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By Kelli Anderson/Jen Snow, Courtesy of Russ & DaughtersNAVY YARD – Russ & Daughters, the defining Lower East Side appetizing joint — and an old New York Jewish standby that has managed to keep up with the times — opened its doors officially in a sprawling space in the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Education
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – The Brooklyn Navy Yard [https://brooklynnavyyard.org/] held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday morning to celebrate the opening of the Brooklyn STEAM Center [https://www.brooklynsteamcenter.org/], a new 30,000-square-foot facility offering technical training to students from eight local public high schools. The Brooklyn STEAM Center, Brooklyn
Development
[UPDATED: Wednesday, February 6 at 3pm] The office of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams provided the following statement regarding today’s announcement: “A 21st century city demands 21st century transportation solutions. Brooklyn’s future depends on serious mass transit investment, shared streets, and waterfront reactivation. That’s why I look
Navy Yards
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – As part of Mayor de Blasio’s recently announced expansion of NYC Ferry service [/state-of-city/], a new stop on the Astoria line will open at the Brooklyn Navy Yard this spring. The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation announced on Monday that the new NYC Ferry [https://www.
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BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – Recruiting and training has begun in preparation for the long-anticipated opening of Wegmans [/wegmans-delayed-til-2018-fortgreene/] at the Brooklyn Navy Yard this fall. Rendering courtesy of WegmansLocated at 21 Flushing Avenue in the Admiral’s Row development on the Brooklyn Navy Yard campus, the 74,000-square-foot supermarket will hire
brownsville
CONEY ISLAND – On Christmas morning, a home-invasion robbery sent an 88-year-old woman to the hospital, and now police are hoping to track down the suspect. Around 6:45 am on Tuesday, December 25, the suspect entered the victim’s apartment, near Surf Avenue and West 25th Street, through an unsecured
Business
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – Just northeast of downtown Brooklyn sits the Brooklyn Navy Yard [https://brooklynnavyyard.org], home to a museum, a whiskey distillery, carpenters, fashion designers, and fishmongers, situated not far from three NYCHA developments—Whitman, Farragut, and Ingersoll Houses. Brooklyn Navy Yard, Building 92, 63 Flushing Avenue (Photo: Ann
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Jalapa Jar via their InstagramNAVY YARD – Brooklyn is a place filled with bustling food start-ups. Some rise and fall in a short period of time. Others, though, ascend into local success with a chance to go beyond both the borough and the rest of the city.Jalapa Jar is one