Central Brooklyn
KENSINGTON -To keep the flow of traffic moving smoothly, DOT has implemented new no standing restrictions on the block between East 5th Street and Ocean Parkway. New no parking restrictions on Foster between East 5th Street and Ocean Parkway Where previously Foster Avenue on that block was one lane of
Bed Stuy
Photo by Mary Bakija/City Kid CornerSummer is supposedly winding down, but the 90-degree and higher heat doesn’t make it feel that way. You know what else gets New Yorkers hot under the collar? The incessant jingle from the ice-cream truck, apparently… While the tune may still elicit a
Bed Stuy
The end of Division Avenue, near where Merceda Young’s body was found. (Screenshot via Google Maps)A Bed-Stuy man was sentenced to 20 years yesterday for stabbing his pregnant girlfriend to death in Williamsburg. Alex Jeffrey, 34, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in July and was sentenced yesterday in
News
A rendering of the proposed residential development headed to Berry and North 1st in Williamsburg (Via IMC Architecture)WILLIAMSBURG – The latest renderings and permits filed in Williamsburg have mostly centered around office space, but a new residential development coming to Berry and North 1st gets back to the most common
Central Brooklyn
School is back in session! Best of luck to the students starting today! According to an interview with WNYC [https://www.wnyc.org/story/back-school-09042018/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cb_bureau_ny] , Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza is poised to sign off on an integration
Announcements
Jumaane Williams and Cynthia Nixon. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)FLATBUSH – Gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon and Council Member Jumaane Williams, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, spoke about their platforms and answered a few questions at Brooklyn College this afternoon. Nixon and Williams announced their endorsement of each other at the end of
Business
PARK SLOPE – After receiving the okay to increase the height of its project at the KeyFood site at 120 Fifth Avenue last year [/community-board-okays-avery-halls-plan-build-key-food-site-higher/], Avery Fisher Hall Investments (AHI) said it hoped to begin construction in Spring 2018, pending approval from the Department of City Planning. Photo by BKLYNERSpring has
Central Brooklyn
Select Bus lane marked along Kings HighwayKINGS HIGHWAY – As the NYC Department of Transportation rolls out the new route, more neighbors are objecting, this time north of Ocean Avenue. In particular – residents are confused as to why new stops are being created that are not colocated with the existing ones.
Bed Stuy
Looking across the basketball courts at Hancock and Spencer, where two men were shot this weekend (Screenshot via Google Maps)Two separate incidents of gun violence claimed two lives in Bed-Stuy over the weekend, police confirmed, including the son of an aide to the Brooklyn Borough President. The first shooting
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Arts & Culture
Once again, revelers took to the Brooklyn streets on Labor Day to celebrate J’Ouvert and the West Indian Day Parade with music, dancing and colorful costumes! For the second year, J’Ouvert began at 6:00 am, instead of during the pre-dawn hours, as a security measure aimed to
Central Brooklyn
There’s a lot going on in Brooklyn every day, so we’re debuting a new feature: Lunchtime Links! We’ll give you a quick overview of what’s going on in Brooklyn, from our own reporting and other outlets, rounding up what you need to know in politics, arts,
Central Brooklyn
Photo via the Brooklyn School of Inquiry, one of the schools in District 20By Christina Veiga and Sam Park, Chalkbeat New York [https://www.chalkbeat.org/ny/] The New York City education department on Friday released a report detailing per-student funding at every public school across the district, data that