News
Photo: NY AssemblyPamela Harris, Assemblywoman representing the 46th Assembly District, has been indicted [https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/brooklyn-assemblywoman-indicted-multiple-fraud-schemes-and-obstructing-justice] on 11 counts of multiple fraud schemes and obstructing justice. Charges include two counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, four counts of making false
community
GOWANUS – The Urban Land Institute New York (ULI NY) [https://newyork.uli.org/] released a report [https://goo.gl/WM1rhL] on Monday outlining recommendations on how new developments, that will be built as part of the rezoning of Gowanus, will be able to help mitigate the urban heat island (UHI)
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Three new residential buildings are coming to neighborhoods across North Brooklyn, as renderings are released and permits for old building demolition are filed. Each six-story building promises modern design and ground-floor commercial retail space, along with plenty of new apartments in the neighborhoods of Williamsburg, Bushwick and Greenpoint. A rendering
Central Brooklyn
EVENING COMMUTE UPDATE: – B trains are still suspended in both directions, with no service from Brighton Beach to 145 St in Harlem – Some southbound F trains will make D stops from W4/Washington Square all the way to Coney Island – Expect extensive delays in D and F service – Northbound C
Bensonhurst
Europa Pizzeria and Restaurant, 6421 20th Avenue (Photo: Dina Rabiner)You can tell Europa Pizzeria and Restaurant [http://www.europa-restaurant.com/home.aspx] , on the corner of 20th Avenue and 65th Street bordering Mapleton and Bensonhurst, is a family-friendly restaurant. This is apparent even from a passing car. The architecture
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The Pink Houses in East New York will be included in the upgrades to heating systems (Source: NY District Attorney’s Office)Public housing residents in New York will be receiving efficiency upgrades to their buildings, just not the most needed ones. The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) announced
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DITMAS PARK – After closing the Church Avenue location on December 8, Buffalo’s Famous are back in business. You can now get a beer with your wings while watching your favorite game — Buffalo’s Famous [https://www.facebook.com/buffalosfamous/] have set up shop at the back of 773 Bar
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Flickr Creative Commons/ Jimmy JoeTemperatures hit the single digits [https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/usa/brooklyn/historic] over the weekend causing pipes to burst and homes to flood across Brooklyn. Residents in 12 homes in Gerritsen Beach woke up on Sunday morning to find their homes flooded, the result
celebrity
COBBLE HILL – Cobble Hill may have lost one creative couple, but it’s rumored that another talented pair is taking its place. Photo: Christopher Bride via Property SharkActors Daniel Craig [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0185819/?ref_=nv_sr_1] and Rachel Weisz [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001838/?ref_
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https://bklyner.s3.amazonaws.com/bklyner/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/staff.mp4One of the projects we worked on last year was our identity – what does a Brooklyn-wide news organization look like these days? [http://www.wkshps.com/projects/bklyner/] How do we keep the feeling of old-school, homegrown, neighborhood news
Gowanus
GOWANUS/PARK SLOPE – Initially slated to open in Summer 2017 [/boutique-hotel-open-gowanus-summer/], the new hotel, Gowanus Inn & Yard [http://www.gowanusinn.com], officially opened its doors to guests on November 24. Gowanus Inn & Yard (Photo by: Coke Bartrina, courtesy of SAVVY Studio)Located at 645-651 Union Street (at 4th
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GOWANUS/WILLIAMSBURG – Try to hold off this week’s grocery shopping until Thursday if you can, as Whole Foods Market [http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/mission-values/caring-communities/community-giving] will donate 5% of net sales at its Gowanus and Williamsburg locations on that day to Emma’s Torch [/emmas-torch-classroom-cafe-empowers-refugees-prepares-them-for-culinary-careers/] , the non-profit Red