Central Brooklyn
Pandemic has made all kinds of public meetings move online, and the Police Community Council (PCC) meetings are no exception. However, Sector Meetings have always been intended to be neighborhood-specific and more intimate, and the Sector NCOs (Neighborhood Coordinating Officers) are committed to holding them live. 70th Precinct NCOs held
Boerum Hill
BAY RIDGE – Police ask for help finding 51-year-old Oleksandr Zlenko, who has been missing since Tuesday, November 24. Photo of Oleksandr Zlenko. Courtesy of DCPI.Zlenko is about 5’6 tall and weighs about 150 lb, cops say, and was last seen at his residence in Bay Ridge at 10:
Animals
The nonprofit Flatbush Cats helps to tame the population of feral felines through the trap-neuter-return (TNR) method. | Courtesy of Flatbush CatsBy Gabriel Sandoval, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/11/24/21717488/spay-and-neuter-pandemic-cat-astrophe] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] When free spay-and-neuter surgeries
Bay Ridge
Borsalia [http://borsalia.com/] 79 Grand Street, between Wythe Avenue and Berry Street. > [https://www.instagram.com/p/CHyHEnWlM9t/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading] [https://www.instagram.com/p/CHyHEnWlM9t/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading] This new coffeehouse and pastry shop opened on
affordable housing
Photo by Nate @ SaveCortelyouBy John Oros, a neighborhood resident and member of Save Cortelyou, a grassroots organization dedicated to community-centric development for the Ditmas Park/Flatbush neighborhood. Last week, Community Board 14 gave the green light to undo the 2009 comprehensive zoning [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/
Announcements
Pearlene Fields. (Photo via Fields)The list of candidates running for Brooklyn Borough President in 2021 is growing. The seat is currently held by Eric Adams, who is term-limited and is running for NYC Mayor. On Wednesday, November 11, Brooklyn resident and organizer Pearlene Fields announced her run for the
Central Brooklyn
Kevin Parker, a Democrat who just won reelection for his seat to represent D21 in State Senate, announced today he is running for the post of NYC Comptroller. The Comptroller’s duties include serving as a fiscal watchdog for the city, overseeing municipal workers’ pension funds, and reviewing city contracts,
affordable housing
The owner of the Cortelyou Market and two adjacent properties on the corner of East 16th Street and Cortelyou Road is seeking a zoning change to develop a mixed-use rental building on the lot. Despite arguments from some neighbors that the proposed development on Cortelyou Road would block light and
Bed Stuy
Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] BROOKLYN – Five people were shot and two teenagers were killed in
Bay Ridge
This week we say hello to lots of exciting new spots, including gooey cookies just in time for Halloween, a new Palestinian spot, and lots of interesting new sweets. Sadly, we also say goodbye to a classic Park Slope Diner and several Bay Ridge Italian institutions. As always, let us
Arts & Culture
Papergirl-Brooklyn installing the Bushwick exhibit at Mayday Space. Courtesy of Lanna Apisukh.The team behind Papergirl-Brooklyn [https://www.papergirlbk.com/], an interactive art project currently on display in six Brooklyn neighborhoods, believe that art needs to be more accessible. The project brings together work by 80 artists from ten countries.
Central Brooklyn
Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] A 29-year-old man was stabbed to death yesterday afternoon and the