Health
Southern Brooklyn is getting more targeted mosquito enforcement [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/wnv/2020/wnvplan2020.pdf], courtesy of the Health Department, to reduce the risk of West Nile Virus. Next Tuesday, August 25, between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 6 a.m. the
Development
Rep. Carolyn Maloney led a rally at Foley Square last year calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. Todd Maisel/BklynerWhen we caught up with North Brooklyn Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney on Tuesday, August 18, she was in high spirits. We talked about all things Brooklyn, from post office and
Bushwick
The Bagel Store on 5th Avenue. Ellie Plass, Bklyner.This week’s openings and closings bring you, miraculously, far more openings than it does closings. In a true testament to the resilience of our neighborhoods, restaurants and bars continue to pop up in almost every neighborhood. Go out and enjoy
Announcements
Ditmas Park Bubble is a new event space in Ditmas Park. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)DITMAS PARK – As thousands of small businesses close as the result of the restrictions imposed to combat COVID-19, one Brooklynite decided to take a chance, and create an event space tailored to the pandemic – meet
Arts & Culture
Volunteers working on the octopus mural at P.S. 54 in 2019. Courtesy of Lauren Cawdrey.Two years ago, on a whim, Bed-Stuy resident Lauren Cawdrey decided to buy Willoughby General [https://www.willoughbygeneral.com/], a small storefront near the Myrtle – Willoughby subway station. The space had been left suddenly
Central Brooklyn
On Wednesday, August 19, 2020, right around 3:30 pm, two men were shot at the corner of Woodruff Avenue and Ocean Avenue – a block from Prospect Park, within the 70th Precinct.NYPD inform that Malcolm Amede, 18, of Lefferts Ave in PLG, who was he was shot in the
Business
Industry City, August 2020. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Greg David, originally [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/8/19/21376132/industry-city-expansion-brooklyn-council-corey-johnson-menchaca-amazon] published by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] The City Planning Commission’s decision Wednesday to approve and send on to the City Council a major redevelopment of Brooklyn’s Industry
Central Brooklyn
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries speaks as Rep Yvette Clarke looks on. Ben Brachfeld/Bklyner.CADMAN PLAZA – Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Tuesday that the US Postal Service’s controversial planned service changes, including reductions in overtime, guidance to mail carriers to leave some mail behind, and removal of mailboxes and sorting
Announcements
EAST FLATBUSH – A 26-year-old man is dead after being shot in the head last night. On Tuesday, August 18 at around 7:20 p.m., cops got a call for a 26-year-old man shot by East 92 Street and Kings Highway. When they arrived, they found him with a gunshot
Announcements
COVID-19 testing outreach workers in Sunset Park. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Happy Tuesday! 100 years ago today, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing women’s right to vote, was ratified when Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it. We hope you are doing well. Remember, we
Central Brooklyn
MTA officials announced front-door boarding and fare collection on all local and SBS buses will resume Monday, August 31. Photo: Jessie Mislavsky / MTA NYC TransitNo more free bus. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced it will resume front-door boarding and fare collection on all local and SBS buses on
Announcements
A torn up car after the crash on Ocean Avenue and Beverly Road. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)FLATBUSH – An early morning car crash on Ocean Avenue and Beverly Road has left two people in the hospital, with one in very serious condition. In the month of July alone, there were