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10 Westminster Road. (Photo: Google Maps)A large, pre-war building in our area is up for sale. Ten Westminster Road, just off Caton Avenue, has been listed by the Bestreich Realty Group [http://files.ctctcdn.com/172b0e29201/ee48c197-fac9-4e72-a198-71a944c1866b.pdf] for $9.25 million. Built in 1931, the building sits across
Bensonhurst
Construction around the Trump Village Shopping Center. (Photo: Chris McCreight) Neighbors are crying foul about construction taking place at the site of the 40-story tower [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2015/08/new-renderings-reveal-coney-islands-glass-tower-will-be-taller-than-expected/] to be built over the Trump Village Shopping Center — flagging the developer for working after-hours, violating lease terms,
Education
Photo by suewaters [https://www.flickr.com/photos/suewaters/7564724934/in/photolist-cwtcaY-oNC8bR-ceSzn7-cD7dj7-ijow9x-dLnfno-RoWke-6VUNug-wNZ9qH-6WmWvH-r8Fs8c-cwteaw-9jWxuM-7cqfD3-XxL15-e3y77r-dLgMSP-vKdFRq-e3y79X-e3DLQd-7cm9BZ-mMrpTq-cvXVRb-e3y79e-e3DLNE-gYG1Qp-e3DLMy-5ToB3M-e3y7ak-7bVfT2-7bVfLe-cvXHRJ-e3y78D-pN3ggn-pMzLuV-fh2DQB-cwtbPf-omFv6L-agFk8h-hW2Z6L-4aEHgy-6W3Gan-f86BqV-2Za6bY-cvXWg9-4DSU5g-7cq2HW-9dDhKo-RL7ak-gVUdA2] /FlickrAre you a native New Yorker who is currently in college? Got
Central Brooklyn
Block of 5600 Farragut Avenue, at East 57th Street, where William Smith was shot and killed in 1991. (Photo: Google Maps)After 25 years, a fatal shooting in East Flatbush may finally have been addressed. Derrick Lloyd, 55, was sentenced to 23 years to life in prison for shooting a
fort greene
Courtesy Gothamist.There are plumes of consternation [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160503/navy-yard/citywide-ferry-service-could-significantly-hike-air-pollution-at-12-sites] about a new EDC study about potential air pollution stemming from the city’s planned City Wide Ferry (CFS) system. The ambitious transportation system championed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, which is based out of
Arts & Culture
Photo by José BayonaBelow you’ll find information on events through the week in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Check back Thursday to see what’s scheduled this weekend! Submit your event listing [/calendar/] to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR [/calendar/]. WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 Courtesy Flickr/BEN MURPHY ONLINE [https://www.flickr.
Central Brooklyn
Photo by johnpmcd [http://websta.me/p/1035932249465744256_21039537]The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted for two cell phone thefts last month. In both cases, women were robbed as they held their phones while sitting on the subway. Both thefts occurred on
Central Brooklyn
Council Member Mathieu Eugene at a rally to restore summer program funding at Brooklyn Borough Hall last Thursday. (Photo via Council Member Eugene’s office) Is summer camp for thousands of New York City kids in jeopardy? Local Council Member Mathieu Eugene, who chairs the City Council’s Youth Services
Arts & Culture
It’s hard not to notice all the TV and movie filming that goes in our area. But our neighborhoods are not just a backdrop — Ditmas Park, Kensington and Greater Flatbush are playing a starring role in a number of films, and local residents are making their own productions. Here
Announcements
Over the course of four days and six live concert performances, GRAMMY® award-winning and nominated artists will converge in Brooklyn, New York for GRAMMY Park [http://www.grammypark.com/]™, the first GRAMMY-branded, multiday live music experience held May 5-8. The concert series will be held at Brooklyn’s historic Kings
Announcements
Over the course of four days and six live concert performances, GRAMMY® award-winning and nominated artists will converge in Brooklyn, New York for GRAMMY Park [http://www.grammypark.com/]™, the first GRAMMY-branded, multiday live music experience held May 5-8. The concert series will be held at Brooklyn’s historic Kings
Arts & Culture
Over the course of four days and six live concert performances, GRAMMY® award-winning and nominated artists will converge in Brooklyn, New York for GRAMMY Park [http://www.grammypark.com/]™, the first GRAMMY-branded, multiday live music experience held May 5-8. The concert series will be held at Brooklyn’s historic Kings