Arts & Culture
We made it through Wednesday’s snow, wind, thunder and lightning! To combat the cabin fever you may have experienced while sheltering from the winter storm, check out some of the events scheduled for the weekend. Laugh it up at Ditmas Snark II or enjoy a live preview of jazz
Arts & Culture
CROWN HEIGHTS – A one-woman show inspired by the exploits of an octogenarian jewel thief is one of the plays the Onstage@Weeksville [http://www.weeksvillesociety.org/onstage-at-weeksville/] theater series has scheduled for the Weeksville Heritage Center [/weeksville-heritage-center-preserving-history-weeksville-community/]. Doris Payne, already the subject of a f [http://www.imdb.com/title/
Nonsponsored
SUNSET PARK – The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/index.page] (LPC) announced on Wednesday the designation of the Dr. Maurice T. Lewis House located at 404 55th Street (at 4th Avenue) as an individual landmark, relieving many locals who opposed the demolition of the building
Arts & Culture
On the dance floor in Brighton BeachToday, Mayor De Blasio and City Councilmember Rafael Espinal (D-37) announced the appointment of New York’s first Senior Executive Director of the Office of Nightlife, a.k.a. The Night Mayor. The position is designed to facilitate communication and provide a point of
Arts & Culture
GOWANUS – If you’re brave enough to face the winter storm this evening, head over to Threes Brewing where the first ever P(ART)Y is being hosted. Threes Brewing P(ART)Y via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/553232101700514/]A celebration of “creation in its many forms” the
News
PARK SLOPE – Following a rally Tuesday morning [/safe-streets-kids-neighbors-demand-driver-kills-two-children-crosswalk/] where organizers confronted Mayor de Blasio and demanded he take steps to make 9th Street safer, Council Member Brad Lander sent out a statement outlining ideas on how to improve city streets. Memorial at 9th Street and 5th Avenue (Photo: Dina Rabiner)
News
A rendering of the new tower adjoining the Williamsburg Dime Savings Bank (Via Fogarty Finger Architecture & Interiors)WILLIAMSBURG – A new tower is set to rise at one of the most visible North Brooklyn locations, connected to the historic Dime Savings Bank at Havemeyer Street. The bank, located at the
Announcements
MIDWOOD — A Republican candidate for Congress in Brooklyn has insulted women, African-Americans, Mexicans, and LGBT people in a torrent of offensive tweets — and said that his potential Muslim constituents in the diverse 9th Congressional District belong in “internment camps.” The candidate, Leibish Earl Blumenfrucht, who also goes by Earl Blum,
Announcements
SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Two millennial cousins have created a gender-neutral clothing brand, Beau Novo [https://beaunovo.com/], aimed at representing everyone. Beau Novo stands for “new man.” One day, Bobby Vincent Bruno (a marketing student at Brooklyn College) and Brian ‘Sene’ Marc (an actor, model, and musician) met a young lady
Borough Park
Balloons for sale in Brooklyn (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) * Remembering the Great Blizzard of 1888 [https://www.brownstoner.com/history/blizzard-1888-new-york-brooklyn-snow-storm-history-environmental-subway/] [Brownstoner] * NYPD Files Show Officers Kept Jobs After Serious Offenses [https://www.buzzfeed.com/kendalltaggart/secret-nypd-files-hundreds-of-officers-committed-serious?s=mobile_app&utm_term=.fwwzdaBnKe#.xlBQM2jYBb] [BuzzFeed News] * Are “Star Maps” Brooklyn’
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SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Going forward, those arrested with small amounts of illegal drugs – small enough to qualify as a misdemeanor – may be offered to be enrolled in a drug treatment program, under Project CLEAR (Collaborative Legal Engagement Assistance Response) that is being piloted in Southern Brooklyn. If the individual meaningfully participates,
Central Brooklyn
The newly opened Lincoln Market, near the Prospect Park stop, between Flatbush and Ocean (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS – A spacious new supermarket arrived in central Brooklyn last Thursday as the Lincoln Market opened its doors to the community. Located on Lincoln Road, between Ocean and Flatbush, the new