Announcements
CARROLL GARDENS – Join neighbors this Friday, October 13 at a rally to show support for the B71+ bus, an improved version of the cross-Gowanus B71 bus that the MTA took out of service in 2010 due to budget cuts and low ridership. The proposed B71+ bus service would connect Crown
Carroll Gardens
PARK SLOPE – Craig Hammerman, the longtime District Manager of Brooklyn’s Community Board 6, announced on Friday that he will be stepping down from his post following a turbulent year of personal and legal struggles. Brooklyn Community Board 6, District Manager Craig Hammerman seated second from leftHammerman was arrested twice
Events
On October 29, 2012, Superstorm Sandy [/86074-superstorm-sandy-anniversary-southern-brooklyn-sheepshead-bay/] caused the deaths of 43 New York City residents and caused $19 billion in economic damage. The storm had a devastating impact on the Brooklyn-Queens waterfront and Southern Brooklyn, along with the East and South Shores of Staten Island, Southern Queens and lower
community
GOWANUS – City Council Members Brad Lander and Stephen Levin are rallying with community stakeholders today to demand Mayor De Blasio reopen the Gowanus Houses Community Center. “We’re fighting for a concrete commitment from the mayor’s office,” said a representative from Council Member Levin’s office. The Gowanus Houses
Gowanus
GOWANUS – Two men were reportedly shot while sitting in a parked car on Baltic Street near the Gowanus Houses Friday night. Baltic Street via Google MapsPolice responded to a call at 426 Baltic Street (between Hoyt and Bond Streets) at approximately 11:20pm on Friday, September 22, a NYPD representative
Gowanus
PARK SLOPE – A 40-year-old man was fatally hit by a southbound R subway Wednesday afternoon at the Union Street/4th Avenue station. Police responded to the scene at approximately 3:20pm on September 20. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, a NYPD representative said. It is unclear how
Cobble Hill
BMW Engine Fire in Cobble Hill (Tamsen Maloy / BKLYNER)COBBLE HILL — Late this afternoon, the engine of a BMW spontaneously burst into flames while the owners drove down Strong Place near Degraw Street. Fire Department of New York (FDNY) responders said this is a quite common occurrence with BMW’s
Food & Drink
The arrival of fall means new restaurants opening citywide, and a number are already popping up in Brooklyn. If you’re looking for a hot new spot to check out, here’s a rundown of six recently opened restaurants that caught our eye: Ajihei 156 Knickerbocker Ave, Bushwick A Bushwick
Announcements
GOWANUS — Operations begun today at the new Hamilton Avenue Marine Transfer Station (Hamilton MTS) located in Gowanus, Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia announced. The facility will handle about 1,600 tons of trash per day from various Brooklyn districts. The $173 million facility is the third in a network of marine
Business
GOWANUS – F. Ranieri + Sons Corp. will shut down its masonry and building materials business situated at a Gowanus property the company has owned for more than a century, the Commercial Observer [https://commercialobserver.com/2017/08/century-old-gowanus-masonry-supplier-to-close-rent-out-property/#.WaWut33r4NE.facebook] reports. 185 Second Avenue by Kate Leonova (via Property Shark)Owner
Announcements
The deal with Amazon will close on Monday, August 28, and as the result Whole Foods Market, the upscale grocery stores across the country will be lowering prices on their produce, the company announced in a press release [http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&
Announcements
Photo by rkbresler [https://instagram.com/rkbresler/]GOWANUS – Heavy rain flooded areas of Gowanus this early morning. > We ordered the rain and the river to help clean the streets for #summerstrolls tomorrow night. #parkslope #theother5th > Posted by Park Slope Fifth Avenue [https://www.facebook.com/parkslopefifthavenue/] on Friday,