Business
Counter seats at Taqueria Maria & Ricardo, overlooking Cortelyou Road (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Maria & Ricardo Taqueria is my new favorite Mexican eatery in the neighborhood. Located at 915 Cortelyou Road between Coney Island Avenue and East 9th Street, in the former location of the Brooklyn Belly [/blog/
Central Brooklyn
(Courtesy of Flatbush Tenant Coalition)The Flatbush Tenant Coalition [https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushTenantCoalition] will host a candidates’ forum to address the issues that are most important to community members voting in the September 13 primary (that’s us!) This is an opportunity to hear where the candidates from New
Animals
Courtesy of Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.prospectpark.org/stay-connected/]If you’re one of the people who likes to bring your dog to swim at Dog Beach in Prospect Park, this is exciting news for both you and your canine friend. The Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.prospectpark.org/
Central Brooklyn
(Courtesy: Elissa Pulliam /Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/31694851@N03/2974757320/in/photolist-5wSpHj-j7WVUa-q6odin-j7ZdUh-7PWFEa-jR7C2K-j7WmKp-j7YrtC-KxCzP-j7BPcZ-pCek7k-jhv1C1-js1wst-js2FEx-5d4yxw-kX2Gki-rcUj99-js34RM-js1wgM-s9TPh7-GFA4kf-ovvDBA-qejPWD-prJRk5-pG4FS1-bydHvg-5hrD31-HRkSCr-oC8hXR-brH8NF-dwckHV-snwxXW-svLgGn-pcjatX-jR8Rz2-jRac9m-jR9wyf-8MnMJw-naXpfT-qLrhN3-ouqUEG-5wN3jx-9chSab-gZ4hjb-peRPaN-aDfbsd-h1USWF-oNQ5Yv-jhspGk-55Enee] )Brooklyn has the fastest job growth of any boro
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(Photo: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade [https://www.flickr.com/photos/dfataustralianaid/10703811283/] / Flickr)Senator Chuck Schumer is urging Congress to pass a $1.9 billion emergency funding bill to combat Zika virus after health officials reported the number of confirmed cases in New York City has almost tripled
Central Brooklyn
PS/IS 338 at 510 Coney Island Avenue, rendering by Purcell Architects [http://purcellarchitects.com/k-12-education/public-school-338k/] (Courtesy of Dept. of Education)At least 130 new apartments are moving in to Ditmas Park and Kensington, along with 757 seats in the new district 22 school, PS/IS 338 — and lately
Announcements
If you’re planning a move to Brooklyn this summer, don’t let the thought of dragging your old, lumpy mattress weigh you down. If you buy a Leesa mattress, it comes delivered directly to your door, for free, in a compressed box. So there’s no need to break
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by John Epstein)This garden looks like a leafy haven one might find in Savannah, Georgia or the New Orleans’ Garden District, but it’s here in the heart of Ditmas Park, on the southwest corner of Marlborough and Dorchester Roads. Framed by a pair of forty-foot weeping willow
Central Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams stand with police and religious leaders to pray for shooting victims in Grand Army Plaza. (Elizabeth Elizalde / Sunset Park Voice)People of different faiths held hands in prayer to honor victims of last week’s Louisiana, Minnesota, and Dallas
Central Brooklyn
It’s going to be a beautiful week, and what better way to enjoy it than stopping to smell the roses, right in your own backyard (or street corner shopping cart). Whether you’re looking for comedy, outdoor movies with a live score, or a multicultural food tasting — this is
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Central Brooklyn
(Photo via Detective James Byrne / Twitter [https://twitter.com/NYPDnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw])Yesterday, three police officers fired 12 shots at a 31-year-old black man who was reportedly menacing drivers and neighbors in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Cops arrived at Lefferts Avenue and Rogers Avenue around 7:15am on Sunday,
Central Brooklyn
(Screenshot via Google Maps)A 19-year-old man confessed to stabbing his stepfather in their Flatbush apartment early Sunday morning, only hours after his mother was arrested for the crime, cops say. Responding to a 911 call, police found the 37-year-old victim and his wife embroiled in a domestic dispute inside