Announcements
Photo via NYC Council Speaker Corey JohnsonPROSPECT HEIGHTS – Voting kicked off this past Saturday and you have all week (until April 15) to vote for the projects you want to see completed as part of the Participatory Budgeting (PB) process. [/heres-everything-on-the-participatory-budget-ballots-next-week/] PB is a democratic process where several council members
East New York
EAST NEW YORK – A massive housing development is headed to East New York, but unlike many of its contemporaries, this new development is special: it’ll be 100% affordable. Comprised of three 14-story buildings, the project dubbed “Atlantic Chestnut” will cover 4.5 acres and create 1,165 units at
Central Brooklyn
The main entrance to Green-Wood Cemetery, 5th Avenue & 25th Street (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/
Central Brooklyn
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Announcements
It’s Participatory Budgeting [https://council.nyc.gov/pb/] (PB) voting season! PB is a democratic process where the community decides how to spend a part of the public budget allocated to their district. This year ten of Brooklyn’s Councilmembers – Levin, Reynoso, Cumbo, Cornegy, Menchaca, Lander, Eugene, Williams, Treyger,
Central Brooklyn
Seen in Green-Wood Cemetery—”It’s okay to make mistakes that’s why pencils have erasers” (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) * Real Estate Industry Voices Opposition To Potential “Vacancy Tax” [https://commercialobserver.com/2018/04/real-estate-board-brokers-outraged-about-vacancy-tax-talks/?pi_list_email=editor%40sunsetparkvoice.com&utm_campaign=todays-news&utm_content=2018-03-04-12749068&
camps
Let the kids run around this summer with Brooklyn’s amazing sports camps. Sign up for a different one each week, or commit to one for the whole summer. Either way, your young athlete is bound to have a great time. Paris Saint-Germain Academy NY [http://www.psgacademyny.com/Site/
Arts & Culture
There’s lots to see and do this weekend, including the return of three monthly art events—DUMBO’s First Thursday Gallery Walk, Target First Saturdays at the Brooklyn Museum, and Second Sundays at Pioneer Works. Prospect Park kicks off its annual Opening Weekend [/opening-events-at-coney-island-march-25-prospect-park-april-78/] with special events, activities, and
Bed Stuy
EAST NEW YORK – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the two men seen in the below photos and video in connection to a recent robbery. At approximately 3:10am on Monday, March 26, police say the two suspects approached a 25-year-old man in front of a
Central Brooklyn
From Williamsburg across the East River on a cold, grey day (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) * E-Waste Warehouse in Gowanus Provides Vintage Props for TV’s Biggest Shows [https://www.amny.com/entertainment/gowanus-e-warehouse-1.17808947] [AMNY] * Principal Global Revealed as Buyer of Forest City’s $156 Million 461 Dean [https://therealdeal.com/
Central Brooklyn
Sam, Patricia, and Cocoa Photo credit: Avi GlicksteinSam Gerstenzang started Umbrella [https://www.askumbrella.com/], the service that provides everyday tasks for seniors, after an experience his grandmother had. To find out more, I sat down with Sam and his grandmother Patricia Ackerman at her apartment, a welcome respite from
Announcements
Eric Adams. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNER)DITMAS PARK – Elected officials, organizers, and members of the community stood in solidarity this afternoon against tomorrow’s “Punish a Muslim Day.” A few weeks ago, fliers from an anonymous source were mailed across the United Kingdom headlined “Punish a Muslim Day,” with the