Announcements
BED-STUY/DOWNTOWN/SUNSET PARK – Taxes are due Tuesday, April 17! The non-profit organization, Food Bank For New York City [https://www.foodbanknyc.org/], has opened sites across the five boroughs to provide low-income New Yorkers with free, full-service tax preparation assistance. Food Bank For New York City via Facebook [https:
Announcements
Today may mark the first day of Spring but the National Weather Service [https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=okx&wwa=winter%20storm%20warning] and NYC Office of Emergency Management [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/severeweather/index.page] have issued a winter storm warning in effect from
environment
Trees in Msgr. McGolrick Park (Via NYC Parks)GREENPOINT – As spring approaches, Brooklynites across the borough are looking forward to green on their streets as trees start to leaf out and bloom. But instead of just watching, get involved with making Brooklyn a more beautiful borough at the Street Tree
Central Brooklyn
“Kiss Me, I’m Irish” 43rd Annual Brooklyn St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Photo: Nathan Haselby) * Third-Graders At Poly Prep Lower School Developed A 55-Gallon Water-Retention Barrel [https://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/41/12/dtg-bb-kids-install-rain-barrel-in-slope-2018-03-23-bk.html] [Brooklyn Paper] * Accomplished Bed-Stuy Resident And “Mighty Woman” Turns 90 [http://www.ourtimepress.com/
Central Brooklyn
by Jess Michaels Photo provided by American Camp Association, NY & NJFor over 100 years, children have enjoyed summers at camp learning new activities, making new friends and gaining important life skills. In recent years, it has become very clear that today’s young people need the camp experience now
Central Brooklyn
A plan for a major housing development in Southern Brooklyn. Many new units are actually beyond the reach of local residents despite being listed as “affordable” (Rendering via the Prusik Group)According to data released by the New York Department of Housing Preservation, while the number of “affordable” units being
Greenpoint
Two townhouses are coming to Calyer Street in Greenpoint (Rendering by Design Studio Associates)GREENPOINT – Permits have been filed and renderings have been revealed for two new townhouses coming to Greenpoint’s Calyer Street. The two buildings, at 85 and 87 Calyer, will replace current multi-family buildings with two 4,
Central Brooklyn
Saint Agnes Church as seen from Hoyt & Union Streets, (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and subscribe [/subscribe/]. If
Central Brooklyn
Park Slope St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Photo by Nathan Haselby)Think you know all about Brooklyn news? Try this week’s news quiz and see how well you’ve kept up with all the coverage on BKLYNER! If you’re reading BKLYNER regularly, consider becoming a subscriber [/subscribe/]—you
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BUSHWICK – Police are looking for the man who robbed a cab driver at gunpoint in Bushwick earlier this week. On Sunday, March 11, the suspect entered a taxi in front of the Big M Deli at Broadway and Granite, near Thomas Boyland park, said police. The 47-year old driver transported
Central Brooklyn
Looking fresh for the protest at the National School Walk Out Rally (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) * Brooklyn Road Crew Claims They Were Penalized For Raising Concerns About Hazardous Work Conditions [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mta-crew-claims-faced-retaliation-raising-red-flags-article-1.3869398] [NY Daily News] * More Than 111,500 New York Students Were Homeless Last Year
environment
GOWANUS/GREENPOINT – For Earth Day, April 22, Congress Member Nydia Velázquez plans to introduce the Superfund Enhancement Act of 2018 [http://www.nyc.gov/html/mancb3/downloads/calendar/2018/Superfund%20Enhancement%20Act%20of%202017.pdf] , a new bill that would bring back the “Superfund Tax,” replenish cleanup funds, and assist