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Apr
06
Plan to Install Green Energy Storage on Williamsburg Roof Raises Tenants’ Ire

Plan to Install Green Energy Storage on Williamsburg Roof Raises Tenants’ Ire

315 Berry Street (Image: Google Maps)A proposal to install energy infrastructure on a Williamsburg roof to ease the load
5 min read
Apr
06
From Books to Bathrooms, Participatory Budgeting Voting Kicks Off in Three Brooklyn Council Districts

From Books to Bathrooms, Participatory Budgeting Voting Kicks Off in Three Brooklyn Council Districts

Left to right: Stephen Levin (CD33), Carlos Menchaca (CD38) and Brad Lander (CD39)After a pandemic-induced pause, the city’s
6 min read
Apr
05
Coney Island Rides Open On Friday, New Roller Coaster and Baseball Starting Soon

Coney Island Rides Open On Friday, New Roller Coaster and Baseball Starting Soon

Coney Island during NYC’s phase 2 reopening last July. (Image: Erica Price)The famed amusement district is poised to
3 min read
Apr
05
Public Art: Breathing Pavilion Features Weekly Live Music Series In Downtown Brooklyn

Public Art: Breathing Pavilion Features Weekly Live Music Series In Downtown Brooklyn

Melanie Charles performing at the Breathing Pavilion. (Image: Argenis Apollinario/Downtown Brooklyn Partnership)The normally bustling plaza at 300 Ashland
2 min read
Apr
05
Side Hustle To Big Business: Low-Income Entrepreneurs Could Help Brooklyn’s Economy Recover—How Can the City Support Them?

Side Hustle To Big Business: Low-Income Entrepreneurs Could Help Brooklyn’s Economy Recover—How Can the City Support Them?

A two-part panel on low-income entrepreneurship in Brooklyn organized by the Center for an Urban Future included LaToya Meaders from
4 min read
Apr
02
Happy Easter from Bklyner

Happy Easter from Bklyner

Image via davidking [https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidking/2357160552/].To all who celebrate, a very happy Easter from all
1 min read
Apr
02
Socially Distant Blues

Socially Distant Blues

My fridge is full, pantry too So, why do I still feel empty inside? I’m physically distant but digitally
1 min read
Apr
02
Talea Beer Co., NYC’s First All Women-Owned Brewery, Opens In Williamsburg

Talea Beer Co., NYC’s First All Women-Owned Brewery, Opens In Williamsburg

Darland, left, and Hankinson, the founders of Talea. Photo by Sydney ButlerLeAnn Darland and Tara Hankinson, the co-founders of Talea
3 min read
Apr
02
Brooklynites Demand Protections In The Wake Of The DC UberEats Driver’s Death

Brooklynites Demand Protections In The Wake Of The DC UberEats Driver’s Death

Pakistani American Youth Society co-founder Kashif Hussain (Image: Billy Richling/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – Community leaders, elected officials and candidates for local
4 min read
Apr
01
AG James Delivers 1.2 Million Eggs to State Food Banks in Price-Gouging Settlement

AG James Delivers 1.2 Million Eggs to State Food Banks in Price-Gouging Settlement

Attorney General Letitia James and other elected officials announcing a settlement with Hillandale Farms Corporation. (Image: AG’s office)New
2 min read