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Jan
31
BQX Community Meetings Ahead Of April Environmental Review: Here’s What’s Proposed

BQX Community Meetings Ahead Of April Environmental Review: Here’s What’s Proposed

BQX rendering 2020 via DOTThe Brooklyn-Queens Connector (BQX) [https://www.brooklynqueensconnector.nyc/] proposal to build a streetcar along the Brooklyn
6 min read
Jan
08
Historic Gage & Tollner Returns to Downtown Brooklyn After 16 Years

Historic Gage & Tollner Returns to Downtown Brooklyn After 16 Years

A previous owner, Ed Dewey, lighting a gas chandelier. Courtesy of Gage & Tollner.Gage & Tollner [https://gageandtollner.com]
5 min read
Jan
03
Here’s What’s Behind a Missed Piece of Brooklyn History

Here’s What’s Behind a Missed Piece of Brooklyn History

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS—Something was clearly missing from the exterior wall of the TD Bank branch at the corner of Montague
2 min read
Dec
17
Workers Get $400k in Back Wages Just Ahead of Holidays

Workers Get $400k in Back Wages Just Ahead of Holidays

(R-L in center) Attorney General Letitia James, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, and 32BJ SEIU President Kyle Bragg today
2 min read
Dec
04
81-Year-Old Driver Fatally Struck Pedestrian in Downtown Brooklyn

81-Year-Old Driver Fatally Struck Pedestrian in Downtown Brooklyn

SUV crashed into scaffolding on Pearl Street. Lloyd Mitchell/BklynerDOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Wednesday morning, a pedestrian was fatally struck by an
1 min read
Nov
04
New Yorkers Angry at Cops Take It to the Streets

New Yorkers Angry at Cops Take It to the Streets

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerDOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — On Friday night packed with anger and emotion, over 1,000 people marched and protested
3 min read
Oct
30
Schaller’s Stube: Uptown Sausage Bar Comes To Downtown Brooklyn

Schaller’s Stube: Uptown Sausage Bar Comes To Downtown Brooklyn

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – A pedigreed German-style charcuterie and sausage bar will soon join the lineup of food vendors at Dekalb Market
1 min read
Oct
11
Downtown Brooklyn’s New “Shared Streets” Popular With Locals

Downtown Brooklyn’s New “Shared Streets” Popular With Locals

Pearl Street looking toward Willoughby Street. Ben Brachfeld/BklynerThe newly unveiled redesign of Downtown Brooklyn’s “shared street” is seen
2 min read
Oct
10
BAM’s New Artistic Director Previews His First Next Wave Festival

BAM’s New Artistic Director Previews His First Next Wave Festival

David Binder by Jesse Winter/BAMThe Next Wave Festival at BAM has always been a showcase for new, exciting theater.
4 min read
Oct
08
Horror Show: Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Returns October 17-24

Horror Show: Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Returns October 17-24

BROOKLYN – Get ready for Halloween! The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival [http://brooklynhorrorfest.com/] returns for a fourth year, celebrating the
2 min read