Greenpoint
An advertisement for the upcoming meeting tonight in GreenpointGREENPOINT – The New York Department of Parks and Recreation will be holding a public scoping meeting tonight in Greenpoint to hear input on the design of the long-awaited Box Street Park coming to the northernmost tip of Brooklyn. Slated for 6:00
Arts & Culture
There’s lots to see and do this weekend, including the return of three monthly art events—DUMBO’s First Thursday Gallery Walk, Target First Saturdays at the Brooklyn Museum, and Second Sundays at Pioneer Works. Prospect Park kicks off its annual Opening Weekend [/opening-events-at-coney-island-march-25-prospect-park-april-78/] with special events, activities, and
Arts & Culture
via Mills Entertainment Facebook pageThe grr-ific musical for little tigers and grown-ups alike is back with an all-NEW show for 2017-2018! The hugely popular Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood LIVE!, based on the #1 PBS KIDS TV series, has delighted live audiences on stages across the country. Now, in its third
Central Brooklyn
From Williamsburg across the East River on a cold, grey day (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) * E-Waste Warehouse in Gowanus Provides Vintage Props for TV’s Biggest Shows [https://www.amny.com/entertainment/gowanus-e-warehouse-1.17808947] [AMNY] * Principal Global Revealed as Buyer of Forest City’s $156 Million 461 Dean [https://therealdeal.com/
Central Brooklyn
Sam, Patricia, and Cocoa Photo credit: Avi GlicksteinSam Gerstenzang started Umbrella [https://www.askumbrella.com/], the service that provides everyday tasks for seniors, after an experience his grandmother had. To find out more, I sat down with Sam and his grandmother Patricia Ackerman at her apartment, a welcome respite from
Announcements
A synthetic turf field and new adult exercise equipment are slated for Bushwick’s Maria Hernandez Park (Via NYC Parks)BUSHWICK – Last week, the NYC Parks Department visited Community Board 4 in Bushwick to reveal their plans for renovating the large—and underutilized—asphalt pitch at Maria Hernandez Park. Based
Bushwick
A rendering shows the blank walls of the building that will envelop the buildings on the corner (Rendering via Diego B Aguilera Architects)BUSHWICK – A seven-story building slated for the corner of Broadway and Halsey will tower above a closed chicken joint in Bushwick, enveloping the small corner property with
Announcements
Eric Adams. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNER)DITMAS PARK – Elected officials, organizers, and members of the community stood in solidarity this afternoon against tomorrow’s “Punish a Muslim Day.” A few weeks ago, fliers from an anonymous source were mailed across the United Kingdom headlined “Punish a Muslim Day,” with the
celebrity
PARK SLOPE – Scott Rogowsky, the host of the popular HQ Trivia, has gained quite a bit of fame. This comedian literally shows up on phone screens in the hands of a million (more or less) people almost every day. Before HQ, a live show trivia game where players answer questions
Announcements
The John Sam apartments at 246 Johnson Avenue in Bushwick will have affordable units available (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK -Despite the coming L train shutdown’s effect on housing prices in some parts of Brooklyn, development is continuing apace, which means a smattering of affordable housing amid the market
Central Brooklyn
A rendering of the possible Daniel Libeskind Senior Housing Building (via NYCHA) * Simcha Felder’s Sweetheart Deal on Office Space [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20180328/POLITICS/180329886] [Crain’s New York] * Time Out to Open Massive Food Hall on DUMBO Waterfront [https://ny.eater.com/2018/3/28/17172130/
Announcements
Survivors of clergy sex abuse in Brooklyn have until this weekend to report their abuser to the Brooklyn Diocese to be eligible for compensation. Here’s what it means and how survivors can get started. In the fall of 2016, Archdiocese of NY [https://archny.org/] set up a voluntary