Big Story
DeCosta Headley, chair of the DREAM Foundation delivers opening remarks. Nigel Roberts/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – Earning good grades is only half the battle for some students in the City University of New York (CUNY) system. Maintaining a roof over their head and food on the table, while working on a college
Announcements
Last week the Walentas Family Foundation [https://www.twotreesny.com/about-us/art-and-community] announced “The David Prize [https://www.thedavidprize.org/],” a new $1 million award program that will support five innovators working to make New York City a better place. Via thedavidprize.org [https://www.thedavidprize.org/]Named after David
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BARCLAYS – The burger joint Chick-fil-A opened at 166 Flatbush Avenue this morning, right across the Barclays Center, with lines around the corner. The big Southern chain known for its chicken sandwiches — which has also faced criticism after its founder spoke out against same-sex marriage [https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/
Arts & Culture
The days are getting much shorter and a little cooler. Enjoy the waning days of summer with a visit to Photoville at Brooklyn Bridge Park, a tour of celebrity graves at Green-Wood Cemetery, a food crawl + fall festival, or an outdoor opera concert. Check out the Bklyner Calendar [/calendar/] for
bath beach
This week’s openings and closings are full of new places from old standouts. A restaurant returns after a 15-year closure, Williamsburg gains a new beer garden, but loses a popular chocolate shop. Clinton Hill Cap’t Loui413 Myrtle Avenue between Vanderbilt and Clinton Avenues. > [https://www.instagram.com/
Arts & Culture
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – A leg, truncated from the knee up, nervously treads. Disembodied hands point and prod. Gears spin, colorful lightbulbs blink, and a hammer slowly taps away. This odd assortment of moving parts makes up Stuart Lantry’s nine quirky kinetic sculptures currently on view at Established Gallery [https://www.
Columbia Street Waterfront
COLUMBIA STREET WATERFRONT – Tastes of Brooklyn [http://tastesofbrooklyn.com/] —the team behind the Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill [/thursday-carroll-gardens-cobble-hill-restaurant-crawl-2/], Gowanus [/save-the-date-first-annual-tastes-of-gowanus-food-drink-crawl-april-13/], Franklin Avenue [/tastes-of-franklin-festival-launches-in-crown-heights-this-sunday/], and Red Hook [/first-red-hook-food-drink-crawl/] Food & Drink Crawls—have added a new culinary destination for local gourmands—the Columbia
celebrity
FLATBUSH – Kings Theatre [http://www.kingstheatre.com/calendar/hillary-and-chelsea-clinton-the-gutsy-women-tour/?spMailingID=4035598&spUserID=MTQ0NzEwNTQyNzQwS0&spJobID=860451991&spReportId=ODYwNDUxOTkxS0] announced on Tuesday that Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will visit the historic venue next month to promote their upcoming book. Via Kings Theatre [http://www.kingstheatre.com/calendar/
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Before the Nor’easter. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)It’s September which means it’s officially storm season. Forget hurricanes, it seems that every time it pours, Brooklyn gets flooded even though over $20 billion was allocated for the City’s resiliency plan. Puddles form on streets, water goes up
Bay Ridge
BAY RIDGE – Two years, two council members, and $4.7 million later, the historic Fort Hamilton High School Athletic Field has been renovated – 18 years since last improvements were made to the large property. In 2017, funding for the six-acre field located at 83rd to 85th Street between Colonial Road
Arts & Culture
CONEY ISLAND – Movie lovers will gather on Coney Island this weekend for the 19th Annual Coney Island Film Festival [http://www.coneyislandfilmfestival.com/index.htm] showcasing more than 100 films from around the world. Courtesy Coney Island USAThe Coney Island Film festival will screen a wide range of features, documentaries,
Arts & Culture
BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK – United Photo Industries [https://unitedphotoindustries.com] presents the eighth annual Photoville [https://photoville.com/] festival from September 12 through 22, featuring more than than 90 photography exhibits plus dozens of panels, workshops, demonstrations, and special events. Via Photoville NYC | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/photovillenyc/?__tn__=%2Cd%