Borough Park
Dov Hikind at the protest last week. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)In the aftermath of last week’s protest and counter-protest in Borough Park over a council member’s comment on Palestine, a prominent community leader there has made a truly bizarre and disturbing allegation. Our reporter, Zainab Iqbal, “organized
Education
Amare Wells, ateen, acts out a scene during a rehearsal of the Theater of the Oppressed youth troupe at the Red Hook Community Justice Center on March 19, 2019.RED HOOK – From the number of people streaming into the Red Hook Community Justice Center last Tuesday afternoon, no one would
affordable housing
CROWN HEIGHTS — Developers are converting a shuttered Weeksville School, Brooklyn’s first racially integrated school, to a fully-affordable apartment building, Bklyner has learned. Located at 1634 Dean St. at the corner of Schenectady Ave., the building closed two decades ago. Now the plans propose gut renovations and turning it into
Central Brooklyn
Chief Joe McKie is greeted by firefighters after the blaze and wished well on his upcoming retirement. Todd Maisel/BklynerFLATBUSH – Battalion Chief Joseph McKie returned to the 41st Battalion headquarters on Snyder Avenue in Flatbush to pick up his harness and rope – to return to the quartermaster as he prepared
affordable housing
The mostly black neighborhoods of Canarsie and East New York had the highest numbers of foreclosures in Brooklyn in 2017, and local officials blame the city’s foreclosure program. Created to help the city tackle urban blight, the Third Party Transfer program [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/developers/development-programs/
Announcements
EAST FLATBUSH — When Allyson Martinez bought her home in 2017, she already knew of the incessant badgering some neighbors received about selling their properties. So it was no surprise when she walked towards her home on Farragut Road to see a door hanger that read, “You should probably move to
bath beach
BOROUGH PARK/BENSONHURST — It’s fundraising time for the NRA, and they’re making their usual rounds—among them, Southern Brooklyn. Signs posted outside of a Brooklyn eatery show the fundraising arm of the NRA (National Rifle Associaton) Foundation is having an event at the Rex Manor Catering Hall [http:
Education
By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat Some New York City pre-K teachers are one step closer to a potential strike. One of two locals under District Council 1707 voted Thursday to walk off the job [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2019/03/13/some-new-york-city-pre-k-teachers-mull-a-strike-as-de-blasio-weighs-presidential-run/] if their demands for higher pay are not
bergen beach
The Army Corps of Engineers gives a presentation on its ongoing study on protecting the region from severe storms. (Justin Mitchell, BKLYNER).CANARSIE – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shared its latest report on an ongoing study about how to best improve New York and New Jersey’s defenses
Bed Stuy
There’s been lots of activity during the first quarter of 2019, with new businesses opening up, a couple of shops moving into new homes, and a few closing down. See our roundup below and let us know what we’ve missed. OPENINGS Charm Kao [https://charmkao.com/] 193 Schermerhorn
Animals
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – The borough’s first feline cafe, Brooklyn Cat Cafe [https://www.catcafebk.com/], held an official grand opening on Wednesday at its new home at 76 Montague Street. Having moved in December into the landmarked building that previously housed Friend of a Farmer restaurant, the new Brooklyn Cat
Announcements
Lucy Kalantari. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)KENSINGTON – For her sixth birthday, Lucy Kalantari got a piano and $30 she used not on toys, but on piano lessons. This year, she received a Grammy for the Best Children’s Album. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/31-women-take-home-awards-grammys-2019-1184290] We talked to Kalantari earlier