Announcements
New York State that is. Staff from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office [http://www.osc.state.ny.us/ouf/index.htm] are holding community events to educate folks on how to search for lost and forgotten money, the unclaimed funds. [http://www.osc.state.ny.us/
Central Brooklyn
WEST INDIAN AMERICAN DAY JUNIOR CARNIVAL Saturday, September 02, 2017: 9:00 – 4:00 PM Formation: * St John’s Place between Kingston Avenue and Brooklyn Avenue Route: * St John’s Place between Kingston Avenue and Franklin Avenue * Franklin Avenue between St John’s Place and President Street * President Street between
Announcements
Primary elections are on September 12 and the general election is on November 7! Do you know who you’re casting your votes for? Here are some upcoming candidate [/which-candidates-made-it-to-the-official-ballot-for-the-primaries/] debates and forums: 1. District 38 Candidates Debate 2.Judicial Forum 2017 3. 40th District Candidates Meet & Greet 4.
Central Brooklyn
1069 Wilmohr Street, where the victim was found by police (Screenshot via Google Maps)An assault in East Flatbush Sunday, August 20, left one man dead and another in handcuffs. Kevin Ryant, 49, of East Flatbush, was found on the ground with head trauma by police responding to a 911
Announcements
Photo: Chaim DeutschSeniors and disabled homeowners will now get major property relief, as the bill sponsored by Councilman Chaim Deutsch (D-BROOKLYN) to offer a significant property tax benefit to senior and disabled homeowners, was signed into law on August 25th. It raises the maximum income threshold from the current $37,
Central Brooklyn
Simcha Felder. (Photo: NY Senate)NYS District 17 Senator Simcha Felder [https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/simcha-felder/about]is under a hot mess after his director of operations told a constituent that the man behind the Charlotteville driving spree [/protesters-gather-grand-army-plaza-denounce-white-supremacy/] was a Hillary Clinton supporter acting like he was a
Central Brooklyn
It’s #NationalWaffleDay! On August 24, 1869, a man named Cornelius Swartwout [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_Swartwout]received the first U.S. patent for the waffle iron (though it really was just an improvement on existing designs that go back centuries). Want more history of waffles? Mental Floss
Big Story
Enma Tenezaca said she was issued a $2,000 ticket. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal)FLATBUSH – Churros. Hot dogs. Ices. Flatbush is a home to all of the above. You won’t necessarily find them in brick and mortar stores. Instead, you would walk up to a beat up cart and order
Central Brooklyn
Brooklyn district map. Photo: ufoa.org [http://www.ufoa.org/statistics/statistics.php?boroughindex=0]City Council elections are on November 7, 2017, but primaries are in three weeks –September 12, 2017, and candidates are trying to rack up as much support as they can. Here is who will be
Announcements
(Photo via NYC Buildings/twitter)The National Weather Service [http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=okx&wwa=heat%20advisory] issued a Heat Advisory for New York City that will be in effect from noon today until 6:00pm this evening, August 22. It will be hot and
Central Brooklyn
Solar Eclipse at approximately 1:50pm (Photo Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The long-awaited eclipse [/see-mondays-solar-eclipse-brooklyn/] has come and gone. According to NASA [https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-who-what-where-when-and-how], the last time a total eclipse was visible in the U.S. was 1979. To watch the moon cover 70 percent of the sun,
east flatbush
The audience filing into for the first show at the Coney Island Amphitheater. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The show must go on! After a disappointing cancellation notice last month, two free outdoor concert series in Coney Island and East Flatbush are back in action, announced Brooklyn Borough President Eric