Announcements
Our office at Bklyn Commons, though we will be working remotely for now.Bklyner put up a paywall last summer as our latest effort to put this site on a sustainable financial footing. But I got into this work because I care about making Brooklyn better, not just to try
Central Brooklyn
East Midwood Jewish Center. Liena Zagare/BklynerUPDATED 3/13/20: Rabbi Heidi Hoover of B’ShERT Reform Temple in Flatbush informs us that the synagogue made the decision to cancel all in-person gatherings – including services, and this weekend’s Purim festival. Please check with your Temples regarding services. As the
Central Brooklyn
Mayor Bill de Blasio hosts a roundtable for ethnic and community media on COVID-19. City Hall. Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.This is a running list of what we find out as we find out each day. You can see all our previous reporting here
News
By Josefa Velasquez, Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Trone Dowd. Originally published: THE CITY on 03/10/20 [https://thecity.nyc/2020/03/new-york-nursing-home-preparations-ramp-up-over-coronavirus.html] At a Canarsie nursing home, visits have been sharply limited to by-appointment-only. In Inwood, one nursing home canceled a host of community events planned for March.
Business
Jenny Sanz speaks about her sister. Liena Zagare/BklynerEarly last Sunday, March 1, ICE agents entered a local restaurant in Flatbush as the staff was preparing for the day ahead. They were looking for Maria. They found her in the basement of La Cabaña restaurant, 1062 Flatbush Avenue, just off
COVID-19
If you want to keep up to date with the City’s updates regarding coronavirus, text COVID to 692692. GRAVESEND — Residents of King David Nursing Home [https://www.kingdavidcenterrehab.com/?fbclid=IwAR3pWVfSuGwR16u2Azb5VEjDN5c4xZC-cyRg48akfTJuisNaae29rf-I6fU] on Cropsey Avenue have been exposed to coronavirus, COVID-19 [/first-case-of-coronavirus-in-nyc/], by a healthcare worker. Council Member Justin Brannan
Bushwick
On New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31, 2019, NYPD responded to a 911 call shortly before 7 pm that a man was being assaulted inside Yasser Deli (427 Central Avenue) in Bushwick. They found Aamar Alaahri, 47, with multiple stab wounds about the body. Alaahri was taken to Brookdale
Election 2020
Sen. Warren and Julian Castro at Kings Theatre. Liena Zagare/BklynerLast Thursday, Senator Elizabeth Warren announced she was dropping out of the 2020 presidential race. Her campaign spoke about a two-cent wealth tax, universal childcare, canceling student loan debt for 43 million Americans, reducing the racial wealth gap, breaking up
Bay Ridge
Brooklyn is a microcosm of the dumpling universe. Here, you can eat Tibetan momos, Georgian khinkali, and Cantonese har gow all in the same day, separated by little more than a train ride. Writer Nick Kindelsperger wrote in an article for the Chicago Tribune that “dumplings are delightful things, born
COVID-19
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams wants to start serving non-dairy milk alternatives to city kids [https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-20200303-mpgpag5dqjftxjtv6ol4lwcguq-story.html] as part of a pilot program, saying the trans-fat and saturated fats in dairy products pose health risks to children. (NY Daily News) An MTA subway conductor
Food & Drink
Chicken wings. Courtesy of East Hae.Williamsburg is a long way from Busan, the South Korean port city where restaurateur Chris K. Lim hails from. Lim, however, has expertly imported the spirit of South Korean drinking and dining culture with his new Korean fusion restaurant, East Hae, [https://www.easthae.
News
Girl being pushed to the ground. Courtesy of NYPD.CROWN HEIGHTS — A group of young men attacked a teenage girl yesterday afternoon. On Thursday, March 5, just after 4 p.m., in front of 216 Utica Avenue, a 15-year-old girl was approached by a group of young men. The individuals