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A collection of 28 issues

This Week In Brooklyn: School Re-Opening Delayed, Mayor Of Carroll Gardens, Soup Kitchens & Guns

Mayor Bill de Blasio visits the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island to pack food packages for senior citizens ahead of Rosh Hashanah, on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)BROOKLYN – It’s Thursday and so much is happening across our borough. Don’t forget

New Efforts To Keep Garbage Off The Streets

A litter basket in Ditmas Park. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – Garbage has been top of mind for quite a few neighborhoods, especially those in less well-heeled areas, but also worrying some CEOs who penned an open letter to the Mayor last week [https://gothamist.com/news/tired-feeling-powerless-ceos-pen-letter-de-blasio-about-quality-life-issues] . Either way,

R&B, Classic Rock and Broadway Tunes at the Kings Theatre

SPONSORED: No plans yet for this weekend? No worries, Kings Theatre [http://www.kingstheatre.com/] has you covered. Whether it is R&B, classic rock or Broadway tunes. There is something for everyone. Kings Theatre also offers the option to buy premium tickets through their Ambassador Club. [http://www.

“Little Pakistan” Clean-Up Day This Sunday

There will be a neighborhood-led clean-up in “Little Pakistan” (Coney Island and Foster Avenues) this Sunday, September 17, from 5 to 8pm. It is organized by the Pakistani American Youth Organization [https://www.facebook.com/payousaa/] (PAYO) in partnership with the Department of Sanitation in an effort to keep the

De Blasio’s $32 Million Anti-Rat Plan Targets Bed-Stuy, Bushwick & Neighborhoods North

(Photo via gemsiecraven/Instagram)This week, the city turns its arsenal on those infamous, four-legged rodents that share our streets, [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1111/j.1740-9713.2014.00764.x/asset/sign764.pdf;jsessionid=F73EB4D2CCFF4B4462D268FADA1E5739.f01t02?v=1&t=j52v87n4&s=b618e49364759150c8f6ff1714bc49732a680947] subway tunnels, public parks,

Additional Sanitation Pickups For Passover

Just a quick reminder to everyone cleaning and getting their homes ready for Passover: NYC Sanitation department has added the following special pickups in Brooklyn: CB12: Kensington, Midwood, and Boro Park The Sanitation Department is asking everyone who has bulk items to start placing them out for collection as early

Bertha Schalk, The 1940s Marine Park Environmental Hero

Photo screenshot from Brooklyn Daily Eagle archives. [https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/52893011/?terms=bertha%2Bschalk]In July of 1948, Bertha Schalk was fed up with the city garbage trucks dumping trash into Mill Creek. The dumping caused a stench so bad that it drove Schalk to take to the

Overflowing Garbage Cans Plaguing The Neighborhood; Sanitation Can’t Keep Up

Photo via Flickr/Oatsy40 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/oatsy40/7631270960/in/photolist-5DuXrJ-mwQoP-B7tqxh-8BkjvV-BSsFQ-7C16w9-a5HFKk-oY4emS-5WLPtP-4M1hz4-5xA7U-dHPGVp-4PrmnV-nMN7Sm-7ZRmDA-abvGnz-cCmfZf-bkeKG7-vv7yY-bsfgR9-dta67j-jPsGq-58FDLC-kQMUTa-6BDwbs-dtcT5-5Nvt3Y-ehfVkK-Gxb22-6KMMMh-9Bxuxc-nEWQAP-4CQHkr-Kq5TJ-c2kj-6bnwJL-f5QH8t-poJw7k-8wN5kD-aspYdh-6kfjR6-UbM9K-4bNQBK-6EgDeR-8HosxV-8WrhF3-zxhCRb-JpdKTh-nZn2ht-xJKV1M] The garbage cans on the sidewalk on some of the busiest streets in the n

Pollution In The Bay Continues To Cause Concern

Littered corner of Sheepshead Bay Pier near the Holocaust Memorial Park. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Mokrousova.Last week, a Sheepshead Bites reader, Elizabeth Mokrousova, reached out to us with her concern about the garbage-filled waters with shocking photographs taken at the edge of the pier. The photos show empty Ajax

Parking Rules, Trash Collection & More Changes To Know On Memorial Day

Photo via daniellenebz [https://www.instagram.com/p/BF2q0bgIQQc/]If you’re hanging around the neighborhood this Memorial Day weekend, we’ve put together a list of places and services that will either be closed or operating under a limited schedule on Monday, May 30: • Government offices and courts are