Business
It’s rarely a simple transaction when you visit Yakhil Yakobov, the cobbler of Foster Avenue. You don’t just hand him two sawbucks to get your Timberlands resoled, or a five dollar bill for a new watch band. It’s a conversation with Yakhil too. The store is small.
Bensonhurst
Photos via the Office of Councilman Vincent GentileA ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday welcomed Bay Ridge’s new Istanbul Bay [https://www.yelp.com/biz/istanbul-bay-brooklyn] Turkish eatery to the neighborhood. The family-owned restaurant at 8002 5th Avenue opened at the beginning of July, but was officially celebrated by local
Arts & Culture
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Lucky Rubber Ducky is the newly expanded section of Tarzian West at 194 7th Avenue. (Photo by Pamela Wong / BKLYNER)Neighborhood-favorite Tarzian West [http://www.tarzianwest.com/] (194 7th Avenue at 2nd Street) has expanded, offering shoppers even more covetable, well-designed houseware products and gift items. The new shop, called
Health
Tim Monti-Wohlpart distributing informational fliers outside Kensington’s PS 130 on May 12th. Monti-Wohlpart has helped to spearhead an effort to reform New York State adoption law. (Photo: Cameron Mizell)(This story was updated on 11/11/16 with comments from readers. They are included at the bottom.) Today’s
News
Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNERThe Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. –Cocaine Dealer Used Livery Cabs to Deliver $70K in Drugs, Prosecutors Says. [ DNAinfo [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20161107/
Central Brooklyn
Tim Monti-Wohlpart distributing informational fliers outside Kensington’s PS 130 on May 12th. Monti-Wohlpart has helped to spearhead an effort to reform New York State adoption law. (Photo: Cameron Mizell)(This story was updated on 11/11/16 with comments from readers. They are included at the bottom.) Tomorrow’s
Bensonhurst
Photo credit: Theresa Thompson [https://www.flickr.com/photos/theresasthompson/with/2999130055/] / Flickr Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 8, is New York’s Primary Elections. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. and besides the obvious presidential choices, there are a number of important local races to know.
Events
Mike Birbiglia performs at Union Hall on Thursday, November 10. (Photo via Mike Birbiglia / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/birbigfans/photos/a.438367348309.224859.7064128309/10152552006763310/?type=3&theater] )Weekday events, you ask? Check out Mike Birbiglia, being bound for pleasure, and more, we answer. We’re assuming you’
Events
Photo by Katia Nunes.Here is our weekly roundup of events and goings on around the neighborhood this week. You can find a complete list in our events calendar. We also encourage everyone to add events to the calendar to help get the word out! Karaoke at Cats on the
Events
Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNERYou — and everyone else you know — have more than earned a little celebration along with the hand-wringing. And our neighborhoods have risen to the occasion. Here’s a list put together by BKLYNER to provide you places to enjoy some activities alongside those blue and red
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Photo via erin / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/chocolatemaltedshakes/6320658792/in/photolist-aCx2DJ-6tGxHT-dYU1nN-71YWnf-nC5k7T-dyqFdu-9gLnbh-9iVfVn-7hHgvw-bM8ynk-8UfQiD-9ikLs4-o1qutR-8EAmHs-6M9j2f-93LQgv-6M9iKU-bwFCpZ-73dG5h-9Sp4Pt-eRDT7P-BPKfo-8LFFsz-ad7efP-ahkS3o-dXkbQs-cmhdYG-jf7gsD-3bvYrL-8bcZf7-hcG185-ad6Zj8-6SDnt1-cWFMYL-cdeZyd-dSHN3F-o4n4m9-8kTZkK-6M9ano-9rS5LR-77M2eC-5MLfvw-chNKoE-78PTxe-BPKhe-8yd9qL-4gJJQP-r13vZE-v5tX1V-dXRB82r] Well, Park Slope caffeinated community, it looks