Business
Over just off the Sheepshead Bay Road where Infinite Auto Leasing used to be, a new restaurant is opening up. Luda’s Dumplings [https://www.instagram.com/ludas_dumplings/], better described as a pelmeni bar, will focus on fresh, all-natural ingredients and careful, deliberate process to craft the best pelmeni,
Announcements
Park Slope Library, 431 6th Avenue (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)On Saturday, Council Member Brad Lander hosted a ribbon-cutting for the Park Slope Library’s new reading circle and storytelling telling garden at the 431 6th Avenue branch. Located in the gated green space overlooking 9th Street, the oasis
Education
> A post shared by High School (@parkslopecollegiate) [https://www.instagram.com/p/BRjL_MWltaY/] on Mar 12, 2017 at 12:28pm PDT Jill Bloomberg, the principal of Park Slope Collegiate, failed to put a stop to an investigation [/park-slope-principal-investigated-communist-activities/] accusing her of “engaging in communist activities,” the New York
community
District 39 Participatory Budgeting Project Expo at Camp Friendship in Park Slope, March 29, 2017 (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The results are in for New York City’s Participatory Budgeting Cycle 6! Council Member Brad Lander announced [http://bradlander.nyc/2017-winning-pb] the seven winning capital projects and five winning
Central Brooklyn
Boombox Car (Photo by Nathan Haselby)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up for our daily newsletter [/]. And if you ever
Arts & Culture
Imagination Playground and the exhibition hallJMP WoodCASA KIDSAphro ChicMakers MarketMarco Guglielmino Light DesignsAmerican Design Club’s Pop-up shopEmogayu Enitan VintageEnitan VintageGreenery NYCGreenery NYCBole Road TextilesStill Alive LIghtsStill Alive Lights Bear Light in 3D printerStill Alive LIghtsMK WorkshopMK WorkshopArt Center Pop-up StudioTextile Art Center Pop-up StudioArt Center Pop-up StudioKeep FurnitureLounge areaNaula
Central Brooklyn
85 Argyle Road. (Photo via Brooklyn Hearth Realty)A colorful, historically preserved Prospect Park South mansion hit the market this week for $3, blowing our $2 million club [/tag/2-million-club/]right out of the water. This Simplified Free Colonial-style mansion, at 85 Argyle Road between Church Ave and Albemarle Road,
Animals
Don’t Call Me Nellie!NYC Health [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/services/dog-licenses.page], the agency that provides dog licenses to New York City dog owners, released a fascinating map illustrating unique dog names by neighborhood. The 2016-Unique Dog Names map [https://nycdohmh.carto.com/u/nycdohmh-eaa/viz/
Bensonhurst
It’s the fifth of May, better known as Cinco de Mayo, and that means it’s a chance to celebrate the culture of our neighbor to the south. Why not consider a move of your own to the south… southern Brooklyn, that is! (Courtesy Zillow/Kelly Wu of EXIT
Arts & Culture
Adam Yauch Park, May 2013 (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Put on your raincoats and pack your umbrellas before heading out to enjoy these weekend events. Enjoy great design, smart ideas, and a variety of music. There’s also a party celebrating the late, great Adam “MCA” Yauch, a Kentucky
Announcements
Rain pounding on the BQE, May 5. (Photo by Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning [http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=okx&wwa=flash%20flood%20warning] for Brooklyn, Staten Island, and Queens until 4pm today, May 5. Excessive runoff from
Central Brooklyn
Church Avenue street fair is this Sunday, May 7. (Photo by Anna Gustafson/Corner Media)Get out and explore your favorite boro this weekend with these 10 weekend events from Ditmas Park to Marine Park. If you have an event to share, email us at editor@bklyner.com. Need some