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Announcements

Planned Overnight Work On Dean Street Rescheduled For Wed. (Mar 28) – Sat. (Mar 31)

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – The planned closure [/dean-street-between-flatbush-6th-will-be-closed-for-four-nights-next-week/] of Dean Street between Flatbush & 6th Avenues for four nights of roadwork has been rescheduled for this week starting Wednesday at 10pm. Via Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report [https://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2018/03/overnight-work-planned-for-dean-street_23.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=

Announcements

‘Clear Curbs’ Pilot Program Launches Monday (3/19) On Flatbush Avenue

PARK SLOPE/PROSPECT HEIGHTS/DOWNTOWN – One part of Mayor de Blasio’s five-point “Congestion Action Plan [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/motorist/congestion-plan.shtml]” to ease traffic in the five boroughs launches on Monday, March 19, on Flatbush Avenue. Clear Curbs, a six-month pilot program, will restrict curbside

Announcements

Dean Street Between Flatbush & 6th Will Be Closed For Four Nights Next Week

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – The block of Dean Street situated between Flatbush and 6th Avenues will be closed from 10pm to 5am for four nights next week. Dean Street between Flatbush & 6th Avenues via Google MapsFrom Monday, March 19 through Thursday, March 22, crews will fully close off the road for

Central Brooklyn

Shooting Near Flatbush & Church Locks Down Neighborhood

P.S.6 in Flatbush was sent into lockdown this afternoon after a man was shot around the corner near Church and Flatbush (Screenshot via Google Maps)FLATBUSH – A man was shot today in the vicinity of Flatbush and Church Avenues, causing streets to be closed and and putting schools

Announcements

3-Year Water Main Upgrade Project Begins On Flatbush, 6th & Surrounding Streets

PARK SLOPE – Last week a reader in Park Slope sent in the above photo of a sign posted by the NYC Department of Design & Construction (DDC) [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/ddc/about/about-ddc.page] advising neighbors about BED798, a major construction project that began on Wednesday, January 31

Downtown Brooklyn

DOT To Begin Pedestrian Safety Improvements For Atlantic/Flatbush Intersection This Fall

Via NYC DOT [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/atlantic-ave-flatbush-ave-study-2016.pdf] FORT GREENE – The intersection of Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues is a major hub consisting of two highly trafficked two-way roads. Vehicular, foot, and bicycle traffic will only increase with all the new commercial and residential developments rising

Announcements

Flatbush Avenue Street Fair Is This Sunday

(Photo via Flatbush Avenue BID)Mark your calendars: This Sunday, June 18 is the annual Flatbush Avenue Street Fair [https://www.facebook.com/events/1887246694866977/], one of the neighborhood’s most anticipated and popular summer events. The event will run from 12pm to 6pm, on Flatbush Avenue stretching from Parkside

Arts & Culture

Miss Brooklyn & Miss Manhattan

Brian Tolle’s Miss Brooklyn and Miss Manhattan (Photo by Nathan Haselby)When traveling on Flatbush Avenue, either to or from the Manhattan Bridge, have you ever looked up and noticed the two spinning ladies greeting passersby? These two grand dames are Miss Brooklyn and Miss Manhattan [https://www.nytimes.

Nonsponsored

Flatbush Ave? More Like Fitness Ave

SoulCycle via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/73r-CJH51I/?taken-by=soulcycle]SoulCycle [https://www.soul-cycle.com/], the cultish spin fitness center, is scheduled to open a new location on the upper level of 342 Flatbush Avenue (between Sterling Place & 8th Avenue) in June. Their signature yellow stationary bikes will

green

A Trio Of ‘Triangle Parks’ Coming To Flatbush Avenue

Intersection at 6th Avenue and Flatbush Avenue (March 30, Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Flatbush Avenue, between Bergen Street and Sterling Place, is going to get a lot nicer—and safer. A project that will transform three islands along Flatbush Avenue into pedestrian-friendly green spaces kicked off this week. The

Business

After Eviction Threats, Errol’s Bakery Wins New Lease On Flatbush Avenue

(Photo by Carly Miller / DPC)After a three-month long battle and amassing more than 1500 petition signatures, the beloved Flatbush Caribbean bakery won a new lease, said community organizers this week. Loved by neighborhood newbies and lifelong residents, Errol’s Caribbean Bakery at 661 Flatbush Avenue has been serving jerk

Business

Michael Pintchik Plans to Bring “Artisanal, Unique Tenants” to Flatbush Avenue

Image of Pintchik Hardware via Google MapsMichael Pintchik, the owner of Pintchik Hardware at 478 Bergen Street in Park Slope, has big designs for the neighborhood. While Pintchik’s family owned 13 paint stores across the city for over 100 years, he has pared down to just one shop but