Announcements
FLATBUSH – This past Saturday, June 16th, Sears and Kmart unveiled a new “store-in-a-store” format—a Kmart Convenience store located inside the Sears’ landmarked Brooklyn location [/sears-is-now-a-landmark-ditmas-park/] at 2307 Beverley Road (behind Kings Theater). At 10,000 square feet, the new Kmart convenience store is small for the retailer and focuses
Arts & Culture
Celebrate the summer solstice—the longest day of the year—with the return of Make Music New York [http://www.makemusicny.org/], a festival featuring free concerts in public spaces across New York City. Make Music New York via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/makemusicny/photos/p.10154944456867890/10154944456867890/?type=
Arts & Culture
CONEY ISLAND – Coney Island is a must stop destination for Brooklynites, New Yorkers and tourists alike during the summer, boasting everything from boardwalk games and swimming to events ranging from the wild Mermaid Parade [/mermaid-parade-2018/] to Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest [/joey-chestnut-gobbles-record-nathans-famous-hot-dog-eating-contest/]. Now, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams
Arts & Culture
CROWN HEIGHTS – In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation declared the end of slavery in the U.S., but it wasn’t until June 19, 1865 that the state of Texas announced that all slaves were free. While not officially a national holiday, June 19th or Juneteenth [http://www.juneteenth.com] is
Arts & Culture
CLINTON HILL – After more than ten years in the making, the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership [http://myrtleavenue.org/plaza/] will debut the new $7 million, 25,000-square-foot pedestrian plaza between Hall Street and Emerson Place this Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and the launch of the free summer public program
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Arts & Culture
CONEY ISLAND – On a hot, sunny Saturday, crowds gathered along Surf Avenue in Coney Island to check out the 36th Annual Mermaid Parade, a “celebration of ancient mythology and honky-tonk rituals of the seaside” performed each year. Writer Neil Gaiman served as King Neptune with his wife, singer Amanda Palmer
Animals
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The Last Three, the 17-foot-tall bronze sculpture depicting the last three northern white rhinos in the world stacked atop one another has been relocated from Manhattan to Downtown Brooklyn. The Last Three by Gillie and Marc Schattner, MetroTech Commons (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Originally installed at Astor Place
Central Brooklyn
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Announcements
RED HOOK – Council Member Carlos Menchaca [https://council.nyc.gov/district-38/] (District 38) has released a statement regarding Thursday night’s two-alarm fire at the historic S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse [/fire-tore-through-historic-s-w-bowne-grain-storehouse-thursday-night/] located at 595-611 Smith Street. S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse, 595-611 Smith Street (Photo taken June 15, 2018,
Central Brooklyn
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Boerum Hill
[UPDATED: Monday, June 18 at 9:45am] In response to Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams’ recommendations, Alloy Development CEO Jared Della Valle said, “We appreciate that the Borough President took the time to review our application and that his decision acknowledges the pressing need for the public benefits included in
Announcements
[UPDATED: Tuesday, June 19 at 12:45pm] According to the New York City Department of Sanitation, at the end of Fiscal Year 2017, approximately 10.6 percent of the organic waste produced by residents with access to the curbside program was recycled. The three percent previously reported reflects both those