Arts & Culture
DITMAS PARK – Since its inception eight years ago, the Flatbush Artists Open Studios Tour [https://www.facebook.com/Flatbush-Artists-Studio-Tour-309055422518941/] has become an important weekend in the calendar of creative events in New York City. On October 27-28, forty painters, photographers, sculptors and other artists will welcome visitors on a free
Central Brooklyn
Photo via NYC Council.FLATBUSH – We’ve been reaching out to District 40 Council Member Mathieu Eugene for a year, asking for an interview, but all we got were excuses. Eugene has been representing Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Kensington, Midwood, Prospect Park, and Prospect Lefferts Gardens since 2007. In
Business
KENSINGTON – Last night, a new Thai restaurant softly opened its doors on Church Avenue. Thai Farm Kitchen is the latest addition to the already excellent Thai dining options we have in Kensington and Ditmas Park (Sawasde, Corthaiyou, Monday’s Off, and Am Thai Bistro, to name a few), and it
Bensonhurst
Mr. Pacheco recalls his first days as an immigrant living in Brighton Beach and later in Bensonhurst. Photo by Carmen Molina Tamacas/BklynerBENSONHURST – A couple of weeks ago, Melvin Pacheco, who is from El Salvador and lives in Bensonhurst, took his car for an emergency repair to a shop on
Business
DITMAS PARK – Mouse Ceramic Studio [https://www.mouseceramicstudio.com/] opened this Monday, October 1, on time as promised – equally surprising and delighting owners Lauren Berodt-Ramirez and Pedro Ramirez – and shall we say – every potter and aspiring potter south of Prospect Park. Adrianna with clay.The studio, set on the ground
Central Brooklyn
On Community Board 14 Agenda: Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2018, 6:15 PM Location: CB14 District Office (810 East 16th Street, Brooklyn 11230) SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR (SOC): A Special Order Calendar application has been filed with the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) to extend the term of the previously
Central Brooklyn
DITMAS PARK – A ten-year-old boy was hurt in a hit and run on Argyle Road, right next to the PS139 Playground. The ten-year-old may be a student at PS139, according to those who witnessed the accident. Witnesses said that a silver car with KSX 6323 license plate hit the boy
Central Brooklyn
MARINE PARK — Police are reporting a 6-alarm fire on Monday at the Kings Plaza Mall parking lot. The fire started on the second floor of the parking lot where six cars are on fire, according to police. FDNY, the 63rd Pct. and other NYPD officials are on the scene. No
Announcements
Photo Courtesy of Feld EntertainmentIn the imaginations of adults and children alike, the characters who live on Sesame Street loom large. If they’re a part of our childhood, then they kind of dominate our childhood. And at a certain point, we discover — or are told — that those characters have
brownsville
In a historic New York primary, five of the six candidates looking to take the seats of former members of the Independent Democratic Conference reigned supreme. State Sen. Jesse Hamilton and Zellnor MyrieThe Brooklyn leg of the anti-IDC cohort, who backed Zellnor Myrie (D-20), helped overtake State Sen. Jesse Hamilton’
Bay Ridge
Days before the New York City primary, national and city-wide papers are still rolling out their endorsements for state and borough-wide elections. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (left) and Cynthia NixonGovernor: The New York Times endorsement of Gov. Cuomo’s still stands despite the false mailer that hit 11,000 New Yorkers
Announcements
Companies tend to prosper when they put people ahead of product and profit—but how can companies build these values into their business–and stick with them–in an economy driven by disruption? To find answers, The Bridge and partners have launched From Day One [https://www.fromdayone.co/], a