Announcements
BARCLAYS – The burger joint Chick-fil-A opened at 166 Flatbush Avenue this morning, right across the Barclays Center, with lines around the corner. The big Southern chain known for its chicken sandwiches — which has also faced criticism after its founder spoke out against same-sex marriage [https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/
Arts & Culture
The days are getting much shorter and a little cooler. Enjoy the waning days of summer with a visit to Photoville at Brooklyn Bridge Park, a tour of celebrity graves at Green-Wood Cemetery, a food crawl + fall festival, or an outdoor opera concert. Check out the Bklyner Calendar [/calendar/] for
Columbia Street Waterfront
COLUMBIA STREET WATERFRONT – Tastes of Brooklyn [http://tastesofbrooklyn.com/] —the team behind the Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill [/thursday-carroll-gardens-cobble-hill-restaurant-crawl-2/], Gowanus [/save-the-date-first-annual-tastes-of-gowanus-food-drink-crawl-april-13/], Franklin Avenue [/tastes-of-franklin-festival-launches-in-crown-heights-this-sunday/], and Red Hook [/first-red-hook-food-drink-crawl/] Food & Drink Crawls—have added a new culinary destination for local gourmands—the Columbia
celebrity
FLATBUSH – Kings Theatre [http://www.kingstheatre.com/calendar/hillary-and-chelsea-clinton-the-gutsy-women-tour/?spMailingID=4035598&spUserID=MTQ0NzEwNTQyNzQwS0&spJobID=860451991&spReportId=ODYwNDUxOTkxS0] announced on Tuesday that Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will visit the historic venue next month to promote their upcoming book. Via Kings Theatre [http://www.kingstheatre.com/calendar/
Arts & Culture
CONEY ISLAND – Movie lovers will gather on Coney Island this weekend for the 19th Annual Coney Island Film Festival [http://www.coneyislandfilmfestival.com/index.htm] showcasing more than 100 films from around the world. Courtesy Coney Island USAThe Coney Island Film festival will screen a wide range of features, documentaries,
Arts & Culture
BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK – United Photo Industries [https://unitedphotoindustries.com] presents the eighth annual Photoville [https://photoville.com/] festival from September 12 through 22, featuring more than than 90 photography exhibits plus dozens of panels, workshops, demonstrations, and special events. Via Photoville NYC | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/photovillenyc/?__tn__=%2Cd%
Announcements
Hurricane Dorian at the Bahamas. (Photo via Weather Channel)Hurricane Dorian slammed into the Bahamas on September 1 as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 200 mph. It hung around the island for two days and killed at least 44 people, many of whom are still missing. “This disaster
Downtown Brooklyn
Brooklyn Book Festival 2019 poster by Raúl Colón [https://brooklynbookfestival.org/news/2019-poster-debut/]Today is #NationalReadABookDay [https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NationalReadABookDay&src=trend_click&pt=1170015567258050560%2C1169989775677374464] and aside from curling up with a good book, there’s no better way to celebrate than to prepare for
Arts & Culture
GOWANUS – A dozen ceramists will gather at the Old American Can Factory in Gowanus this weekend for three days of pottery art, lectures, and demonstrations. Courtesy of Brooklyn Pottery InvitationalKicking off on Friday, September 6, the 3rd Annual Brooklyn Pottery Invitational [https://www.brooklynpotteryinvitational.com] invites the public to meet
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – New Yorkers sporting unusual and eye-catching whiskers should head over to the 12th Annual Coney Island Beard & Mustache Competition on Saturday to compete with their facial hair foes. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/1639439186200645/]The well-groomed group will be judged in nine categories by Coney
Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBENSONHURST – After Mayor Bill de Blasio’s panel announced its recommendation to eliminate most selective admissions and gifted and talented programs in NYC schools [https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2019/08/26/gifted-and-talented-programs-nyc-public-schools-panel-recommends-ending-them] and replace them with school-based enrichment programs, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis expressed her
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/] announced its lineup of community events for the Fall 2019 season. The “Downtown Brooklyn Presents” series features weekly lunchtime jazz concerts, lots of dancing, fitness classes, art and literary festivals, and more. Via downtownbrooklyn.com [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/]The free outdoor events