Neighbors
Image courtesy of 72nd Precinct.There’s a new captain in town. NYPD Captain Emmanuel Gonzalez has joined the 72nd Precinct as its new commanding officer, taking over for outgoing Captain Tommy M. Ng, who is now leading the 5th Precinct in Manhattan’s Chinatown. “I’m gonna miss Captain
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Image via Cindy Klumb/Gothamist.Back on January 11 of this year, 63-year-old Pratt Institute employee Cindy Klumb was hit and run over by a driver on Myrtle Avenue at Ryerson Street. She sustained two broken ribs, a concussion, trauma to her neck and rotator cuff, and injuries that doctors
Neighbors
/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/new-video.mp4Video via NYPD Additional video has been released as police search for a suspect in an incident involving a 91-year-old Elizabeth Gioino [/blog/crime/91-year-old-woman-choked-robbed-and-threatened-with-a-gun-on-9th-street-police-say/] , who was choked, robbed, and threatened with a handgun. The video provides a look from a different angle. On Wednesday
Announcements
Photo via crissachappellLocal residents are planning a Spring/Easter celebration at the Kensington shelter for homeless families [/blog/neighbors/kensington-shelter-homeless-families-nearly-full/], and they could use a hand. Community residents are organizing a spring event for the children at the Kensington Family Shelter on the morning of Saturday, March 26th, which will
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Image courtesy of Ebay Covington.New York Islanders swag may be worn across the New York metro area, but that doesn’t necessarily translate into Barclays Center attendance; with an average 13,500 people per game — down from 15,500 at the Nassau Coliseum and the third-worst crowd in the
Neighbors
Photo by Park Slope StoopThe landlord of an assisted living facility at 1 Prospect Park has filed a suit against children of the elderly residents who remain in the building, according to the New York Post [http://nypost.com/2016/03/14/nursing-home-owner-sues-tenants-children-for-50m/] . Landlord and developer Haysha Deitsch accuses the
Central Brooklyn
Michelle Williams’ home — 1440 Albemarle Road. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner) Actress Michelle Williams is planning a series of renovations — interior and exterior — for her impressive Albemarle Road home. Brownstoner reports [http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2016/03/michelle-williams-brooklyn-mansion-home-ditmas-park-prospect-park-south-1440-albemarle-road/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=current&
Neighbors
Albert Dashevsky (Photo provided by Albert Dashevsky)NY1 recognized Albert Dashevsky, a Manhattan Beach resident who offers his handyman skills free-of-charge, in their latest New Yorker of the Week [http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/nyer-of-the-week/2016/03/11/nyer-of-the-week--handyman-albert-dashevsky-gives-a-helping-hand-to-everyone.html] feature. Last year, we published a story [/following-fathers-murder-neighbor-honors-memory-with-free-handyman-service/] about
Business
A recent segment on BRIC TV [http://bricartsmedia.org/community-media/bric-tv] produced by Steve de Sève is an engaging and informative mini-documentary which tracks through the ongoing 5th Avenue Key Food development controversy [/blog/business/its-a-bodega-and-more-outcries-as-developer-presents-plans-for-5th-avenue-key-food-site/] that has been a major concern for community members in Park Slope, Gowanus, and
Arts & Culture
Augusta Palmer is a filmmaker and professor at St. Francis College in downtown Brooklyn. Her latest film “A is for Aye Aye [http://www.aisforayeaye.com]” follows a little girl named Iris — played in the film by Palmer’s 11-year-old daughter Laila — as she wanders through the New York Public
Business
Rendering of new development at 120 7th Avenue via YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/02/park-slope-key-food-developers-unveil-details-for-120-fifth-avenue-at-contentious-public-meeting.html] After a meeting in early February marked by both impassioned pleas and extreme exasperation by hundreds of community members [/blog/business/its-a-bodega-and-more-outcries-as-developer-presents-plans-for-5th-avenue-key-food-site/] in response to developer Avery Hall’s future plans for
Health
Dan Foster standing beside Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, right, and Borough President Eric Adams. (Photo by Erica Sherman/Brooklyn BP’s Office)Gerritsen Beach colon cancer survivor Dan Foster was honored at Borough Hall last week for his longtime advocacy and fundraising to support others fighting the disease. Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz