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Mar
09
An Outsider Is Vying To Represent Flatbush, Again

An Outsider Is Vying To Represent Flatbush, Again

Edwin Raymond. (Photo via Raymond)A top candidate for Brooklyn’s 40th City Council District lived outside the district’s
2 min read
Mar
09
OPINION: Welcome to Gowanus Green—Brooklyn’s Own Love Canal

OPINION: Welcome to Gowanus Green—Brooklyn’s Own Love Canal

Rendering via Department of Housing Preservation and DevelopmentBy Linda LaViolette, Miranda Sielaff and Nora Almeida, VOICE of GOWANUS Advocates of
5 min read
Mar
09
The Bagel Debate: Our Favorites in Brooklyn

The Bagel Debate: Our Favorites in Brooklyn

Bagels. They’re among our fair city’s most controversial foods, right up there with pizza and pastrami, so it’
3 min read
Mar
09
What’s The Latest in The Brooklyn Music Scene? One Artist Explores an Unconventional Sound

What’s The Latest in The Brooklyn Music Scene? One Artist Explores an Unconventional Sound

Adam Holmes playing in his music studio. Cai Pigliucci | BklynerAfter many years of trial and error, in his latest EP,
5 min read
Mar
09
Associated Supermarket Given 30 Days to Vacate Crown Heights Site

Associated Supermarket Given 30 Days to Vacate Crown Heights Site

The Associated Supermarket at 975 Nostrand Avenue (Image: Google Maps) The Associated Supermarket at 975 Nostrand Avenue has been given
3 min read
Mar
08
City Unveils Redesign Plans for Two Bay Ridge Playgrounds

City Unveils Redesign Plans for Two Bay Ridge Playgrounds

Two Bay Ridge playgrounds are getting new equipment and a fresh look. At a meeting of Brooklyn Community Board 10’
4 min read
Mar
08
Demolition Begins on Flatbush Savings Bank Building

Demolition Begins on Flatbush Savings Bank Building

The Flatbush Savings Bank building on Monday, March 8th, 2020. (Image: Dann Lawrence) Demolition has started on the historic Flatbush
3 min read
Mar
08
Three Suspicious Deaths Over The Weekend

Three Suspicious Deaths Over The Weekend

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
1 min read
Mar
08
It’s official: NYC high school buildings will reopen in March. Sports are set to resume in April.

It’s official: NYC high school buildings will reopen in March. Sports are set to resume in April.

NYC high schools will welcome back students on March 22. Brooklyn’s Park Slope Collegiate, which shares a building with
3 min read
Mar
05
Pandemusic Concerts Offer Musicians A Payday—and a Chance to Reconnect

Pandemusic Concerts Offer Musicians A Payday—and a Chance to Reconnect

Emily Braden [https://emilybraden.com/] performing at a Pandemusic event in October. (Image: Josue Caceres)When the coronavirus pandemic overtook
4 min read