News
Photo by George BurshteynAfter a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. The Mac is back: The Mac Shack’s innovation inspires [http:
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. The Mac is back: The Mac Shack’s innovation
Neighbors
Neighbor Kathy Kalayci said she spotted this man write “Obama Traitor” on the wall outside the Rybak constrcution site. (Photo by Kathy Kalayci )A neighbor’s photo led to the arrest of the local kook who’s been scrawling hateful messages and harassing elected officials in Sheepshead Bay. Police arrested
Central Brooklyn
This is a bustling intersection! (Courtesy Wendy Nadler)A great apartment can provide its own kind of Love and Friendship. Fortunately for you, we’ve got them and they were chosen with all our Sense and Sensibility. 6 Newkirk Plaza [SPONSORED] Available: Immediately Price: $6,000/month Size: 1,200
Bensonhurst
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman. (Photo: Eric T. Schneiderman [https://www.facebook.com/eric.schneiderman/photos/a.438189636273087.1073741826.289949387763780/631569633601752/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)The New York attorney general’s office is trying to block the sale of a Coney Island nursing home, and another facility
News
The Thunderbolt ride at Luna Park. (Photo: Luna Park NYC [https://www.facebook.com/LunaParkNYC/photos/a.402822486061.200199.375624901061/10153567621596062/?type=1&theater] / Facebook)One hundred lucky thrill seekers will get to ride Luna Park’s Thunderbolt this weekend completely free of charge. The amusement park is celebrating
Announcements
Council Member selfie (Photo via Jumaane Williams/Twitter [https://twitter.com/JumaaneWilliams])Yesterday, local City Council Members celebrated a handshake deal for the city’s budget for fiscal year 2017, which includes 60,000 slots for the Youth Summer Employment Program. City Council and Mayor Bill DeBlasio announced the $82.
Bensonhurst
Photo by Wesley EngWhen did we drop the Z in Verrazano-Narrows Bridge? As reported in our fact sheet about the Brooklyn-Staten Island connector [/25-facts-verrazano-narrows-bridge/#.V1mbC-YrLos], the 52-year-old bridge was named for Giovanni da Verrazzano, the Italian explorer credited as the first European to discover the New York Bay. At the
fort greene
A rendering of 550 Vanderbilt.As Pacific Park [/?s=pacific+park] rises amidst questions about the changing character [/blog/2016/04/26/gentrification-dominates-cumbos-state-district-speech/]of the neighborhood, it’s the role of minority and women-owned business enterprises (MWBE) in the construction process that may surprise some. 550 Vanderbilt [http://550vanderbilt.com]
Business
The Metro Storage facility at 2727 Knapp Street. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Metro Storage completed a four-story, 100,000 square-foot facility — which drew objections in 2013 [/new-self-storage-facility-headed-to-knapp-street-to-dismay-of-waterfront-activists/] when it was brought before the community board — along the waterfront on Knapp Street. The company announced the opening last week. The
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)On June 7, the day after neighbor Abiel Harry, father of four, died from smoke inhalation at 106 Marlborough Road [/blog/news/37-year-old-man-dies-in-blaze-at-106-marlborough-road/], the street was eerily quiet. A breeze ruffling through the enormous trees was the only sound on the residential street between Albermarle
Bensonhurst
Photo submitted to Bensonhurst Bean by anonymous tipster.Assemblyman William Colton and opponents of the Gravesend Bay Waste Transfer Station [/?s=waste+transfer+station#.V1hs9uYrLos] will get their day in court next week to try and stop the construction of the trash facility — which they say is a danger to