Animals
(Photo via Sean Casey Animal Rescue)Looking for a new companion? 2-year-old Patches could be your perfect pet. Sean Casey says: > Patches is a lovebug who enjoys a good snuggle and if you sit down he will happily plop in your lap. He loves cat nip, chasing feather toys,
Central Brooklyn
Flatbush BID Thanksgiving shopping group. (Photo courtesy: Flatbush BID)This Thanksgiving, do more than give thanks at the dinner table — put your words into action by giving back to community members in need. Especially now, local organizations need our help to stay afloat. Below find a list of some great
Announcements
Photo by pi5tol_p [http://websta.me/p/1045664063178312227_277752209]No matter which way you slice it, subway fares will increase next year. But there is a little flexibility on the question of how much pay-per-ride MetroCards will cost. The Metropolitan Transit Authority said yesterday that it will increase fares
Central Brooklyn
Outside temperatures haven’t plummeted yet and Fall produce abounds so make a visit to your local market a part of your Thanksgiving prep this year. Choosing between Broccoli Salad, Eat a Rainbow Salad and Sautéed Apples might be too hard though so you should probably just make them all.
Central Brooklyn
421-a protest in front of 626 Flatbush Avenue. (Photo via DPC)Today, Flatbush Council Member Jumaane Williams and northern Brooklyn Council Member Stephen Levin introduced two bills that would put checks and balances on buildings receiving the 421-a tax abatement. Williams’ Int.1366 bill [http://on.nyc.gov/2g2ubVf] would
Central Brooklyn
CAMBA volunteer Neila Pierre. (Photo via CAMBA)As he enters the food pantry to a warm greeting, a guest at CAMBA’s Beyond Hunger Emergency Food Pantry at 2241 Church Avenue [https://www.camba.org/programs/health/nutritionalservices/beyondhungeremergencyfoodpantry] recognizes Neila Pierre and relief washes over his strained face. He
Central Brooklyn
Photo via Governor Cuomo’s Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/GovernorAndrewCuomo/].In the wake of a reported spike in hate crimes after last week’s presidential election, local officials are taking action. As first reported by the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-state-launches-hotline-discrimination-complaints-article-1.2874631]
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Today, led by a hankering for dumplings, I wandered into Samir Restaurant, the Uzbek and Russian spot that debuted in April on Coney Island Avenue [/blog/food/restaurant/new-uzbeki-restaurant-comes-coney-island-avenue/]. Uzbek and Russian dishes fill the menu ranging between $7 and $30 — some of them without
News
1357 Flatbush Avenue. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)With a tentative deal struck on the controversial 421-a tax credit for developers [/blog/news/deal-reached-controversial-tax-credit-affordable-housing-construction/] , construction is projected to continue at a rapid pace with many new buildings in our area. Here’s a quick roundup of what we’ve spotted,
Central Brooklyn
1357 Flatbush Avenue. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)With a tentative deal struck on the controversial 421-a tax credit for developers [/blog/news/deal-reached-controversial-tax-credit-affordable-housing-construction/] , construction is projected to continue at a rapid pace with many new buildings in our area. Here’s a quick roundup of what we’ve spotted,
Central Brooklyn
Photo via NYPDCops are searching for a man suspected of punching a woman in the face at a Q train stop last Thursday during morning rush hour. At 8:00am on November 10, the suspect repeatedly punched a 34-year-old woman in the face on a stairwell inside the Q station
Central Brooklyn
Left to right: Saba Ismail, Samson Salamat and Shahid Khan, wearing the hallmark orange of the Rwadari Tehreek movement, borrowed from Sufi symbolism. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Samson Salamat, a Pakistani human rights defender, is igniting a global movement to combat terrorism, a movement whose voice is reaching Brooklyn’