Arts & Culture
Flatbush Presbyterian Church on Foster and East 23rd in November of 2018. Liena Zagare/BklynerDITMAS PARK — The Historic Districts Council (HDC) [https://hdc.org/] penned a “letter of love” [https://www.scribd.com/document/399732438/Flatbush-Presbyterian-Church-494-East-23rd-St-HDC] on Valentine’s Day to support the efforts to landmark the Flatbush Presbyterian Church
Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerFLATBUSH – After putting staff members through hazardous conditions, 54 years after it opened, Brooklyn College’s beloved Television Center was forced to “temporarily” shut down at the end of this summer for what looks like 7 years of renovations. “We helped the students by teaching them and
Announcements
Espinal and Rodríguez. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)FLATBUSH – Candidates for the February 26 Public Advocate special election have been spending their days in debates [https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2019/02/06/nyc-public-advocate-debate-] , one-on-one series, and just yesterday, a forum by City University of New York (CUNY) students.
Business
Five Below on Flatbush Avenue.FLATBUSH – Five Below [https://www.fivebelow.com/] is a “trend-right, high-quality extreme-value retailer for tweens, teens and beyond” they say where everything truly does retail for $5 or less, and it is opening another two stores in Brooklyn. One of them will take prime space
Arts & Culture
By Megan McGibney/BklynerSince 2012, Black History Month has been celebrated along Myrtle Avenue’s retail area in Clinton Hill in an event called Black Artstory Month. Historically, visual artists create murals in storefront windows in the neighborhood, united around a common theme. This year, however, the Myrtle Avenue Business
Arts & Culture
Last night at the Kings Theatre on Flatbush Avenue, the royalty of Swan Lake took the stage in a gracefully high-octane production of the classic Tchaikovsky ballet by the National Ballet Theatre of Odessa. Making their first trip to the United States, as part of a 50-plus-city North American tour
Central Brooklyn
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-09611.jpg]Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have turned 90 on January 15. Various local organizations will celebrate MLK Day on Monday, January 21 with events including readings, movie screenings, musical performances, volunteering, and more. Commemorate the legacy of
Arts & Culture
History and the Kings Theatre continue to go hand-in-hand. For one night only, on January 31, the beloved Brooklyn venue welcomes the world-class performance artists of the National Ballet Theatre of Odessa to its stage, as part of the Ukraine-based company’s inaugural trip through America. The group will proudly
Bed Stuy
MARINE PARK – A firefighter was arrested for drunk driving and hitting a pedestrian after going home from a slain firefighter’s funeral [/firefighter-steven-h-pollard-dies-trying-to-save-crash-victims/] on Friday. According to the NYPD, 36-year-old Matthew Wilson was driving home while intoxicated, when his car struck a 31-year-old on Marine Parkway and Quentin Road. The
Ditmas Park
EAST FLATBUSH — Residents in the 45th Council district are already running for Jumanne Williams’ seat although he hasn’t won the highly sought after Public Advocate’s race. Mayor de Blasio would have to call for a special election to fill the vacant seat which encompasses East Flatbush, Flatbush, Flatlands,
Announcements
FLATBUSH – Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte, who has been speaking in support of tenants for years, [/tenants-of-e-17th-street-building-sue-landlord-over-terrible-living-conditions-ditmas-park/] is now advocating for clean water in her own apartment building, which contains 65 units. Last week, Bichotte, who represents the 42nd Assembly district, went on to Twitter to share a video of dirty, brown
Central Brooklyn
250 Parkville Avenue owned by Eric Silverstein (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Just a couple days before Christmas, former Public Advocate Letitia James released the annual Worst Landlords list for the year 2018. In the years past, the list was usually published by Thanksgiving, except in 2011. But Ms. James was