Animals
Olivia Oldham/BklynerCOBBLE HILL – Bond Vet is dripping in millennial pink. The new Court Street pet clinic [https://bondvet.com/] is stylish, brimming with succulents, neon signs, and canine-height hashtags. Though the clinic is designed with human visitors in mind, however, it is carefully tailored to meet the needs of
News
FORT GREENE/PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Summer is in full swing with tons of outdoor activities happening around the borough, including a couple happening this weekend at Barclays Center and the Atlantic Terminal Mall. Rings displayed at Barclays Center Plaza, Saturday, June 15 for Arianna Grande concert (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Starting this
Arts & Culture
Rutland @ Flatbush has been named Dr. Lamuel A Stanislaus way. Liat Weinstein/BklynerPROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS – Lamuel used to lay awake at night wondering whether he could pay a $99 a month mortgage for a brick row house situated on Rutland Rd. between Flatbush and Bedford Avenues, his son Eugene Stanislaus
Events
Rep. Carolyn Maloney led a rally at Foley Square Saturday afternoon calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. Todd Maisel/Bklyner WILLIAMSBURG/GREENPOINT – Rep. Carolyn Maloney is no stranger to President Donald Trump, having been his representative in Congress when he lived at Trump Tower and occasionally bumping into
News
PARK SLOPE – The annual Seventh Heaven Street Fair along 7th Avenue took place this past Father’s Day. The fair for the 44th year attracted hundreds of Brooklynites—despite the cloudy weather. A flyer for the fair advertised “Live music, food, rides, art, crafts, antiques, classic cars, and more.” >
Greenpoint
Carolyn Maloney. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)GREENPOINT – Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who represents parts of Brooklyn, will join a rally to call for President Donald Trump’s impeachment, Kadia Goba of BuzzFeed News reports. > Sources: Rep. @CarolynBMaloney [https://twitter.com/CarolynBMaloney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] to attend #impeachtrump [https://twitter.
Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerCANARSIE – Today is Flag Day, and the day 37 Brooklynites became new American citizens at the Wyckoff House Museum. The historic farmhouse was filled with cheers and claps from new citizens, their families, and their friends this afternoon. The Wyckoff Farmhouse [https://wyckoffmuseum.org/about/history/] is
Central Brooklyn
Weeksville by Nic LehouxCROWN HEIGHTS— Weeksville Heritage Center [https://www.weeksvillesociety.org/] has received Cultural Institutions Group [https://www.nycgo.com/venues/cultural-institutions-group] designation, joining 32 other cultural institutions the city supports with grants. “Weeksville is sacred African American ground,” Council Member Laurie Cumbo who represents Crown Heights said in
Carroll Gardens
COBBLE HILL – A former long-time Brooklyn Community Board 6 [http://www.brooklyncb6.org] (CB6) District Manager has been found not guilty for allegedly giving himself more than $38,000 in raises over a three year period using the electronic signatures of two CB6 chairs. Brooklyn Community Board 6, Hammerman is
Arts & Culture
Summer means the return of Rooftop films, a series of screenings of the work of emerging filmmakers in unique outdoor locations with live musical performances, after-parties, and special enhancements throughout the summer, almost always accompanied by a Q&A with the filmmakers. Typical schedule, check links for more details:
Arts & Culture
FORT GREENE – Administrative and cinema employees at the Brooklyn Academy of Music [https://www.bam.org/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpbnY8sHp4gIVh5-zCh1nPwwkEAAYAyAAEgKvw_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds] (BAM) have voted “yes” to joining the UAW Local 2110 [http://www.2110uaw.org] (United Auto Workers) union. Brooklyn Academy of Music (Photo by Pamela Wong/
Business
CROWN HEIGHTS—The Ryerson is on a mission to bring modern Southern food to the neighborhood. The restaurant, located at 698 Nostrand Ave. (between St. Marks and Prospect Place) had it’s soft opening last night, and is working towards offering a full menu in July. > [https://www.instagram.