Events
Park Slope Library, 431 6th AvenuePARK SLOPE – Shake the sand out of your summer reading books and donate them, along with any other gently used books and media, to the Park Slope Library this weekend. Friends of the Park Slope Library [https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofParkSlopeLibrary/] will begin accepting donations
Arts & Culture
The 43rd annual Atlantic Antic, the oldest and biggest street festival in Brooklyn, takes over the western end of Atlantic Avenue on Sunday. There are also lots of musical events happening this weekend including the Brooklyn Americana Music Festival, MoCADA’s Soul of BK Festival 2017, and day two of
Central Brooklyn
SUNSET PARK – Irene Castillo, 52, immediately called her family in Mexico City and Puebla when she heard the news of a second earthquake on Tuesday. Her relatives in Mexico City said they were fine, but were terrified of the destruction and fallen buildings. In Puebla, each of Ms. Castillo’s
Announcements
L’shanah tovah u’metukah to our Jewish readers. May the year 5778 be a happy, healthy and peaceful one! All of us at BKLYNER
Announcements
BOERUM HILL – Atlantic Antic will take place for the 43rd time this Sunday, September 24th, on Atlantic Avenue between Hicks Street and 3rd Avenue. The street fair will have plenty of local merchants, music and other entertainment, and yes, the dumpling eating contest will take place Schedule for the main
Announcements
Looking for a community to celebrate High Holidays? These four congregations are opening their doors to share the service with all – from Park Slope to Midwood. Check them out! High Holidays this year: Rosh Hashana [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosh_Hashanah] this year falls on September 21 and 22,
Arts & Culture
From Among Trees and Stones by Matthew JensenGREEN-WOOD CEMETERY – Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com] is an iconic site both because of its scenic beauty and the histories of many famous New Yorkers buried there, including Leonard Bernstein, Jean-Michel Basquiat, “Boss” Tweed and more than 5,000 veterans
Events
RED HOOK – The non-profit cultural center Pioneer Works [https://pioneerworks.org/] will host the third annual Red Hook Regatta on Saturday, September 30, bringing the innovative, homemade boat race back to Valentino Pier. Photo courtesy of Pioneer WorksThe Regatta attracts hundreds of spectators to the Red Hook waterfront each year,
Downtown Brooklyn
Willoughby & Pearl Streets (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/] and NYC DOT [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] are temporarily closing off two busy streets in Downtown Brooklyn and converting them into public playgrounds for two Wednesdays
Central Brooklyn
Bountiful baskets (Photo Esther Shittu / BKLYNER)Last Saturday’s GreenThumb Harvest Fair [http://www.greenthumbnyc.org/]gathered community gardeners from across the city at the Brooklyn Bears Pacific Garden [https://brooklynbears.wordpress.com/] for a chance to celebrate the end of the growing season, connect with each other, and – of
Business
DITMAS PARK – The weather was perfect for Flatbush Development Corporation’s (FDC) [http://www.fdconline.org/] 42nd annual Flatbush Frolic [http://www.fdconline.org/flatbush-frolic/] yesterday. > #brooklynlife #flatbushfrolic #soundandcolor [https://www.instagram.com/p/BZKeFoYlzDl/] A post shared by Beth Orchulli (@bwonderworld) on Sep 17, 2017 at 6:16pm
community
SUNSET PARK – Locals and visitors alike partied into the sunset to cap the summer off. Sunset Park’s 5th Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) [https://www.facebook.com/SunsetParkBID/] hosted its annual street festival this past Sunday. Stretching from 44th Street to 59th Street along 5th Avenue it featured a