Announcements
Photo by bklynlibrary via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BJarU-KjwfD/?taken-by=bklynlibrary]Time is running out to nominate your favorite library for a chance to win $20,000 in the NYC Neighborhood Library Awards [http://www.nyclibraryawards.org/]. The NYC Neighborhood Library Awards have been celebrating the essential role
Central Brooklyn
Photo by James SienkievicIn the State of the City Address, Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte discussed the dire need for adequate housing, immigration reform, and funding for public education in District 42, which includes Ditmas Park, Flatbush, and Midwood. The idea of a divided America has been dominating the national conversation recently,
Food & Drink
Alchemy (Photo by capucinedecourt via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BPDUApEjO6T/?taken-at=25774])Tomorrow is the first day of Lent, which means today is Pancake Day [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/features/pancake-day-2017-best-sweet-savoury-recipes-everything-else/] ! Traditionally, Christians served pancakes on the day before Lent as an easy and delicious way
Events
Photo by Andy Castro [https://www.flickr.com/photos/andycastro/5508353323/]Mardi Gras (French for “Fat Tuesday”) has spurred a city-wide night of dancing, indulging, and all-night partying. But you don’t have to go far from home to get in on the New-Orleans-style action. Party-hop around the borough tonight
Animals
Photo by ASPCA via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BBdPUQ4tvt2/?taken-by=aspca]Dorota Trec, the 36-year-old Gowanus resident convicted in November [/gowanus-rabbit-lady-convicted-of-100-counts-of-animal-abuse/] of 100 counts of animal cruelty, has been sentenced to 45 days in jail and 3 years probation. Since 2012, Trec has been reportedly keeping upwards of
community
Kettle & Thread, 1219 Church Avenue. (Photo by Nathan Thompson)More events inspired by the call to political activism are popping up along Church Avenue. Kettle & Thread is hosting #resist nights every Tuesday from 6pm to 9pm [http://www.kettleandthreadbrooklyn.com], and owner Beth Barraclough is keeping the doors
News
69th Street Pier (Photo by znamenski via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BMKOWLGjRQn/?tagged=69thstreetpier])The long wait is almost over for Southern Brooklyn residents looking for an alternate way to commute into Manhattan. According to a message posted on Change.org [https://www.change.org/p/nyc-dept-of-transportation-nyc-economic-development-corp-bring-ferry-service-to-bay-ridge-bcdcf0ed-5ae6-4576-9548-14ba76d0701b/u/
Nonsponsored
104 West End Avenue. (Rendering via Rybak Development)Take a peek inside The Wave [http://www.104wavecondo.com/building/rybak/], a luxury condo development in Manhattan Beach that has sold out every unit in the seven-story building for up to $1.6 million. The building’s 48 units were sold-out
Arts & Culture
Image via Facebook [https://congregationbethelohim.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=6973]The White Helmets at Temple House of Congregation Beth Elohim [https://congregationbethelohim.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=6973] When: Tuesday, February 28th at 7pm Where: Temple House of Congregation Beth Elohim, 274 Garfield
Bensonhurst
122 Bay 26th street between Benson and Bath Avenues. (Photo by Carly Miller / BKLYNER)One of the last living legacies of a demolished beach resort town in southern Brooklyn holds a firm grip on the neighborhood’s history and refuses to let go. The fading, deep-green Victorian towering at 122
Events
Photo via NYC Brewers via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ_XpvQDuR0/?taken-by=nycbrewers]New York City Beer Week [http://nycbeerweek.com/index/] kicked off this past weekend with a sold-out opening night bash [http://www.openingbash.com/] at the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint. Don’t fret if
community
Kids for a Better Future members Freya Grant and Satya ShawKids for a Better Future members on the steps of Brooklyn Borough HallKids for a Better Future showing protest signs in front of Brooklyn Borough HallKids for a Better Future Freya Grant leading chantsKids for a Better Future parents at