News
Photo: Hassan IqbalCONEY ISLAND AVE – The end of Ramadan [/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-ramadan-in-brooklyn/]is near which means so is the popular Chand Raat Mela [/muslims-brooklyn-ramadan-celebration-coney-island-avenue/] (Night of the Moon Bazaar). Depending on the moon sighting, Eid al-Fitr (which lasts three days and marks the end of Ramadan) will begin on Friday or Saturday
Central Brooklyn
Flatbush/Kensington- Over the last month, many of you have been asking what’s up with the green markings on the sidewalks that have been spotted from McDonald Avenue, along Church Avenue to Flatbush, to Coney Island Avenue, Beverley Road, Cortelyou Road and most side streets in the middle : In
brighton beach
The BMT Centennial train making a trip on the elevated tracks (Via NYC Transit Museum)BRIGHTON BEACH – In celebration of Father’s Day this weekend, the New York Transit Museum [http://www.nytransitmuseum.org/] is hitting the rails with some vintage train cars to ride in Southern Brooklyn! At the
Arts & Culture
WILLIAMSBURG – Founded in 2016, the Brooklyn Women’s Film Festival [http://www.brooklynwomensfilmfestival.com/] (BWFF) showcases and celebrates short films made by self-identifying women. Featuring comedies, dramas, documentary and experimental films about women, by women, the female-focused fest offers something for all film fans. A “collaborative community for womxn in
Business
PARK SLOPE – When it opens in 2020, just two years from now, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital’s new, six-story, 400,000 square foot facility will be the largest ambulatory care center in Brooklyn. James W. Perkins, Chair of the Board of Directors of NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital signs the last
fort greene
The new render for the three-story townhouse at 147 Felix Street in Fort Greene (Via JRA Design Group)FORT GREENE – A building set to fill a long-standing empty lot on St. Felix Street between the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Atlantic-Barclays has a new rendering. The new renderings from JRA
Announcements
Dust off those old photo albums! On Tuesday, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and the Brooklyn Historical Society [http://www.brooklynhistory.org/] (BHS) announced the launch of “A Blast from Brooklyn’s Past,” a photo challenge inviting Brooklynites to submit images that capture the borough’s “evolution in architecture, streetscapes,
Arts & Culture
DUMBO – The annual performance and art series staged under the Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO, Live At The Archway [https://dumbo.is/live-at-the-archway], returns for a fourth season on Thursday, June 14 with a nod to the World Cup. Live at the Archway, September 15, 2017 © Julienne Schaer (Photo courtesy of
community
GOWANUS – The NYC Department of City Planning [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page] (DCP) presented its long-awaited “Gowanus: A Framework for a Sustainable, Inclusive, Mixed-Use Neighborhood” to Community Board 6 [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/index.page] Monday evening after releasing the document last week [/gowanus-rezoning-framework-released/]. The
Central Brooklyn
Brooklynites enjoy the last light at Transmitter Park last week (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Last summer’s transit story was the “Summer Of Hell” with trains in Manhattan, but it might be the unsafe streets of Brooklyn that dominate the headlines in the hot months this year. A reckless driver left
Bushwick
The North Williamsburg traffic study is finally here… almost. While the final report is due to be released by the Department of Transportation in the near future, the DOT has already begun presenting the findings to a community that has waited patiently for results since the study was first announced
Announcements
This summer, the New York Blood Center [http://nybloodcenter.org/] is in desperate need of donors, to the tune of 1,500 more per month. The situation is dire enough that the center has declared a “blood emergency” in New York. Residents are urged to make a donation [http://nybloodcenter.