News
Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeIt’s been a long and eventful week in Brooklyn. As you enjoy the warm and sunny [https://weather.com/es-US/tiempo/hoy/l/9997af9d31e8bd8419a6acaccbb4e26a4010f26b7425354247dccdd32f5c147f] weather, catch up on the week’s stories below: * This is Streets Week, so City Hall has
Central Brooklyn
Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn speaks at a press event focused on the death of Romy Vilsaint on Friday, May 14th. (Image: Billy Richling)East Flatbush elected officials joined family members on Friday to mourn a 12-year-old boy who died after being assaulted at his school [https://nypost.com/2021/
Arts & Culture
The Amant Foundation [https://www.amant.org/], a non-profit arts organization that debuted in 2020 with its artist residency in Siena, Italy, has made its official home in East Williamsburg. Amant exterior, under construction, April 2021. Courtesy of the Amant Foundation.On June 5th, Amant will open the doors to
Central Brooklyn
Recent mailers from Senator Kevin Parker. (Image: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)Internet safety. NYPD entrance exams. Lupus Awareness Month. Anti-Asian hate crimes. Those are just four topics from a deluge of mass mailers from Brooklyn State Senator Kevin Parker that some constituents say have flooded their mailboxes in recent weeks. “I’
Bed Stuy
Simmons, center, petitioning earlier this year. Campaign Photo.Running for New York City Council District 39 is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I’m an educational leader, a mom, a pandemic learning wrangler of a third-grader; I started a school, parented a colicky baby, and even survived sudden
hate crimes
Vandalism at the Tayba Islamic Center on Coney Island Avenue. (Image: Imran Khan)A Brooklyn mosque was vandalized with the words “Death 2 Palestine” early Thursday morning, during the Eid-al-Fitr holiday that marks the end of Ramadan. At about 6:45am, officers responded to a 911 call at the Tayba
Central Brooklyn
Chase Bank on Eastern Parkway will close by the end of August 2021. Mukta Ahmad/BklynerJPMorgan Chase Bank and Co. are closing its only branch in Crown Heights, located on Eastern Parkway and Rogers Ave. “Like any good retailer, we constantly evaluate our branch network to ensure we’re in
Central Brooklyn
Rendering of the approved development. (Image: Morris Adjmi Architects)The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) approved a hotly-contested proposal to build a residential development next to the Hebron Seventh Day Adventist School in Crown Heights on Tuesday,. The development, which the LPC approved unanimously at its Tuesday hearing [https:
Election 2021
New York’s June 22 primary election is only weeks away and campaigns are getting into full gear for the final stretch. In Brooklyn, voters will get to choose among several candidates in competitive, open-seat elections for Mayor, Comptroller, Borough President, and most City Council seats, along with other races
News
Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeThis is Streets Week, so the City Hall has been rolling out news – lower speed limits [/city-lowers-speed-limit-on-conduit-boulevard-in-cypress-hills/] on some streets, new bus lanes, and busways, and now also new bikeways on others. People took to bicycling in the city during the Pandemic
environment
A railing above Newtown Creek. (Image: Paul Stremple/Bklyner)The Department of City Planning (DCP) published draft goals and strategies [https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterfrontplan.nyc%2Fdraft-goals-and-strategies&data=04%7C01%7CCWassif%40planning.nyc.gov%7Cba619a14e8894b41ce4408d913bffb16%7C32f56fc75f814e22a95b15da66513bef%7C0%7C0%7C637562537525196594%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%
Election 2021
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (center left) and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon. Campaign photo.Congressman Jerrold Nadler, the Chair of the House Judiciary Committee who represents western parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan (10th CD) has endorsed Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (52nd AD) for Brooklyn Borough President. “I’ve always known Jo Anne