Bushwick
Welcome back to openings and closings. This week, we say hello to lifelike chocolate statues and gold lobster rolls, and goodbye to a beloved 22-year-old deli. Openings: Flatbush/Ditmas Park Rusty Nail and Memphis Seoul [https://memphisseoulbbq.com] 1701 Foster Avenue, between E. 17th and E. 18th streets. > [https:
Central Brooklyn
A B35 bus in the new dedicated bus lane at Church Avenue and Coney Island Avenue. Ben Brachfeld/BklynerKensington/Prospect Park South – A new bus lane went into effect [https://twitter.com/NYC_DOT/status/1187004795929972736] Wednesday, October 23, on a half mile-long stretch of Church Avenue, between East 7th
Ditmas Park
Exterior of new bar Rusty Nail. Photo by Liena Zagare.DITMAS PARK – Mamma Lucia’s will become Rusty Nail and serve Korean and Southern fusion comfort food. The team behind the farm-to-table restaurant The Farm on Adderley [/lunch-date-omelet-at-the-farm-ditmas-park/] and the Sycamore Bar + Flower Shop [/sycamore-re-opens-clean-bill-sans-flower-shop-food-court/] have chosen Memphis Seoul [/tastes-of-franklin-festival-launches-in-crown-heights-this-sunday/
brownsville
Deputy Inspector John Buttacavoli, Deputy Inspector John Mastronardi, Sen. Zellnor Myrie, Brownsville community activist Kwesi Johnson, Assemblywoman Latrice Walker, NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan, Assistant Chief Jeffrey Maddrey, Deputy Chief Charles McEvoy. Nigel Roberts/BklynerBROWNSVILLE — Residents in over-policed communities of color have historically been disproportionately jailed for smoking pot.
Central Brooklyn
Officer Junior Sesay, 70th Precinct. Nathan Thompson/BklynerFLATBUSH – Neighborhood Coordinating Officers (NCOs) Sean Callender and Junior Sesay came to St Paul’s Church to update us on the summer activity in the D sector. They were accompanied by two Officers from the Transit Police. The Transit Police now has NCOs
Announcements
At an oath ceremony in Canarsie in June. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)DITMAS PARK – A Brooklyn woman has been waiting for her naturalization ceremony for about five years. It was scheduled and then canceled, with no reason provided. Now, her attorney and the Council on American-Islamic Relations-NY (CAIR-NY) [https://www.
Central Brooklyn
Dedicated bus lanes launch on Church Avenue. Liena Zagare/BklynerPROSPECT PARK SOUTH/KENSINGTON – Signs have been spotted along Church Avenue informing residents that starting on October 23, parking rules will be changing along Church Avenue between Flatbush Ave and Ocean Parkway. The Department of Transportation project aims to increase bus
Announcements
From L to R: Sabrina Francois, Melissa Cribb-Pichonneau, Estefania Trujillo Preciado, and Alejandra Nasser. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)DITMAS PARK – At a time when tenants are wrongfully evicted and landlords often take advantage of their tenants, the Flatbush Tenant Coalition (FTC) [https://flatbushpower.org] has been working hard to give
Announcements
Michael Hiller. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)DITMAS PARK – Rep. Yvette Clarke has a new opponent and it’s the social justice advocate Michael Hiller who announced his run to represent the Ninth Congressional District Monday afternoon. “Today, I am proud to announce that I am running for Congress,” he said.
Business
These last three days have been busy for Da Pride A Flatbush firefighters. 312 Parkville Ave Fire. Todd Maisel/BklynerKENSINGTON – A massive 3-alarm Kensington fire left numerous people homeless Monday night, with one firefighter suffering minor injuries. The fire broke out at 8:42 p.m. on the second floor
Central Brooklyn
Homeless shelter at 566 Coney Island Avenue opened at the end of July / early August serving 139 single men. Liena Zagare/BklynerKENSINGTON/DITMAS PARK – The homeless shelter for 139 men [/ditmas-parks-homeless-shelter-update/] quietly opened at the end of July after extensive renovations to the old Park Manor adult home buildings. The
Announcements
Before and after. (Photos: Mr. A)DITMAS PARK – Garbage, mice, and horrible smells took over a small alleyway between two buildings on Marlborough Road about a year and a half ago. After unsuccessfully trying to resolve the situation without involving authorities, it took one neighbor two incredibly frustrating months to