Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNERKENSINGTON – Brooklyn’s diverse community wore red and held masks at Avenue C Plaza to celebrate Bengali New Year 1425 on Sat. April, 14. The celebration started with face painting and Bangladeshi music, continued with a performance from an all-female Samba drumline, and ended with a parade
Announcements
KENSINGTON/DITMAS PARK/WINDSOR TERRACE – The P.S. 130 PTA is holding its 8th Annual Spring Auction on Saturday, April 14, from 6:00pm to 9:30pm at Don Patron located at 1217 Church Avenue in Ditmas Park. The school is looking to raise $30,000 and so far the
Borough Park
Voting for Participatory Budgeting [/heres-everything-on-the-participatory-budget-ballots-next-week/] began Saturday, April 7 and runs though Sunday, April 15. If you haven’t voted yet—what are you waiting for?! “This year’s projects are fantastic. Did you look at them? They’re just great,” said Council Member Brad Lander [http://council.nyc.gov/
Borough Park
Blake MorrisWhile State Sen. Simcha Felder of the 17th senatorial district was delaying budget talks in Albany, Brooklyn resident, Democratic candidate Blake Morris (@BlakeMorris4NYS) [https://twitter.com/BlakeMorris4NYS]was launching his own campaign to unseat the incumbent who governs Borough Park, Midwood, Kensington, Sunset Park and parts of Bensonhurst.The
Central Brooklyn
Photo of crash by Aaron MattocksKENSINGTON – Last night there was another crash at the intersection of Ocean Parkway and Church Avenue, where a few weeks back, neighbor Faustino Garcia was killed [/dangerous-ocean-parkway-intersection-claims-another-life/]. This time, neighbor Aaron Mattocks tells us he barely escaped unscathed. Meanwhile, the FDNY and NYPD claim to
Central Brooklyn
57 Caton Place is the yellow brick building. To the left of it is Kensington Stables and The Kestrel. To the right – a church parking lot.WINDSOR TERRACE – The owners of 57 Caton Place, (57 Caton Partners, LLC) have proposed to rezone parts of the block their lot is on
Business
DITMAS PARK – Honey Nail Salon will be taking over this beautiful spot at 1414 Cortelyou Road, across from the Flatbush Food Coop. I was hoping for a food spot, given we already have quite a few nail places around here, but its likely too close to PS139 to get a
Animals
Photo: BKLYNERKENSINGTON – The historic Kensington Stables is safe– it has been sold to the president of the GBX-Gowanus Bay Terminal, John Quadrozzi Jr. Kensington Stables, built in the 1930s, is one of the few remaining stables in New York City and is the only one that serves Prospect Park. Quadrozzi
bath beach
The F Train station at Ditmas Avenue (Screenshot via Google Maps)KENSINGTON – Police are looking for the man who viciously beat a straphanger who didn’t have any money for him on in the Ditmas Avenue F station last weekend. Around 2:20 am on Sunday, March 4, police said
Big Story
Scene of the incident last night, where a right turning box truck with Bread depo logos on the sides killed a pedestrian crossing Ocean Parkway. Photo by Sam Polcer.We are incredibly sad to report that last night another life was claimed at the intersection of Church Avenue and Ocean
Announcements
FLATBUSH – The Mayor will deliver his 5th State of the City at the Kings Theater on Flatbush Avenue tonight at 7:00pm, and the theme is “Making New York America’s Fairest Big City”. The Mayor previewed the event on NY1 last night [http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/
Central Brooklyn
Police cars block the northbound lane of Ocean Parkway as officers confer about the accident (Image via NYC911NEWS)KENSINGTON – Last night, an 80-year old woman was struck by a car as she crossed Ocean Parkway, police confirmed today. The elderly victim was crossing the six lanes of traffic around 8: