canarsie
The grocery store on Avenue H where the 16-year old was shot (Screenshot via Google Maps)CANARSIE – Police are looking for the man who shot a 16-year old boy in the leg after they two bumped into each other in a grocery store last week. Robert Gilmore, 26, was in
Announcements
2839 Bedford Ave. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNER)FLATBUSH – A 15-year-old male student was arrested after police recovered a .22-caliber loaded gun inside Midwood High School this afternoon. At approximately 1:40 pm, cops were called into the Flatbush high school. They then recovered a loaded firearm, the NYPD confirms. At
Borough Park
Photo via Shaheen PashaBOROUGH PARK – At five years old, many kids grab a hairbrush, use it as a microphone, and sing in front of the mirror. When Shaheen Pasha was five, she grabbed a hairbrush, used it as a microphone, stood in front of the mirror, and reported from Moscow.
Announcements
With the proposed landmarking of the Riegelmann Boardwalk on the LPC’s calendar, the iconic planks are one step closer to being saved (Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)CONEY ISLAND – After years of effort from local politicians and communities, Coney Island’s Reigelman Boardwalk is one step closer to becoming an official
Announcements
UPDATE (3/26): The Make It In Brooklyn Smart Cities event has been rescheduled—it will now take place on Thursday, March 19th, from 6-8 pm. DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Interested in how tech could help build the city of the future? Tomorrow’s Make It In Brooklyn Smart Cities event at
environment
A conceptual design of the Prospect Park garage and maintenance compound (Via Prospect Park Alliance)PROSPECT PARK – Although Prospect Park went car free at the beginning of this year [/prospect-park-now-officially-car-free/], a new “garage” compound for park maintenance and operations will come to the park in the not too distant future.
News
PARK SLOPE – Community backlash has convinced the owner of Grand Prospect Hall [/grand-prospect-hall-photos-dreams-come-true/] to cancel an NRA fundraiser scheduled to take place at the venue after Gargiulo’s Restaurant backed out of hosting the event [/nra-hold-fundraiser-gargiulos-coney-island/]. Grand Prospect Hall (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The second annual Brooklyn Friends of the
environment
Trees in Msgr. McGolrick Park (Via NYC Parks)GREENPOINT – As spring approaches, Brooklynites across the borough are looking forward to green on their streets as trees start to leaf out and bloom. But instead of just watching, get involved with making Brooklyn a more beautiful borough at the Street Tree
Central Brooklyn
“Kiss Me, I’m Irish” 43rd Annual Brooklyn St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Photo: Nathan Haselby) * Third-Graders At Poly Prep Lower School Developed A 55-Gallon Water-Retention Barrel [https://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/41/12/dtg-bb-kids-install-rain-barrel-in-slope-2018-03-23-bk.html] [Brooklyn Paper] * Accomplished Bed-Stuy Resident And “Mighty Woman” Turns 90 [http://www.ourtimepress.com/
Central Brooklyn
A plan for a major housing development in Southern Brooklyn. Many new units are actually beyond the reach of local residents despite being listed as “affordable” (Rendering via the Prusik Group)According to data released by the New York Department of Housing Preservation, while the number of “affordable” units being
News
Families with children born in 2014 have until March 30 to apply for free, full-day Pre-K. All NYC kids who apply by the deadline will be guaranteed an offer in mid-May, according to NYC Department of Education (DOE) [http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/PreK/default.htm?utm_source=bronto&
Greenpoint
Two townhouses are coming to Calyer Street in Greenpoint (Rendering by Design Studio Associates)GREENPOINT – Permits have been filed and renderings have been revealed for two new townhouses coming to Greenpoint’s Calyer Street. The two buildings, at 85 and 87 Calyer, will replace current multi-family buildings with two 4,