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A Valentine’s For Every Budget: How to Spend The Holiday This Year

We could all use a little more love in our life right now. Whether you’re alone or together, whether you have no money to spend or $15,000, we’ve got you covered. Enjoy a quiet meal at home, a “newlywed game” style trivia night, or a day of

Business

Brooklyn Factories Producing Up to 65,000 Isolation Gowns Per Week

When quarantine began, Libby Mattern saw an opportunity to help. As the founder of Course of Trade, a nonprofit that teaches industrial sewing skills to needy New Yorkers, and the production runner of Malia Mills, she knew the capabilities that Brooklyn’s factories had. Since starting the process in mid-March,

Development

Borough President Approves Industry City’s Up-zoning Request, With Conditions

Photo courtesy of Industry CitySUNSET PARK – Borough President Eric Adams approved Industry City’s rezoning request with a few caveats on Monday, March 9. Andrew Kimball, the CEO of Industry City, says he wants to use the additional space to create an “Innovation Economy District.” Borough President Adams endorsed this

Announcements

New Biz: Baku Grocery Store, Community Legal Services, Woman-Owned Boxing Club, and More

Welcome to our business column, where we’ll share news on expansions, new biz, pop-ups, art shows, and recent closures. OpeningsStandard Wormwood Distillery @ Sunset ParkAnother business has popped up at industry city, celebrating a once-forbidden bitter plant, Brooklyn Paper reported. Standard Wormwood Distillery creates whiskey, gin, and other kinds of

Announcements

New Biz: Rooftop Skating, Co-Working for Women, & Jazz Club Closure

Welcome to our business column, where we’ll share news on expansions, new biz, pop-ups, art shows, and recent closures. OpeningsBond Townhouse & Garden @ Boerum HillThe Garden Suite at the Bond Townhouse. Courtesy of The Bond Townhouse.A landmark townhouse in Boerum Hill was reimagined and developed by MySuites &

Announcements

New Biz: Polish Market, Lactation Pod, and Luxury Senior Living

Welcome to our business column, where we’ll share news on expansions, new biz, pop-ups, art shows, and recent closures. OpeningsVacation Planet @ Williamsburg“Vacation Planet” exhibition at 25 Kent. Photo courtesy of Anne Spalter Studios.Digital and mixed media artist Anne Spalter is taking over 8,300-square-feet to bring a

Big Story

Activists Shut Down Brooklyn Borough President’s Hearing on Industry City Rezoning

Protesters outside Borough Hall after the Borough President Eric Adams ended the hearing. Curt Brodner/Bklyner.SUNSET PARK — Eric Adams, the Brooklyn Borough President, prematurely ended a hearing about Industry City’s rezoning request on Tuesday night at Borough Hall after multiple interruptions by activists. Industry City is a massive

affordable housing

Housing vs Jobs: Sunset Park Community Continues to Fight Over Industry City Rezoning

Protester with sign. Curt Brodner/Bklyner.Hundreds of Sunset Park residents, activists, and other interested parties gathered at the opulent Grand Prospect Hall in Park Slope this Monday to make their voices heard about Industry City’s controversial rezoning request. Supporters touted the promise of new jobs and economic development,

Announcements

Brooklyn’s Latest Ice Rink Opens At Industry City

Industry City ice rink rendering.SUNSET PARK — Industry City will debut its open-air ice rink this Saturday, November 30. The massive complex in Sunset Park will uncover its ice rink for the first time this weekend. The ice rink will be surrounded by a plethora of holiday décor including bright

Arts & Culture

Court Tree Gallery Grows In Brooklyn

SUNSET PARK – Carroll Gardens’ Court Tree Gallery is expanding. On Friday evening, the gallery debuted its second space at Industry City’s Innovation Alley. Court Tree Gallery at Industry City, Building 5, Innovation Alley, 67 35th Street (Pamela Wong/Bklyner)“We just found out that we were going to have

Arts & Culture

Weekend Art Events: August 2-4 (First Saturday At Brooklyn Museum, 70s Soul Jam, Salsa Sunday & More)

This is a great weekend for music! Check out a variety of performances happening throughout Brooklyn. From DJ Nosaj Thing performing at Prospect Park’s Bandshell to the 70s Soul Jam featuring classic groups from the decade—there’s something for everyone. This is also the last weekend to check

Arts & Culture

Industry City Maker Spotlight: ATH Studios

ATH Studios’ fabrication of Albino Shark for the artist Ashley Bickerton (2008); Photo via ATH StudiosSUNSET PARK – Nailing down exactly what ATH Studios does can be hard – even for founder Andrew Hunt. “We’re a weird mix of stuff. The senior members [of my staff] are all sculptors, builders, mold

