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PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Some customers disappointed with the paid attractions at Winterfest during the event’s opening weekend are now feeling frustrated by the lack of response from the event’s organizers. Winterfest at Brooklyn Museum, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018 (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Lena Romanova, the founder of Winterfest at
Central Brooklyn
A night in Coney Island from over the summer (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)The major news of the day is Lyft’s $100 million investment in expanding Citi Bike. [/citi-bike-announces-100-million-expansion-following-acquisition-by-lyft/] Though a scoop from Gothamist suggests that the “vast majority” of the new bikes will be electric pedal-assist bikes. [http://gothamist.
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SHEEPSHEAD BAY – The Emmanuel Episcopal Church church burned down last night in Sheepshead Bay, the FDNY confirmed, after the historic church caught fire for the second time in 11 years. The fire broke out after midnight, with firefighters responding to the scene by 12:30 am on Thursday, November 29,
News
Electric scooters may soon be a part of the city’s expanding network of alternative transportation (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Two City Councilmembers have introduced new legislation to legalize a variety of electronic transportation alternatives in New York, a move which could help Brooklyn residents from busy delivery-riders to displaced L
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Drivers move over. The San Francisco ride-share company Lyft, which purchased Citi Bike’s parent company, Motivate, this summer, is increasing the number of bikes throughout New York City. Citi Bike’s area will double and the number of bikes will triple within the next five years. The expansion will
Arts & Culture
The first weekend of December offers loads of events to check out including art exhibits, plays, concerts, a holiday book fair, and even a styling dance party at the Brooklyn Pubic Library’s main branch. Check the BKLYNER Calendar [/calendar/] for more events happening around town or to list one
Bay Ridge
Salahi Deli’s new sign has a deeper backstory. Justin Mitchell/Bklyner.BROOKLYN – A local business in Ditmas Park got an eye-catching new look last week, when Salahi Deli substituted the awning it had used as a sign for almost three decades with a graffiti-style design painted directly onto its
Announcements
Art work by ulie Peppito (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – Council Members Mark Treyger and Justin Brannan– who are literally district neighbors– each introduced a new bill this week to allow for interpreters in poll sites. The only difference? Brannan’s bill [https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=
Animals
CROWN HEIGHTS – Dog owners and neighbors came out in full force Tuesday night to the Brooklyn Children’s Museum for the first Dog Policy Meeting hosted by the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President [http://www.brooklyn-usa.org] and Friends of Brower Park [http://www.friendsofbrowerpark.org]. Longtime Crown Heights
Bensonhurst
Soccer at Il Centro. Photo by Vanessa Etienne/BklynerBENSONHURST – On most days, Bensonhurst’s new Italian-American community center looks like a miniature UN, with immigrants from all over gathering together for events and classes. Since the 1950s, Bensonhurst has been synonymous with Italian-American – the Little Italy of Brooklyn. But over
Central Brooklyn
DYKER HEIGHTS – The two-hour forum, hosted by The New York State Reform Party attracted 10 candidates vying for the public advocate’s seat, including Daniel Christmann, David Eisenbach, Peter Gleason, Ifeoma Ike, Tony Herbert, Nomiki Konst, Diane Signorile, Nancy Sliwa, John Tabacco and Mike Zumbluskas. That’s 10 of the
Central Brooklyn
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries screen grabBROOKLYN – Democrats in Congress elected U.S Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Wednesday as the new caucus chair, according to reports [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/28/hakeem-jeffries-defeats-barbara-lee-in-battle-for-dem-caucus-chair-1023797] . The Brooklyn lawmaker defeated Rep. Barbara Lee of California in a 123-113 vote. He replaces outgoing Congressman Joe