McDonald Avenue

Another Stabbing In Brooklyn. This Time, In Boro Park.

18th Avenue at McDonald AveBORO PARK – Stabbing seems like the way to go in Brooklyn, as another one took place over the weekend. On Sunday, October 27 at around 10 p.m., a 22-year-old man was standing on the corner of 18th and McDonald Avenues when another man approached him

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Traffic Calming Comes To Avenue U

Avenue U traffic calming project in progress. (Photo Liena Zagare / BKLYNER)New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) has painted a stretch of Avenue U from McDonald to Ocean Avenue with a pair of double yellow lines, confusing residents. The mystery will be solved by end of the week, weather

Central Brooklyn

Construction For A Safer Church Ave Begins At ‘The Crossroads Of Kensington’

Community activist Mamnun Haq speaking at the safety improvements groundbreaking on Church and McDonald Avenues, July 11 2017. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Yesterday, city officials and civic leaders announced the start of a two-month safety improvement project on Church Avenue at one of Kensington’s busiest and most dangerous

Central Brooklyn

Three Area Intersections Targeted As Part Of Pedestrian Safety Upgrades

The intersection of Church and McDonald Avenues. (Photo: Google Maps)Being a pedestrian in our area is no joke — crossing a major intersection can feel like taking one’s life in one’s hands. Last week, City Council Member Brad Lander announced a number of measures that are supposed to

Central Brooklyn

Donations Being Accepted At The New Shelter On McDonald Avenue

Photo via Google MapsThere has been an outpouring of support from the community for The Kensington, the new family homeless shelter run by CAMBA that recently opened on McDonald Avenue. Volunteer organizers have announced that the shelter is now accepting donations and requests for volunteers. CAMBA has listed the following

Police & Fire

‘Disturbed’ Man Sparks Standoff With Police At Gravesend Home

A truck from the NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit, a branch of the Special Operations Division. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)After an hour-long standoff Tuesday night, police safely removed a “disturbed individual” who had barricaded himself inside his Gravesend home. The NYPD could not provide further information about why

Central Brooklyn

Police Looking For Two Suspects Who Beat And Robbed A Man In The Ditmas Avenue Station

via NYPDPolice are on the lookout for two suspects wanted for beating up and robbing a man in the Ditmas Avenue F train station. On Saturday, November 14 around 3:45 in the afternoon, the two robbers approached a 42-year-old man on the on the southbound F train platform at

Central Brooklyn

Council Member Lander To Host Community Meeting On Homeless Shelter

Photo via Google MapsCouncil member Brad Lander is hosting a community meeting to discuss the homeless shelter that will be opening on McDonald Avenue this month. The meeting is being held to help answer any questions or concerns neighbors may have related to the shelter. This is a complicated issue,

Central Brooklyn

Neighbors Organize To Welcome New Shelter On McDonald Avenue

Photo via Google MapsSince the recent announcement of a new homeless shelter opening on McDonald Avenue, there has been an outpouring of neighborhood support and welcome efforts. These efforts have been spearheaded by two neighbors who put a call out for volunteers and donations to help the nonprofit CAMBA, which

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Quick Bite Of The Day: Kabir’s Bakery

Vegetable samosa. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Kensington BK)If you are looking for a quick and cheap place to grab a snack, Kabir’s Bakery, is a great option. The bakery has a location at 97 Church Avenue and at 1425 Foster Avenue near Newkirk Plaza, as well as several

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Photos: Thousands Celebrate Bangladeshi Street Festival, Potho Mela, On McDonald Avenue

A performer entertains a jubilant crowd. Photo by KensingtonBKThousands of people from throughout our neighborhood, and beyond, celebrated the annual Potho Mela yesterday, when McDonald Avenue was filled with everything from vendors selling gorgeous clothing and delicious food to musicians serenading crowds with dance and song for one of the

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Mapleton Florist Fights Off Gun-Toting Robber

A gun-wielding robber is lucky to be alive after trying to rob a Mapleton flower shop. Florist Moti Azreal proved he is no wallflower when the crook entered his shop brandishing a weapon, reports the New York Daily News: Azreal was working at the A&M Wholesale Flowers and

McDonald Avenue

9-Year-Old Girl Critically Injured In Car Crash On Avenue U & McDonald

Source: 18378305@N00/FlickrChaos ensued when a 9-year-old girl was struck by a car Thursday on Avenue U near McDonald Avenue. The girl – identified the New York Daily News as Katrina Wang – was walking with her grandmother at around 5:34pm, when she ran into the street, getting stuck by

McDonald Avenue

Multi-Family Yard Sale On McDonald Avenue This Sunday, October 19

Neighbors let us know there’s going to be a huge multi-family yard sale this Sunday, October 19, from 10am to 5pm on McDonald Avenue (between Albemarle and Caton Avenue). There’ll be lots of bargains and some of the items that will be sold include clothing, shoes, paintings, electronics,

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The Stare

Life on McDonald Avenue, as photographed by amrosario. Do you have a picture from around the neighborhood? Email it to us at editor@kensingtonbk.comand we’ll post it to the blog.

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Mourners Gather At McDonald Avenue Prayer Service For Murder Victim Mahiuddin Mahmud

An afternoon drizzle didn’t prevent members of the Bangladeshi community, NYPD 66th Precinct brass, and reporters from showing up at the mid-afternoon prayer service on Friday, January 10 on McDonald Avenue just north of the Baitul Jannah Masjid at the corner of Avenue C to honor murdered local landlord

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Church Avenue Reconstruction Will Include Curb Extensions, A New Area Traffic Light & More

Church Avenue BID Executive Director Lauren Collins recently gave us a closer look at the $3.2 million project to revamp the strip by early 2015. She says: The Department of Design and Construction hopes to complete the design for the segment from Flatbush Avenue to Coney Island Avenue by

McDonald Avenue

Meet The Family (And Try The Tacos) At Twin Towers Bagel Express

Herit Bello is living the American Dream. She moved from Mexico to America in 1986. In 2001 she opened Twin Towers Bagel Express on McDonald Avenue and began selling $3 breakfast sandwiches to F train commuters. By 2006, she expanded next door to her current location. Herit took on this

35th Street

Sunday Tree-Bench Raising at The Green Triangle

With its latest grant from the Citizens Committee for New York City, the west Kensington Action Group (wKAG) is about to undertake its most ambitious project to date – green up, fix up and clean up Church Avenue. It is buying the lumber, tools and screws to build and install tree-pit

McDonald Avenue

NYPD Seeks Three Suspects in McDonald Ave Shooting

On Saturday, December 8 at about 3am, a 25-year-old man was approached by a group of men and shot in the groin while walking home on McDonald Ave near Avenue F, and though thankfully police say the injury was not lethal, the three suspects fled the scene westbound on Avenue

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BREAKING: Woman Severely Injured In McDonald Avenue Blaze

A woman was seriously injured this afternoon in a fire at a building on McDonald Avenue in Gravesend, writes DNAinfo. The blaze began just before 1 p.m. on the second floor of 2500 McDonald Avenue, near Avenue X. Fire sources said that a search and rescue team was delayed

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Bensonhurst Architecture: Here Comes The Cornice

A catty corner view of Villabate Alba Pastry Shop at 7001 18th Avenue- you can see how shadows emphasize the building's architectural detailsHave you ever noticed the crown molding that runs along the sides and tops of older buildings? It’s called a cornice and it was all the rage