Business
Park Slope’s 5th Avenue BID has found another way to try to keep holiday shopping local— specialized gift cards. The gift cards, which are available through Yiftee, can be used at any participating business in the area. Right now, around 40 businesses have signed up, including Annie’s Blue
Arts & Culture
GOWANUS — The Fourth Street Basin of Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal will look a bit different tonight. An extravaganza is being put right on the water to bring awareness to the importance of early voting. The Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club [http://www.gowanuscanal.org/] and Wide Awakes Navy is hosting a
Boerum Hill
A view of the Gowanus Canal from the Union Street Bridge (Photo: Nathan Haselby/Bklyner)When New York City resumes its land use review process in mid-September, there will be two major rezonings on the docket: Industry City, which was recently given the green light by the Department of City
Announcements
535 4th Avenue & 555 4th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)PARK SLOPE – After much delay and controversy, one of the two large family homeless shelters announced for 4th Avenue, the Shirley Chisholm Family Residence at 535 4th Avenue, officially opened its doors last month. The other is expected to
Business
LBK Pizza is open for take out and delivery only, in park Slope. Photo by Ellie Plass.New York State Senator Andrew Gounardes representing Southern Brooklyn is teaming up with Assemblymember Robert Carroll, of Brooklyn’s 44th district, to introduce legislation to require COVID-19 related incidents to be covered under
Arts & Culture
On March 30th, a group of 28 artists based in Gowanus received news that their contract at their studio space, managed through Spaceworks, would be ending. The management company was closing its doors, but informed tenants that the current landlord, PDS Development Corporation, may be willing to negotiate a similar
Business
We, like you, are still trying to figure out how to navigate this new reality we’ve found ourselves in. There are a lot of uncertainties, but one thing we know for certain is that we love our local restaurants and we want to support them in any and all
Bushwick
Welcome back to this week’s openings and closings. With slightly warmer weather (let us dream) come new places to enjoy a cocktail, a few casual made-for-takeout spots, and a vegan restaurant. We have only one goodbye this week, to an eight-year-old Greenpoint favorite. Brooklyn Heights Bohemien Bar [http://bohemienbar.
Announcements
An F train enters the East Broadway station from Brooklyn, on Feb. 25, 2020. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Jose Martinez for THE CITY. Originally posted on February 25, by THE CITY. The tunnel that carries F train riders between Manhattan and Brooklyn will undergo up to $100 million worth
Announcements
Welcome to our business column, where we’ll share news on expansions, new biz, pop-ups, art shows, and recent closures. Openings Standard Wormwood Distillery [http://www.standardwormwood.com] @ Sunset Park Another business has popped up at industry city, celebrating a once-forbidden bitter plant, Brooklyn Paper reported. [https://www.brooklynpaper.com/
Announcements
Gowanus Canal. Photo by Udi via Flickr. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/udi/8145783849/]GOWANUS — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the issuance of an administrative order requiring the start of the cleanup of the Gowanus Canal Superfund site. Designated a Superfund site by the EPA in
Announcements
Welcome to our business column, where we’ll share news on expansions, new biz, pop-ups, art shows, and recent closures. Openings Bond Townhouse & Garden [https://www.bondtownhouse.com/] @ Boerum Hill The Garden Suite at the Bond Townhouse. Courtesy of The Bond Townhouse.A landmark townhouse in Boerum Hill was