Happy St. Patrick's Day! Brooklyn's celebratory parade will be this Sunday at 12:30 pm, starting by the Bartel-Pritchard square (Park Slope/Windsor Terrace). The NYC Half Marathon will take over until 4 pm on the other side of the park. Politics & Crime * Retired officer Kruythoff Forrester was accused of

Politics * Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is investigating 82 payments, totaling almost $200,000, to Excelsior Waste and Recycling LLC, a company founded by former Bensonhurst Assemblymember Peter Abbate's staffer Joseph Brady, who led an upstate biker gang while serving as Abbate's top legislative aide, THE CITY reports. * Councilmember Ari Kagan was

The 'dusk and darkness' return, a press release from the mayor said today, reminding us that clocks fall back on Sunday, making our evenings darker and chances of being hit by a car higher, but also giving runners an extra hour to sleep ahead of the New York Marathon in

There was life before Hurricane Sandy ten years ago, and how we've lived since, with ever more damaging rains and storms, unable to protect the city. But that is not the only story this week. On top of elections, there are a number of school stories you should know about

By far, the biggest news in Brooklyn this week was the tragic deaths of three children in Coney Island. They were found at the water's edge on Monday, with their mother wandering two miles away, barefoot, soaking wet, and uncommunicative. The mother has since been charged with murder for drowning

Elections are over, and it's the perfect time to enjoy the last couple of weeks of summer.

This week we focus on the primaries, health, and public space.

This past week has been rather slow in the news, with most of the local outlets picking up the same press releases, crime reports, and celebrity spotting. NYT focused on features like Where is Pete Panto? or How Dan Perlman, of ‘Flatbush Misdemeanors,’ Spends His Sundays (both good reads), and

My thanks to all of you who have kept your subscriptions and those who have subscribed since Bklyner resumed publishing. In the coming weeks, as resources permit, we will be doing increasingly more standalone reporting, including freelance work to fill the gaps I see in Brooklyn's coverage by other outlets.

Happy Independence Day weekend! Macy's Fireworks will be above the East River, starting around 9:25 pm, and will continue for about 25 minutes. Best spots to see:

This newsletter is a little heavy on real estate and school news, and there's some good stuff in the food section. The city attacks mosquitoes, and southern Brooklyn will likely get a lot more pedestrian-friendly street corners. You get a chance to tell MTA what you think about your commute

Brooklynites don't want to commute into the city, so more and more employers are setting up offices in Brooklyn. A Park Slope Church is looking for the stolen Tabernacle, a Flatbush Church is to be redeveloped to bring coworking spaces to the neighborhood, Park Slope may get two new 16-story

This weekend we celebrate Notorious B.I.G. across the city; Open Stages - 15 of them - will bring lots of music to Park Slope; and Brooklyn Half returns on Sunday for the 40th time, so plan on that. Oh, and it will be hot, 90 degrees hot this

Lots of stuff this week, including another Special Election, two parades, food with a side of politics and so much more.

Polls, crime, e-bikes, cash for kindergarteners, oxtail pizza, Flatbush Sears redevelopment plans, history of Sea Gate, and more.

New York's voters can be forgiven for not being able to keep up with all that is happening. Just when you thought you knew what congressional or senate district you live in, that changed this week after New York's highest court tossed out the Democrat-drawn lines over gerrymandering.  It is

The subway shooting in Sunset Park that injured over 20 people [https://bklyner.com/subway-terror-in-sunset-park/] was the biggest thing that happened in Brooklyn this week. Thankfully, no one died, and the shooter was apprehended the next day [https://nypost.com/2022/04/13/brooklyn-shooting-suspect-frank-james-in-police-custody/] . But yesterday, just around 5:30