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Marathon signage Atlantic Mall. Liena Zagare/BklynerGet ready for the 49th New York Marathon on Sunday, November 3. The marathon starts on the other side of the Verrazano bridge (closed 7am -3pm), but the longest stretch of the races goes through Brooklyn, running along 4th Avenue, then Lafayette Avenue before
Arts & Culture
Welcome to our new business column, where we’ll share all news on expansions, new businesses, pop-ups turned storefronts, and more. Prema Yoga [https://www.premayogabrooklyn.com/] Prema Yoga Brooklyn announced its second location in Clinton Hill on October 10, with the original studio in Carroll Gardens. The new, reimagined
Arts & Culture
Cast of Measure for Measure. Photo by Christine Jean Chambers.“Who will believe thee Isabel?” Angelo utters these words in Act 2, Scene 4 of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, during a moment of sexual quid pro quo: Isabel must submit to his wishes — against her consent — in order to
Announcements
Photo bySamantha Gades [https://unsplash.com/@srosinger3997?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] onUnsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/clock?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] .Two things on your to-do list this weekend — sleep in on Sunday, as daylight
Nonsponsored
A downed tree in Bensonhurst in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Via Flickr user bigmike33x. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmike33x/8148028948/in/photostream/]The city Parks Department has planted over 34,000 tees in Brooklyn since 2012, far outpacing the 4,000 trees lost in the borough as
Arts & Culture
CLINTON HILL – Local design studio and fragrance brand Joya [https://joyastudio.com/] has teamed up with artist Tom Fruin [https://www.tomfruin.com] for a true Brooklyn collaboration—a colorful, lightly-scented candle inspired by his iconic plexiglass water towers. Nightlight by Tom Fruin and Joya (Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Fruin’s
Bensonhurst
Exterior of Baku Bakery. Irina Groushevaia/Bklyner.SHEEPSHEAD BAY – It is not often that a business in New York gets a second chance, but Baku Bakery, a beloved neighborhood staple, beat the odds. The bakery served neighbors for over 20 years at 1972 86th Street in Bensonhurst but was forced
News
* Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and the Questioning of an American Jew’s Patriotism. [https://www.gq.com/story/alexander-vindman-immigrants-america] Julia Ioffe writes for GQ on the immigrant experience of Soviet Jews – Alexander Vindman and his identical twin brother grew up in Brighton Beach [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/
Bushwick
A B35 bus. Ben Brachfeld/BklynerThe bus routes in Brooklyn are in for a long-awaited redesign [/mta-soliciting-rider-feedback-for-brooklyn-bus-redesign/]—as many still follow old streetcars’ routes leftover from the ‘50s. The MTA is taking a holistic approach and wants to rethink everything from scratch by asking for the public’s input. The
Central Brooklyn
A NYCHA worker cleans up the second floor of the William Reid Houses. Ben Brachfeld/BklynerThe New York City Housing Authority could not file an insurance claim for an August fire at the William Reid Apartments senior housing complex despite possessing a fire insurance policy, a spokesperson for NYCHA said.
Boerum Hill
PARK SLOPE – The group of low-rise buildings spanning the east side of 4th Avenue from St. Marks Place to Warren Street will soon become a 125-foot-high, 12-story apartment building, The Real Deal [https://therealdeal.com/2019/10/29/new-details-of-boerum-hills-next-big-project-unveiled/] reports. 85 4th Avenue (via Google Maps)Developer Harry Einhorn filed
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – A pedigreed German-style charcuterie and sausage bar will soon join the lineup of food vendors at Dekalb Market Hall [https://www.dekalbmarkethall.com/]. Courtesy of Schaller’s StubeSchaller’s Stube—”a Berlin style street food stand with a New York sensibility”—will officially open on Friday, November 1