brighton beach
A Q train has derailed near Brighton Beach during the rush hour commute this morning, temporarily suspending service on the B line in both directions, said MTA officials. The second set of wheels on the second car of a southbound Q train came off the rails north of the Brighton
Central Brooklyn
Mmm, fries (Photo via Smorgasburg [https://www.facebook.com/smorgasburg/photos/pb.143092332426823.-2207520000.1439500827./802786356457414/?type=3&theater] )TGIF — Get enough of the scorching heat [/double-whammy-heat-advisory-air-quality-alert-issued-today/] yet? You can still enjoy the summer weekend in your favorite boro, with local activism, live music, and more! If you have
Central Brooklyn
Smith Street Festival and Pétanque Tournament (Photo by Paul Stremple)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -New York Becomes the City That Never Shuts Up [NY Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/19/nyregion/
Central Brooklyn
Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo (center) announces an agreement between HPD and Alma Realty securing rent-stabilized leases for 600 units located at the Brooklyn Jewish Hospital complex for thirty years (Photo courtesy of The Office of Laurie A. Cumbo)A group of city officials led by Council Member Laurie Cumbo
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There is nothing so unpleasant as the middle of the week during the middle of the summer of 2017 in New York City. The air is like custard, the subway is hellish, and matters are further bedeviled by that special sort of agita that only a breaking news smartphone notification
Events
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Food & Drink
Classic Burger at 212 Burgers (Photo by Dina Rabiner)When I was growing up in Manhattan in the 70s and early 80s, the area code 212 encompassed all five boroughs. I dialed it to reach my grandparents in the Bronx and continued to do so even after 1984 when 718
Central Brooklyn
Photo by NYPD 88th Precinct via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/NYPD88pct/photos/a.435918270099056.1073741831.410827789274771/453337105023839/?type=3&theater] The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Raccoon Captured And Euthanized In Clinton Hill
Central Brooklyn
Let’s face it — many of us live in apartment buildings and don’t have the luxury of a backyard. But it’s summertime and once in awhile you’ll crave that BBQ smell. So you go to the park all excited with your grill and see this sign: Photo:
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Photo: KPC 2017“I want to make sure that when I put my head on the pillow at night, that I can sleep soundly knowing that I did the right thing,” Kevin Peter Carroll. The 43rd District currently has nine candidates running for Vincent Gentile’s City Council seat. Those
Arts & Culture
Anthropomorphic the Musical via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/anthropomorphicmusical/photos/a.1037271596312018.1073741828.978237098882135/1141088295930347/?type=3&theater] Timothy Young will tell his personal story about coming out and self-acceptance using an unexpected medium—puppets. Young [http://puppetryarts.org/anthropomorphic/category/creatives/], a professional puppeteer for 25 years
brighton beach
Big Bazaar Supermarket, 100 Brighton Beach Avenue. Owners Ajay Sarin and Tony Parashar with building proprietor Louise Bonsignore and her new employee at the grand opening, July 18 2017. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Brighton Beach residents finally have a discount grocery store within walking distance, in an area that