Neighbors
1173 Bergen Street (Photo by Nathan Haselby)Yesterday Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Katherine Levine dismissed the lawsuit Crown Heights residents had brought against the city. The residents argued that the neighborhood was oversaturated with shelters housing homeless already [/ruling-crown-heights-homeless-shelter-expected-week/]. On April 28, Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Katherine Levine extended the
brighton beach
Over 200 people rallied at the Brighton Beach boardwalk in support of Russian LGBTQ pride, last Saturday, May 20. > First Russian American pride parade in underway in NYC Brighton Beach with slogans like "Shalom Brighton " and "we are queer, we live here" pic.twitter.com/
Events
The Fabulous Fifth Ave Fair, May 21, 2017 (Photo by Nathan Haselby)The Fabulous Fifth Ave Fair, May 21, 2017 (Photo by Nathan Haselby)The Fabulous Fifth Ave Fair, May 21, 2017 (Photo by Nathan Haselby)The Fabulous Fifth Ave Fair, May 21, 2017 (Photo by Nathan Haselby)The Fabulous
Announcements
NYC DOT will begin post-Superstorm Sandy recovery construction today on the Third Street Bridge over the Gowanus Canal. Traffic will be reduced to a single lane between the hours of 7am to 3:30pm from Monday to Friday, May 22 – May 26, and then again from Tuesday to Friday, May
Central Brooklyn
> A post shared by Ample Hills Creamery (@amplehills) [https://www.instagram.com/p/BTo1NWKAY8Q/] on May 3, 2017 at 10:07am PDT The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Ample Hills’ Maximalist Cones Vs. Van
Central Brooklyn
BKLYNER received four awards at the 15th Annual Ippies Journalism Awards at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism last night. We were awarded first place for investigative and in-depth reporting, first place and third place for social issues reporting and 2nd place for overall site design. Carly Miller and awards.
Food & Drink
Burger Joint (Photo via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/BurgerJoint/photos/a.441686204134.232106.239133304134/10152086769289135/?type=3&theater] )Here’s a list of four new restaurants to check out in Sunset Park. The options include Chinese noodles, Turkish döner kebabs by way of Berlin, Shanghainese dumplings, and good
Business
Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams with Council Member Mathieu Eugene, police, and civic leaders at Almac Hardware, May 16. (Photo by Erica Sherman/Brooklyn BP’s Office)On Tuesday, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams visited Newkirk Plaza to install surveillance cameras intended to thwart crime, as part of his
News
291 Livingston Street (Photo by Scott Bintner via Property Shark)Development firm Hello Living will be bringing a new 100-room hotel to 291 Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Owner Eli Karp purchased the property between Hanover Plaza and Nevins Street in March for $11.1 million and plans to build
Arts & Culture
Norwich Follies, which seems to stand for Mr. Robot [/?s=mr+robot]according to @olv [https://twitter.com/olv/status/859249974873292800], is filming (again) in Kensington. This is year three of the show beeing shot on our streets, and Curbed has a neat map [https://ny.curbed.com/maps/mr-robot-nyc-filming-locations]
Food & Drink
Area Yoga will soon become Area Sweat, 45 5th Avenue at the corner of Bergen Street (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Back in March, the Area Yoga [http://www.areayogabrooklyn.com/] at 45 5th Avenue moved all its classes around the corner to a sunnier but smaller studio at 429
Announcements
Photo by Freelancers Union via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/freelancersunion/photos/pcb.10155377722089726/10155377719669726/?type=3&theater] On Monday, May 15, the country’s first law protecting freelancers from deadbeat employers went into effect in New York City—home to over one million freelancers and independent contractors. The