Bushwick
Inside of Zatar, Ellie Plass/BklynerWelcome to the latest installment in openings, coming soon’s and closings across the borough. Check out spots form Sheepshead and Dyker Heights to Fort Greene, Park Slope, Crown Heights and beyond in no particular order. Openings: Zatar [https://zatar.nyc] On the corner of
Central Brooklyn
Caroline CohenCENTRAL BROOKLYN – You may not have heard about it, but there’s a judicial election coming up in central Brooklyn this month. Four candidates— Alice Nicholson [https://alice4district6.com/], Caroline Cohen [https://www.cohenforjudge2019.com/], Chinyelu Udoh [https://www.udoh4judge.com/] and Tehilah Berman [https://www.facebook.com/bermanforcivilcourt/
Announcements
Thomas and Lennie. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)COBBLE HILL – The first thing one notices when approaching Thomas DeVito is a beautiful Jindo-mix puppy named Lennie who, much like her owner, doesn’t like to sit still. DeVito is the Director of Advocacy at Transportation Alternatives, an organization [https://www.transalt.
community
Two dozen disturbing art installations popped up across NYC early Wednesday morning depicting migrant children detained in cages. > Outside the Y in Park Slope, gym to a presidential candidate. NYPD started removing it right after this pic. It’ll be gone before he arrives #NoKidsInCages [https://twitter.com/hashtag/
affordable housing
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams speaks at the press conference outside City Hall (Photo by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)CITY HALL—Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams on Tuesday called on Albany to pump the brakes on a measure that would increase the number of developments subject to prevailing wage requirements, putting
Announcements
Supreme Court Liena Zagare/BklynerCANARSIE – A man has been charged with allegedly stealing $8,520 from three undocumented immigrants who trusted him to process their green card applications and work permits. According to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, three immigrants from St. Kitts and Jamaica met James Archibald through mutual
Announcements
Ave D and 105th Street. (Photo via Google Maps)CANARSIE – A 29-year-old man on an E-Bike is dead after a drunk driver collided with him Sunday night. On June 9th at about 10:37 p.m., 22-year-old Treasure Liggins was driving her 2007 Infiniti G35 heading eastbound on Avenue D
Announcements
Brooklynites celebrating Bengali New Year at the Ave C Plaza. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)KENSINGTON – The popular Ave C Plaza has been celebrating its fourth season of hosting events for the Immigrant Heritage Month and all are welcome! Ave C Plaza, located at Ave C and McDonald Avenue, kicked off
Education
NYC Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carranza announced earlier today that Districts 13 (Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill) and 16 (Bedford-Stuyvesant) in Brooklyn will be among the first five citywide to receive funding as part of the $2 million school diversity grant program to develop their
community
L&B Spumoni Gardens via Google MapsDUMBO – L&B Spumoni Gardens, the beloved Italian eatery in Bensonhurst, has announced the opening of a second location after eighty years of business. The draw? The new spot is just down the street from Grimaldi’s [https://www.grimaldis-pizza.com/] and
Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerDYKER HEIGHTS – After the vicinity of 10th and 11th Avenues from 65th to 85th Streets saw three car crashes in three hours last weekend, the community is demanding life-saving traffic measures. “We are urging, pleading, demanding the Department of Transportation (DOT) finish the traffic study they’ve
News
Borough President Eric Adams at a weekend march for healthy food at public schools (Image via Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN—Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is on a crusade to ensure that children eat more healthily. On Sunday, Adams joined others to call attention to the latest in a