Central Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS – One Brooklyn Health System [https://obhs.org/] at Brookdale Hospital & Medical Center [http://www.brookdalehospital.org/] is teaming up with the BIG3 Basketball League and The Ricky Davis Legacy Foundation to present the “Dribble Out Hunger” campaign on Friday, August 24, before Big3’s championship game at
Business
The new freelance hub in DUMBO will provide space to work and opportunities for professional development (Photo via Made in NYC)DUMBO – New Yorkers working freelance jobs in creative fields will have a new place to log in, learn and network in Brooklyn this October. Today, the Mayor’s office
Bed Stuy
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – NYC Health + Hospitals [https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org] held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday to celebrate the opening of its new NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health [https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/gotham-health/] neighborhood clinic located at 485 Throop Avenue (between Madison St. & Putnam Ave.) in Bed-Stuy. The new facility, “co-located”
Bay Ridge
BAY RIDGE – Mayor Bill de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza, and Council Member Justin Brannan toured a brand-new pre-K center in Bay Ridge yesterday. The new three-story building will offer seats to more than 250 pre-K students starting this September. Located at 369 93rd Street, the new early childhood
Arts & Culture
With J’Ouvert fast approaching, the Brooklyn Arts Council [http://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/] (BAC) is hosting two events leading up to the annual “break of day” festivities. Via brooklynartscouncil.org [http://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/documents/2655] On Thursday, August 23, BAC’s Folk Arts Program [http://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/folkarts]
Central Brooklyn
On the set of “Gotham,” which is filmed in Brooklyn at Steiner Studios (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Eid Mubarak to all our Muslim neighbors and readers! A new poll shows most of State Senator Marty Golden’s constituents support speed cameras near schools. [https://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/41/34/br-golden-speed-camera-poll-2018-08-24-bk.
East New York
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza, Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen, Council Member Rafael Espinal and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams break ground on a new school facility in East New York (Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)EAST NEW YORK – Breaking ground on a new public school in
DUMBO
DUMBO – Michelin-starred pastry chef Ryan Butler debuted his second outpost of Butler Bake Shop & Espresso Bar [http://www.butler-nyc.com/] on Tuesday at 40 Water Street in DUMBO. Courtesy of Butler Bake Shop & Espresso BarThe 1,200-square-foot space offers seating for 36 customers inside and 16 outdoor seats.
Central Brooklyn
Last night Mayor Bill de Blasio talked to Errol Louis on Inside City Hall about all things Brooklyn. It is not often so much time is spent on issues that affect our borough exclusively, so here are excerpts from the show, in case you missed it: Louis: What do you
Arts & Culture
FORT GREENE – Pop-Up Magazine, a “live magazine” show produced “for a stage, a screen, and a live audience,” returns to BAM next month for an evening of multimedia stories told alongside visuals and an original score. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/popupmagshow/photos/gm.243454599639672/10156881495533755/?type=3&
Business
CLINTON HILL – A new five-story, 120-room hotel will soon replace a one-story warehouse located at 11 Grand Avenue, across from the Brooklyn Navy Yard. 11 Grand Avenue (Photo: Christopher Bride via Property Shark)Hans Georg Näder, a German billionaire who owns the Otto Bock Group [https://www.ottobock.com/en/
News
A rendering of the proposed development at 875 4th Avenue (By KFA)GREENWOOD HEIGHTS – A corner gas station will give way to eight stories of residential development along 4th Avenue, as permits are filed and renderings revealed for a new Greenwood Heights apartment building. Just a few blocks from both