Animals
Mute swans in Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz is not backing down from his effort to protect Sheepshead Bay’s beloved swans. Cymbrowitz announced this week he has reintroduced a bill [http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=%0D%0A&bn=A09289&
Central Brooklyn
Jay Small (Photo: City Limits)Jay Small, whose lengthy career as an agitator and community organizer took him from the streets of Flatbush to the midtown Garment Center to the factories of Chicago, has died. Small died on February 13th at a rehabilitation center in Flatbush after complications from diabetes,
Announcements
Photo courtesy of FasTracKids Owner Franco Verdino has long kept an eye on preschool learning centers in Park Slope. Opening in 2012, his Park Slope FasTracKids location was one of the first enrichment learning centers in the area. Verdino just launched a new website promoting the preschool program at his
Health
The Coney Island Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Photo: Google Maps)The revolting stench that blanketed parts of Sheepshead Bay and Gerritsen Beach earlier this year was caused by a mechanical failure at the Coney Island Wastewater Treatment Plant [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/dep_projects/cp_coney_island_plant.
Central Brooklyn
Photo via Participatory Budgeting in New York CityCity Council districts throughout our area just got more funding for Fiscal Year 2017 — and residents will be deciding how that money is spent. Borough President Eric Adams announced last week that his office will be allocating an additional $1 million in FY
Bensonhurst
Photo by B.Y. LeiIn Case You Missed It (ICYMI) [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/]: Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter [http://twitter.com/#!/bensonhurstbean]and
News
Shore Boulevard in Manhattan Beach was flooded during high tide. (Photo: Councilman Chaim Deutsch [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=561447090690789&set=a.368600459975454.1073741830.100004765095752&type=3&theater] / Facebook)In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] Here are some of the big stories you
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Kate FermoileThis week in Ditmas Park, readers discussed race and gentrification, we sampled yet another great Mexican eatery and saw amazing shows at Flatbush Avenue’s Kings Theatre, we traveled back to the time when all of Flatbush was farmland [/blog/history/the-farms-of-flatbush/], and more. Here’s a recap
fort greene
Missed this week’s neighborhood news? We’ve got you covered. And don’t forget to list local events in our Brooklyn-wide Calendar [http://http//www.bklyner.com/calendar]! FYI: Zika virus FAQs. [/blog/2016/02/03/fyi-zika-virus-avoid-mosquitoes/] EVENTS: Valentine’s Day weekend [/blog/2016/02/11/celebrate-valentines-day-weekend-at-these-events-across-brooklyn/] . TOP NEWS
News
Photo via theother5th [https://www.instagram.com/p/BBlE6AJB1dt/?taken-at=901926444]Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and sign up for our daily newsletter. And if you ever have any news tips, story ideas, questions, or anything,
Bensonhurst
Source: Flickr/niceimagesAfter 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. Attack on a 44-year-old white man by a black man sparks a
Central Brooklyn
A reminder of the flooding caused by Hurricane Irene (Photo by Mickey Whitley) 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. Bensonhurst