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Central Brooklyn

Joel Anabilah-Azumah on Arming Teachers, Supporting the Muslim Ban, And Not Allowing Transgender People To Serve. He’s Running For Congress.

Photo: Joel Anabilah-AzumaFLATBUSH – Joel Anabilah-Azumah has been living in Brooklyn since he was 9-years-old. Now, he is running for Congress as an Independent against the 12-year incumbent Yvette Clarke, who is also facing a primary challenge from Adem Bunkeddeko, [/adem-running-for-congress/] and Republican Earl Blum. His stances don’t at all

Announcements

Falling Debris Temporarily Closes Section of Brooklyn Bridge Park

BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK – Brooklyn Bridge Park announced [https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/pages/main-street-section-of-park-temporarily-closed] on Thursday that it will temporarily close a section of the popular waterfront park to protect visitors from debris falling from the Manhattan Bridge. DUMBO Boulders, 99 Plymouth Street, under the Manhattan Bridge (Photo by Pamela Wong/

Bed Stuy

School News

We almost had a new schools chancellor yesterday.“Almost two weeks ago, Alberto Carvalho was offered the job leading the nation’s largest school district. A week ago, after many conversations and clandestine trips to the city, Carvalho signaled he would take it. Then on Thursday, it all fell apart

Business

Years Of Construction On 3rd Avenue Impacts Gowanus Small Businesses

[UPDATED: Monday, March 5 at 10am] Council Member Brad Lander responded on Saturday, March 3, with the following statement: “I’m genuinely sorry for what Twig Terrariums and other small businesses and residents on Third Avenue have been forced to endure. We love the small businesses in our neighborhood, and

News

Williamsburg Warehouse Slated For Demolition

The warehouse at 85 Wythe may soon become an office space (Screenshot via Google Maps)WILLIAMSBURG – Permits filed with the Department of Buildings this week are clearing the way for the demolition of the warehouse on Wythe Avenue, which usually signifies the first step in some serious development. The roughly

Borough Park

Today’s Links: Manhattan Bridge Is Falling Down, Babies Are Celebrating Birthdays in Bars & More

All smiles on the L train (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) * Baby Birthday Bashes Barging in on Brooklyn Bar Scene [https://nypost.com/2018/02/27/baby-birthday-parties-have-infested-brooklyns-bar-scene/] [NY Post] * Janice McDonnell Paints the Brooklyn Waterfront, Red Hook to Navy Yard [https://www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-life/brooklyn-artist-janice-mcdonnell-red-hook-gowanus-waterfront-paintings/] [Brownstoner] * Enjoy Coffee and a Bike

Business

Bar Sepia’s Closing Night

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Bar Sepia [https://www.barsepia.com/#home-section] was packed Wednesday as neighbors and patrons filled the beloved venue on its final night. Bar Sepia’s Delissa Reynolds (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Delissa Reynolds, Bar Sepia’s owner, announced in January [/savebarsepia-14-years-beloved-prospect-heights-bar-slated-close/] that the landlord of 234 Underhill Avenue,

Central Brooklyn

A Brooklynite From Flatbush, Now A Blue Angel

Cmdr. Eric Doyle, Flight Leader for the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, presents Yeoman 1st Class (AW/SW) Shellyann Atwater, from Brooklyn, N.Y., with their crest during a Blue Angels cresting ceremony at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California (Via Navy Outreach)FLATBUSH – Growing up

Education

Growing STEM Futures, P.S. 34 Celebrates Their Hydroponic Garden

Teachers, parents, politicians and some very excited students cut the ribbon to celebrate the opening of P.S. 34’s Green STEM Lab (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) GREENPOINT – After muddling through with limited resources for nearly 3 years, students and teachers alike celebrated the opening of a new Green STEM Lab

Arts & Culture

Weekend Art Events: March 1-4 (Fiddler on the Roof, Oscar Party & More)

March is here! Art in DUMBO’s First Thursday Gallery Walk is happening this week as well as Brooklyn Museum’s Target First Saturday. The students at Brooklyn Tech are putting on a production of Fiddler on the Roof , while PS 139 will be transformed into a carnival on Saturday.

Education

Brannan Wants Opioid Education in Schools

CITY HALL – On Tuesday two of Council Member Justin Brannan’s (Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bath Beach, Bensonhurst) bills asking that school children be educated about dangers of opioids were heard in a joint hearing held by the Committees on General Welfare and Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction. Currently, New

Announcements

The Wing: New Co-Working Space For Women Opens In DUMBO

DUMBO – The all-women’s network of co-working and community spaces, The Wing [https://www.the-wing.com], debuted its third NYC location at 1 Main Street in DUMBO on Monday. The Wing DUMBO, 1 Main Street (Photo Credit: Troy Williams)With locations in the Flatiron and Soho, The Wing DUMBO is