Central Brooklyn
A couple of years ago, right before Thanksgiving, I ran the Coney Island Sports Foundation’s 5K Turkey Trot [http://coneyislandsportsfoundation.com/] along the boardwalk. Not me. (via Coney Island Sports Foundation)OK, it was more like a few years ago. Fine. 2010. Anyway, I won’t claim it was
Announcements
BROOKLYN – What kid doesn’t like to cozy up in comfy pajamas with a good book? You can help lots of little ones across Brooklyn do just that by donating new books and pajamas for children ages 3 to 11 at one of dozens of Holiday Drive Collection sites [http:
Central Brooklyn
Inside the old Pavilion Theater as it’s being renovated (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. Bensonhurst Brothers Cornered the Online Market for Appliances and Big Ticket Buys [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/
Arts & Culture
Tom Finkelpearl, co-chair of the Mayoral Commission on City Art, Monuments, and Markers opened the discussion (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)BOROUGH HALL – Politicians, teachers, art historians, feminists, futurists and more turned out to speak on the role of public monuments in New York City. The Mayoral Advisory Commission on City Art,
Business
via Greenlight CardIf you’re not the busy parent of an independent tween or teenager the genius of giving your child a debit card might not be immediately evident to you. But I am. And when I found out this product [http://welcome.greenlightcard.com/bklyner] existed I was pretty
Business
Not sure what to get loved one, friends and colleagues for the holidays? Leave it to BKLYNER to highlight places in the neighborhood. Whether they are the yogi or wannabe yogi, book lover, chocoholic, crafter, plain ol’ kid or even a collector of Italian tschokes. We’ve got you covered.
Central Brooklyn
via CAMBAEvery week, hundreds of our hungry neighbors will wait in line outside of CAMBA [https://www.camba.org/]’s Beyond Hunger Emergency Food Pantry as they wait to receive a few bags of nutritious food that will last them the week. Across the borough, hundreds of thousands more are
Central Brooklyn
7th Avenue, Park Slope (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up for our daily newsletter [/]. And if
Cypress Hills
CYPRESS HILLS – The NYPD is looking for a J train thief in a pattern of robberies targeting women on the Brooklyn-Queens border. Both incidents took place on southbound J trains on Wednesday, November 8, with the suspect stealing property from straphangers then fleeing through the subway station. First, at 12:
Cypress Hills
CYPRESS HILLS – Police are looking for the man seen in the video below in connection to two criminal mischief incidents that occurred at a Cypress Hills church. At approximately 4:55pm on Tuesday, October 31 and at 7:20am on Saturday, November, 11, police say the suspect pushed over a
Business
We promise you will master the art of giving this holiday season with this list of choices. No one returns chocolate, everyone loves a spa treatment, exercise and physical activity keep up our energy and who can resist the Russian bath experience. Li-Lac Chocolates [https://www.li-lacchocolates.com/] Sunset Park
brownsville
Pitkin Place and Rockaway Ave in Brownsville, where the victim was picked up (Screenshot via Google Maps)BROWNSVILLE – Police are looking for two men who flashed a badge and a gun before robbing a man of his cash, all while pretending to give him a ride home. On Friday, November