News
The Bank of America at Knickerbocker and Stanhope in Bushwick (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – Police are looking for the man tried his best to rob a bank on Knickerbocker Avenue at Stanhope Street yesterday. On Tuesday, February 20, police said the man entered the Bank of America at 386
Central Brooklyn
Bond Street, Gowanus (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) * NYPD Setting Up Security Training Facility At Bedford-Atlantic Armory Shelter [http://www.ny1.com/nyc/brooklyn/politics/2018/02/15/training-nypd-inside-look-program-give-security-bedford-atlantic-armory-shelter] [NY1] * Occupational Therapist At Bergen Beach School Sues Principal For Religious Discrimination [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/nyc-school-principal-sued-threatening-orthodox-jewish-staffer-article-1.382
News
Jumaane Williams announced his run for Lieutenant Governor outside City Hall (Photo via Ernest Skinner)Just before the long weekend, East Flatbush Councilmember Jumaane Williams made official what had been expected for some time: he’ll be running for the position of Lieutenant Governor of New York State in the
Business
PARK SLOPE – After more than 30 years on the corner of 5th Avenue and Union Street, Body Reserve Gym closed its doors at the end of December. Body Reserve Gym, 207 5th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Housed in a massive bank building built in the 1930s, the gym was
Bed Stuy
Roy Isaac Jr. of “The United Fitness Squad” does a pull-up while competing in the heavyweight division at the 2018 Winter Reps competition in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn on February 17, 2018.BEDFORD STUYVESANT – An outdoor calisthenics competition brought a burgeoning online subculture back to its Brooklyn roots as Pull Up Park
DUMBO
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Last Friday a NYS Supreme Court judge denied the Brooklyn Heights Association [https://thebha.org/about-us/]’s petition against the development of two residential towers on Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6. Rendering via quaytowerbk.com [http://quaytowerbk.com/]Judge Carmen Victoria St. George dismissed the case in
Downtown Brooklyn
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNERDOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Brooklyn is not immune to the opioid epidemic that has taken over the country. While the city has been fighting the drug crisis by providing the NYPD with naloxone and offering treatment centers for addicts, the Brooklyn Hospital Center is taking a different approach—limiting
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Events
SUNSET PARK – The streets were packed with people—and covered in confetti—as Brooklyn residents celebrated the Lunar Near Year, welcoming the Year of the Dog. Check out our photos from the celebration below!
Announcements
Image courtesy of Sgarton [http://mrg.bz/YRDAR7].Monday, February 19 is Washington’s Birthday, also referred to as Presidents’ Day. In observance of the holiday, the city will see some changes to services. See below for a list of what’s closed today. Government Offices, Parking, And Sanitation Government
News
BROOKLYN – Sounds like Congresswoman Yvette Clarke was not all that happy with her meeting with the Postmaster in Brooklyn [/poor-post-office-clarke-solution/] , as her office just shared this letter [https://bklyner.s3.amazonaws.com/bklyner/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/NY-Delegation-Brennan-Letter.pdf] , that Clarke and other members of NY Congressional Delegation are sending
Central Brooklyn
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Announcements
Photo: Nathan HaselbyGet your snow boots and shovels ready because we may quite possibly get hit with 4 to 6 inches of snow this weekend, ending the spring-like days! A winter storm watch is in effect from Saturday at 6 pm to Sunday morning. Temperatures are not expected to go