Sign in Subscribe

northern brooklyn

Jun
21
Anti-Gentrification Protestors Break Up Bushwick Community Board Meeting

Anti-Gentrification Protestors Break Up Bushwick Community Board Meeting

Protestors brought the last CB 4 meeting of the season to a halt in opposition of gentrification (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)
3 min read
Jun
21
Silvershorted! How A Tenant Shamed One of NY’s Worst Landlords Into Returning His Security Deposit

Silvershorted! How A Tenant Shamed One of NY’s Worst Landlords Into Returning His Security Deposit

142 Grove Street in Bushwick, a Silvershore Properties building where a tenant took an unusual approach to getting his security
2 min read
Jun
21
Weekend Art Events: June 22-24 (DreamStreet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Dream Abundantly & More)

Weekend Art Events: June 22-24 (DreamStreet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Dream Abundantly & More)

There’s something for everyone this weekend—as you’ll see from our massive list of events—from Shakespeare, musicals,
9 min read
Jun
19
Today’s Links: Toxic Algae Blooms in Prospect Park Lake, Fort Greene Neighbors Get Smoked Out & More

Today’s Links: Toxic Algae Blooms in Prospect Park Lake, Fort Greene Neighbors Get Smoked Out & More

Prospect Park’s Long Meadow on a clear Sunday afternoon (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) Despite the sunny weekend perfect for park
2 min read
Jun
19
Assemblymember Lentol Passes L Train Mitigation Bill, Calls for Plan from MTA

Assemblymember Lentol Passes L Train Mitigation Bill, Calls for Plan from MTA

Assemblyman Joe Lentol at a groundbreaking in North Brooklyn last year (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)With the closure of the Canarsie
1 min read
Jun
18
Shootings in East Flatbush, Bushwick Leave Two Dead Over Weekend

Shootings in East Flatbush, Bushwick Leave Two Dead Over Weekend

Two Brooklyn men in two neighborhoods died over the weekend from gun violence—one in a Bushwick shooting Saturday night,
1 min read
Jun
17
This Week In BKLYNER: Brooklyn Pride, A Giant Garden Gnome, Rain Gardens & More

This Week In BKLYNER: Brooklyn Pride, A Giant Garden Gnome, Rain Gardens & More

Brooklyn Navy Yard (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us
2 min read
Jun
15
The Weekly News Quiz: June 15, 2018

The Weekly News Quiz: June 15, 2018

Think you know all about Brooklyn news? Try this week’s news quiz and see how well you’ve kept
1 min read
Jun
15
RiseBoro Community Partnership Awarded Grant to Start New Health Programs

RiseBoro Community Partnership Awarded Grant to Start New Health Programs

RiseBoro will provide individualized health care for those using its housing and senior centers with the new grant (Via RiseBoro)
1 min read
Jun
15

Friday Crime Blotter: Back to Back Burglaries in Bay Ridge, A Bushwick Break-In & More

CYPRESS HILLS – Police are looking for a bicycle thief that hit a house in Cypress Hills earlier this week. The
2 min read