Announcements
As families come together at Thanksgiving to celebrate what they have and are thankful for, it’s an important time to turn our minds to those less fortunate in our community. Many people will hungry or homeless over the holiday, and Thanksgiving day itself is a great time to get
Arts & Culture
BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL – Theatre of the Oppressed NYC [http://www.tonyc.nyc/] will present Apartment Complex, a play that addresses the struggles many New Yorkers face in finding and securing safe and affordable housing. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/theatreoftheoppressednyc/]Created and performed by members of the Housing Works
Central Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS – At a City Council land use subcommittee meeting on Tuesday, November 21, Council Member Laurie Cumbo (District 35) announced that a modified agreement for the controversial Bedford-Union Armory [/one-way-crown-heights-feel-armory-decision-communitys-hands/] project has been reached, with the removal of 60 market-rate condos that were previously proposed and the inclusion of
Animals
GREENPOINT – A Greenpoint couple recently launched a Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/monk.brooklyn.3] to warn their neighbors about an irresponsible dog owner and his dangerous dog that viciously attacked their pet last month. Lauren Bender and Greg Stevens moved to Greenpoint six months ago with their 10-year-old
Announcements
The Coney Island Gospel Assembly at 2828 Neptune Ave (Screenshot via Google Maps)CONEY ISLAND – This Thanksgiving, the Coney Island community is doing all they can to make sure no one goes hungry. Every year for the last 20 years, local stakeholders in the Amusement District have come together to
Announcements
BROOKLYN – What kid doesn’t like to cozy up in comfy pajamas with a good book? You can help lots of little ones across Brooklyn do just that by donating new books and pajamas for children ages 3 to 11 at one of dozens of Holiday Drive Collection sites [http:
Announcements
(Photo via Caribbean Social)FLATBUSH – A new restaurant is coming to 847 Flatbush Ave on December 1, with the opening of Caribbean Social, which bills itself as an upscale, modern “restalounge” and social club. The slick new 4,000 square foot space is from the hospitality group behind Suede, a
Central Brooklyn
Inside the old Pavilion Theater as it’s being renovated (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. Bensonhurst Brothers Cornered the Online Market for Appliances and Big Ticket Buys [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/
Announcements
COBBLE HILL – Brooklyn’s Digital Arts & Cinema Technology High School [https://www.digitaltechhs.org/] (284 Baltic Street) was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from IMAX as part of the company’s second annual student-made documentary film challenge. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/1549314278695983/photos/a.1552185211742223.1073741827.
News
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman. (Photo: Eric T. Schneiderman [https://www.facebook.com/eric.schneiderman/photos/a.438189636273087.1073741826.289949387763780/631569633601752/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman released an open letter today [https://medium.com/@AGSchneiderman/an-open-letter-to-the-fcc-b867a763850a] addressed to the Federal Communications Commission
Bay Ridge
Photo: The Brannan CampaignBAY RIDGE – On November 7, Justin Brannan won the race for City Council in New York’s 43rd District. It was one of the few truly contested seats in this year’s local elections; Brannan, a Democrat, beat his Republican opponent, John Quaglione, by just under 1000
Central Brooklyn
“Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke announced her decision to terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Haiti with a delayed effective date of 18 months to allow for an orderly transition before the designation terminates on July 22, 2019. This decision follows then-Secretary Kelly’s announcement in