and
Arts & Culture
Shinbone Alley Stilt Band. (Photo: Anney Fresh)The wind was so strong it knocked the police barricades over, but it didn’t stop neighbors yesterday from celebrating what promises to be a beautiful new plaza at Avenue C and McDonald Avenue [/blog/events/meet-your-neighbors-who-are-creating-a-plaza-in-kensington-beautiful-plaza/] . Yesterday’s “one day plaza event”
Neighbors
Ditmas Park home featured by Brooklyn Magazine. (Photo: Google Maps)A 1902 Victorian house in our area was just featured in Brooklyn Magazine [http://www.bkmag.com/2016/03/29/as-seen-on-tv/]. The four-bedroom house, which has appeared in the TV show Girls, has been re-painted in true Victorian fashion since
Central Brooklyn
Ditmas Park home featured by Brooklyn Magazine. (Photo: Google Maps)A 1902 Victorian house in our area was just featured in Brooklyn Magazine [http://www.bkmag.com/2016/03/29/as-seen-on-tv/]. The four-bedroom house, which has appeared in the TV show Girls, has been re-painted in true Victorian fashion since