Dyker Heights
Photo by Mary Bakija/BklynerUPDATE: The bill passed City Council today. It designates a vendor-free zone from Thanksgiving to December 31 in the area surrounded by 81st Street & 86th Street and 10th Avenue and 13th Avenue. No food vendor be allowed to park a truck or set up for
Animals
WILLIAMSBURG – Imaginations went wild at The Dodo [https://www.thedodo.com/]‘s pop-up Halloween bash last weekend where dogs and their owners could bond and share experiences in a creative environment. Dogs turned out for The Dodo’s Best Dog Day Ever pop-up on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg. Jada, a
Borough Park
Congregants at the city’s synagogues can expect to see a larger police presence, from both NYPD and State Police, for Yom Kippur Wednesday, amid a spike of antisemitic hate crimes that have worried civic and religious leaders about the safety of worshippers on Judaism’s holiest day. One quarter
Cobble Hill
BROOKLYN – Get ready for Halloween! The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival [http://brooklynhorrorfest.com/] returns for a fourth year, celebrating the art of horror filmmaking with independent features, shorts, and a number of premieres. Spanning one week from October 17 through 24, the festival will feature new films, events, and parties
Holidays
We’d like to wish all our Jewish neighbors a happy, healthy and sweet new year – year 5780! We wish for more tolerance in our communities, mutual respect, neighbors looking out for each other, and a rapid decline in the hate crimes perpetrated in Brooklyn and across the world. Happy
Arts & Culture
The West Indian Day Parade was a soggy affair as rain poured on revelers, but didn’t dampen spirits. Todd Maisel/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – The Labor Day streets of Crown Heights were jammed with people attired in elaborate and colorful costumes at the West Indian American Day Parade. Revelers at the
Central Brooklyn
Image via californialabor [https://www.instagram.com/p/BJyM7kqBSNH/?tagged=rosietheriveter&hl=en]Happy Labor Day! We hope everyone enjoys the final weekend of summer. If you’re sticking around town, here’s some information from the city [https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-03233] on what’s
Arts & Culture
29th Annual Sand Sculpture Competition Todd Maisel/BklynerCONEY ISLAND – The 29th Annual Sand Sculpture competition in Coney Island attracted more than 10,000 visitors to the beach to see sand sculptures that told stories from participants from around the country, according to the organizers, Brooklyn Community Services and the Alliance
Announcements
Eid Al Fitr 2019. (Photo: Todd Maisel/ Bklyner)For Muslims, these next ten days are the most blessed ten days. Many Muslims all over the world including right here in Brooklyn, will be fasting for nine days. If not all of the days, then definitely on the ninth day of
Announcements
Photo: BklynerLITTLE PAKISTAN – After neighborhood drama canceled it last year, the annual Pakistani Independence Day mela is back. The 2019 mela will take place on Coney Island Avenue between Avenue H and Foster Avenue on Sunday, August 18 at 12:30 p.m. Famous guests include singers Nouman Khalid, Fizza
Central Brooklyn
Via Coney Island (Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/coneyislandfun/photos/gm.176872999695508/10155856357314514/?type=3&theater] )Happy Independence Day! Here’s what’s opened or closed for the July 4th holiday. If you’re staying in town for the 4th of July festivities, check out Bklyner’s list [/july-4th-events-in-brooklyn/
Central Brooklyn
Information from Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.prospectpark.org/visit-the-park/things-to-do/barbecues-and-picnics/designated-picnic-and-barbecue-map/] , map courtesy of Google Maps. (Ellie Plass/Bklyner)The 4th of July is a time to enjoy the city outdoors—and we think that Prospect Park is one of the best places to do just that. With