Business
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Following a three-year renovation, Macy’s will celebrate the grand reopening of its “reconfigured” and consolidated Downtown Brooklyn store with a series of special events later this week. Rendering via Macy’sIn 2015, Tishman Speyer purchased Macy’s upper five floors [/creative-hub-health-center-mixed-use-building-coming-downtown-brooklyn/] for $270 million to convert into
Bed Stuy
SPONSORED: Join us on November 10th at the 11th Annual Toast Of Brooklyn Wine & Food Festival [http://www.thetoastofbrooklyn.com] at 55 Wythe Ave in the heart of Williamsburg, One Brooklyn’s most desirable neighborhoods. This year the festival will be located on 2 floors giving our guest a
Bed Stuy
Photo courtesy of Brooklyn PointSPONSORED: 40,000 square feet of world-class amenities, breathtaking New York City views, and impeccably designed interior spaces. All of the qualities you look for in a magnificent home are offered to you at Extell Development’s Brooklyn Point – the borough’s soon-to-be tallest tower at
Bed Stuy
Santa Fe Grill, 62 7th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Closed: Sante Fe Grill, 62 7th Avenue (at Lincoln Place), Park Slope Starting on a sad note, after 34 years the Tex-Mex neighborhood staple Santa Fe Grill shuttered at the end of September. “So many wonderful years—and it has
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN/FORT GREENE – At the Brooklyn Community Board 2 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb2/index.page] General Meeting last Wednesday, the board voted against a rezoning request that would allow a 40-story tower to rise at 570 Fulton Street [/40-story-tower-planned-for-downtown-brooklyn/]. Via 570fulton.com [http://570fulton.com/?_ct=3gof7ncaik5h]
community
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Performing in front of packed room at Brooklyn Borough Hall Thursday afternoon, ten seniors competed to be crowned winner of the inaugural BK Sings Karaoke – Platinum Edition [http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/event/bk-sings-karaoke-platinum-edition-2/2018-09-20/] . The finalists were the winners of series of karaoke contests held at senior centers
Announcements
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday that Downtown Brooklyn will receive $10 million from New York State’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative [https://www.ny.gov/programs/downtown-revitalization-initiative] (DRI) which works to “transform communities into vibrant neighborhoods” while boosting local economies. > $10M from the Downtown Revitalization Initiative will
Downtown Brooklyn
Looking towards Borough Hall from the corner of Willoughby and Pearl Streets, near the scene of yesterday’s shooting (Screenshot via Google Maps)DOWNTOWN – After a third daylight shooting in as many months near the Fulton Mall, Borough President Eric Adams has called for a meeting of local stakeholders to
Business
Here’s a round-up of local restaurants that have recently opened, are on the way, have closed, or will be saying goodbye soon. Let us know if we’ve missed any. Hot Bird, 546 Clinton Avenue via Google MapsHot Bird, 546 Clinton Avenue (at Atlantic Ave), Clinton Hill (closing December
Announcements
Via NYC DOT’s “BQE Atlantic to Sands Project Update” presentationBROOKLYN HEIGHTS – The Department of Transportation announced last week two rehabilitation options to repair the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE), in particular, the section between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street — causing the historic Brooklyn Heights Promenade to close for six years.
Boerum Hill
PARK SLOPE – The diverse group of Brooklynites packed into the auditorium of PS 133 Thursday night shared two opinions—they all wanted both Rikers Island and the Mayor’s borough-based jail plan shut down. Rendering of the expanded Brooklyn Detention Center, 275 Atlantic AvenueMayor Bill de Blasio committed in 2017
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The NYC Department of Transportation [https://www.bqe-i278.com/en] (DOT) is hosting a meeting this Thursday, September 27 to discuss the agency’s two proposed plans on rehabilitating the deteriorating Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street. BQE and Brooklyn Heights Promenade (Photo: Nathan Haselby)