Central Brooklyn
This morning NYC DOH released current vaccination data by zip code, and – no surprise – the neighborhoods that were least hit by the pandemic are getting vaccinated faster or at the same rate as those that were hit hardest. #var divElement = document.getElementById('viz1613489347017'); var vizElement = divElement.getElementsByTagName('
Central Brooklyn
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, a mayoral candidate, served 22 years with the NYPD. | Screengrab/Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams/YouTubeBy Greg Smith, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/2/15/22284716/eric-adams-nyc-mayoral-candidate-shooting-nypd] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] The Brooklyn borough
homicide
Suspect Apprehended in A Train murders. Photo via CrimeStoppersYesterday, a suspect was arrested and charged in the murder in connection with multiple stabbings over the course of 14-hours on the subway that left two dead and two in critical condition. The suspect, 21-year-old Rigoberto Lopez, who was living in a
News
The total number of confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in New York City is now well over 670,000 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-data-totals.page]; that’s more than one of every thirteen New Yorkers citywide. At least 160,000 of those cases were identified in Brooklyn.
Central Brooklyn
As storm after storm piled several inches of snow over Brooklyn’s streets this month, a familiar complaint emerged on social media: the garbage was getting out of control. > Ahhh nothing more New York than freshly fallen snow on days old garbage .#snow [https://twitter.com/hashtag/snow?src=
News
Sheepshead Post Office building on fire. Photo via CitizenThe fire on the second floor of the building where the Sheepshead Bay branch [https://brooklyn.postofficehours.us/new-york/BAY/2628-E-18TH-ST-11235/] of the USPS is located at 2628 E 18th St started on Friday morning. The report of a fire came in
Business
Jessica Stockton-Bagnulo inside Greenlight’s Fort Greene store. Courtesy of Jessica Stockton-BagnuloBefore the pandemic, her days started later and ran longer. Jessica Stockton-Bagnulo, co-owner of Greenlight Bookstore [https://www.greenlightbookstore.com/], would arrive at her store’s location in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, at 8:30 or 9 am and greet
Central Brooklyn
A student at John Dewey High School’s student kitchen. Not every high school has one, and this year picking the right fit for one’s interests is harder than ever. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/12/22279289/nyc-high-school-admissions-diversity] The deadline
Central Brooklyn
NYPD informs they have arrested Arrested Nasir Perez, 18, of 47th Street in Brooklyn in connection with the murder of Derek Tiucios, 17, of 46th Street, also in Brooklyn. Tiucios was shot in the chest on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at approximately 2:30 pm in front of 436 East
Business
A pre-pandemic fitness class at Jaya Yoga in Windsor Terrace.Restaurants can accept indoor diners starting today [https://ny.eater.com/2021/2/12/22278174/nyc-restaurants-indoor-dining-return]. The Barclays Center will reopen in less than two weeks [https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/10/new-york-gov-cuomo-says-barclays-center-other-large-arenas-in-the-state-can-reopen-starting-feb-23.html] . And large gyms have been
Holidays
Happy Lunar New Year! While this year’s celebrations might not be the same, we want to wish our neighbors celebrating a wonderful holiday and a prosperous year ahead. If you’re still making plans, check out this list [/celebrate-the-year-of-the-ox-in-brooklyn/] for ways to celebrate. Best Wishes, Your neighbors at Bklyner.
Announcements
Mayor Bill de Blasio visits a NYCHA vaccination site at Nostrand Houses in Brooklyn on Friday, February 12, 2021. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeMayor de Blasio today announced that starting next Monday, February 15, the City will launch a vaccination site at Warbasse Cares Program (2844 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn), and