Neighbors

Feb
07
Taylor & Co. Books Plans To Reflect Ditmas Park's Diversity

Taylor & Co. Books Plans To Reflect Ditmas Park's Diversity

"I hope to offer something that is representative of the neighborhood at large so that anyone, whether you're coming from the mosque on Coney Island Avenue, or studying ancient Hebrew, whether you're looking for a comic or Japanese manga (..) I want it to be as diverse as this neighborhood is."
4 min read
Jun
07
AdaptAbility Makes Bicycling Possible For Individuals With Special Needs

AdaptAbility Makes Bicycling Possible For Individuals With Special Needs

AdaptAbility is a non-profit organization that builds, donates and rents adapted bikes to kids and adults with disabilities unable to use standard bikes. It was founded three years ago by neighbor Sandra Alfonzo.
4 min read
May
18
A Noisy “Ghost Bodega” in Gowanus Delivers Headaches to Neighbors

A Noisy “Ghost Bodega” in Gowanus Delivers Headaches to Neighbors

A lot on 6th Street in Gowanus, where food refrigeration trucks operated Reef Technology and Fresh Direct are generating noise
4 min read
May
10
Community Leaders Remember Dr. Roy A. Hastick, Sr. With A Flatbush Street Co-Naming

Community Leaders Remember Dr. Roy A. Hastick, Sr. With A Flatbush Street Co-Naming

Friends and Family Gathers and elected officials gather to honor the late Dr. Roy A Hastick Sr. Mukta Ahmad/BklynerFamily,
3 min read
May
07
Remembering The Prince Of Mermaid Avenue

Remembering The Prince Of Mermaid Avenue

Jimmy Prince on the boardwalk. Photo by Orlando Mendez, with permission.Jimmy Prince, the beloved butcher of Mermaid Avenue, died
4 min read
May
04
Brooklyn Doctor Under Investigation in Sha-asia Washington’s Death During Childbirth

Brooklyn Doctor Under Investigation in Sha-asia Washington’s Death During Childbirth

By Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/health/2021/4/29/22411019/
6 min read
Apr
21
Bay Ridge Celebrates Ramadan with Lights for the First Time

Bay Ridge Celebrates Ramadan with Lights for the First Time

“Happy Ramadan from Balady” lights up 5th Avenue between 72nd Street. and Ovington Ave. Mukta Ahmad/BklynerRamadan began last week
3 min read
Apr
20
A Year Without Knocking: Jehovah’s Witnesses Connect With Neighbors

A Year Without Knocking: Jehovah’s Witnesses Connect With Neighbors

Like most of the city’s gathering spaces, worship centers for Jehovah’s Witnesses – a group with nearly 10,000
5 min read
Apr
09
Chef Katsu Opens in Clinton Hill Thanks to Neighborhood Support

Chef Katsu Opens in Clinton Hill Thanks to Neighborhood Support

The restaurant opened in part thanks to support from its Clinton Hill neighborhood. Photo courtesy of Chef Katsu.When Chef
3 min read
Apr
07

Park Slope Record Store Changes Owners, Bets On Vinyl

Chris Lentz at his store. Lucas Miller/BklynerIn an era where any song is just a few taps away on
6 min read