Election 2020
Board of Elections workers check absentee ballots in Brooklyn, Nov. 10, 2020. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Christine Chung, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/11/10/21559717/nyc-board-of-elections-absentee-ballot-count-begins] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] The city Board of Elections began opening and counting
affordable housing
The owner of the Cortelyou Market and two adjacent properties on the corner of East 16th Street and Cortelyou Road is seeking a zoning change to develop a mixed-use rental building on the lot. Despite arguments from some neighbors that the proposed development on Cortelyou Road would block light and
Business
Founder and owner Ricardo Rodriguez Pacheco outside La Merced. Danielle Sinay/BklynerGreenpoint’s La Merced Juice Bar [https://www.instagram.com/lamercedbk/?hl=en], named after a marketplace in Mexico City, opened to the public in September— just weeks after dozens of neighborhood businesses had shut down for good. Founder
COVID-19
The rates keep rising. The Mayor thinks there is still time to stop the second wave in the city, but that would mean everyone getting with the program on social distancing and face coverings, a task that has proved challenging. According to the NY State data, Brooklyn had 17,228
Dyker Heights
Angel Guardian Home. (Photo via Angel Guardian Home Facebook)DYKER HEIGHTS – The Angel Guardian Home, a century-old former orphanage, has officially been landmarked and is the first historic landmark in Dyker Heights. “Although the Angel Guardian Home sits just outside the borders of my council district, preserving this building has
Announcements
Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] BUSHWICK – A 34-year-old woman is dead after she was struck by
News
The housing lottery is open now for 34 apartments at 834 Pacific Street, a six-story mixed-use development in Prospect Heights for those earning 130% of the area’s median income. Applicants need to make between $65,143 – $183,300 depending on other conditions ( size of unit and size of household)
Announcements
Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] BROWNSVILLE – A 45-year-old woman was fatally shot this morning just before
Announcements
The American Flag. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Tomorrow is Veteran’s Day, a day that honors people who have served in the US Armed Forces. You can watch the annual parade online [https://parade.uwvc.org/] or on TV live on WABC from 12:30 – 2:00 pm. The New
Food & Drink
Author of ‘In Bibi’s Kitchen,’ Hawa Hassan lives in Fort Greene. Credit: Liz Clayman.‘In Bibi’s Kitchen,’ [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/606399/in-bibis-kitchen-by-hawa-hassan-with-julia-turshen/] a book by Fort Greene resident Hawa Hassan, grandmothers – and their cooking – weave together recipes and stories from eight different East African countries connected
Business
Infection rates citywide have doubled in October, and they keep rising at an alarming rate. “Unfortunately, we’re seeing a real growth in the positivity rate in this city and that is dangerous. So, we have one last chance to stop a second wave. It’s as simple as this
Announcements
Grand Army Plaza on Nov. 7, 2020. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)After it was announced that Joe Biden will be the new president-elect, celebrations erupted across the county within minutes, including here in Brooklyn. People took to the streets, danced, banged the drums, and popped bottles. Grand Army Plaza, in