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Announcements
[UPDATED: Wednesday, January 3, 9:35am] Council Member Deutsch posted a follow-up message to his Facebook page Tuesday night announcing that repairs to the water main have been completed and that water service has been restored for all residents and businesses. MANHATTAN BEACH – Council Member Chaim Deutsch (District 48) posted
Central Brooklyn
An important reminder for 2018 on a Greenpoint utility box—and it applies to local news, too! (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories and other curiosities all over Brooklyn. First Brooklyn Baby Of 2018 Born in Woodhull Hospital [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/01/01/2018-nyc-first-new-babies/
News
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – A 51-year-old Muslim woman dressed in a hijab was attacked by three pre-teen girls at a Panera Bread on Tuesday, December 26, according to police. Panera Bread, 345 Adams Street via Google MapsThe incident occurred at approximately 5:10pm at the Panera Bread located at 345 Adams Street,
Animals
CANARSIE – “Our dog is missing, we need Brooklyn’s help!” Meredith, a Manhattan resident, tells BKLYNER. Meredith and her fiancé went to visit family out of state for the holidays and entrusted their one-year-old Shih Tzu/Maltese mix, Lily, in the care of her usual dog-walker. The walker was familiar
Big Story
CLINTON HILL – Tenants living in 425 Grand Avenue [https://maps.google.com/?q=425+Grand+Avenue&entry=gmail&source=g] rang in the New Year with a bang: the ceiling of their lobby collapsed the morning of January 1. Jacqueline Lewis, 28, lives in an apartment next to
Nonsponsored
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – The New York State of Appeals Court dismissed Save the View Now [https://www.facebook.com/savetheviewnow/]‘s case against the developers of the Pierhouse complex on Wednesday, December 27. 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The community group, fighting to preserve views of the iconic
Announcements
MulchFest 2016 at Fort Greene Park (Photo by Daniel Avila/NYC Parks)Now that the holidays are over, are you wondering what exactly to do with the suddenly out-of-place pine tree in your home? Don’t just throw it out—bring it to a city park this weekend to be
Bed Stuy
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] Even with the New Year underway, some parts of 2017 still remain—like crime. Here are the NYPD’s updates on crimes committed in Brooklyn over the last month. SUNSET PARK – Police
News
The reason you’re reading this is because 1,745 of you chose to pay for local news. So we are going to keep publishing. Just how long will ultimately depend on you, our reader-subscribers. To keep our small, high-impact newsroom sustainable, we calculate that we’ll need 3,000
News
Dear Reader, Tomorrow is New Year, and at 1,675 subscribers, we are more than halfway to our goal of 3,000 by the New Year to keep publishing. I’m overwhelmed and moved by the incredible outpouring of support, and by the number of neighbors and local business who
Food & Drink
PARK SLOPE – Though winter has only just begun, the season has already left an unforgiving frigid mark across the northeast. What sweeter way is there to beat the winter blues than enjoying a nice big cup of hot chocolate? Here are some of our favorite places around Park Slope to
Announcements
Snowy Brooklyn Sidewalk (Photo by maribeldelatorre via Instagram) / Snowy Brooklyn Sidewalk (Photo by maribeldelatorre via Instagram)After a couple days of frigid cold, it looks like snow will carry us out of 2017 and into the new year. The New York City Department of Sanitation has issued a “Snow Alert”