east flatbush
EAST FLATBUSH — A 29-year-old man was shot in the chest on Wednesday, but only minutes later, police found the victim trying to buy a beer in an East Flatbush bodega with a minor chest wound, police said. The police were flabbergasted that the victim, identified at this time as Tony
Business
PARK SLOPE – Fifth Avenue recently welcomed a new Indian restaurant. Masala Mix [http://www.masalamixnyc.com/] debuted at 396 5th Avenue between 6th & 7th Streets on April 4th, taking the place of another Indian eatery, Taj Mahal. Masala Mix, 396 5th Avenue, between 6th & 7th Streets (Photo: Pamela
affordable housing
CROWN HEIGHTS — A Brooklyn judge temporarily blocked two 17-story towers slated for the corner of Franklin Avenue and Montgomery Street, a development project activists say would block sunlight to the neighboring greenhouses at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden [https://www.bbg.org/]. Approved Cornell Realty development at 40 Crown St. (Renderings:
Announcements
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – DeKalb Market Hall [https://www.dekalbmarkethall.com] (445 Albee Square West) has added two new vendors to its always bustling 27,000-square-foot food hall—Thank You Come Again, featuring Thai and Chinese cuisine, and Brooklyn Hummus, offering all-kosher falafel and hummus. Courtesy of Thank You Come AgainAlong with
Carroll Gardens
The Tastes of Brooklyn [http://tastesofbrooklyn.com/index.php] restaurant crawl returns on Saturday, May 4, offering samples from more than 20 dining establishments throughout Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill. Tickets [https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eg2nh3bw539dc4f5&oseq=&c=&ch=] are available online and
Arts & Culture
Spring is in full swing so it’s the perfect opportunity to check out all of the events happening around Brooklyn. Celebrate Earth Day as traffic is shut down at Albee Square or catch a free production of The Tempest at the North Brooklyn YMCA. Plus, this is the last
News
GRAVESEND — Two days after a 30-year-old man was struck and killed by a Manhattan-bound F train at Kingshighway and McDonald Avenue, MTA contractors working on the tracks made a gruesome discovery of body parts and property that would lead to the victim being positively identified, police said. Contractors working on
Bushwick
BUSHWICK – Tuesday night, about 50 people piled into a conference room at the Bushwick Multi-Service Center to discuss updates to the Bushwick rezoning plan put forth by the city [/community-plans-for-bushwick-worries-it-will-not-matter/]. Among them were Brooklyn Community Board 4 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb4/index.page] members, anti-gentrification advocates, Bushwick residents,
east flatbush
EAST FLATBUSH/MIDWOOD — Labor Union 32BJ SEUI announced Wednesday they’re backing non-profit executive director Monique Chandler-Waterman. The New York Union is the latest to pump their fist for candidates in the 45th council race. The service employees vowed to spend the next twenty days campaigning for Chandler-Waterman ahead of
Arts & Culture
PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDEN — The city, on Wednesday, announced the winning duo to create the Shirley Chisholm monument slated for the Parkside Avenue entrance of Prospect Park. Aerial view of Shirley Chisholm monument proposal. (Renderings: Amanda Williams and Olalekan JeyifousArtists Amanda Williams and Olalekan Jeyifous proposed “Our Destiny, Our Democracy” as
Arts & Culture
DITMAS PARK – Join Brave New World Repertory Theatre [http://bravenewworldrep.org/] this Sunday, April 28 for Shakespeare on Stratford, a free spring celebration commemorating the 455th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birth. The Bard was born April 26, 1564. Via Brave New World Repertory Theatre | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/
Announcements
WINDSOR TERRACE – Assembly Member Robert Carroll [https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Robert-C-Carroll/] will host the first annual Brooklyn Answer Fair on Sunday, May 19 at P.S. 130, The Parkside School (713 Caton Avenue). During his three years in office Carroll has regularly hosted community service events along with an individual