News
Renderings: Studio V ArchitectureCROWN HEIGHTS — Community Board 8’s Land Use committee weighed in on two proposals, Thursday, December 6, urging developers to make changes that comply with the M-CROWN [/two-large-new-crown-heights-developments-in-the-works/] rezoning plan and the board’s goal to maintain jobs in the area. Currently, the area consists of parking
Announcements
Borough President Adams, Chancellor Carranza, students and educators celebrated the borough’s $25 million investment in STEAM education (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – This morning, Borough President Eric Adams and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza joined up at the Brooklyn Navy Yard to reveal plans for an ambitious new education
Business
MIDWOOD – If you are looking for a job, Target is hiring for the new store it is opening ahead of schedule on November 11 at 1715 East 13th Street, [https://maps.google.com/?q=1715+East+13th+Street&entry=gmail&source=g] just off Kings Highway. “All of
Business
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – The Brooklyn Navy Yard [https://brooklynnavyyard.org] broke ground Wednesday at 399 Sands Street, a new building that will feature a four-story parking garage and five floors of manufacturing and creative space. Brooklyn Navy Yard, 399 Sands rendering (Courtesy: Steiner NYC)As part of Steiner NYC’s
Announcements
Target’s new East Flatbush store rendering, opening in 2020.MIDWOOD/EAST FLATBUSH — Target announced today that they will be opening another of their small-format urban stores at the corner of Kings Highway and Foster Avenue in East Flatbush, where Kristal Auto Mall used to be in 2020. “Our Kings
Business
Photo credit: LongIslandExchange.comLast month [/meet-the-grandmother-and-grandson-behind-umbrella/], we interviewed Sam Gerstenzang, the co-founder of Umbrella [https://www.askumbrella.com/], a service aimed at providing affordable, friendly help with everyday tasks to Brooklyn seniors. Gerstenzang mentioned that they recently expanded from Brooklyn to Nassau County. In prior posts, we’ve shared some
Business
Since taking office in 2014, Mayor de Blasio has made diversity a central focus of his administration. There have been diversity initiatives in agencies ranging from the Department of Cultural Affairs to the Department of Education and others. It’s no different at New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC)
Announcements
PARK SLOPE – Performing arts facility, Brooklyn Arts Exchange [https://bax.org/homepage/] (BAX), is currently seeking a new Executive Artistic Director following the March 25 announcement by its Founding Executive Director, Marya Warshaw, that she will retire at the end of 2018. Brooklyn Arts Exchange| BAX, 421 5th Avenue via
Announcements
Photo: NY City CouncilFLATBUSH – Jumaane Williams [http://jumaanewilliams.com/], representing the 45th City Council district, is quite hopeful that he’ll become the next lieutenant governor of New York. Williams officially announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor in the last week of February [/williams-lieutenant-governor/], confirming all speculations [/councilmember-jumaane-williams-eyes-position-of-lieutenant-governor/]. Williams was
Bed Stuy
A coffee tasting preceded opening remarks at the new Starbucks in Bed-Stuy, where 95% of the staff lives in the neighborhood. (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) BED-STUY -Starbucks, often seen as synonymous with corporate expansion and gentrification, is coming to Bed-Stuy—and so far, it’s being welcomed with open arms. The
bergen beach
MIDWOOD – It was announced at the school yesterday, and a letter from the principal was posted on the school’s website today [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IZagicZNLiDNkWqXQ2wNUfqQOvKgcUbk/view] announcing retirement of longtime Principal Susan Schaeffer. Principal Schaeffer in an undated photo from IS234.“My time at this wonderful
Education
PS 67 on the right serves students mostly from Ingersoll and Walt Whitman Houses.By Kyesha Jackson, Principal of PS 67 It takes a lot of work to turn a school around, but with a dedicated staff who understands the needs of our students — both academic and social-motional — and an