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Aug
28
Briefly Noted: Demo On Bowne Building Continues, ‘Under The K’ Park, Wallaby Walk & More

Briefly Noted: Demo On Bowne Building Continues, ‘Under The K’ Park, Wallaby Walk & More

S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse, 595-611 Smith Street (Photo by Nathan Haselby taken June 15, 2018, the morning after a
2 min read
Aug
27
School Diversity Group: NYC Should Phase Out Gifted Programs, Curb Selective Screening In Admissions

School Diversity Group: NYC Should Phase Out Gifted Programs, Curb Selective Screening In Admissions

Photo: BklynerBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat NY The advisory group tasked with finding new ways to integrate New York City schools
5 min read
Aug
26
Briefly Noted: 80 Flatbush Demo, Indie Publishers, National Dog Day & More

Briefly Noted: 80 Flatbush Demo, Indie Publishers, National Dog Day & More

Scaffolding, netting, and sidewalk sheds surround 80 Flatbush (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner) * * * * Demolition has begun on the controversial 80 Flatbush
1 min read
Aug
26
Man Sleeping Outside Garage Struck And Killed By Driver In Midwood

Man Sleeping Outside Garage Struck And Killed By Driver In Midwood

MIDWOOD – A man was killed while sleeping in front of a parking garage early this morning. Around 12:30 a.
1 min read
Aug
23
BP Eric Adams To Cops: ‘This Bullet Isn’t The One Shot You Need’

BP Eric Adams To Cops: ‘This Bullet Isn’t The One Shot You Need’

BOROUGH HALL – In an effort to raise awareness and help end the stigma for seeking help for cop’s mental
3 min read
Aug
21
One Of the Hardest To Count Districts In America is Central Brooklyn. Here’s Why Census 2020 Matters.

One Of the Hardest To Count Districts In America is Central Brooklyn. Here’s Why Census 2020 Matters.

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS / FLATBUSH – The 9th Congressional District is one of the “hard to count” districts for the
4 min read
Aug
21
Policiano’s Italian Sausage – Simply Perfect

Policiano’s Italian Sausage – Simply Perfect

You could see the truck from space. Ellie Plass, Bklyner.EAST NEW YORK/LINDEN MALL – The best lunch around Linden
2 min read
Aug
21
3 Killed In Two Separate Shootings In Brooklyn Last Night

3 Killed In Two Separate Shootings In Brooklyn Last Night

Crime scene at Coney Island. (Photo via Loudlabs)CONEY ISLAND/BROWNSVILLE – Three people – one in Brownsville and two in Coney
1 min read
Aug
19
Officer Pantaleo Fired ‘Effective Immediately’ Five Years After Killing Eric Garner

Officer Pantaleo Fired ‘Effective Immediately’ Five Years After Killing Eric Garner

Jasmine Robinson speaks into a microphone with a protester holding a sign that reads “Justice for Eric Garner Now! Your
4 min read
Aug
19
Queens Neighbor Shot & Killed In Brownsville

Queens Neighbor Shot & Killed In Brownsville

BROWNSVILLE – A 31-year-old man from Queens was murdered while visiting his mother in Brooklyn just before the weekend, cops say.
1 min read