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May
20
Brooklyn Visual Arts Teacher Receives Recognition for Student Awards

Brooklyn Visual Arts Teacher Receives Recognition for Student Awards

Sarah Grace Holcomb (right) with students. Photo courtesy of Sarah Grace Holcomb.Brooklyn students Brianna Blue and Aleksandra Kwiecień recently
5 min read
May
03
Student Fatally Shot at Midwood’s Urban Dove Charter School

Student Fatally Shot at Midwood’s Urban Dove Charter School

The building that houses Urban Dove Charter School in 2019. (Image: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)A 17-year-old student was fatally shot
3 min read
Apr
16
20K-Square-Foot Aldi Supermarket Coming to Flatbush Junction

20K-Square-Foot Aldi Supermarket Coming to Flatbush Junction

Flatbush Junction (Image: Google Maps)Flatbush is getting a new supermarket. The discount supermarket chain Aldi has signed a lease
1 min read
Apr
15
Openings and Closings: Biscuits, Burgers, and Bubble Teas

Openings and Closings: Biscuits, Burgers, and Bubble Teas

Welcome back to Openings and Closings. Join us in welcoming some new soul food, a bar with a tree inside,
3 min read
Apr
02
Brooklynites Demand Protections In The Wake Of The DC UberEats Driver’s Death

Brooklynites Demand Protections In The Wake Of The DC UberEats Driver’s Death

Pakistani American Youth Society co-founder Kashif Hussain (Image: Billy Richling/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – Community leaders, elected officials and candidates for local
4 min read
Mar
01
An Extraordinary Officer: Det. Kim Walker Retires After Serving Flatbush For 22 Years At The 70th Precinct

An Extraordinary Officer: Det. Kim Walker Retires After Serving Flatbush For 22 Years At The 70th Precinct

Det. Kim Walker has retired after 22 years of serving Flatbush and Midwood at the 70th Precinct. Nathan Thompson/BklynerIt
12 min read
Feb
12
NYPD Horses Break Free From Officers, Gallop Freely in Midwood

NYPD Horses Break Free From Officers, Gallop Freely in Midwood

NYPD horses safely returned to stable./ Photo provided by NYPD’s TwitterMIDWOOD- Yesterday, two NYPD horses named Samson and Freedom
1 min read
Jan
29

Beloved 1960s Children’s Television Host And Flatbush Native Sonny Fox, Dead at 95

Photo via Sonny FoxSonny Fox, the television host of the beloved 1960s New York-based Sunday children’s program, Wonderama, has
4 min read
Jan
18
A Helping Hand In The Neighborhood: Purple Pantries Fill A Community Need

A Helping Hand In The Neighborhood: Purple Pantries Fill A Community Need

Tiny Purple Pantries/ Lindsay ManolakosSmall purple boxes have been popping up across Brooklyn this summer. “Give What You Can, Take
4 min read
Jan
15
Local Electeds Push Back on Planned Family Shelter At Former Brooklyn College Dorm

Local Electeds Push Back on Planned Family Shelter At Former Brooklyn College Dorm

1 Kenilworth Place. Joe Strini /PropertySharkA group of Flatbush-area elected officials is pushing back on the city’s plans to
4 min read