Central Brooklyn
1921 Cortelyou Road. (Photo by Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)Applications have been filed for a nine-story, 76-unit mixed-use building at the home of Baptist Church of the Redeemer, 1921 Cortelyou Road and Ocean Avenue. The project would encompass 70,321 square feet and rise 95 feet to its rooftop, reports YIMBY
Arts & Culture
Grand Prospect Hall (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Oak Room LoungeOak Room Lounge Oak RoomOne of three original paintings in the Oak Room that were sold and ultimately bought back by Mr. Halkias.Characters on the wood walls of the Oak Room had been painted over by the hall’s previous
Central Brooklyn
(Via Harpers Young People archives, Aug 22, 1882)It’s fair to say generosity is not a trait lacking in most Brooklynites — you usually can’t go too far through a page of BKLYNER posts without learning about the latest bit of community engagement in your neighborhood. And some things
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(Photo by Carly Miller)Check out the latest house-for-sale in a quaint, tucked-away corner of Flatbush — in what a 1923 New York Times writer called, “the most desirable corner in Flatbush.” Martense Court, a tidy cul-de-sac at the corner of Martense Street between Flatbush and Bedford Avenues, is packed with
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The vacant lot on 9th Street between 3rd & 4th Avenues believed to be the final resting place of hundreds of Revolutionary War heroes (Image via Google Maps)A vacant lot located on 9th Street between 3rd & 4th Avenues in Gowanus may be the final resting place of hundreds
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Photo by ninagoffi via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BP33mFMF-RL/]Happy anniversary, Prospect Park! Brooklyn’s public backyard turns 150 this year. To celebrate this milestone, the Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.prospectpark.org/stay-connected/?redirect_url=%2Flearn-more%2Fpark-history-slideshow%2F] is hosting an array of activities starting on Friday,
Arts & Culture
Brooklyn War Memorial at Cadman Plaza Park (Photo by Nathan Haselby)Located across from the Federal Courthouse in Cadman Plaza Park, the Brooklyn War Memorial was erected in 1951 to honor more than 300,000 Brooklynites who served in World War II. In need of repairs, the Memorial has been
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Joe Strini/propertysharkTake a peek at this modernized, historic landmarked Victorian home — this time in Ditmas Park — that joined the $2 million plus club this week. The sprawling, three-story home (two full stories plus an attic) at 497 East 17th Street between Dorchester Road and Ditmas Avenues, comes
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Sheepshead Theater building / BKLYNERTwo movie theaters opened on Sheepshead Bay Road in 1920s. First to open was the Sommer Theatre at 1648 Sheepshead Bay Road. It had about 600 seats, one screen, opened on a rainy evening on November 24, 1921 [https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/57097720/?terms=sommer%2Btheater]
Bensonhurst
122 Bay 26th street between Benson and Bath Avenues. (Photo by Carly Miller / BKLYNER)One of the last living legacies of a demolished beach resort town in southern Brooklyn holds a firm grip on the neighborhood’s history and refuses to let go. The fading, deep-green Victorian towering at 122
Arts & Culture
Miguel Luciano’s Double-Phantom/Entro-P.R. and Pa-lan-te, 2017 [“Pa’lante, siempre pa’lante” or “Forward, always forward” was the mantra of the Young Lords Party, a Puerto Rican activist group] (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Ride or Die [http://www.bricartsmedia.org/art-exhibitions/ride-or-die-exhibition-newly-commissioned-work-miguel-luciano] When: On view February 2nd
Central Brooklyn
A deteriorating house at 7 Irvington Place, in the Fisk Terrace-Midwood Park Historic District, was denied a major revamp this week, reports YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2017/02/landmarks-not-satisfied-with-proposed-renovation-of-eyesore-house-at-7-irvington-place-flatbush.html] . The Landmark Preservation Commission deemed the proposal too drastic, saying it would destroy the house’s historical context. The