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Central Brooklyn

Three Guys From Brooklyn, Bus to Rikers, Photos From the Summer of 1978, and more links

Simcha Eichenstein Declares Candidacy for Brooklyn Assembly Seat [http://hamodia.com/2018/04/26/simcha-eichenstein-declares-candidacy-brooklyn-assembly-seat/] vacated by Dov Hikind. (Hamodia) From bootlegger to the mayor [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/27/nyregion/tracking-graft-from-the-bootlegger-to-the-mayor.html] – neighbors in news again – Mr. Reichberg, Mr. Rechnitz, cops … (NYT) A new bus line to

Arts & Culture

Mapleton Library Reading Garden Getting Closer To Becoming Reality

MAPLETON/BOROUGH PARK – Mapleton Branch Library reading garden will look quite different come next spring. Naila Rosario from Brooklyn Public Library presented the latest designs at the Community Board 12 April meeting and they were approved without objections. Here is what the site looks like: and here what it will

Greenpoint

Major Developer Purchases Polluted Greenpoint Parcels

An aerial view of the development site in Greenpoint (Via Google Maps)GREENPOINT – Major developer and property management company All Year Management has purchased a few polluted parcels of Greenpoint land in a huge real-estate deal in North Brooklyn. The company is reportedly paying $55 million for 10 parcels along

mill basin

Party Crashers! Mill Basin Residents Concerned About Party Boats

MILL BASIN – Three big party boats are coming to the waters of Mill Basin, perhaps as soon as next week, and yet no one is quite sure where the booze cruise yachts will be moored. Though the Sheepshead Bay community has been fighting for years to rid themselves of the

Borough Park

CB12 April Meeting – Schools, Garbage, Process

BOROUGH PARK/KENSINGTON – The Community Board 12 meeting on Wednesday night was a heated affair, with many residents at the Kensington corner of the district upset over being kept in the dark about plans that will substantially affect their parts of the area, issues with schools and sanitation dominated. The

Business

[UPDATE] Park Slope’s Back To the Land Shuttering On Sunday

[UPDATED: Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 4:40pm] Back to the Land’s owner, David Basham, told BKLYNER Thursday afternoon that the store’s final day will be Sunday, April 29. The store’s lease did not expire, as previously reported. Basham explains that business has decreased significantly, making it

Announcements

Upgrades And New Entrances Coming To Flatbush Avenue Side Of Prospect Park

PROSPECT PARK – Prospect Park Alliance President Sue Donoghue and NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver were joined Thursday afternoon by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Council Member Laurie Cumbo in a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off construction on a major improvement project on the Flatbush Avenue side of the

Arts & Culture

Weekend Art Events: April 26-29 (Derelicts, DUMBO Open Studios, Portrait of A Table & More)

The weather is finally starting to feel spring-like. Get out and enjoy it with some of the events lined up for this weekend including the Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl [/brooklyn-bookstore-crawl-returns-for-third-year-on-indie-bookstore-day/] , a LEGO Architecture build event [/lego-lovers-can-help-build-a-replica-of-shanghai-this-saturday-in-park-slope/] , and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Sakura Matsuri 2018 [/brooklyn-botanic-garden-hosts-annual-cherry-blossom-festival-april-28-29/]. Don’t forget

community

LEGO Lovers Can Help Build A Replica Of Shanghai This Saturday In Park Slope

PARK SLOPE – Fans of architecture and LEGO are invited to gather at the Park Slope outpost of Barnes & Noble Saturday evening to help build a replica of Shanghai, China. > [https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd0r8HFHYm4/] [https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd0r8HFHYm4/] The LEGO Architecture community build event [https:

Announcements

Meeting To Update Community About Red Hook Ball Fields Scheduled For Monday, April 30

RED HOOK – Council Member Carlos Menchaca [https://council.nyc.gov/district-38/] (District 38) sent out an announcement Tuesday afternoon encouraging the community to attend a meeting with NYC Department of Parks and Recreation [https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/whats-happening/red-hook-park-remediation] (NYC Parks) and the Environmental Protection Agency [https://www.epa.

Announcements

Notorious Party Boats To Be Relocated Off Sheepshead Bay Piers

A party boat docked at the Sheepshead Bay Piers of Emmons Avenue (Carly Miller/BKLYNER)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – After years complaints from residents of Sheepshead Bay about the noise, trash, parking and fights that spilled over from party boats docked along Emmons Avenue, it appears a sea change is coming. Yesterday

Borough Park

Hikind Throws in the Proverbial Towel

MIDWOOD – After rumors that Assemblymember Dov Hikind would face a fierce opponent during the upcoming midterm elections, the longtime incumbent announced today that he will not run for re-election.Hikind broke the news on Twitter with an eight-minute video touting his achievements as an accomplished Assemblymember of the 48th district