Business
The Mayor announced today that he would be expanding allowances for New York City’s non-restaurant businesses. The new Open Storefronts program, in effect from October 30th to December 31st, will allow retailers to utilize the curb space in front of their ground-level stores, or curb space if they’re
News
The coronavirus pandemic has drastically changed the ways New Yorkers engage in politics. Restrictions on in-person gatherings have forced town halls, organizing meetings, and even legislative sessions to go virtual. County Committee meetings—the massive, sometimes chaotic gatherings where hundreds of delegates vote on the rules, leadership, and finances of
community
Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] BROOKLYN – Two people were shot and killed in two separate incidents
Arts & Culture
Courtesy of Megan & Kenneth, wedding photographers.Brooklyn’s parks have become some of the most popular wedding venues for couples intent on marrying and celebrating safely in recent months, pandemic be damned. With City Hall ceremonies suspended, banquet halls and downtown lofts off-limits for large gatherings, the once rare
Announcements
At a march against gun violence in 2018. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – Violence in the borough has increased compared to last year. A one-year-old was murdered at a cookout in July. A 20-year-old tourist was killed by a stray bullet over the weekend. Residents have had enough. Throughout NYC,
Announcements
The MTA Mask Force handing out masks. (Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit)NEW YORK – The MTA has begun a voluntary COVID-19 screening program for frontline employees, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this morning. Under this new initiative, free COVID -19 testing will be offered at rotating field
Education
Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability with Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza. City Hall. Monday, October 26, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.“So far, we’ve had 280,000 kids who have attended school in-person,” Mayor Bill De Blasio said this morning. There are about 1.1
Announcements
BROOKLYN – It’s a week before the election day, and campaigning is in full swing. On Sunday, supporters of President Donald Trump decorated their cars in MAGA banners and Israeli flags. They drove through Brooklyn for a Jews for Trump car parade and rally. An NYPD officer was suspended for
brownsville
Over 100 residents in Brownsville wait for bags of fresh produce on a ‘pantry day’ at the Salvation Army. Denny Jacob/BklynerOver 100 people lined up outside the Salvation Army Brooklyn Brownsville Corps Community Center on a recent Friday as workers handed out plastic bags filled with fresh produce. Nearly
Announcements
Day one of early voting at the Barclays Center. (Photo via Katie Lapham, with permission)BROOKLYN – Early voting began on Saturday, and people were met with long lines that stretched blocks and waited for hours to cast their vote. Now, elected officials are calling for change at the Board of
Announcements
BUSHWICK – Ethan Williams, a 20-year-old young man from Indiana who was visiting NYC and studying filmmaking, was shot and killed by a stray bullet just a week after arriving in Brooklyn. On Saturday, October 24 at around 2:30 a.m., Williams was sitting outside of his Airbnb with his
Arts & Culture
Charles Joyner’s guiding principles for reopening the Amboy Neighborhood Garden in Brownsville are simple. “All you need is hands, effort, and a desire to want to help the community,” he says. The work of Joyner, Tammy Hall, and a few dozen other volunteers culminated in the Amboy Neighborhood Garden