Central Brooklyn
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Central Brooklyn
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Announcements
Photo: Women’s MarchStudents, faculty, staff, and parents from schools all across Brooklyn are participating in a National School Walkout next Wednesday, March 14 at 10 am to protest gun violence. The walkout will last 17 minutes to honor the 17 victims of Parkland, Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
Bed Stuy
Ampry-Samuel (foreground) at a press conference at City Hall on February 20, putting pressure on NYCHA to fix heat and hot water issues in public housing. (Credit: Councilwoman Ampry-Samuel’s office)BROWNSVILLE — Two months into her first term as Council Member for Brooklyn’s 41st district, Alicka Ampry-Samuel has already
bath beach
The F Train station at Ditmas Avenue (Screenshot via Google Maps)KENSINGTON – Police are looking for the man who viciously beat a straphanger who didn’t have any money for him on in the Ditmas Avenue F station last weekend. Around 2:20 am on Sunday, March 4, police said
Borough Park
The second storm in a week hit Brooklyn last night, leaving some snow (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) * The Business of Brooklyn: 20 Products Born in BK [https://thebridgebk.com/business-brooklyn-amazing-history-20-artifacts/] [The Bridge BK] * Caribbean-American Eatery “Sally Roots” Named Brunch in Bushwick [http://bushwickdaily.com/bushwick/categories/food-and-drink/5260-best-of-bushwick-brunch-winner] [Buchwick Daily] * Animated
Arts & Culture
On the dance floor in Brighton BeachToday, Mayor De Blasio and City Councilmember Rafael Espinal (D-37) announced the appointment of New York’s first Senior Executive Director of the Office of Nightlife, a.k.a. The Night Mayor. The position is designed to facilitate communication and provide a point of
Announcements
MIDWOOD — A Republican candidate for Congress in Brooklyn has insulted women, African-Americans, Mexicans, and LGBT people in a torrent of offensive tweets — and said that his potential Muslim constituents in the diverse 9th Congressional District belong in “internment camps.” The candidate, Leibish Earl Blumenfrucht, who also goes by Earl Blum,
Borough Park
Balloons for sale in Brooklyn (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) * Remembering the Great Blizzard of 1888 [https://www.brownstoner.com/history/blizzard-1888-new-york-brooklyn-snow-storm-history-environmental-subway/] [Brownstoner] * NYPD Files Show Officers Kept Jobs After Serious Offenses [https://www.buzzfeed.com/kendalltaggart/secret-nypd-files-hundreds-of-officers-committed-serious?s=mobile_app&utm_term=.fwwzdaBnKe#.xlBQM2jYBb] [BuzzFeed News] * Are “Star Maps” Brooklyn’
Announcements
From Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams:Friends,We are in a unique period in our nation’s history. The greatest experience in growth is getting involved in a moment of change. Now is that moment. In the wake of the deadly mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in
Announcements
The National Weather Service [https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=okx&wwa=winter%20storm%20warning] and NYC Office of Emergency Management [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/em/resources/notify_nyc/weather-12.page] have issued a winter storm warning in effect from Tuesday (March 6) at 10pm through
Bensonhurst
Kalman Yeger by Esther Shittu/ BKLYNERBOROUGH PARK – Councilman is a new title for Kalman Yeger, but he’s no stranger to public service. “I love public service,” Yeger said. “There’s not a single time when I walk into the city hall that I’m not in awe of the