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Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. (Photo: Todd Maisel/Bklyner)When it comes to the new administration in Washington, Brooklyn Borough President and mayoral candidate Eric Adams is wasting no time getting to work. In a letter sent Thursday [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CWtjg1YO864g_YyXCRMfUS-eNxVbXCiJ/view?usp=sharing] , Adams
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Attendees at a virtual Community Board 13 meeting on Wednesday voiced opposition to a planned shelter at 100 Neptune Avenue.Over 300 people joined a virtual community meeting Wednesday night to discuss a planned Brighton Beach shelter; seemingly all of them left unsatisfied. At the two-hour virtual meeting, which was
Central Brooklyn
Rita Joseph at Georges Diner, March 2020. Liena Zagare/BklynerRita Joseph is a local teacher running to represent her neighborhood – Flatbush / District 40 – in the City Council in this year’s election, which will be decided in the June Democratic primary. Joseph grew up in Flatbush, but like many of
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The Flatbush Savings Bank Building in November 2020. (Image: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)An activist group is asking the city to landmark a Flatbush Avenue Bank before its owners demolish it to construct a new, mixed-use building in its place. In a letter sent [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MvnMHWbb-qwF6ygvZLIUe7X-fTSh--s1/
Marine Park
MARINE PARK/MILL BASIN – On Wednesday, January 20, 2020, just around 7:30 pm the driver of a car crashed into a pedestrian killing him. Crash scene. Hillel Lichtenstein / BklynerThe crash took place outside 2233 Utica Avenue (63 Precinct). Upon arrival, officers observed a 60-year-old man in the roadway, with
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Inauguration Day 2021. Adrian Childress/BklynerHappy Inauguration Day! As we near the end of the first month of 2021, here are a few articles you may have missed – some by us, some by others, all about Brooklyn. * As President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were being sworn in
Central Brooklyn
MIDWOOD – Within the 70th precinct, which contains Midwood, Fiske Terrace, Ditmas Park, and Prospect Park South, there is someone who has been robbing folks in Midwood since late November. All of the attacks take place in elevators, all target men, and all involving the display of a knife. https://bklyner.
Bushwick
Saigon Spice’s new location on Church Avenue. Photo from @saigon_spice on Instagram.We say goodbye to a few good spots this round, which is always hard. Take time to mourn, and then make your way to one of the openings. We’ve got gold-foil lobster rolls, even more
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SNIPES [https://www.snipesusa.com/] is opening its latest Brooklyn store in Crown Heights this Thursday, January 21st. The store will take over the 6,000 square foot space most recently occupied by Modell’s Sporting Goods Store at 1117 Eastern Parkway, right by Utica station on the 2, 3,
Central Brooklyn
On Friday, candidates across New York City submitted their latest campaign finance disclosure reports to the city’s Campaign Finance Board [http://nyccfb.com/] (CFB). If early fundraising numbers are any indication, the fight to replace term-limited Eric Adams as the next Brooklyn Borough President is down to a race
Brooklyn Heights
Henry and his family outside of Snooky’s. Courtesy of the Goldberger family. Henry Joseph Goldberger, the restaurateur behind the late Snooky’s Pub in Park Slope and numerous other Brooklyn businesses, passed away peacefully at home in Westbury, New York, on January 16th. He was 95 years old. Mr.
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December 16, 2020 Snow. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeA citywide snow warning has been issued for this Wednesday, January 20th. The New York City Department of Sanitation’s Winter Operations Advisory will begin at 12:01 am. Snow is expected to begin in the early morning and persist through tomorrow