Bensonhurst
Via NYC DOH [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-data-recent.page]We just received an email from the NYC Department of Health informing that there are several areas in Brooklyn and Queens that “are cause for significant concern” for the city when it comes to COVID infection rates. The
Announcements
Photo by David Ballew [https://unsplash.com/@daveballew?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/school?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] DITMAS PARK – P.S. 139 will be shutting down for 24 hours
Central Brooklyn
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza tour P.S. 59 in Brooklyn with labor leaders on Sept. 2, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.By Christina Veiga and Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/9/14/21437251/bill-de-blasio-nyc-school-reopening] Crouched over laptops and sitting in
Central Brooklyn
Shortly after midnight on Friday, September 4, police responded to a 911 call of an assault near the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Ditmas Avenue (70th Precinct). They found a 33-year-old man lying on the ground, unconscious and unresponsive, with trauma to the head. He was takend to NYC Health
Business
Peace, Love & Paratha is a new, mobile Indian supper club delivering home-cooked Indian food to central Brooklyn residents. It’s also the creation of two women — Lily Dasgupta and Christina Das — who developed a lasting friendship over good food. Das (left) and Dasgupta. Courtesy of Christina Das. The pair
Announcements
Ditmas Park Bubble is a new event space in Ditmas Park. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)DITMAS PARK – As thousands of small businesses close as the result of the restrictions imposed to combat COVID-19, one Brooklynite decided to take a chance, and create an event space tailored to the pandemic – meet
Business
Brian Villanueva and Autumn Moultrie of Back Alley BreadIt started with an edible green called Amaranth. With a burst of purplish-red at the center of each leaf, amaranth is found at markets across New York’s many Chinatowns, and its nutrient-dense seeds are cooked and eaten like a grain. The
Central Brooklyn
The Democratic Primary election for the Mayor of New York is less than a year away, and it’s starting to get hard to keep track of all the people running or thinking of running. There are talented public servants, like Speaker Corey Johnson, Comptroller Scott Stringer, our Borough President
Animals
Kensington Dog Run. Liena Zagare/Bklyner“Our paw pals throughout New York City will soon be able to frolic in our reopened dog runs, including the newly constructed Kensington dog run. Dog runs along with other amenities like basketball courts, bocce courts, tennis courts and more will reopen as part
Central Brooklyn
Edwin Raymond (middle). (Photo via Raymond’s office, with permission)FLATBUSH – The race to represent Flatbush just got even more crowded. Edwin Raymond, of East Flatbush, formally announced Thursday morning his run for the 40th City Council seat to represent Flatbush, East Flatbush, PLG, and bits of surrounding neighborhoods. Raymond
Arts & Culture
Make Music New York [https://makemusicny.org/], the annual music festival that brings free live performances to public spaces across the city, is coming back for its 14th consecutive year this Sunday, June 21. Inspired by the international Fête de la Musique, a celebration of live music launched in France
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Nowshin Ali at the Home Depot. (Photo via Rathkopf Photography [https://www.rathkopf.com/], with permission)FLATBUSH/KENSINGTON – There’s a vegan halal Indian restaurant that sits on Coney Island Avenue between Newkirk and Webster Avenues called Jalsa Grill & Gravy [https://jalsa-grill-gravy.business.site/?utm_source=gmb&utm_