Central Brooklyn
FLATBUSH – He promised green cards for their relatives, took their money and skipped town. Yesterday Leroy Quammie, 48, of Flatbush was charged with a “scheme to defraud, grand larceny and immigrant assistance services fraud for claiming to be an agent with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and stealing
Central Brooklyn
From Williamsburg across the East River on a cold, grey day (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) * E-Waste Warehouse in Gowanus Provides Vintage Props for TV’s Biggest Shows [https://www.amny.com/entertainment/gowanus-e-warehouse-1.17808947] [AMNY] * Principal Global Revealed as Buyer of Forest City’s $156 Million 461 Dean [https://therealdeal.com/
Bay Ridge
Pamela HarrisCONEY ISLAND – The embattled Assemblymember Pamela Harris has resigned. Harris represented the 46th Assembly district which includesBay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Coney Island, Bensonhurst, Gravesend and Sea Gate.Reportedly, Harris submitted her letter of resignation to Speaker Carl E. Heastie yesterday. The former assemblymember is accused of misappropriating city and
Announcements
SUNSET PARK – It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years since Brooklyn Flea [http://brooklynflea.com/] debuted in the schoolyard of Bishop Laughlin Memorial High in Fort Greene. Approximately 20,000 people visited the Flea on April 6, 2008—its opening day—to shop the curated selection of
Announcements
A synthetic turf field and new adult exercise equipment are slated for Bushwick’s Maria Hernandez Park (Via NYC Parks)BUSHWICK – Last week, the NYC Parks Department visited Community Board 4 in Bushwick to reveal their plans for renovating the large—and underutilized—asphalt pitch at Maria Hernandez Park. Based
Announcements
CONEY ISLAND – Singer Amanda Palmer and her husband, the writer Neil Gaiman, will serve as Queen and King at this year’s Mermaid Parade. > [https://www.instagram.com/p/BhHG3Pwn-bW/] [https://www.instagram.com/p/BhHG3Pwn-bW/] The 36th Annual Mermaid Parade [https://www.facebook.com/events/1037572139725642/] is scheduled
Bushwick
A rendering shows the blank walls of the building that will envelop the buildings on the corner (Rendering via Diego B Aguilera Architects)BUSHWICK – A seven-story building slated for the corner of Broadway and Halsey will tower above a closed chicken joint in Bushwick, enveloping the small corner property with
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – A website and new renderings were recently released of The Wheeler [http://thewheelerbk.com/], the creative office complex currently under construction in, around, and above three buildings formerly owned by Macy’s. Rendering via thewheelerbk.com [http://thewheelerbk.com/]The development firm Tishman Speyer announced last April its
celebrity
PARK SLOPE – Scott Rogowsky, the host of the popular HQ Trivia, has gained quite a bit of fame. This comedian literally shows up on phone screens in the hands of a million (more or less) people almost every day. Before HQ, a live show trivia game where players answer questions
Arts & Culture
GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY – After the closing of Gowanus’ beloved Morbid Anatomy Museum [/where-the-brooklyn-spirits-play-the-morbid-anatomy-museum-celebrates-its-one-year-anniversary-parkslopestoop/] in December 2016 [/morbid-anatomy-museum-in-gowanus-has-closed-rebirth-promised/], fans of its collection of art, artifacts, books, and ephemera about death, religion, medical history, oddities, and the arcane were at a loss. “I think the museum really hit a chord with a lot
Announcements
The John Sam apartments at 246 Johnson Avenue in Bushwick will have affordable units available (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK -Despite the coming L train shutdown’s effect on housing prices in some parts of Brooklyn, development is continuing apace, which means a smattering of affordable housing amid the market
Bay Ridge
Souce: Michael Grimm/FacebookCongressional candidate Michael Grimm confirmed, this weekend, he will petition to secure the Conservative Party line in the race to unseat U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan of New York’s 11th congressional district which encompasses Staten Island and parts of Southern Brooklyn. Last week residents in the