Newsletter

Jul
14
NYC's Best Ice Cream is in Brooklyn, Rent is up 27%, and other news

NYC's Best Ice Cream is in Brooklyn, Rent is up 27%, and other news

This past week has been rather slow in the news, with most of the local outlets picking up the same
7 min read
Jul
07
Chasing paper, hotdog ice cream, restaurant weeks, and more

Chasing paper, hotdog ice cream, restaurant weeks, and more

My thanks to all of you who have kept your subscriptions and those who have subscribed since Bklyner resumed publishing.
5 min read
Jun
30
Fireworks, BQE Doom, Election Results, and more

Fireworks, BQE Doom, Election Results, and more

Happy Independence Day weekend! Macy's Fireworks will be above the East River, starting around 9:25 pm, and
6 min read
Jun
16
Baby Bird, Taiwanese General Store, Traffic Calming, School Budgets, Lots of Real Estate

Baby Bird, Taiwanese General Store, Traffic Calming, School Budgets, Lots of Real Estate

This newsletter is a little heavy on real estate and school news, and there's some good stuff in
12 min read
Jun
02
Chili Dogs, Working From Brooklyn, PLG and Crown Heights Assembly Race, Food, Rooftop Movies, and More.

Chili Dogs, Working From Brooklyn, PLG and Crown Heights Assembly Race, Food, Rooftop Movies, and More.

Brooklynites don't want to commute into the city, so more and more employers are setting up offices in
9 min read
May
19
Redistricting, Special Election, New Food To Try, Lots of Events

Redistricting, Special Election, New Food To Try, Lots of Events

This weekend we celebrate Notorious B.I.G. across the city; Open Stages - 15 of them - will bring
8 min read
May
12
Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Real Estate, Politics, and Poop Patrol

Lots of stuff this week, including another Special Election, two parades, food with a side of politics and so much more.
10 min read
May
05
We Don't Know What We Don't Know, Old School Italian, Pizza and other tidbits

We Don't Know What We Don't Know, Old School Italian, Pizza and other tidbits

Polls, crime, e-bikes, cash for kindergarteners, oxtail pizza, Flatbush Sears redevelopment plans, history of Sea Gate, and more.
12 min read
Apr
28
Vote, Vote, Vote, and Vote again, Food, Books, Five Boro Bike Tour, and more

Vote, Vote, Vote, and Vote again, Food, Books, Five Boro Bike Tour, and more

New York's voters can be forgiven for not being able to keep up with all that is happening.
9 min read
Apr
14
Crime, Education, Affordable Housing, and more.

Crime, Education, Affordable Housing, and more.

The subway shooting in Sunset Park that injured over 20 people [https://bklyner.com/subway-terror-in-sunset-park/] was the biggest thing that
7 min read