Business
Marine Florists [http://www.marineflorists.com] at 1995 Flatbush Avenue, where Flatlands meets Marine Park at its northern tip, has been delivering flowers for every imaginable occasion – as well as “just because”- for 120 years. It’s 6 o’clock on a Sunday evening, and co-owner George Tsentzelis starts
Events
Avenue U Crash / Adam Balhetchet/ NYC 911 NEWS / BKLYNERUPDATE: Unfortunately, Frank Tornabene, the 90-year old husband of Joan Tornabene, has succumbed to the injuries he suffered in the crash that claimed the life of his wife Joan, 85, on May 1. Frank Tornabene was sent to the hospital with severe
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An aviation bill could help homeowners previously ineligible for disaster relief funds. After Superstorm Sandy, some homeowners received FEMA emergency funds. Once those emergency funds maxed out at $32,000, FEMA instructed homeowners to apply for low-interest, federal-based Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. Soon after some homeowners qualified for and
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The ocean, the beach, fun in the sun and friendships for life! These summer camps in Southern Brooklyn offer an array of activities to ensure your kid has the most memorable summer experience yet! Aviator Sports Summer Day Camp [http://aviatorcamps.com/] 3159 Flatbush Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11234 (718) 749-9532
Announcements
Photo: Macerich [http://www.macerich.com/Leasing/Property/159911]MARINE PARK – The highly anticipated grand opening of discount fashion chain in Kings Plaza, Primark [https://www.primark.com/en-us/homepage], will no longer take place on May 16th. [/discount-fashion-chain-primark-to-open-first-brooklyn-store-next-month-at-kings-plaza/] Primark cited “technical issues” to be the reason for the delay
Announcements
MARINE PARK – The Ireland-based discount fashion chain, Primark [https://www.primark.com/en-us/homepage], will debut its first Brooklyn store next month at the Kings Plaza Shopping Center [http://www.kingsplazaonline.com]. (Courtesy: Macerich [http://www.macerich.com/Leasing/Property/159911])The retailer currently has 352 stores in eleven countries
Arts & Culture
MARINE PARK – This Sunday, April 15th (@2pm), kicks off the first of three free Sunday lectures at the Hendrick I. Lott House [http://lotthouse.org]. As recently as 120 years ago, most of current day Brooklyn was quite rural, and Lott House is one of last surviving farmhouses of the
Announcements
Hurricane Sandy. (Photo: BKLYNER)SOUTH BROOKLYN – After months of advocacy from Council Members Mark Treyger and Chaim Deutsch for additional Southern Brooklyn neighborhoods to be included in a flood insurance program, 2,500 low and moderate-income homeowners can now take part and potentially save thousands of dollars. The program will
Events
Thank you to our reader Lori Goldkind for suggesting this interview. Know a neighbor you’d like to see recognized in Bklyner? Let us know! We’d love to tell their story too. Cathy McDonnell LaCognata, president and sole owner of Training for Warriors BrooklynMARINE PARK – A good fitness coach
Announcements
SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – State Senator Martin J. Golden (Gerritsen Beach/Sheepshead Bay/Marine Park) will host a town hall meeting tomorrow night, Thursday, March 22, 2018, starting at 7:00 PM at Public School 277, located at 2529 Gerritsen Avenue, Brooklyn [https://maps.google.com/?q=2529+Gerritsen+Avenue,+Brooklyn&
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CANARSIE – Police are on the lookout for the armed man who raped a 12-year old girl in Canarsie earlier this month. The suspect, armed with a knife, entered a home near Farragut Road and Remsen Avenue around 7:30 am on Monday, March 5, hiding behind a shower curtain in
Lost & Found
Chewy, a pitbull-dachshund mix, escaped a veterinarian’s office last night in Marine Park (Photo via Daniel Ioannou)UPDATE: Chewy was found over the weekend by a Good Samaritan and is now home, safe and sound! MARINE PARK – Chewy the dog is missing near Marine Park, after escaping while under