community
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Spacebuster [http://raumlabor.net/spacebuster/], a van equipped with an inflatable bubble that fits up to 120 visitors inside, will be home to 50 free programs presented by the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch. Photo by Kevin McElvaney via bklynlibrary.org [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/event-series/democracy-lab]
Big Story
KENSINGTON/BORO PARK – Last Thursday night about 40 residents finally gathered at a meeting with the Clara Street School that they had been asking for for 9 months [/cb12-april-meeting-schools-garbage-process/], hoping to address issues of idling school buses, garbage, noisy generators, and constant evening events at the school. The clash is
clinton hill
CLINTON HILL – The owners of Lower East Side favorite Petee’s Pie Company [http://peteespie.com] have launched a new shop here in Brooklyn. Petee’s Café, 505 Myrtle Avenue, Clinton Hill (Photo: Nathan Haselby)The warm and welcoming Petee’s Café [https://www.facebook.com/Petees-Cafe-375838102905948/] officially opened a
Announcements
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – For more than two decades, BAM has livened up lunchtime each summer with its popular R&B Festival concert series at MetroTech Commons. Via downtownbrooklyn.com [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/events/bam-r-b-festival] This year’s series of ten free afternoon shows kicks off on June 7 at 12pm,
News
Sing For Hope [http://www.singforhope.org/pianos/] returns to NYC for three weeks in June, parking 50 colorfully decorated pianos in parks and public spaces across the five boroughs to give New Yorkers a chance to tickle the ivories. Sing For Hope piano outside The Old Stone House, 336
Central Brooklyn
The Atrium in Brooklyn Army Terminal’s Building B (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/parkslopestoop], and subscribe [/subscribe/]. If you have
Bushwick
June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride Month [https://www.adl.org/resources/tools-and-strategies/lgbtq-pride-month] and there are lots of ways to celebrate in Brooklyn. On Monday, June 4, Brooklyn Borough President and Brooklyn Pride [http://brooklynpride.org] are hosting a LGBTQ Pride Celebration [http://events.r20.constantcontact.
Central Brooklyn
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Announcements
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Locals upset over the loss of Brooklyn Bridge Park [https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/press/brooklyn-bridge-park-announces-plans-to-build-a-permanent-pool] ’s much-loved pop-up pool [http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/attractions/pop-up-pool] will be happy to hear that a permanent pool is planned for nearby Squibb Park in Brooklyn Heights. Rendering courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge
Business
SUNSET PARK – Along with celebrating the Brooklyn Army Terminal [https://www.bklynarmyterminal.com]‘s (BAT) centennial Thursday morning, the NYC Economic Development Corporation [https://www.nycedc.com] (EDC), Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Alicia Glen, and Council Member Carlos Menchaca unveiled a new 500,000-square-foot facility that will
News
Bklyner editorial team: Paul Stremple, Pamela Wong, Liena Zagare and Zainab Iqbal.Many of you have heard the Mayor is not happy with local news coverage [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/25/nyregion/emails-de-blasio-nyc.html]. Yesterday, Julie Sandorf of the Revson Foundation published an editorial in the Daily News
Central Brooklyn
Photo by John McCartenFLATBUSH/DITMAS PARK/PLG – Mayor Bill de Blasio was back at PS6 in Flatbush for his second Town Hall since he first held one on March 14, 2016. With primaries in June, Adem Bunkeddeko who’s running to unseat Congresswoman Clarke was greeting residents just outside the