Arts & Culture
CARROLL GARDENS – The 2019 MacArthur Fellows [https://www.macfound.org/programs/fellows/] were announced on Wednesday. The twenty-six honorees work in various disciplines—the arts, literature, law, science—and hail from all across the country, including Annie Dorsen [http://www.anniedorsen.com/index.php], a Brooklyn resident. 2019 MacArthur Fellow
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Farhad Muhammad wearing one of his signature Modern Ummah hoodies. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)LITTLE PAKISTAN – Farhad Muhammad is a young brown man in Brooklyn who has wanted to give back for as long as he could remember. He believes every person has their own way of doing so. This
Announcements
WILLIAMSBURG – The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating a crime that took place last week where two men slapped Shtreimels off the heads of two Jewish men. On Friday, September 20 at around 9 p.m., two Hasidic men were standing at the corner of South 10th Street and
News
* A crazy FedEx delivery in Bay Ridge has many scratching their heads. The fake delivery man tied up residents and snatched $130k. [https://nypost.com/2019/09/24/video-bogus-fed-ex-worker-ties-up-brooklyn-family-steals-130k/] * Independent Budget Office has released a report saying that if you live within 1,000 feet of two or more shelters
Announcements
From L to R: Sabrina Francois, Melissa Cribb-Pichonneau, Estefania Trujillo Preciado, and Alejandra Nasser. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)DITMAS PARK – At a time when tenants are wrongfully evicted and landlords often take advantage of their tenants, the Flatbush Tenant Coalition (FTC) [https://flatbushpower.org] has been working hard to give
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerGOWANUS – The number of cyclists killed in NYC streets this year has risen to 23 after a man riding his bike was struck by a driver. On Sunday, September 8 at around 9:32 p.m., 62-year-old MD Abul Bashar from the Bronx was riding his e-bike
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Michael Hiller. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)DITMAS PARK – Rep. Yvette Clarke has a new opponent and it’s the social justice advocate Michael Hiller who announced his run to represent the Ninth Congressional District Monday afternoon. “Today, I am proud to announce that I am running for Congress,” he said.
Announcements
BOROUGH HALL – The National Rally to End Gun Violence is tomorrow in Washington D.C and Borough President Eric Adams is hosting a bus to take people there. The bus will depart at Brooklyn Borough Hall (209 Joralemon Street) at 4:15 a.m. on Wednesday, September 25 and will
Announcements
BOERUM HILL – A 33-year-old Sunset Park resident was killed while crossing the street against the light, cops say. This morning at around 12:05 a.m., a 55-year-old man was driving his 2002 Dodge Stratus southbound on Flatbush Avenue. As he was approaching Fourth Avenue, cops say he had the
Business
Last Friday, kids all over Brooklyn [/students-strike-for-climate-in-coffey-park/] skipped school and striked for our planet’s future [/thousands-of-brooklyn-students-strike-against-climate-change/], with many more gathering around the world. All of this support for changes in lifestyle, sustainability, and science got us thinking about ways we can help out. Vegan food leaves a much smaller
Announcements
MIDWOOD – Cops have arrested the man who they believe murdered his roommate over the weekend. On Sunday, September 22 at around 5:17 p.m., 36-year-old Andre Lee was found in his apartment on Ocean Avenue and Avenue J with a stab wound to his chest. Lee was transported to
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CROWN HEIGHTS/WILLIAMSBURG – Cops are looking for suspects related to two separate homicides in three days in the borough. On September 17 at around 4:47 a.m., 60-year-old Gary Smith was found slumped on the steps of a building on Schenectady Avenue between Lincoln Place and St. Johns Place.