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Oct
26
Man Fatally Shot At Bus Stop In Front Of Farragut Houses

Man Fatally Shot At Bus Stop In Front Of Farragut Houses

VINEGAR HILL – The NYPD is investigating the shooting death of a 27-year-old man in front of the Farragut Houses Wednesday
1 min read
Oct
19
Mayor De Blasio Meets Council District 33 At Brooklyn Heights Town Hall

Mayor De Blasio Meets Council District 33 At Brooklyn Heights Town Hall

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Hundreds of Brooklyn residents turned out for a town hall meeting with Mayor Bill De Blasio Wednesday evening
5 min read
Oct
19
It’s Not Easy Finding a Place to Go on Fulton Street

It’s Not Easy Finding a Place to Go on Fulton Street

In a busy street like Fulton, there’s not a public bathroom for people who don’t have a place
3 min read
Oct
17
“Meet Me Downtown” is a Vibrant Document of Change in Brooklyn

“Meet Me Downtown” is a Vibrant Document of Change in Brooklyn

Meet Me Downtown is part of Culture Forward, and is on view this week at 80 Hanson Place (Paul Stremple/
4 min read
Oct
13
Aging Genovese Mobster Salvatore DeMeo Indicted on Tax Fraud

Aging Genovese Mobster Salvatore DeMeo Indicted on Tax Fraud

Salvatore “Sallie” DeMeo after his 2016 arrest (Photo via NYPD)Old dogs aren’t ones to learn new tricks, and
2 min read
Oct
13
Two Public Schools At 80 Flatbush Will Be Built Without City Funds

Two Public Schools At 80 Flatbush Will Be Built Without City Funds

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Two new public schools are coming to downtown Brooklyn at no cost to the city. The schools come
4 min read
Oct
09
Make It In Brooklyn: Five Female Founders Pitch New Businesses In Contest At City Point Tomorrow

Make It In Brooklyn: Five Female Founders Pitch New Businesses In Contest At City Point Tomorrow

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Head to City Point Tuesday evening and cheer on five female entrepreneurs as they compete in pitching their
2 min read
Oct
04
Jalapa Jar Opens Second Outpost In Downtown Brooklyn

Jalapa Jar Opens Second Outpost In Downtown Brooklyn

Jalapa Jar, 384 Schermerhorn Street (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Taco and salsa purveyors, Jalapa Jar [https://www.facebook.
4 min read
Oct
03
Salsa And Support Hurricane Maria Victims In Puerto Rico

Salsa And Support Hurricane Maria Victims In Puerto Rico

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
1 min read
Oct
03
New Breweries In Brooklyn

New Breweries In Brooklyn

It’s October, and while Brooklyn may be thousands of miles away from Germany, we can still make like they
3 min read