Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerGOWANUS – The number of cyclists killed in NYC streets this year has risen to 23 after a man riding his bike was struck by a driver. On Sunday, September 8 at around 9:32 p.m., 62-year-old MD Abul Bashar from the Bronx was riding his e-bike
Business
The Brooklyn Book Festival is back this week, [/full-lineup-announced-for-brooklyn-book-festival-sept-16-23/] just in time to ease your sadness about the dropping temperatures. Reading a book in public can be a rare pleasure- but it can also be easily ruined by blasted music, too-close quarters, and overly chatty bartenders. We’ve found seven
environment
GOWANUS/RED HOOK – Bring the kids to Thomas Greene Park this weekend and create art for the upcoming Global Youth Climate Strike taking place on Friday, September 20. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/1179764178876173/]Gan Golan [https://queensmuseum.org/2019/05/artbuilt-studio-in-the-park-announces-selected-2019-artists-in-residence] —ArtBuilt’s artist in residence who
bath beach
This week’s openings and closings are full of new places from old standouts. A restaurant returns after a 15-year closure, Williamsburg gains a new beer garden, but loses a popular chocolate shop. Clinton Hill Cap’t Loui413 Myrtle Avenue between Vanderbilt and Clinton Avenues. > [https://www.instagram.com/
Business
The exterior of Gowanus Gardens. Ellie Plass, Bklyner.GOWANUS – The space at Gowanus Gardens is fairly large, with a big, rainbow-colored patio in the back. There are whimsical details aplenty – a jukebox, faux flowers on the ceiling, and eccentric light fixtures, with a goal of “something for everyone”. If all
Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerGOWANUS – A cyclist is fighting for his life after being hit by a driver of a sanitation truck last night. On Sunday, September 8 at around 9:30 p.m., a 62-year-old man was riding his e-bike in Gowanus. When he was at the corner of 12th
Arts & Culture
GOWANUS – A dozen ceramists will gather at the Old American Can Factory in Gowanus this weekend for three days of pottery art, lectures, and demonstrations. Courtesy of Brooklyn Pottery InvitationalKicking off on Friday, September 6, the 3rd Annual Brooklyn Pottery Invitational [https://www.brooklynpotteryinvitational.com] invites the public to meet
Gowanus
GOWANUS – Officials at a lightly attended Wednesday night meeting about the new homeless shelter at 399 3rd Avenue cited a city rule preventing them from discussing ongoing procurement negotiations in order to dismiss questions about the cost disparity between the 3rd Ave shelter, operated by Praxis Housing Initiatives [https://www.
Gowanus
GOWANUS – After years sitting vacant at 360 3rd Avenue, the landmarked Coignet Building is now on the market for $6.5 million. Coignet Building, 360 3rd Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)According to the Corcoran listing [https://www.corcoran.com/nyc-real-estate/for-sale/gowanus/360-3rd-avenue/5874576] , the “townhouse,” located at the
Gowanus
GOWANUS – Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the four men seen in the video below in connection with a recent robbery. At approximately 2:20am on Saturday, August 24, the 25-year-old male victim left the Fire Lounge at 593 3rd Avenue before encountering the four suspects at
Big Story
Gowanus Adult Family Shelter will open at the corner of 3rd Avenue and 6th Street in Fall of 2019 in what was planned as a hotel. Liena Zagare/Bklyner GOWANUS – The city is planning to site a homeless shelter in Gowanus, Bklyner has learned. Officials will be holding a public
Arts & Culture
Michele herself in her studio by Matt Carr, photo courtesy of Michelle ZassenhausGOWANUS – When I first saw Brooklyn photographer Michelle Zassenhaus’ [http://www.michellezassenhaus.com/]s photos, I was struck by the lived-in desolation of her work. The pieces capture so perfectly the traces people leave behind. “I have always