Announcements
GOWANUS – ArtBuilt [http://artbuilt.org/artbuilt-mobile-studios/] and NYC Parks [https://www.nycgovparks.org/] are bringing the Studio in the Park residency program to Gowanus and are currently accepting proposals from artists. ArtBuilt brings arts and cultural programming to parks and plazas in underserved neighborhoods, transforming public spaces into creative venues.
Announcements
CONEY ISLAND – Though it still feels chilly outside, Spring is officially here, and Luna Park [https://lunaparknyc.com/] will be kicking off its 2019 season next weekend! Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/1937039533072699/]The home of the Coney Island Cyclone [https://lunaparknyc.com/rides/coney-island-cyclone/], Coney Clipper [https:
Education
MIDWOOD – Last Friday by all accounts was a regular Friday at Cunningham middle school, home to about 2,000 students on any given school day. Mrs. Maria Ivaliotis at the bridal shower for her daughter’s upcoming wedding. Family photo.Mrs. Maria Ivaliotis, 67, was working in the cafeteria during
Central Brooklyn
Pedestrians crossing Ocean Parkway at Church Avenue, heading west. (Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)KENSINGTON – Another pedestrian crossing Ocean Parkway was hit by a turning vehicle at the dangerous intersection on the north side of Church Avenue. Neighbors on a passing city bus informed us on Monday, March 25, 2019 that at
News
Union Street Bridge (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner) * The measles outbreak [/brooklyn-measles-outbreak-grows-to-121-cases/] that’s been plaguing Williamsburg and Borough Park has now spread to Crown Heights, with the area’s first case confirmed by the Department of Health this week [http://crownheights.info/crown-heights-news/636782/breaking-news-measles-hits-crown-heights/] . * Though Governor Cuomo nixed a
Development
GOWANUS – Representatives from NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page#navigation] (DCP) and Housing Preservation & Development [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/index.page] (HPD) met with the Brooklyn Community Board 6 Landmarks & Land Use Committee Thursday evening to address
bath beach
The MTA has begun cleaning the undersides of the elevated L lines on Stillwell Avenue and onto 86th Street of the D line trains following two incidents that occurred on the 7 line in Queens in which debris rained on vehicles, one slicing through the windshield of a car.BATH
Big Story
Some of the crowd. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal)BORO PARK – A protest against Council Member Kalman Yeger’s “Palestine doesn’t exist” tweet was overtaken Thursday by a raucous counterprotest as the political divide in the Middle East flares up in New York. At about 6 p.m. on Thursday evening,
News
SUNSET PARK — Councilman Kalman Yeger risks losing his seat on the council’s Immigration Committee after tweeting,” Palestine does not exist.” City Council’s Immigration Committee Chair Carlos Menchaca released a statement Thursday casting doubt on the future of Yeger’s committee membership calling his denouncement of Palestine, “profoundly dehumanizing.
Education
EAST FLATBUSH — Two Brooklyn councilmembers voted against Mayor de Blasio’s affordable housing plan in 2016 saying the measure “largely ignores [the] most vulnerable communities.” One of those lawmakers is now the city’s public advocate and he still feels the city needs to “fix it.” Jumaane Williams. (Photo: Zainab
Central Brooklyn
FLATBUSH — Former City Councilman Jumaane Williams vacated his seat on March 20 after winning a crowded race for Public Advocate. Now, 11 candidates are gearing up for another looming special election, to occupy the empty seat, slated for May 14. In Alphabetical order, they are Anthony Alexis, Anthony Beckford, Monique
Arts & Culture
FLATBUSH – Last November NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray announced that U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm will be honored [/city-announces-shirley-chisholm-monument-near-prospect-park/] with a monument at the Parkside Avenue (at Ocean Ave.) entrance to Prospect Park. The Chisholm statue was the first announced in the She Built NYC [https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/