Bensonhurst
BENSONHURST – 18th Avenue in Bensonhurst is home to a uniquely wonderful pairing of cultures. These cultures, Chinese and Italian primarily, manifest themselves in a sweet, flaky, and delicious way at the bakeries that line the avenue. In honor of the Santa Rosalia festival, which is on until the first of
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg ended her transatlantic sailboat voyage Wednesday after docking in Coney Island, capping off a two-week endeavor documented on social media aimed at showing how one can avoid greenhouse gas emissions on long trips. Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist, departed from Plymouth, England
Central Brooklyn
Kensington Plaza in 2016 after the beautification effort. (Photo: Michael M Kadish with permission)KENSINGTON – Neighbors’ complaints of trash at the Kensington plaza (just off Church and McDonald) have finally been heard and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) will be conducting a clean-up in the plaza tomorrow, August 28.
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The NYC Economic Development Corporation [https://www.nycedc.com/press-release/nycedc-announces-new-plan-create-expanded-open-space-willoughby-square] (NYC EDC) and Hargreaves Jones Landscape Architecture [http://hargreavesjonesla.com/] presented new design plans for the Willoughby Square Open Space to Brooklyn Community Board 2 [http://www.nyc.gov/brooklyncb2] ’s Executive Committee Monday evening. Rendering of
Nonsponsored
Homelessness is at an all-time high in the city, and the city is behind on its plan to build shelters, The City news site found [https://thecity.nyc/2019/08/halfway-into-homeless-revamp-work-lags-as-hotel-use-grows.html] . The plan, called “Turning the Tide” [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dhs/downloads/pdf/turning-the-tide-on-homelessness.pdf] promised to
Brooklyn Heights
This week’s openings and closings bring lots of new finds to Williamsburg and food halls, and pizza (we aren’t complaining). Say goodbye to a favorite Bushwick vegan bar, and welcome new Latin spots. Park Slope Brooklyn Wine Co.205 Fifth Avenue, between Union Street and Berkeley Place. The
News
Hundreds of bicyclists rode down Coney Island Avenue to the site where Jose Alzorriz was killed. (Photo by Todd Maisel)PARK SLOPE – Hundreds of bicyclists from throughout the city jammed Bartel-Pritchard Square on Sunday to follow one rider who was pulling a white bicycle, a “ghost bike,” representing Jose Alzorriz,
Education
Greenwood Cemetery Commemorates the Battle of Brooklyn. Patriot soldiers fire on the British forces approaching. (Photo by Todd Maisel/Bklyner)GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY – During the Revolutionary War, the patriots of Brooklyn fought a pitched battle with superior British forces on what is now Green-Wood Cemetery. Patriot soldiers fire on the British
Food & Drink
Miss American Pie on 5th Avenue in Park Slope. Ellie Plass/BklynerMiss American Pie [http://missamericanpienyc.com]opened in Park Slope on Sunday, August 18th, and the second the door swings open you are enveloped in a huge wave of the buttery, sugary, doughy smell of freshly baked pies. “It’
News
As August winds down take advantage of the various events throughout Brooklyn this weekend! Spend time with family and friends at the last Summer Strolls block party or try something new with Mark Morris Dance Center’s Shared Space dance class. This is also the last weekend to check out
Education
The results are in – and the passing scores are up – but more than half the kids still did not score proficient in either Math or English. The state test results for English Language Arts (ELA) and math came out today, and overall, more students in grades 3 – 8 during the
Business
EAST FLATBUSH – On December 15th, 2018, Jamane Weekes needed a haircut. It was late, around 7:00 pm, his regular barber was closed, so he decided he’d visit his old neighborhood, East Flatbush, where the barbershops are sometimes 24-hour affairs. The barber he used to see wasn’t in