Announcements
Following on the heels of Record Store Day [/celebrate-record-store-day-2018-in-brooklyn/] this past weekend, this Saturday (April 28) ushers in Independent Bookstore Day [http://www.indiebookstoreday.com], an annual, one-day national celebration of indie booksellers across the country. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/2139920256226788/]Locals can show their love and
East New York
The building on Hendrix Street in East New York, near where Gayle was shot and killed (Screenshot via Google Maps)EAST NEW YORK – After an article celebrating East New York’s historic run of four months without a murder [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/20/nyregion/east-new-york-precinct-no-murders.html?rref=
Bay Ridge
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] BUSHWICK – Police have released surveillance video that shows a man wanted for question in connection with the stabbing death of 46-year old James Otis in Bushwick last week. [/bushwick-murder-busdriver/] The former MTA
Central Brooklyn
Fitzhugh Karol’s Searches, 2017 at Prospect Park (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], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and subscribe [/subscribe/]. If you have
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
Eastern Brooklyn
via Crunch FlatbushRegular readers of this site have no doubt heard of Crunch Flatbush [https://www.crunch.com/locations/flatbush]. Over the last year, you: * Learned about one of their inspiring members [/meet-deidre-ferrell-crunch-flatbush-member-extraordinaire/] * Got some advice for navigating the onset of cold weather [/fall-back-love-fitness-fall-crunch-flatbush/] and The [/taking-step-holidaysand-anotherand-another/] Holidays [/resolved-theres-no-year-like-year-get-moving/]
Boerum Hill
(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)EAST NEW YORK – Police are looking for the man who sexually assaulted a woman at knifepoint in an East New York park. On the morning of Monday, April 16, 2018, the 18-year old female victim was exiting the women’s bathroom at Martin Luther King, Jr. park,
Arts & Culture
So much is happening this weekend—Saturday is Record Store Day [/celebrate-record-store-day-2018-in-brooklyn/] and Sunday is Earth Day [/celebrate-earth-day-2018-in-brooklyn/]. There’s also an exhibition opening at The Old Stone House, an immigrant heritage tour on Coney Island, a movie night with the kitties at Brooklyn Cat Café, and lots of concerts
Central Brooklyn
3rd Avenue, Boerum Hill (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) * Meet Community Board 7’s New Chair [https://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/41/15/br-checkin-in-with-cb7-chairman-ceasar-zuniga-2018-04-13-bk.html?utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss&utm_source=main&utm_content=link] [Brooklyn Paper] * Latino Community Fears Broadway Triangle Development Will Force Them
camps
via Marks JCH Summer CampAt Marks JCH Camp [http://www.jchcamp.com/], their primary goal is the health and well-being of your children. Their professional staff understands the importance of a beneficial environment for children to grow and prosper. They ensure to always provide a safe, warm, and nurturing environment
Announcements
Photo: NYS SenateBENSONHURST- Senator Simcha Felder, representing District 17, may just be the guy Governor Cuomo needs to retake the Democratic majority after the special elections on April 24. Next Tuesday is the special election for the nine vacant Assembly seats and two vacant Senate seats. [https://www.governor.ny.
Central Brooklyn
Earth Day 2018 [https://www.earthday.org] is Sunday, April 22 and there are lots of events taking place across Brooklyn where you can show the planet some love and celebrate. Founded by John McConnell [http://www.earthsite.org/john.htm] on April 22, 1970, Earth Day is celebrated worldwide,