Business

Industry City Spotlight: Brooklyn Oyster Dory

On a recent Saturday afternoon in mid-May, the corridor in Industry City’s Building 6 connecting 34th and 35th Streets was abuzz with activity. Fueled by a table full of homemade tamales, a group of Sunset Park middle school students were in the midst of their final push to finish

Arts & Culture

Summer Events In Brooklyn

Photo provided by Dumbo.isJuneINDUSTRY CITY SUMMER SERIES at Courtyard 1-2, June 5 through Sept. 28 [Various prices]: This year’s summer series features an expanded schedule with more than 35 concerts and dance parties. Audiences will discover a diverse line-up featuring genres spanning rock, soul, electronic, jazz, world and

Arts & Culture

Craft In Focus Festival: Learn How To Make Spoons, Violins, Stained Glass & More

SUNSET PARK – A three-day crafts festival is taking place this weekend at Industry City featuring demonstrations and hands-on workshops as well as master classes led by experienced artisans. Via Craft In Focus Festival | FacebookThe Craft In Focus Festival will feature workshops taught by local and international experts including: spoon making

Bay Ridge

ColoGuard: Connecting Brooklyn, Investing in Brooklyn

When founding, constructing, and growing a business—any kind of business—you need support from a range of sources, be they wholesalers, distributors, office management platforms, maintenance workers, and perhaps dozens more. In this day and age, internet connectivity and a generally strong tech support foundation are as paramount to

Bay Ridge

Industry City Maker Spotlight: Rich Brilliant Willing

Vitis Chandelier; Photo Via Rich Brilliant WillingSPONSORED: “We believe in the power of light to create atmosphere, that light has a profound influence on shaping the way we feel.” That’s how Theo Richardson describes the guiding principle behind the work of Rich Brilliant Willing (RBW), the lighting design firm

Business

Industry City Maker Spotlight: David Stark Design

NYC Wedding; Photo Courtesy of David Stark DesignMost of the products being created by the tenants of Sunset Park’s Industry City are made to last (with the obvious exception of food). But one company there trades in the ephemeral. What they build are experiences. Founded (at least in its

Bay Ridge

beauty + design + value: The ABC Carpet & Home Brooklyn Outlet Sale

Join abc carpet & home in celebration as they officially launch the abc carpet & home outlet in Industry City, Brooklyn. Courtesy of ABC Carpet & HomeShop the Outlet Sale for 5 days only, starting Thursday, February 14th, exclusively in store, enjoy an extra 15% off all final sale merchandise

Central Brooklyn

NYC Restaurant Week And Best of Brooklyn Festival

The Winter 2019 edition of NYC Restaurant Week kicked off on Monday, January 21 with nearly 400 restaurants across the city offering special prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus. Participating eateries are featuring $26 two-course lunch menus and $42 three-course dinner menus until Friday, February 8. With Brooklyn’s vast array

Business

Industry City Maker Spotlight: Ombligo

Photo courtesy of OmbligoAcross the landscape of makers at Industry City, most businesses are creating products from scratch. They are fashion and industrial designers, instrument fabricators, bakers, and much more. Ombligo, however, does things differently – it is a REmaker. CEO and Founder Harris Edelman; Photo courtesy of OmbligoCEO Harris Edelman

Bed Stuy

Gift Ideas for Her: Bklyner Holiday Gift Guide

Holiday shopping is in full gear and Brooklyn shops have every type of gift you and the women in your life could want. From chocolate, beauty and spa treatments and terrariums to women-centered accessories, a subscription to an exclusive book club and the opportunity to find a new passion. There

Business

Japan Village Opens At Industry City Saturday, November 24

SUNSET PARK – After a year since the first announcement, Japan Village, a 20,000-square-foot Japanese-themed food hall, will debut at Industry City this Saturday, November 24. Photo courtesy of Japan VillageHelmed by Tony and Takuya Yoshida—owners of the Sunrise Mart Japanese grocery store chain as well as NYC’s

Kids & Family

Dreamland Roller Rink Headed To Industry City For the Winter

SUNSET PARK – Prospect Park’s popular attraction, Lola’s Dreamland Roller Disco, will roll over to Sunset Park for the winter months. Industry City will be home to Dreamland Roller Disco’s 15,000-square-foot indoor roller rink Thursdays through Sundays from December 7 through April 21. Recurring programs include themed

Arts & Culture

Industry City Maker Spotlight: Fodera Guitars

Photo courtesy of Fodera GuitarsThe current incarnation of Industry City, Sunset Park’s manufacturing and technology hub, may have taken root in 2013, but some tenants of the complex have been there longer than that. In the case of Fodera Guitars, a boutique maker of custom basses and guitars, much