Carroll Gardens
Mayor DeBlasio addresses 39th Council District residents at a Town Hall. (Megan McGibney/BKLYNER)PARK SLOPE — Mayor Bill De Blasio held another town hall in Brooklyn last night, this time in his home neighborhood, the 39th District. It was held at the William Alexander School MS 51 at 350 5th
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October 29 marks the five year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. BKLYNER interviewed local business owners who were affected by the historic storm about their experiences and lessons learned. Via FacebookRED HOOK – Mark Ehrhardt founded Movers, Not Shakers! [http://moversnotshakers.com], an environmentally friendly moving business, from his home in 2002.
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Man walks by The Bedford-Union Armory (Ben Foldy / BKLYNER)CROWN HEIGHTS – As plans to develop the Bedford-Union Armory work through the city’s approval process, neighbors sense an inevitability to a project some feel has ignored their concerns. Leveraging private development to address New York’s housing shortage, the armory
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WINDSOR TERRACE – When the school year started back in September, one crossing guard never appeared. Two weeks ago – the other one disappeared, with no explanation, leaving parents worried about the safety of their kids getting to and from school. The two intersections are located by the former Bishop Ford High
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Jomart Chocolates, 2917 Avenue R, Brooklyn NYMARINE PARK – I pull in front of an unpretentious ‘60s modern storefront at 2917 Avenue R, and enter what I momentarily mistake for a toy store, because of the explosion of color and playful form, except then there’s that aroma… No mistaking it.
Coney Island
The haphazard construction site at the Surfside Gardens Community Center in Coney Island (Kyle Kucharski / BKLYNER)CONEY ISLAND – This October marks the five-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy’s destructive landfall here in New York, yet some areas of the city seem to have been more neglected in recovery efforts. The
Bed Stuy
Decatur Street via Google MapsBEDFORD-STUYVESANT – The NYPD announced Monday night that a 45-year-old Canarsie woman has been arrested in connection to the home invasion [/91-year-old-bed-stuy-man-dies-home-invasion/] in Bed-Stuy earlier this month that left 91-year-old Waldiman Thompson dead. Suzette Troutman was arrested last night and charged with second-degree murder, two counts of
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Central Brooklyn
[UPDATED: Tuesday, October 24 at 9:45am] Following reports that a man was stalking an eight-year-old girl and her 12-year-old brother in Crown Heights over the weekend, the suspected stalker turned himself in to police on Monday afternoon and the two siblings recanted their story, police say. The kids were
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EAST FLATBUSH – Junior troops of the Saint Vincent Ferrer Girl Scouts helped members of the Tilder Block Association [https://www.facebook.com/TilderBlockAssoc/] plant over 1,000 flowering bulbs along East 31st and East 32nd Streets this Saturday. Come next year, daffodils, iris, crocus, hyacinths, tulips, and gladiolus will delight
Announcements
1. Best Halloween decorations in Brooklyn. 2. Massive houses means massive yard sales. Via Facebook3. Same weekend as the open studios in the neighborhood [/tour-local-artist-studios-in-ditmas-park-this-weekend/].
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October 29 marks the five year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. BKLYNER interviewed local business owners who were affected by the historic storm about their experiences and lessons learned. Jane’s Carousel flooded by Hurricane Sandy (Photo Credit: Ana Andjelic, courtesy of Jane Walentas)DUMBO – After more than 25 years of
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BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Hundreds of Brooklyn residents turned out for a town hall meeting with Mayor Bill De Blasio Wednesday evening moderated by Council Member Stephen Levin [https://council.nyc.gov/district-33/] at St. Francis College. District 33 Council Member Stephen Levin and Mayor Bill de Blasio at a Town Hall