Arts & Culture
South of the Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO, park features include an expansive lawn, a nautical playground, a pebble beach, an environmental center, a dog park, and a bouldering wall. (Courtesy of Alex McLean)With its breathtaking views of the Brooklyn Bridge, New York Harbor, and the Manhattan skyline, acres of
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341 Nevins Street, the future home of the Alloy Development headquarters. (Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6778257,-73.9882144,3a,75y,73h,86.09t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1syz5QM7Ech89tEscySABQ3w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1] )The developer known for building the priciest condo to date in
fort greene
Commodore Barry Park would see significant changes. (Courtesy Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [http://assets.downtownbrooklyn.com/documents/Brooklyn-Strand-Community-Vision-Plan.pdf] .)Following a two year community input process [/blog/2015/10/20/brooklyn-strand-community-workshops-come-to-fort-greene-this-week/] , Downtown Brooklyn Partnership has released its full plan for the Brooklyn Strand waterfront revitalization project [http://assets.downtownbrooklyn.com/documents/
DUMBO
Photo via Brooklyn Fencing Center [https://www.facebook.com/brooklynfencing/photos/pb.90444244006.-2207520000.1439225055./10153087964089007/?type=1&theater] With fall sports registrations creeping up fast, talk of which teams to sign up for or the best league to join may have taken over your neighborhood’s Facebook page.
brownsville
With Kensington’s average rent for a one bedroom apartment hovering around $1,730, our neighborhood remains less expensive than our neighbors to the north in Windsor Terrace, though we’re shelling out more for our homes on average than those in Flatbush or Borough Park, according to new numbers
Adolph Alexander Weinman
Greenlight Bookstore will be hosting the Brooklyn Indie Party tonight, kicking off this year’s Brooklyn Book Festival. (Photo by Menglin Huang [http://www.flickr.com/photos/67469629@N07/])Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Summer is still here in New York City a few more days, according to
9th Street
We’re sad to report that the South Slope Almondine space (442 9th Street) is for rent. The bakery, owned by renowned chef, Hervé Poussot, has been shuttered since Sandy destroyed the kitchen [/blog/neighbors/almondine-needs-our-help] in its Dumbo location. Friends and neighbors formed the group, Friends of Almondine [http:
1970's
Author John Khoury (source: Rupert Murdoch's Brooklyn Paper)A new book by Brooklyn native John Khoury about growing up in Carroll Gardens includes some memories about one exotic Southern Brooklyn locale. Bensonhurst – a far away, almost mythological land that, according to the Brooklyn Paper, is “still very much
a slice of brooklyn pizza tour
Photo by Aaron Landry via flickrWhile the French may have been the first nation to appreciate the comedic styling of Jerry Lewis, it’s New Zealand that’s currently giving neighborhood institution L & B Spumoni Gardens some international pizza props. The Kiwi publication New Zealand Herald featured the 86th