fort greene
Photo courtesy of Bosc d’Anjou [https://www.flickr.com/photos/boscdanjou/6445274743].A new plan lays out a vision of how to keep Downtown Brooklyn’s place as an artistic hotbed amidst the massive change [/?s=development+watch] currently enveloping the area. Culture Forward [http://assets.downtownbrooklyn.com/documents/
Bensonhurst
PS 163 Bath Beach (Photo via Google Maps)Do your tweens have summer plans yet? The Federation of Italian American Organizations (FIAO) [http://www.fiaobrooklyn.org/] of Brooklyn is rolling out two free youth programs for grades 5 through 8 at local schools, that are open to children across District
Central Brooklyn
Two-way bike lane on Avenue H (Photo via NYC DOT [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/argyle-rugby-beverly-mar2016.pdf]) After riding the breaks for a while, a NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) spokesperson said that bike lanes on Argyle Road, Rugby Road, and Beverley Road
Business
Photo via twitter [https://twitter.com/NYCBuilditBack?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]City officials are warning homeowners to beware of suspicious phone calls from scammers posing as Build it Back [http://www.nyc.gov/html/recovery/html/homeowners/rebuild.shtml] representatives. The Department of Investigation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/doi/
Animals
Have you seen this black and white cat roaming the streets? Neighbor Diana J. writes: > Star is white with a solid black back, black ears, and a black “beard.” She is missing the tip of her left ear. She is a shy community cat and will keep her distance
Nonsponsored
541-555 4th Avenue. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)A block-long development on 4th Avenue between 15th and 16th Streets [/blog/development-2/south-pet-spa-slope-new-condo-projects-on-4th-and-5th-avenues-add-to-evergrowing-list/] has been sold to new developers. Slate Property
Health
(Image by Axel Taferner / Flickr [http://(www.n0t.net/])A heat wave is expected to grip New York City this week, with temperatures soaring to 90 degrees today and over 94 by Thursday. But — and here’s the kicker — it’s going to feel much hotter. With intense humidity, the
News
Photo via Google MapsCouncilman Mark Treyger and New York City Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Vicki Been announced today that Amalgamated Warbasse Houses, in Brooklyn’s Coney Island and West Brighton areas, was awarded a $2.4 million HPD grant to help fund the cost of emergency repairs and resiliency
Bensonhurst
Photo via Google MapsCouncilman Mark Treyger and New York City Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Vicki Been announced today that Amalgamated Warbasse Houses, in Brooklyn’s Coney Island and West Brighton areas, was awarded a $2.4 million HPD grant to help fund the cost of emergency repairs and resiliency
Arts & Culture
(Photo by Brainerd James)Two Ditmas Park musicians have invited a Grammy-nominated violinist to join them in a free concert at Qathra Cafe at 5pm on Sunday, July 10. Saxophonist Roy Nathanson [http://roynathanson.net/] and singer/bassist Tim Kiah [http://timkiah.com/] perform together regularly in Sotto Voce
Education
Photo via CAE [https://www.facebook.com/CAENYC/photos/a.501724924630.275399.247052584630/10153831730009631/?type=3&theater] The recent frightening [/blog/crime/23-year-old-woman-escapes-attempted-rape-near-7th-avenue-cops-release-footage-video/] and disturbingly violent [/blog/crime/updated-new-images-two-persons-of-interest-identified-
Business
A boarded up home in Gerritsen Beach. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) City officials are warning homeowners to beware of suspicious phone calls from scammers posing as Build it Back [http://www.nyc.gov/html/recovery/html/homeowners/rebuild.shtml] representatives. The Department of Investigation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/