Borough Park
Council Member Kalman-Yeger at Digilio Playground. John McCarten/NYC CouncilBy Gabriel Sandoval, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/4/7/22372941/kalman-yeger-unopposed-brooklyn-city-council] by THE CITY. [https://www.thecity.nyc/] When voters in Brooklyn’s City Council District 44 cast ballots in November, they’ll
affordable housing
114 Kingsland Avenue (Image: Google Maps)IMAGE A proposal for a four-story apartment development in East Williamsburg is facing resistance from the local community board over larger concerns about a loss of manufacturing space in Brooklyn. Solomon Feder is looking to build eight rental units, all one-bedrooms or studios, on
Central Brooklyn
The newly renovated Concert Grove Pavilion inside Prospect Park (Image: C. Paul Martinka)Prospect Park’s Concert Grove officially reopened today with a fresh look, after years of being fenced off from the public due to structural damage. Representatives from the Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.prospectpark.org/], the city’
Education
By Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/4/6/22369838/state-tests-for-grades-3-8-are-optional-this-year-nyc-education-officials-say] Amid the controversy over whether students should take state tests this year, New York City’s education department is taking a bold step: Families must sign up to take grades 3-8 exams, officials said Tuesday.
Arts & Culture
Chris Lentz at his store. Lucas Miller/BklynerIn an era where any song is just a few taps away on your preferred streaming app, independent record stores feel like a relic. So when Jason Figel decided to retire after running Music Matters in Park Slope for 22 years, he was
environment
315 Berry Street (Image: Google Maps)A proposal to install energy infrastructure on a Williamsburg roof to ease the load on north Brooklyn’s power grid faces angry opposition from tenants who say they’re being left in the dark. The company MicroGrid Networks [https://mgn.energy/] (MGN) is looking
brownsville
Yesterday evening, April 5, shortly before midnight cops were called to 362 Sutter Avenue, the Van Dyke Houses, where they found three women shot inside an apartment. A short while later another 911 call came in of a man with a seemingly self-inflicted gunshot wound nearby, NYPD informed. Local TV
Central Brooklyn
Left to right: Stephen Levin (CD33), Carlos Menchaca (CD38) and Brad Lander (CD39)After a pandemic-induced pause, the city’s participatory budgeting program is restarted yesterday in three Brooklyn City Council districts. Participatory budgeting [https://council.nyc.gov/pb/], a City Council-run program that allows members of the public to
Bushwick
Photo by Alex Simpson [https://unsplash.com/@m_simpsan?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/bushwick?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] By Arthur Samuels & Pagee Cheung Miguel* was a member of
Central Brooklyn
Monday, March 22, 2021. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.By Alex Zimmerman and Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/4/5/22368832/opt-in-person-learning-nyc] The nation’s largest school system was among the first to throw open its doors. But it has struggled to entice most
Coney Island
Coney Island during NYC’s phase 2 reopening last July. (Image: Erica Price)The famed amusement district is poised to re-open this week. This Friday, April 9, Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park [https://www.denoswonderwheel.com/] and Luna Park [https://lunaparknyc.com/] will open to the public, albeit at
Arts & Culture
Melanie Charles performing at the Breathing Pavilion. (Image: Argenis Apollinario/Downtown Brooklyn Partnership)The normally bustling plaza at 300 Ashland Place [https://www.downtownbrooklyn.com/listings/the-plaza-at-300-ashland] is now a place for quiet introspection. That’s thanks to a weekly live music series [https://www.downtownbrooklyn.com/events/breathing-pavilion-a-weekly-music-series-featuring-joel-ross] presented