Nonsponsored
The latest look at the development coming to 510 Driggs Avenue (By Woods Bagot) UPDATE (7/12/18): Updated renderings for the building at 510 Driggs have been revealed, as seen above. First picked up by YIMBY [https://newyorkyimby.com/2018/06/exclusive-rendering-revealed-for-510-driggs-avenue-williamsburg-brooklyn.html] , the new design shows developers switching
Arts & Culture
COLUMBIA STREET WATERFRONT DISTRICT – A giant garden gnome depicting painter Pablo Picasso wearing flip-flops and mowing a lawn is catching the eyes of passersby on Columbia Street. The Spanish Gardener by Elliott Arkin (Photo: Nathan Haselby)The Spanish Gardener, the ten-foot-tall sculpture created by Brooklyn-based artist Elliott Arkin, was unveiled
Bed Stuy
P.S. 25 Eubie Blake SchoolBedford Stuyvesant – When the Hon. Judge Levine issued a stay on May 24th to keep P.S. 25 Eubie Blake open [/p-s-25-will-stay-open-for-another-year/] while the lawsuit parents have brought to keep it open [/parents-file-lawsuit-to-keep-the-best-elementary-school-in-district-16-open/] gets resolved, what was not discussed was the impact this decision would
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
BENSONHURST – Streets will be closed around Lenny’s Pizza (1969 86th Street) tomorrow,Tuesday, June 12for a ceremony at 1:00 pm celebrating actor John Travolta who made Bensonhurst, double-decker slice, and Lenny’s Pizza famous in the Saturday Night Fever:“Travolta changed the culture of Brooklyn and America forever
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community
PARK SLOPE – Thousands of spectators waving rainbow flags packed Fifth Avenue between Lincoln Place and 9th Street Saturday evening for the 22nd annual Brooklyn Twilight Pride Parade [http://brooklynpride.org]. Brooklyn Pride Parade 2018 (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Grand Marshals representing Drag Queen Story Hour at the Brooklyn Pride Parade
community
GOWANUS – Forget Belmont Stakes! Sixteen teams braved the waters of the Gowanus Canal on Saturday for a canoe race on the notoriously contaminated Superfund site. New CB6 District Manager Mike Racioppo shoots the starting pistol (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Gowanus Challenge SuperFun Canoe Race (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Gowanus Challenge SuperFun Canoe
Central Brooklyn
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Coney Island
Southern Brooklyn- After months of speculation, Chris McCreight [https://www.chrismccreight.com/why] has thrown his hat into the race to fill the vacant assembly seat in the 46th Assembly district. The news came as two local political clubs prematurely endorsed the candidate on social media. Yesterday, immediately following a
Announcements
BOOKS AND BEATS – The program begins with Sum [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/summer-reading/weekend]mer [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/summer-reading/weekend] Jam [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/summer-reading/weekend] W [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/summer-reading/weekend]eekend [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/summer-reading/weekend], June 9 and 10, featuring performances at library
Central Brooklyn
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Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBENSONHURST – Earlier today on Bay Parkway Dunkin’ Donuts unveiled what the company touts as the Dunkin’ Donuts of the future – its first New Generation Concept store. Cold brew is on tap, whether you want cold brew coffees (including the new Nitro) or iced tea. Employees are sporting