Bensonhurst
Happy year of the dog! February 16 marks 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. >
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
Animals
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – A Brooklyn man was arrested early Sunday morning after siccing his dog on a police officer working at a MetroTech Center security post. Tech Place and Flatbush Avenue Extension via Google MapsThe incident occurred at approximately 5am on Sunday, February 4 at MetroTech near the Flatbush Avenue Extension,
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Extell Development keeps adding on the high-end amenities to Brooklyn Point [/brooklyn-point-new-downtown-condo-tower-will-boroughs-tallest-now/], the new luxury condominium tower currently under construction at 138 Willoughby Street. Brooklyn Point rendering by Williams New YorkThe developer has announced that the 720-foot-tall skyscraper will feature a heated, saltwater, infinity-edge pool on its rooftop—
Announcements
SHEEPSHEAD BAY/DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – KarVér [https://karver.com/], the European-style brasserie and cafe that debuted at 1809 Emmons Avenue last summer [/karver-bakery-cafe-opens-sheepshead/] announced some big news this week. KarVér Brasserie & Bakery Cafe, 1809 Emmons Avenue (Photo: BKLYNER)The eatery offers New York-sourced European-inspired brasserie fare, freshly baked breakfast and
Announcements
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra [https://brooklynsymphonyorchestra.org/] (BSO) is hosting the world premiere of the short documentary film, A Brooklyn Symphony in Six Variations, on Wednesday at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Downtown Brooklyn. A Brooklyn Symphony in Six Variations TRAILER [https://vimeo.com/246974530] from One Woman
Announcements
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Founded in 1982, the family-run Court Street Office Supplies [http://www.courtstreet.net] has been stocking nearby offices, homes, schools, and courthouses with legal forms, pens, toner, and stationery products for more than three decades. Court Street Office Supplies, 44 Court Street (Photo: Nathan Haselby)After February 20th,
Bay Ridge
A36-year old man was found shot to death outside the Roosevelt Houses in Bed-Stuy last night (Screenshot via Google Maps)BED-STUY – Police responded to a call of a man shot in front of the Roosevelt Houses in Bed-Stuy last night, arriving just before midnight to find the victim of a
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Boerum Hill
The 1804 Movement for All Immigrants organized today’s march against the President’s racist comments (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)GRAND ARMY PLAZA – Members of New York’s Haitian community and their supporters gathered in the hundreds this morning to march across the Brooklyn Bridge, protesting against President Trump. Organized by
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:
Downtown Brooklyn
A ferry in front of the Williamsburg Bridge (Photo via NYC Ferry)While the NYC Ferry celebrates a year of higher than expected ridership systemwide, the coming closure of the L train could create a tidal wave of new commuters that would nearly triple the current number of passengers on
Downtown Brooklyn
The cantilevered section of the BQE in Brooklyn Heights, under the promenade. (Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)As the prospect of $1.7 billion dollars worth of rehabilitation work on the BQE [/brooklyn-heights-section-of-infamous-bqe-slated-for-major-re-build/] looms, State Senators and Assemblymembers from Brooklyn and Staten Island have come together to write an open letter to