Arts & Culture
The weekend before Christmas is on the quieter side, but you can still celebrate the winter solstice, sing along to your favorite carols, or salsa and merengue at Grand Prospect Hall. Check the BKLYNER Calendar [/calendar/] for more events happening around town or to list one of your own. Via
bath beach
What is the most important holiday? Mother’s Day, of course. We love the moms in our life and we have put together a list of local finds for every kind of mother, even those that say they don’t need anything. Also, know that you will have the added
Announcements
FLATBUSH – The New York City Economic Development Corporation [https://www.nycedc.com/] (EDC) filed construction documents this week for a 255-unit, 100% affordable rental development at 2119 Caton Avenue. Flatbush Caton Market on the corner of Flatbush and Caton Avenues (via Google Maps)BRP Companies [http://www.brpcompanies.com], Urbane
News
(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Last night, members of Community Board 14 passed a rezoning proposal [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DECEMBER-2016-Agenda1.pdf] for the Caton Flats Development, paving the way for the 166-unit mixed affordable housing building at the Caribbean commercial epicenter, the Flatbush Caton Market
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Last night, members of Community Board 14 passed a rezoning proposal [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DECEMBER-2016-Agenda1.pdf] for the Caton Flats Development, paving the way for the 166-unit mixed affordable housing building at the Caribbean commercial epicenter, the Flatbush Caton Market
Business
Photo: Ditmas Park CornerIf you have a chance, take a look at this really interesting article about the Flatbush Caton Market [http://www.bkmag.com/2016/03/29/urbane-development-flatbush-caton-market/] that appeared in Brooklyn Magazine last week. The market is actually going to be demolished, and a new market will be
Arts & Culture
(Photo: Sarah Crean)Flatbush has a new home in which to explore its rich cultural and artistic heritage. CaribBEING House [http://www.caribbeing.com/], a multipurpose art and cultural space located in the plaza of the Flatbush Caton Market [http://www.flatbushcatonmarket.com/], began welcoming visitors this winter. The House
Borough President Eric Adams
Borough President Eric Adams at Flatbush Caton Market. (Photo by Shannon Geis / Ditmas Park Corner)On Tuesday morning the New York City Economic Development Corporation [http://www.nycedc.com/], Borough President Eric Adams [http://brooklyn-usa.org/], Council member Mathieu Eugene [http://council.nyc.gov/d40/html/members/home.shtml] and
american italian cancer foundation
Image courtesy of Community Board 14Thanks to Community Board 14 [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/], we learned that the American-Italian Cancer Foundation’s mobile, no-cost breast cancer screening program is coming to the Flatbush Caton Market [http://www.flatbushcatonmarket.com/] (located at Flatbush and Caton Avenues) this Friday, July 31 from
833 Flatbush Avenue
The impact of the Kings Theatre With the impending arrival of what could be hundreds of thousands of people flooding the area for shows at the Kings Theatre [/blog/art-music/diana-ross-to-perform-inaugural-concert-at-kings-theatre] each year, big changes are on the horizon for small businesses on Flatbush Avenue – and theatre officials, as well
814 flatbush avenue
The New York Economic Development Corporation [http://www.nycedc.com/opportunity/flatbush-caton-market-redevelopment-rfp] is seeking a developer to purchase and redevelop 814 Flatbush Avenue on the corner of Caton Avenue (currently the Flatbush Caton Market [http://www.flatbushcatonmarket.com]). “The approximately 31,855 square foot Site represents an excellent opportunity for
Flatbush Caton Market
Make Music New York [http://makemusicny.org], the festival of free concerts in public spaces around the city, is back for its seventh year this Friday, June 21, and once again we’ll have some fun acts to check out right here in the neighborhood. In addition to performances in