Announcements
Wheated, bar in the front, dining room in the back.Photo by Linda McKeeDITMAS PARK – Some super local food news. Starting this Friday, December 15th, the bar at Wheated [http://wheatedbrooklyn.com/] (905 Church Ave), which features an excellent and quite possibly – largest whiskey collection in Brooklyn will open at
Announcements
Cuthbert Thomas, missing from in Flatbush Ditmas Park since 12/9/17 (Photo via DCPI)FLATBUSH DITMAS PARK – The New York City Police department is asking for help locating 89-year old Cuthbert Thomas, missing since Friday, December 9. Thomas was last seen around 7:00 pm at his home, on
Business
Whether you live in these areas or are looking for new local businesses to support we have a lot of options. Awesome [https://www.awesomebrooklyn.com/] Flatbush 617 Flatbush Ave Brooklyn, NY 11225 917-573-7202 https://www.awesomebrooklyn.com/ via AwesomeAwesome [https://www.awesomebrooklyn.com/] is a family-owned independent gift store
Big Story
679 Ocean Parkway (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNER)KENSINGTON – Today morning, a man was carrying a pipe bomb in Manhattan. The bomb went off and four people were injured. As of 5 p.m, the suspect is alive and in the hospital (in custody). The man’s name is Akayed Ullah.
Central Brooklyn
679 Ocean Parkway (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNER)[UPDATED: Monday, December 11, 2017 at 3:30pm] Police and FBI swarmed the vicinity around 679 Ocean Parkway [https://maps.google.com/?q=679+Ocean+Parkway&entry=gmail&source=g] earlier today, where suspected subway bomber, Akayed Ullah, is believed to
Arts & Culture
Ezra Gale has spent the past several years auditioning to replace James Brown as the hardest working man in show business, serving as founder, bandleader, and sideman in a series of genre-splitting projects (start with Afrobeat, jazz, classic country, dub reggae, and you’re just scratching the surface). Somehow along
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK SOUTH – The NYPD is searching for the two men seen in the photos below in connection to the robbery of a variety store over the weekend. At approximately 6:45pm on Saturday, November 18 police say the two suspects entered Cherisme Variety located at 156 St. Paul’s
Central Brooklyn
While Thanksgiving may be about savory eats, what would the holiday meal be without a delicious pie or two (or more)? If you’re running short on time, or don’t have the patience for baking, check out our list of local bakeries ready to help out with your Turkey
Arts & Culture
LITTLE PAKISTAN – On Coney Island Avenue, American-Pakistani women are trying to keep their culinary tradition alive in a tax office. (Mustafa Z. Mirza/BKLYNER)On weekdays, Bibi Jan Corp, is mostly frequented by South Asian men seeking advice on immigration and taxation, but on the weekends, the same place is
Announcements
245 Sullivan Place, in Crown Heights, is the worst building in Brooklyn, with almost 500 open, serious HPD violations (Screenshot via Google Maps)Today, Public Advocate Letitia James released the annual list of 100 Worst Landlords in NYC, including the 10 worst buildings in Brooklyn. “No New Yorker should be
Central Brooklyn
State Senator Jesse Hamilton, Ms. Joy P. Noel, Estefania Trujillo of the Flatbush Tenant Coalition, City Councilmember Jumaane Williams and members of the local community stood together to demand Ms. Noel’s return to her apartment after an allegedly illegal eviction. (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)FLATBUSH – When Ms. Joy P. Noel
brownsville
The NYPD is asking for help with two different missing persons cases in Brooklyn reported this week. East Flatbush Jada Alexander, 14, missing in East Flatbush since Thursday, November 2 (Photo via DCPI)Jada Alexander, 14, has been missing since Thursday, November 2. She was last seen around 11:00