Central Brooklyn
Brooklyn Historical Society gifted this cast-copper eagle to Brooklyn Public Library—but it needs a name! (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/
Crown Heights
Renditions of 991 St. Johns Pl. Plans provided by PKSB ArchitectsCROWN HEIGHTS — The New York City Landmarks Preservation Committee sent Workable St. Johns LLC and designers PKSB Architects back to the drawing board on Tuesday to revise the development project at St. Greggory the Great Roman Catholic Church. The Committee
Central Brooklyn
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Announcements
GOWANUS – After the NYC Department of City Planning [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page] (DCP) presented the Gowanus rezoning framework [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page] in June, the city promised to follow up with the community this Fall regarding plans for Public Place
News
NOW: 3rd Annual Brooklyn Horror Film Fest [http://brooklynhorrorfest.com/], Oct 11 – 18Calling on the Spirits [https://www.green-wood.com/event/calling-on-the-spirits/], Green-Wood, Oct. 13 – Discover the curious world of nineteenth-century mediums, magicians, and spiritualists in New York’s foremost Victorian-era cemetery, Green-Wood. There is a waitlist. BAY RIDGE kicks
Animals
COBBLE HILL – Growing up in Lyon, France, there were two things Sophie Gamand [http://www.sophiegamand.com] loved to do—play with animals and create art. Today, she uses her artistic talents to create charming, playful portraits of pit bulls that show a different side to the commonly feared dogs.
Food & Drink
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Last year, Meghan Daly, owner of Daly Pie [https://www.dalypie.com], began intensive treatment for breast cancer. Though she recently completed her treatment, she now faces another battle, keeping her popular pie shop from closing. Daly Pie, 665 Vanderbilt Avenue via Go Fund Me“Running a small
Central Brooklyn
Renderings of 409 Eastern Parkway at Bedford Avenue Credit: CRAFT CGCROWN HEIGHTS – A look at the new luxury apartments springing up seemingly everywhere these days, offers a sobering reality of the new Crown Heights. One of the latest additions is the 11-story building at 409 Eastern Parkway, on the corner
Business
We know: it’s supposed to be soup season. Yet it’s almost 80 degrees in October. And in light of the new report that says climate change will scorch the Earth way sooner than we thought—like, within many of our lifetimes—maybe instead of rounding up some fun
Bushwick
Last week, the “Night Mayor,” Ariel Palitz, kicked off her office’s listening tour of the five boroughs in Brooklyn, [/night-mayors-listening-tour-kicks-off-next-week-in-brooklyn/] and some North Brooklyn residents don’t feel like they got a chance to give their input. On Tuesday, Neighborhoods United, a new city-wide residents advocacy group, was in
Central Brooklyn
Photo via NYC Council.FLATBUSH – We’ve been reaching out to District 40 Council Member Mathieu Eugene for a year, asking for an interview, but all we got were excuses. Eugene has been representing Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Kensington, Midwood, Prospect Park, and Prospect Lefferts Gardens since 2007. In
Central Brooklyn
Renderings used in a presentation for Franklin Avenue Rezoning on 09/26/2018. The Lincoln/Continuum site of the old Spice Factory is to the bottom right with the tall chimney stack.CROWN HEIGHTS – There are two large projects proposed for Franklin Avenue between Empire Boulevard and President Street in