Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Can’t make it to the beach this weekend? The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [http://downtownbrooklyn.com] will deliver beach vibes to Albee Square this Saturday with a free pop-up beach party. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/2002484350063780/]A live performance by Meta and the Cornerstones [http:
Arts & Culture
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/events/outer-space-outdoors-movies-albee-square-curated-by-alamo-drafthouse-cinema] and Alamo Drafthouse [https://drafthouse.com/theater/downtown-brooklyn] will kick off the summer season by hosting the Outer Space Outdoors movie series Thursday evenings in June at Albee Square. Via downtownbrooklyn.com [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/events/outer-space-outdoors-movies-albee-square-curated-by-alamo-drafthouse-cinem
Announcements
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – It’s time to get in shape for the summer! For the next three Saturdays, the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/events/downtown-bklyn-gets-physical] is hosting free outdoor yoga and dance classes at City Point [https://citypointbrooklyn.com/]. City Point, Downtown BrooklynStarting tomorrow through May 19, the three
Boerum Hill
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Community Board 2 [http://www.nyc.gov/html/bkncb2/html/home/home.shtml] held the first ULURP [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/applicants/applicant-portal/step5-ulurp-process.page] (Uniform Land Use Review Procedure) public hearing for Alloy Development’s 80 Flatbush project [/will-mega-project-80-flatbush-cast-shadow-downtown-brooklyn/] Wednesday evening at St. Francis College.
Announcements
UPDATE (3/26): The Make It In Brooklyn Smart Cities event has been rescheduled—it will now take place on Thursday, March 19th, from 6-8 pm. DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Interested in how tech could help build the city of the future? Tomorrow’s Make It In Brooklyn Smart Cities event at
Announcements
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/big-ideas/make-it-in-brooklyn/make-it-in-brooklyn-pitch-contests] presents The Make It In Brooklyn Smart Cities pitch content—giving startups working to create smarter cities the chance to win $5,000. Startup businesses developing innovations in urban technologies in an effort to create smarter cities are
Business
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – After receiving 238 submissions from locales across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Amazon announced on Thursday [https://www.amazon.com/b?node=17044620011] that it has narrowed down the list of contenders for its second North American headquarters (Amazon HQ2) to 20 finalists. Via brooklyntechtriangle.com [http:
Arts & Culture
The holidays are officially here! Though the weekend will be on the quieter side, there are a handful of cool events scheduled including boozy caroling and skating with Santa. Looking forward to Tuesday, there’s the second annual Kwanzaa Crawl celebrating black-owned businesses. Don’t forget to check out the
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community
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Downtown Brooklyn was rife with wee superheroes, princesses, and a couple of Super Mario Brothers Saturday afternoon as it played host to two fun-filled, family-friendly Halloween events. First was BKLYN Boo! [https://citypointbrooklyn.com/bklyn-boo/] at City Point (445 Albee Square West), the first-ever Prospect Park Halloween afterparty
Arts & Culture
Meet Me Downtown is part of Culture Forward, and is on view this week at 80 Hanson Place (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)DOWNTOWN – The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership’s Culture Forward [http://www.downtownbrooklyn.com/cultureforward] festival launched last night with an exhibition of street photographs that documented the rapidly changing face
Business
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Head to City Point Tuesday evening and cheer on five female entrepreneurs as they compete in pitching their new businesses for a chance to win $5,000. A part of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/]‘s Make It In Brooklyn [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/big-ideas/make-it-in-brooklyn] series,
Announcements
Via downtownbrooklyn.com [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/events/encore-salsa-for-a-good-cause]DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [http://downtownbrooklyn.com] will host a free outdoor Salsa party to support relief efforts in Puerto Rico tomorrow, October 4, from 5pm to 7pm at Willoughby Plaza. The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership requests that attendees bring supplies