Central Brooklyn
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] PARK SLOPE – A homeless woman was stabbed in the torso at the 15th Street and Prospect Park subway station early yesterday morning, police said. Around 5:00 am on Tuesday, December 4,
Central Brooklyn
Rendering of BQX. (Credit: Handout)Yesterday, riders across the subway system were slowed down in their commutes—but one station agent had a scare themselves, when a giant rat chased them from their booth. [https://6abc.com/pets-animals/massive-rat-chases-ny-subway-agent-out-of-station-booth/4822454/] There has been a rise in hate crimes across Brooklyn
Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBAY RIDGE – A Bay Ridge couple will be closing their beloved shop after 34 years, no longer able to afford rent. ZEN is a small gift shop located on Third Avenue between 76th and 77th Street. The entire block is lined up with mom and pop shops,
Central Brooklyn
Yvette Clarke at a public charge forum she hosted in Flatbush.FLATBUSH – U.S. Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke sponsored an information session in Flatbush Monday night to discuss the plan to change the definition of the “public charge”, a White House proposal which could drastically impact residents of the 9th
Arts & Culture
BUSHWICK – In bodegas across Bushwick this holiday season, neighbors and shoppers will find something new among the quick-stop staples they shop for: art. The Bodega Advent Project [http://www.bodegaadvent.com/], a joint undertaking between Bushwick Abbey and Iglesia de la Santa Cruz, will be creating a living advent calendar
News
A FedEx truck had its windows smashed after a road rage brawl between employees and mourners outside a funeral (Via Loudlabs NYC)SUNSET PARK – A brawl erupted in the streets of Sunset Park yesterday when a FedEx driver struck a congregant leaving a mosque after a funeral. The fight broke
east flatbush
421 Maple St. Renderings: IMC ArchitectureEAST FLATBUSH – A new luxury apartment building will replace a 119-year-old single-family home at 421 Maple St. between New York and Brooklyn Avenues, YIMBY first reported. The Department of Buildings approved plans to demolish the century-old building on November 27th. In its place will stand
Events
NY Cares https://www.facebook.com/photoBROOKLYN – It’s freezing and some families can’t afford simple necessities like a winter coat. If you’ve gained some weight and can’t fit last year’s goose down or if you’re just in the market for something new, please consider
News
The corner of Shore Parkway and East 28th Street, near where the hit-and-run took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – A hit-and-run killed a Staten Island man after he was hit by a car on East 28th Street over the weekend. Iosef Morgenshteyn, 65, was struck by the driver
News
CROWN HEIGHTS – City Councilman Robert Cornegy, on Monday, along with the Crown Heights North Association revealed a maquette of a statue of Shirley Chisholm in honor of the 50th Anniversary of her election to the U.S. Congress. This is the second statue of Chisholm announced since Friday. Artist Sterling
brownsville
WILLIAMSBURG – A Williamsburg church was vandalized in the early hours of Sunday, December 2, police confirmed. The suspect allegedly urinated on two angel statues outside the Our Lady of Consolation Roman Catholic Church, at 184 Metropolitan Avenue, before pushing them over, where they smashed on the ground. Police said the
Central Brooklyn
A visit to Japan Village at Industry City, Saturday, Dec. 1 (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and subscribe [/subscribe/]. If