Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Downtown lunch crowds have two new options to choose from with KarVér Brasserie & Bakery Cafe‘s new storefront opening tomorrow (March 1) at 129 Livingston Street (between Boerum Place & Smith Street) and Korilla BBQ‘s new brick-and-mortar location which launched earlier this month at 2 MetroTech
Bushwick
EAST WILLIAMSBURG – The man wanted in connection with a pair of ineffectual bank robberies was arrested yesterday, police reported. Christopher Kelly, 41, of East Williamsburg, was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted robbery, said police. Kelly was a suspect in the attempted robberies of a Chase Bank on
Borough Park
Spring is coming. * A beautiful story from Borough Park – Searching for the Woman Who Saved My Immigrant Family from Homelessness [http://narrative.ly/searching-woman-saved-immigrant-family-homelessness/] – thirty years later (by Shaheen Pasha on [http://narrative.ly/author/shaheen-pasha/]Narratively). * Fifteen years ago a college student was found shot five times in Prospect
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – A parking lot located on the corner of Gold and Tillary Streets is slated to become a 13-story apartment building, The Real Deal [https://therealdeal.com/2018/02/22/solomon-feder-plans-apartment-building-for-dobro-parking-lot/] reports. The parking lot that will be replaced by 260 Gold Street (via Google Maps) Solomon Feder purchased
Announcements
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – In celebration of its 100th anniversary, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce [http://www.ibrooklyn.com/] is partnering with the Brooklyn Historical Society [http://www.brooklynhistory.org/] in presenting an exhibition chronicling 100 years of business in the borough. James and Karla Murray, Jimmy’s Stationery & Toys, 2009.
Downtown Brooklyn
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNERDOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Brooklyn is not immune to the opioid epidemic that has taken over the country. While the city has been fighting the drug crisis by providing the NYPD with naloxone and offering treatment centers for addicts, the Brooklyn Hospital Center is taking a different approach—limiting
Bensonhurst
Happy Year of the Dog, BKLYNERs! Today is the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year [http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/special-report/chinese-new-year/], a time for many joyous celebrations including large family dinners, vibrant dragon and lion dances, lantern festivals, firecrackers, and lucky red envelopes (hongbaos) filled with cash. Here
Boerum Hill
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Mayor de Blasio and New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson announced today an agreement to replace Rikers Island with smaller borough-based jail facilities in Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn. Brooklyn Detention Center, 275 Atlantic Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The Brooklyn Detention Center located at 275
Arts & Culture
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – A major sculptural work by Brooklyn-based artist, Graham Caldwell [http://www.grahamcaldwell.com/index.html], is currently on view in the lobby of 33 Bond [http://www.33bond.com/index.html]. Graham Caldwell’s “Watching Machine” on view at 33 Bond (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Composed of various
Downtown Brooklyn
A blood stain left at the scene of the 2015 shooting (Photo by Fort Greene Focus)DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – A member of the Fort Greene “900” crew was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in a 2015 shooting outside a Downtown Applebee’s [/17-year-old-killed-by-bullet-to-the-head-in-rush-hour-shootout-at-flatbush-and-dekalb-avenues-fortgreene/] that left an 18-year
Downtown Brooklyn
Council Speaker Corey Johnson at last Friday’s press conference on BQE repairs (Jeff Reed/NYC Council)BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – The debate over BQE repairs heated up last week, as state and local politicians gathered in Brooklyn Heights on Friday, calling on Governor Cuomo to include design-build authorization for the project
Downtown Brooklyn
A rendering of the 74-story tower coming to 80 Flatbush (Via Alloy Development) DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – New renderings have been released for the mega-development project at 80 Flatbush, with updated designs based on community feedback [CHECK], according to Alloy Development. The project, which was first revealed last April [/will-mega-project-80-flatbush-cast-shadow-downtown-brooklyn/], consists of