Announcements
The Brooklyn Nets Food Pantry at PS/IS 308 presented by HSS. (Photo by Michelle Farsi)A public school in Bed Stuy is getting a campus food pantry, thanks to the generosity of the Brooklyn Nets and the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). P.S. / I.S. 308, Clara Cardwell
green
By Gabriel Sandoval, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/1/17/22236287/brooklyn-wind-turbine-assembly-hub] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] A dream long nurtured by grassroots neighborhood activists approached reality last week when Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-outlines-2021-agenda-reimagine-rebuild-renew-1]
COVID-19
Photo via the Marsha P. Johnson state park’s Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/marshapjohnsonstatepark/photos/3234868309913481]Marsha P. Johnson Park state park closed for six months on Jan 15, for improvements. Residents and local officials lament the timing, given the need for open spaces in the midst of
homicide
Juanita Caballero, 78, was discovered murdered on Friday, January 15, 2021, just before 5 pm at her apartment at Carter G. Woodson houses NYCHA development (73 Precinct/PSA2). She was found laying on the floor in the hallway of her apartment with a cord around her neck and was pronounced
missing person
The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the following missing people. Ingram Montgomery, 70, was reported missing on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 in 81 Precinct. He was last seen at his residence on Fulton Street near Ralph Avenue in the morning of the
Central Brooklyn
Council Member Mathieu Eugene. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)The New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) voted on Friday to levy a $10,717 fine [https://www.nyccfb.info/pdf/EC2017_Eugene_Mathieu_PM.pdf] on Brooklyn Council Member Mathieu Eugene’s 2017 campaign. The fine was for nine violations
Gowanus
Rendering of the post-rezoning Gowanus canal bridge crossing with waterfront development and pedestrian activity. (Department of City Planning)Update: January 15th, 2020 – 5:58pm The Voice of Gowanus group announced it has filed a lawsuit against the city’s Department of City Planning (DCP) in Kings County State Supreme Court.
Central Brooklyn
Monday, January 18, is Martin Luther King Jr. day. A week after the attack on the Capitol, in the middle of a global pandemic, and a year of Black Lives Matter protests, it is a timely reminder of the legacy of the civil rights activist who championed non-violent protest to
Business
Foster Sundry’s storefront. Anna Conkling/BklynerSmall businesses throughout Bushwick have become victims in a string of burglaries that took place between December and January. These break-ins throughout Bushwick follow a strain of recent hate crimes against women in the neighborhood, and at a time when burglaries in the neighborhood
Central Brooklyn
The NYPD is looking for three individuals who last Friday, January 8, invaded and robbed an apartment at 145 East 18th Street in Flatbush. Home invasions are not at all common. https://bklyner.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/bklyner/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/133-21-Robbery-Home-Invasion-70-Pct-01-08-21-Video.mp4 The following was reported to police:
Central Brooklyn
1 Kenilworth Place. Joe Strini /PropertySharkA group of Flatbush-area elected officials is pushing back on the city’s plans to open a homeless shelter at the site of a recently-closed student housing facility near Brooklyn College. The city’s Department of Social Services (DSS) is looking to retrofit the former
Announcements
The front of Food Universe Marketplace. Salma Elazab/BklynerEarlier this week Bensonhurst welcomed another supermarket. Food Universe Marketplace opened at 1982-84 86th street, on the corner of 86th and 20th avenue, right by the 20th Ave D train station, on January 11, 2021. Food Universe Marketplace right next to the