Central Brooklyn
New Williamsburg towers over Old Williamsburg on Metropolitan Avenue (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)There’s major development news all over Brooklyn this week as a variety of large-scale projects make their debut to the usual mixed reaction of delight and dismay from Brooklyn residents. First, check out the in-depth history of
brownsville
FLATBUSH/CROWN HEIGHTS/SHEEPSHEAD – If you live in the 9th Congressional District, currently represented by Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, whether she will remain your congresswoman will be decided on June 26th at the Democratic Primaries. Yes, the general election is not until November 6, but in this heavily Democratic area, whoever
Central Brooklyn
With this week’s tragic death of Shaena Sinclair in Canarsie [/canarsie-crash-fatal-mother-son/], the safety of New York streets are once again under scrutiny as residents, community activists and political leaders hope to reduce the number fatal car crashes in the city. Yesterday, the activist group Transportation Alternatives released a statement
Announcements
There were an estimated two million rats [http://www.businessinsider.com/how-many-rats-are-there-in-nyc-2014-11] living in New York City in 2014, and according to a recent study released by RentHop [https://www.renthop.com/studies/nyc/rats-continue-to-thrive-in-new-york-city-especially-during-summer] the number of sightings have been increasing each year. Via brooklyn-usa.org [http://www.brooklyn-usa.
Central Brooklyn
World Cup Fever is here. Your friends and family are posting selfies of them sporting “their” team and you want to join in and watch but it’s no fun to watch home alone or on your computer – no worries Bklyner has you covered. No matter where you live or
Arts & Culture
The forecast is looking beautiful for Father’s Day weekend (need gift ideas [/fathers-day-gift-guide-for-the-brooklyn-dad/]?), so spend some time with dad and head over to some of the fun events lined up including concerts, garden parties, the 44th Annual Seventh Heaven Street Fair, and the 36th annual Mermaid Parade in Coney
Big Story
FLATBUSH – The job representing residents in the New York City Council comes with a paycheck of $148,500 annually, up from $112,500 before it was last raised in February 2016, in exchange for council members giving up all outside income. Now that may not be much in Manhattan, but
Announcements
Dust off those old photo albums! On Tuesday, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and the Brooklyn Historical Society [http://www.brooklynhistory.org/] (BHS) announced the launch of “A Blast from Brooklyn’s Past,” a photo challenge inviting Brooklynites to submit images that capture the borough’s “evolution in architecture, streetscapes,
canarsie
At the scene of the crash last night (Via NYC 911 News Service)CANARSIE – A tragic car crash injured a young child and took his mother’s life just doors down from their home near Canarsie Park last night.Shaena Sinclair, 33, and her six-year-old son were walking along Remsen
brownsville
BROWNSVILLE – NYPD Police Officer Ernesto Marks, who was arrested last week [/friday-crime-blotter-12/] and charged with criminal obstruction of breathing for allegedly choking his girlfriend during a fight, has notched another arrest in less than a week’s time. Around 2:45 am on Wednesday, June 13, Marks was arrested once
Central Brooklyn
Brooklynites enjoy the last light at Transmitter Park last week (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Last summer’s transit story was the “Summer Of Hell” with trains in Manhattan, but it might be the unsafe streets of Brooklyn that dominate the headlines in the hot months this year. A reckless driver left
Announcements
This summer, the New York Blood Center [http://nybloodcenter.org/] is in desperate need of donors, to the tune of 1,500 more per month. The situation is dire enough that the center has declared a “blood emergency” in New York. Residents are urged to make a donation [http://nybloodcenter.