Arts & Culture
(Photo via Chelsea Symphony/facebook)The Chelsea Symphony [http://chelseasymphony.org] will premiere Song of Zippy, an orchestral work by Ditmas Park composer Tim Kiah, on Friday, January 27. The piece, inspired by the passing of Kiah’s dog, draws on themes and techniques not often associated with classical music.
Business
1446 Fulton Street on January 20. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)The stage is set for the Fulton Ale House [https://www.facebook.com/fultonalehousebklyn/], a sports pub slated to open next week in Bed-Stuy, run by a well-loved Ditmas Park bar crew. Co-owner Diana King and her husband Mike
Opinion
(Photo via plasticbagpics [https://www.instagram.com/p/5--WBGJglN/?taken-by=plasticbagpics]/instagram)We just can’t seem to agree on how to go about using plastic bags in Brooklyn. Many commenters north of Prospect Park seem to be all for the 5 cent bag fee. But south of the park
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News
(Photo by Martin Friedman)A 23-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested on Monday after crashing a stolen car into a Prospect-Lefferts Gardens brownstone and trying to dash away from the scene. Police pulled over Anthony Hurry for a minor traffic infraction on Flatbush Avenue near Parkside Avenue around 10am, said cops.
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Police & Fire
Yesterday, Midwood resident Akhror Saidakhmetov, 21, pled guilty to conspiring to provide material support to the foreign terrorist organization ISIL (the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, according to the United States Department of Justice. Saidakhmetov was one of six young men charged with aiding a Brooklyn-based terrorism ring
Arts & Culture
(Photo by Joshua Eichenbaum / Katra Film Series/facebook)Tomorrow may be your last chance to grab tickets for the Katra Film Series [http://katrafilmseries.com/] Grand Finale, an acclaimed international short film festival featuring some gorgeous films shot in Ditmas Park, Park Slope, Sheepshead Bay, and Greenpoint. The Katra Film
Police & Fire
Ambulances and cops on Caton Avenue the morning after Jan. 19 (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)A 40-year-old woman was struck and killed by a tractor trailer last night at a dangerous Flatbush intersection. The driver later claimed to have not noticed, and drove away with her body lying on
News
Service road, Ocean Parkway and Avenue J, Jan. 17 (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)As of January, new rules are changing traffic patterns along Ocean Parkway, despite fierce opposition from local politicians and some residents. New traffic signals unveiled last week ban right turns from four intersections along Ocean Parkway,
Arts & Culture
via Kettle & Thread FacebookThis Saturday, there will be women marching in Washington and women marching in New York City, and many of them will be wearing pink PussyHats [https://www.pussyhatproject.com/]. “Wearing pink together is a powerful statement that we are unapologetically feminine and we unapologetically stand for
Events
Voice your opinion and listen to your neighbors at the January meeting of the 66 Precinct Council Meeting on Thursday, January 19, 7 pm at Community Board 12’s office, 5910 13th Avenue in Boro Park. The NYPD 66th Precinct, which covers Kensington, Boro Park, Ocean Parkway, Dahill Triangle and
Events
(Photo via Ditmas Lit/facebook)Alright winter, enough. But you don’t have to sit at home and wait it out — fight winter depression with a full week of local events, minus the subway commute. Whether you’re looking for great history lectures, literary parties, or hilarious comedy shows — this