Arts & Culture
Looking to try something new this weekend? Check out a variety of local art events happening around Brooklyn that explore different types of mediums. Try out a sound bath at the Brooklyn Music School or completely immerse yourself in audio with the weekend-long On Air Fest. If you’re looking
Arts & Culture
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – This spring the Brooklyn Museum [https://www.brooklynmuseum.org] will debut a group exhibition featuring work by contemporary LGBTQ+ artists that “honors the fight for queer liberation in the years since the 1969 Stonewall Uprising.” S.T.A.R., 2012, by Tuesday Smillie. Courtesy of the artist and
Arts & Culture
CROWN HEIGHTS — A neighborhood non-profit wants everyone to know what it’s like to live in Crown Heights. The Nostrand Avenue Improvement Association’s photo exhibit in Studio 1 of the The Black Lady Theatre.The Nostrand Avenue Improvement Association, Inc. (NAIA) [https://www.naiabrooklyn.org/] is highlighting Crown Heights
community
GOWANUS – The EPA team members working on the Gowanus Canal Superfund Cleanup [https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0206222] returned to the Gowanus CAG Tuesday evening for the first time since being furloughed during the federal government shutdown. Gowanus Canal seen from the 9th Street Bridge (Photo:
News
SHEEPSHEAD BAY – The boats are not leaving, they will still dock at the piers, they just will not be picking up or dropping off passengers along Emmons Avenue, according to the latest arrangement worked out by the city to placate Sheepshead Bay residents. “Starting May 1st, party boats will no
Announcements
The MTA crew getting part of a tree off the track on Feb 25. (Photo: MTA)High winds, downed trees, signal problems, automatic brakes, and a sick passenger – and how was your commute? This morning one Ditmas Park resident told us they were going to vote (Public Advocate special elections
Brooklyn Heights
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – The Brooklyn Community Board 2 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb2/index.page] Executive Committee voted against a liquor license for a boozy Taco Bell planned for 58 Court Street in Brooklyn Heights. Taco Bell Cantina at 1034 Flatbush Avenue, Flatbush via Google MapsThe national chain is pushing
Announcements
Driver recklessly drives on the sidewalk along Harrison Avenue in front of Central United Talmudical Academy (CUTA) in front of three young girls. (Screenshot: Williamsburg News Twitter post)WILLIAMSBURG — Brooklyn appears to have its own congestion issues, so much so that some drivers use the sidewalk as an extra lane.
Brooklyn Heights
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – A popular produce market housed in a one-story building at 181 Atlantic Avenue may soon be demolished to make way for a new four-story mixed-use development. Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable, 181 Atlantic Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)On Monday evening, the Community Board 2 [https://www1.nyc.gov/
Development
PARK SLOPE – A 125-foot-tall, twelve-story mixed-used development has been proposed to replace the long vacant lot on the corner of 4th Avenue and Degraw Street. Construction site at 639 Degraw Street (at corner of 4th Avenue), Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019 (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)ODA Architecture [http://www.oda-architecture.com]
News
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Today a Brooklyn judge did not grant the Board of Election’s (BOE) their request for a temporary restraining order to prevent the city’s interpreters from being stationed inside polling sites during tomorrow’s Election Day. The decision was upheld this afternoon by the Brooklyn Appeals Court.
Announcements
Plans released for a development project at the Crown Heights Spice Factory. CROWN HEIGHTS — Plans to replace the Spice Factory on Franklin Avenue are moving forward in what is shaping up to be an enormous project that boasts nearly 1,600 units, half of which will be affordable to some.