News
Workers disinfecting and cleaning a subway car at Stillwell Terminal in May 2020. (Image: Marc A. Hermann/MTA New York City Transit)A new survey of New York City voters finds broad support for a return to overnight subway service. The report, conducted by the professional firm Data for Progress
brighton beach
Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Volf Ferman of Brighton 12 Street was resting on a walking
Bay Ridge
When City Councilmember Justin Brannan first ran in 2017 to represent District 43 (CD-43), he hoped to find a location for at least one new school for the area, particularly because it is home to one of the most overcrowded school districts in the city – School District 20. District 20,
affordable housing
114 Kingsland Avenue (Image: Google Maps)IMAGE A proposal for a four-story apartment development in East Williamsburg is facing resistance from the local community board over larger concerns about a loss of manufacturing space in Brooklyn. Solomon Feder is looking to build eight rental units, all one-bedrooms or studios, on
Central Brooklyn
The newly renovated Concert Grove Pavilion inside Prospect Park (Image: C. Paul Martinka)Prospect Park’s Concert Grove officially reopened today with a fresh look, after years of being fenced off from the public due to structural damage. Representatives from the Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.prospectpark.org/], the city’
Arts & Culture
Chris Lentz at his store. Lucas Miller/BklynerIn an era where any song is just a few taps away on your preferred streaming app, independent record stores feel like a relic. So when Jason Figel decided to retire after running Music Matters in Park Slope for 22 years, he was
environment
315 Berry Street (Image: Google Maps)A proposal to install energy infrastructure on a Williamsburg roof to ease the load on north Brooklyn’s power grid faces angry opposition from tenants who say they’re being left in the dark. The company MicroGrid Networks [https://mgn.energy/] (MGN) is looking
Central Brooklyn
Left to right: Stephen Levin (CD33), Carlos Menchaca (CD38) and Brad Lander (CD39)After a pandemic-induced pause, the city’s participatory budgeting program is restarted yesterday in three Brooklyn City Council districts. Participatory budgeting [https://council.nyc.gov/pb/], a City Council-run program that allows members of the public to
Coney Island
Coney Island during NYC’s phase 2 reopening last July. (Image: Erica Price)The famed amusement district is poised to re-open this week. This Friday, April 9, Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park [https://www.denoswonderwheel.com/] and Luna Park [https://lunaparknyc.com/] will open to the public, albeit at
Arts & Culture
Melanie Charles performing at the Breathing Pavilion. (Image: Argenis Apollinario/Downtown Brooklyn Partnership)The normally bustling plaza at 300 Ashland Place [https://www.downtownbrooklyn.com/listings/the-plaza-at-300-ashland] is now a place for quiet introspection. That’s thanks to a weekly live music series [https://www.downtownbrooklyn.com/events/breathing-pavilion-a-weekly-music-series-featuring-joel-ross] presented
Business
A two-part panel on low-income entrepreneurship in Brooklyn organized by the Center for an Urban Future included LaToya Meaders from Collective Fare, Camille Newman from the Brooklyn Women’s Business Center, Chymeka Olfonse from BUILD NYC, La-Shawn Allen-Muhammad from the Central Brooklyn EDC and Ras Omeil Morgan from iaRas iTal.
Holidays
Image via davidking [https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidking/2357160552/].To all who celebrate, a very happy Easter from all of us at Bklyner. In Christianity, Easter Sunday celebrates the resurrection [https://tntribune.com/what-is-easter/] of Jesus Christ following his crucifixion on Good Friday, a foundational moment for the faith.