Bay Ridge
Days before the New York City primary, national and city-wide papers are still rolling out their endorsements for state and borough-wide elections. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (left) and Cynthia NixonGovernor: The New York Times endorsement of Gov. Cuomo’s still stands despite the false mailer that hit 11,000 New Yorkers
Announcements
While most customers won’t miss the air-conditioning now that the weather’s turned, Con Edison is asking residents of North Brooklyn to hold off on a variety of electrical-intensive activities while crews work on equipment problems. In a press release on Friday, the company announced it was reducing voltage
Arts & Culture
The Brooklyn Clay Tour returns for a second year presenting a weekend of events celebrating ceramic arts from Thursday, September 6 through Sunday, September 9. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/brooklynclaytour/photos/p.652689691736887/652689691736887/?type=1&theater] This year’s Tour features 300 clay artists at more
Downtown Brooklyn
Following the completion of a two-year feasibility study, Mayor de Blasio has given the go-ahead for the proposed Brooklyn Queens Connector (BQX) streetcar project. Rendering via BQX August 2018 Completion of Conceptual Design ReportIn April, Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen said that a “block-by-block analysis” by an outside consulting firm studying
Animals
Not enough play time can lead to noisy dogs—especially in the fall, a study shows (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Loud noises from pets often leave neighbors barking mad in Brooklyn—and now there’s numbers to show which neighborhoods are the worst! A new report from Localize.city [http://labs.
Greenpoint
The proposed office building at 12 Franklin Street (Via FXCollaborative) GREENPOINT – At the corner of Franklin and Meserole, just across from the Bushwick Inlet, two popular local bars will be torn down for a seven-story office building. The striking asymmetrical building will feature windows on four sides with a dark
Announcements
GREENPOINT – The main artery from North Brooklyn into Queens will be closed to traffic during nights between now and September. The closures are necessary for work regarding pedestrian and bike lane improvements on the bridge, according to the DOT. The bridge will be closed overnight from midnight until 5:00
Greenpoint
A rendering of the mixed-use building coming to the corner of Eagle and Manhattan in Greenpoint.GREENPOINT – An empty lot on Greenpoint’s main drag will soon be home to a five-story mixed-use building—and now, renderings are out. Located at 1056 Manhattan Avenue, at the corner of Eagle Street,
Greenpoint
GREENPOINT – One of the key concessions made by developers eager to erect high-rise luxury rental towers along the North Brooklyn waterfront has been the inclusion of public green space along the water. This week, one such space at the northern end of Greenpoint opened up for use. At the top
Business
GOWANUS – Congratulations to Threes Brewing [https://www.threesbrewing.com/] for winning the Governor’s Excelsior Cup for a second consecutive year at the New York State Craft Beer Competition. Photo courtesy of Threes BrewingThe largest beer competition in New York State selected the Brooklyn brewery for the top prize at
Bushwick
When I first moved to New York I came across the golden unicorn of Brooklyn apartments: a former warehouse in the center of Brooklyn with impossibly cheap rent. It had four bedrooms and a communal space that was larger than most two-bedroom apartments. The apartment was home to countless events,
Announcements
A Revel scooter outside the companies offices at 12 Cypress Avenue in Bushwick (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)BUSHWICK – Sixty-eight shiny new electric scooters are hitting the streets of North Brooklyn in the next few days as Revel launches its pilot program for a ride-sharing business aiming for the space between CitiBike