Announcements
NYC Council Member Mark Treyger [https://council.nyc.gov/district-47/] (District 47) introduced Int. 1085 [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3597643&GUID=FBF82A61-48FC-4835-96F6-26710027339E] on Wednesday, a bill that would provide free legal services to victims of domestic violence who want to divorce their abusive partners. A
Bed Stuy
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] DOWNTOWN – The NYPD have arrested 22-year-old Isaiah Thompson of Clinton Hill in connection to a rush hour slashing at the Jay Street MetroTech A/C subway station last month. [/weekend-crime-blotter-19/] Via NYPDThe
Central Brooklyn
Sunset Park (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Restauranteur Harris Salat, formerly of Ganso Ramen, will bring two new options to downtown: a taqueria and a sushi joint. [https://ny.eater.com/2018/8/8/17665052/taqueria-bigeye-sushi-harris-salat-nyc] Check out other recent restaurant news here. [/restaurant-news-stumptown-coffee-opens-fundraising-for-gage-tollner-more/] And women in baking are about that
Arts & Culture
Hopefully the rain will stay away this weekend as there are lots of fun events planned for outdoors, including concerts, the Borough President’s Black VegFest, the North Slope Summer Stroll, History Day celebrating Coney Island’s immigrant heritage, and more. Check the BKLYNER Calendar [/calendar/] for more events happening
Bensonhurst
(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)BROWNSVILLE – Police are looking for a man wanted in connection with a seemingly random slashing that took place in Brownsville on Monday. The attack happened around 11:30 pm on Monday, August 6, near Linden Boulevard and Rockaway Parkway, said police, when the suspect approached a 44-year
Central Brooklyn
Get high enough and Bushwick and you can see the Manhattan skyline… along with some major industrial space! (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Flatbush Councilmember and Lieutenant Governor hopeful Jumaane Williams was found not guilty of disorderly conduct [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/nyregion/jumaane-williams-councilman-immigrant-protest-guilty.html?smid=tw-nytmetro&smtyp=
Announcements
The NYC Department of Health [https://www1.nyc.gov/nyc-resources/categories/health.page] has announced [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/west-nile-virus-spray.page] that several neighborhoods in Brooklyn will be sprayed with mosquito-killing pesticides on Wednesday, August 8 to prevent West Nile Virus and other mosquito-borne diseases. Trucks
Central Brooklyn
Bond Street, Gowanus (Photo: Nathan Haselby)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], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and subscribe [/subscribe/]. If you have news tips, story ideas, or questions,
Central Brooklyn
Think you know all about Brooklyn news? Try this week’s news quiz and see how well you’ve kept up with all the coverage on BKLYNER! If you’re reading BKLYNER regularly, consider becoming a subscriber [/subscribe/]—you can keep up-to-date on all things Brooklyn and support the local
Bed Stuy
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] DOWNTOWN – Police are looking for a suspect that attacked a man on a Downtown bus while shouting a racial remark earlier this week. Just before 10:00 am on Monday, July 30,
Central Brooklyn
A ferry crosses in front of the Williamsburg Bridge (Photo via NYC Ferry)Borough President Eric Adams has made no secret of wanting to run for Mayor. It’s a few years out yet, but check out this great profile reported while riding a bike! [https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/
Arts & Culture
It’s August! Get out and enjoy the dog days of summer before they pass us by. Catch a movie or a concert, celebrate Brooklyn’s diversity, adopt a furry companion, and more this weekend. Check the BKLYNER Calendar [/calendar/] for more events happening around town or to list one