Central Brooklyn
The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. Cartoonist Roz Chast is New Yorkier Than You [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/nyregion/roz-chast-cartoonist-new-yorker.html] [NY Times] Peppa’s Tops List of All-Time Best Jerk Chicken
Announcements
Photo: MTA NYC Transit TwitterBAY RIDGE – The Bay Ridge Ave R train station has finally re-opened after renovations that began six months ago [/extensive-bay-ridge-avenue-r-train-station-renovations-approved-bensonhurst/] — and it still lacks elevators. According to last year’s press release from Senator Marty Golden’s office, the improvements were meant to make the station
Announcements
BENSONHURST – Target’s new Bensonhurst store (6401 18th Ave) [https://maps.google.com/?q=6401+18th+Ave&entry=gmail&source=g] will open to the public on Wednesday, October 18th at 7am. It will be the 8th small-format store in New York for the retailer. The Bensonhurst store
News
Subway delays are up—way, way up, according to new report [http://www.ibo.nyc.ny.us/iboreports/we-are-being-held-momentarily-how-much-time-and-money-are-new-york-city-subway-riders-losing-to-delays-october-2017.pdf] from the NYC Independent Budget Office. “After two days of major breakdowns upended subway service on a number of lines and left many commuters irate, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams
Downtown Brooklyn
Salvatore “Sallie” DeMeo after his 2016 arrest (Photo via NYPD)Old dogs aren’t ones to learn new tricks, and it looks like old mobsters are much the same—a “life of crime” apparently extends well into retirement age. Alleged Geneovese enforcer Salvatore “Sallie” DeMeo, 77, was charged with tax
Central Brooklyn
Panelists talk about the challenges of being Muslim in America. Left to right: Moustafa Bayoumi, Dr. Debbie Almontaser, Medhi Hasan, Naz Ahmad, Imam Khalid Latif, Amna Nawaz, Zaheer Ali.BROOKLYN – One thing was clear at a town hall discussion in downtown Brooklyn on Wednesday: being Muslim in America in 2017
![[UPDATE] Woman Found Dead in Burning Car on the BQE, Driver Arrested After Fleeing Scene](/content/images/size/w600/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ambulance.jpg)
News
UPDATE: Police arrested 23-year old Saeed Ahmad of Flatlands, Brooklyn after he fled the scene of a deadly crash that killed 25-year old Harleen Grewel of Astoria, Queens. Ahmad was driving on the Gowanus Expressway near Centre Street when he lost control of his vehicle, slamming it into a concrete
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Two new public schools are coming to downtown Brooklyn at no cost to the city. The schools come as part of Alloy Development’s 80 Flatbush [http://www.80flatbush.com] project which will include affordable and market-rate residential units, office and commercial space, and a cultural facility in
Events
The Spirit of Malabo sits at Gateway Marina in Brooklyn before the decommissioning ceremony (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)After an inspiring 5,000 mile journey across the Atlantic from Africa to New York, the Spirit of Malabo is making one final trek, and it’s still a symbol of hope and
Carroll Gardens
PARK SLOPE – The embattled District Manager of Brooklyn Community Board 6 [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/index.page], Craig Hammerman, has stepped down from his post earlier than initially planned [/brooklyn-cb6-district-manager-resigns-following-stalking-allegations/]. At a CB6 General Board Meeting held Wednesday evening at the John Jay Education Campus, Sayar Lonial, the
![[UPDATE] 91-Year-Old Bed-Stuy Man Dies During Home Invasion](/content/images/size/w600/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Screen-Shot-2017-10-12-at-10.49.21-AM.png)
Bed Stuy
Decatur Street via Google Maps[UPDATED: Thursday, October 12 at 3:50pm] Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams announced this afternoon that he is personally offering $1,000 for any information leading to arrests in connection to yesterday’s deadly home invasion. “There are no words to properly capture the outrage
Central Brooklyn
Park Slope Pumpkins (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. A Dog Statue In Prospect Park Is Raising Some Eyebrows [https://www.iheart.com/content/2017-10-09-nearly-nsfw-statue-of-a-boy-and-a-dog-is-giving-twitter-life/] [iHeart] Commuters Kick Racist, Drunk “Lawyer”