Bensonhurst
The recently repaved parking lot at Jmart on 18th Avenue and 82nd Street is getting ready for customers. In anticipation, the fees you’ll have to pay for the privilege of shopping there have been posted. If you come by car, the least you’ll pay is $3.00, assuming
News
(Photo via Justin Brannan)The X28 bus — connecting Sea Gate, Coney Island, Bensonhurst, and Dyker Heights to Midtown Manhattan — will now be permanent, said State Senator Martin Golden yesterday. After a trial period that started in Septemeber 2016 [/x28-weekend-express-service-back-mta-review-ridership-bensonhurst/], the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) board voted this week to permanently
Central Brooklyn
It’s almost summertime and you know what that means… beaches! All NYC beaches re-open [https://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/beaches]this Saturday, May 27. Starting this summer, the Parks Department will be installing 100 SPF 30 sunscreen dispensers in City beaches, including Manhattan Beach, Brighton Beach, and Coney Island
Big Story
Serene view of the sewage-heavy Coney Island Creek, from Calvert Vaux Park. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Last year, Beach Haven Apartments, a private luxury apartment complex was caught dumping 200,000 gallons of raw sewage per day into the Coney Island Creek [/city-official-apologizes-poor-notice-public-re-coney-island-creek-sewage-dumping-bensonhurst/] , infuriating residents who say they weren’
Central Brooklyn
Historic remnants of the Child’s Building, home of the new Kitchen 21. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -In a Lonely Corner of Coney Island, a Fight Over Care
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Memorial Day is just around the corner, which means it’s a perfect opportunity for a staycation [/reachnow-memorial-day-staycation/], but why not come home to somewhere new and exciting? (Courtesy Street Easy/Christopher Kohler of Halstead Property [http://streeteasy.com/building/347-pacific-street-brooklyn/5b])347 Pacific Street #5B [http://streeteasy.com/building/
Arts & Culture
Rendering of Flatbush Avenue facade of LIU Brooklyn and the Brooklyn Paramount signage by H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture. Used by Permission of Long Island University.The historic Brooklyn Paramount Theatre (at Flatbush and DeKalb Avenues) is getting closer to hosting big-time entertainment acts [/historic-paramount-theatre-host-entertainment-events-fortgreene/]thanks to the partnership between its
camps
June is littered with random school holidays. For those of us who still have to work while our kids are off, here are 8 fun, educational camps they can try out. Photo via Construction Kids.Construction Kids [http://constructionkids.com/] Where: Brooklyn Navy Yard, BLDG 92 2nd Floor, 718-522-2902, info@
Central Brooklyn
Students in one room waiting to be judged by alumni, upperclassmen or teachers. (Photo: Patrice Sanderson)Midwood High school is known for many things: its population (close to 4,000 students), its clubs (close to 30), and its science research program- better known as Midwood Science Research. And on May
Central Brooklyn
(Photo via NYPL)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Simcha Felder Tells Fellow Rogue Democrats to Rejoin the Party Fold. [New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/24/nyregion/simcha-felder-independent-democratic-conference-senate.html?_r=0]
Arts & Culture
Gorshkov addresses the crowd at the first ever Russian- speaking pride parade last Saturday. (Photo: Brandon Cuicchi)Lyosha Gorshkov taught LGBTQ and gender studies at Russia’s Perm State University. He was an openly gay professor and activist. In 2014, he was forced to leave Russia after he was publicly
Business
(Courtesy Twitter/ReachNow [https://twitter.com/reachnow/status/856562079561601026])With the weather warming and Memorial Day weekend fast approaching, now is the time to treat yourself to a Mini vacation… or a BMW staycation, if you prefer. Just in time for summer, ReachNow [https://reachnow.com/en/brooklyn-ny/], an innovative