Central Brooklyn
DITMAS PARK- This weekend and into early next, those looking for a parking spot will have a harder time. CHINA will be filming on Argyle between Cortelyou and Beverley and will take up the better part of the block. The signs request you move cars by 7pm on Saturday, June
Central Brooklyn
Asmit and Sonam.By M.S. 890 Chess Team KENSINGTON/DITMAS PARK – On Saturday, May 18, the M.S. 890 Chess Team competed at the last Chess in the Schools tournament of the school year. It’s been a year of team-building, and confidence building too. 5 players – Sonam, Nelson,
Central Brooklyn
DITMAS PARK/FLATBUSH – Congestion along the 3rd busiest bus route in Brooklyn, B35, that traverses the length of Church Avenue from Kensington to Brownsville transporting over 29,000 passengers daily has gotten so bad that often you’d be better off walking. B35 buses average only 4.25 mph during
Announcements
928 Coney Island Avenue. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)KENSINGTON – The development at Coney Island and Webster Avenues is coming together. The hotel that replaces the old Jiffy Lube building at 928 Coney Island Avenue is expected to open by 2021, contractor Triborough Construction Services told Bklyner. The four-story commercial Best
Central Brooklyn
Photo of the motorcycle. Adam Balhetchet/Loudlabs.KENSINGTON – Police have arrested and charged Jasmin Morales-Cruz, 24, of Coney Island Avenue, with vehicular manslaughter, DWI and driving without a license, in the death of Evvon Alexander, 28, of Foster Avenue. On Monday, May 27, 2019, just before 4:00 AM hours,
Central Brooklyn
DITMAS PARK – NYC Parks Department had planned that work on the Cortelyou Road Tot Lot would start in April. The designs were approved, the contractor selected, timeline planned out [https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/8638] – a complete and beautiful overhaul that residents have been advocated for close to
Bed Stuy
One Brooklyn Health System [http://www.brookdalehospital.org/] is spearheading a new initiative to increase 2020 Census engagement in its catchment area of Central and North Brooklyn, some of the most under-counted neighborhoods in an already severely under-counted city [/fearing-federal-funding-cuts-city-focuses-on-counting-all-brooklynites-in-the-2020-census/] . The newly formed hospital system, consisting of Brookdale University Hospital
Central Brooklyn
Brooklyn Pediatric Patient Overcomes Obstacles to Raise Critical Funds and Awareness Twelve-year-old Bella Fletcher from Brooklyn is motivating the local community to find cures by participating in the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s Take Steps Brooklyn. This year’s event takes place on Sunday, June 2 at 11:00
Big Story
A group of fifth graders hold a sign they made. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner) DITMAS PARK – P.S. 139’s playground is in dire need of repairs and students, parents, and administrators are calling on State Senator Kevin Parker to help. About 60 parents gathered at the P.S. 139
Arts & Culture
DITMAS PARK – Stars of the new filming of the police crime drama “21 Bridges” were just a bit shy with the cameras this past Saturday, especially A-list actor Chadwick Boseman of “Black Panther” fame who emerged from a mock shooting inside a landmark home in a hood with production assistants
Announcements
Join neighbors and come out to savor the flavors and diverse offerings from local businesses on Cortelyou Road in Ditmas Park on Thursday, May 9 from 5:00 – 9:00 pm Twilight stroll on Cortelyou [https://cortelyoueats.brownpapertickets.com/] includes the following: * Cheese Tasting at the Flatbush Food Coop [http:
Business
DITMAS PARK — Remember where Kings County Wines used to be? Well, one of the owners is adding to their empire of fine wines and spirits. Kings County Wines formerly at 1205 Cortelyou Rd. (Liena Zagare/Bklyner)Erika Lesser, who partnered with Adam Robertson to purchase T.B. Ackerson Wine and