Business
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – After only six months, the 10,000-square-foot food venue, Hill Country Food Park [https://www.hcfoodpark.com/], has shuttered at 345 Adams Street, Eater [https://ny.eater.com/2019/5/28/18642786/hill-country-food-park-downtown-brooklyn-closes] first reported. The former Hill Country Barbecue Market, 345 Adams Street (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)
Boerum Hill
New York Health [https://nyhealth.com/urology/] Welcomes the arrival of three highly skilled urologists: Dr. Iván Colón, Dr. Brent Yanke, and Dr. Edward Zoltan. They will be accepting new patients at 175 Remsen Street, Suite 1225, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Dr. Ivan ColonDr. Colón continues to introduce innovations in urology,
Arts & Culture
Several events are planned across the borough in the coming weeks to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Walt Whitman’s birth (May 31, 1819). Walt Whitman (Photographer George C. Cox, 1887) via Wikimedia CommonsWhitman lived in Brooklyn for 28 years, working as a printer, teacher, journalist, and an editor for
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The “Willoughby Walks [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/events/willoughby-walks-1]” series returns next week, temporarily transforming the blocks surrounding the intersection of Willoughby and Lawrence Streets into a car-free public playground. Via Downtown Brooklyn Partnership | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/2311832312212685]The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/] (DBP)
Business
Join TerraCRG tomorrow as we host our 9th Annual Only Brooklyn Real Estate Conference [http://www.onlybklyn.com/] in partnership with MNS Real Estate. You’ll hear from the most active players in Brooklyn commercial real estate through a full day of programming at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Downtown
Arts & Culture
Discover the bold work of emerging fine arts talent at Pratt Shows [http://bit.ly/2W1yYKq]. New exhibits open every Monday from 5-8 PM on the Brooklyn campus through mid-May. Photos courtesy of Fiona VeroniqueEvery Monday night Pratt opens its doors and invites you into its gallery spaces to explore
Announcements
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – DeKalb Market Hall [https://www.dekalbmarkethall.com] (445 Albee Square West) has added two new vendors to its always bustling 27,000-square-foot food hall—Thank You Come Again, featuring Thai and Chinese cuisine, and Brooklyn Hummus, offering all-kosher falafel and hummus. Courtesy of Thank You Come AgainAlong with
Borough Park
Burning of chametz in Boro Park. Todd Maisel/BklynerFriday marked the beginning of Passover in the Jewish faith and Good Friday for Christians worldwide, meaning thousands of people in Brooklyn participated in special religious rituals to mark the holy days. In the Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods, Jewish residents burned bread and
Business
Since 2010, the borough’s most engaging and relevant Only Brooklyn.® Real Estate Conference has gathered hundreds of real estate professionals to discuss the future of one of the most powerful sub-markets in the country. From developers, architects, innovators, tenants, landlords, community builders, brokers and more, thoughtfully curated panelists will
Development
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The team developing Brooklyn’s tallest building (for now) announced on Tuesday that the tower has topped out at 720 feet. Brooklyn Point renderingThe 68-story Brooklyn Point (1 City Point, née 138 Willoughby Street) is Extell Development’s first project in the borough. Part of the City Point
Bushwick
Courtesy of 475 ClermontPowerful, yet elegant, 475 Clermont captures Brooklyn’s industrial era aesthetic, sitting where Fort Greene and Clinton Hill meet. Every aspect of the building has a reason to exist, a specific purpose to fulfill. It has real homes, curated amenities, and is centrally located. 475 Clermont encompasses
Announcements
BED-STUY/DOWNTOWN/SUNSET PARK – Tax Day is Monday, April 15. If you haven’t filed your taxes yet—and need help doing so—Food Bank For New York City [https://www.foodbanknyc.org/] has set up tax assistance sites across the five boroughs offering free tax preparation service to low-income