community
RED HOOK – On the corner of Columbia and Sigourney streets, directly across from Ikea, lies land filled with crisp produce sprouting from the soil. Hip-hop music plays faintly in the background as community volunteers push wheelbarrows and snip freshly grown okra at the stems. A small attentive crowd is gathered
Arts & Culture
There’s lots going on this weekend including two “Shakespearean” plays, two historic architecture tours, and the three-night BRIC JazzFest. Pit Bull Flower Power by Sophie Gamand, Nakita (Courtesy of the artist)Don’t forget to check out Sophie Gamand’s exhibition and book launch (October 20 4pm to 7pm)
clinton hill
Fall weather and turning leaves also means heating season for Brooklyn residents (Donny Levit / BKLYNER)It’s officially cold in Brooklyn! The high temperature is expected to top out at barely 50° today and many residents will be relying on their heaters to stay warm. But what is your landlord’
bergen beach
Assemblyman Nick Perry’s office is handing out signs to help residents indicate that they are not selling their houses. Mallika Mitra/BklynerMARINE PARK/CANARSIE/EAST FLATBUSH – Marine Park resident Sharon Rebecca is wary of giving out her phone number, which she has changed multiple times. She finds flyers on
Bushwick
A crowd gathers outside 431 Bleecker Street during a rally by tenants fighting against harassment from their landlord (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)BUSHWICK – It isn’t an uncommon sight in Bushwick: tenants, community organizers and politicians outside a building, calling out a bad landlord. But today, those gathered outside 431 Bleecker
Central Brooklyn
SUNSET PARK/FLATBUSH – This past Sunday was like any other day for MTA train conductor Benjamin Schaeffer, that is, until he had to evacuate the entire train because somebody poured gasoline on the floor of one of the cars. NBC News interviewed Schaeffer [https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Subway-Conductor-Evacuates-Train-After-Gasoline-is-Poured-497736421.
Bed Stuy
Santa Fe Grill, 62 7th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Closed: Sante Fe Grill, 62 7th Avenue (at Lincoln Place), Park Slope Starting on a sad note, after 34 years the Tex-Mex neighborhood staple Santa Fe Grill shuttered at the end of September. “So many wonderful years—and it has
Bay Ridge
The Shore Road Promenade and Bicycle Path runs 4.5 miles along New York Harbor. Photo: Justin Mitchell/Bklyner.BAY RIDGE – The Brooklyn District 10 Community Board voted Monday to request a study of the Shore Road Promenade and Bicycle Path infrastructure, citing “recurring cave-ins threatening public safety.” The request
Arts & Culture
RED HOOK – The Cave Theater Company [http://www.cavetheatre.org/] wasn’t planning a site-specific production of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead when they arranged to perform Tom Stoppard’s 1966 comedy at the Waterfront Museum [http://waterfrontmuseum.org/home] in Red Hook. But the venue, a rescued barge docked
Central Brooklyn
Inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Building 77 (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)The Brooklyn food incubator PilotWorks closed abruptly over the weekend [http://www.grubstreet.com/2018/10/brooklyn-pilotworks-closing.html?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=grub-street] , leaving local businesses [/island-pops/] that use their industrial kitchens wondering
Arts & Culture
GOWANUS – Gowanus Open Studios returns this weekend bigger and better than ever, with more than 400 participating artists and venues opening their doors to the public and welcoming visitors. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/gowanusopenstudios/photos/gm.795693454152159/2155986231084684/?type=3&theater] Presented by Arts Gowanus [https://www.
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN/FORT GREENE – At the Brooklyn Community Board 2 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb2/index.page] General Meeting last Wednesday, the board voted against a rezoning request that would allow a 40-story tower to rise at 570 Fulton Street [/40-story-tower-planned-for-downtown-brooklyn/]. Via 570fulton.com [http://570fulton.com/?_ct=3gof7ncaik5h]