Central Brooklyn
A reveler in the festive, family Halloween Parade through Park Slope (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. Rezoning in Brooklyn Could Benefit Jared Kushner [http://www.wnyc.org/story/brooklyn-rezoning-could-benefit-kushner/] [WNYC] Bed-Stuy
East New York
EAST NEW YORK – The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced [http://www.nychdc.com/pr_10-27-2017] last week that a site located at Chestnut Street and Dinsmore Place, just off Atlantic Avenue, will be home to a new 274-unit affordable housing development called Chestnut Commons.
Announcements
Photo: Liena Zagare/BKLYNERBROOKLYN – Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend, at 2am on Sunday, November 5, so before you go to bed on Saturday night, remember to set your clocks back one hour [https://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/usa/new-york] if they aren’t automatically set to change on
Announcements
BROOKLYN – We at BKLYNER are sincerely saddened to learn of the loss of two great competitors and sources of local news—DNA Info and Gothamist. Joe Ricketts, Chief Executive Officer of the two sites, posted a statement [https://assets.dnainfo.com/message.html] earlier today reading: “Today, I’ve made
Business
The holiday season is upon us and BKLYNER is here to help you shop locally and support Brooklyn businesses. Every week we will publish holiday gift guides focused on a type of gift and by location. Happy gifting! Via Norman & Jules Facebook pageNorman & Jules [https://normanandjules.com/] Park
Central Brooklyn
Abdullah Kwaja, president of the Turkestanian Association speaks at the press conference (Comice Johnson/BKLYNER)Yesterday afternoon Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President, met with prominent Uzbek-Americans of NYC to address yesterday’s attack in Lower Manhattan. The attack, which left eight people dead, was allegedly carried out by Sayfullo Saipov,
East New York
545 Dumont Ave, where the victim was shot (Screenshot via Google Maps)EAST NEW YORK – A 25-year old man was shot and killed last night at the Unity Plaza Houses in East New York . Around 6:30 pm on Wednesday, November 1, police responded to a 911 call about an
Central Brooklyn
Kids singing in front of 360 Van Brunt Street, Red Hook, 10.21.17 (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. Tenants In Crown Heights Unite To Fight Shady New Landlord [https:
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – When Art Chang put the pro-Constitutional Convention (ConCon) yard sign by his residence, he was hoping to send a message to his neighbors. He was not quite expecting to engage in lamp post exchange on pros and cons in his Prospect Heights neighborhood. Next day he woke up
brownsville
James Nixon at the door to his home on Marion Street, where he’s lived nearly his entire life. (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)BROWNSVILLE – Standing in his lavender living room, wearing a purple shirt, James Nixon watched as they pulled up his beloved purple carpet and dragged it to the curb.
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brownsville
BROWNSVILLE – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the video below in connection to a burglary that happened earlier this month. At approximately 4pm on Friday, October 6, police say the suspect broke into a commercial van parked at Boyland Street and Livonia
Central Brooklyn
BROOKLYN – After seeing the horrendous effects of the storm, the city made a list of promises to fulfill in the five years following Sandy. Those goals were listed in a comprehensive plan, A Stronger, More Resilient New York (SIRR) [http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/sirr/SIRR_spreads_Hi_Res.pdf]