Central Brooklyn
Brooklyn Democratic Party County Committee Chair Carlo Scissura at Wednesday’s virtual meeting.After a punishing virtual meeting [https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=w_eNPFJdydM&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2Z9o_LODzzbukERPeKh11vu5Hkc2wvL0GaYx-LoGEuC_rEp2GPgGGnTLw] that lasted nearly 13 hours and was filled with delays, technical problems,
Central Brooklyn
Via Kingsbrook Jewish Medical CenterWith coronavirus cases on the rise again [https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/coronavirus/ny-hospitalizations-soar-64-in-2-weeks-daily-deaths-top-100-mayor-calls-for-pause-in-nyc/2783378/] in New York, a state-led plan to consolidate three struggling central Brooklyn hospitals has been put on pause for the second time in a year. In a virtual meeting on Tuesday
Central Brooklyn
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams at a virtual press conference announcing the release of the 2020 Worst Landlords Watchlist on December 15, 2020.The office of Public Advocate Jumaane Williams published its annual Worst Landlords Watchlist [https://landlordwatchlist.com/] today, which identifies the city’s 100 most negligent landlords as determined
Bushwick
The Lindemann House at 1001 Bushwick Ave, Nov. 25, 2020. Bklyner/Cai Pigliucci Carlotta Williams, 68, looked across Bushwick Avenue where green construction boards surround the Charles Lindemann House, a historic mansion with a gaping hole in its roof. Williams texted her daughter, who grew up dreaming of buying the
Election 2020
Democrat Darma Diaz may have won the battle for Brooklyn’s 37th City Council District seat, but she hasn’t won the war. Darma Diaz opens the door to her council member office for the first time. Credit: Karen Cherry, courtesy of Darma Diaz.Diaz was elected in November to
Announcements
Hello Brooklyn Friends, Welcome to Molière in the Park [https://www.moliereinthepark.org/penmanship], Prospect Park’s Free Theater! We are Brooklyn’s proud theater company, dedicated to bringing yearly, free, inclusive theater productions to Prospect Park. Following the success of our virtual performances of Moliere’s The Misanthrope, Tartuffe,
Central Brooklyn
The Grand Army Plaza Christmas tree will be lit tomorrow, Dec 8. at 5:00pm. Liena Zagare/BklynerBrooklyn is at solid 4% COVID-19 infection rate based on data from the New York State. Of the 65,994 individuals tested, 2,765 tested positive in NYC, or 4.2%. 18,400
Central Brooklyn
The winter holidays are going to feel different this year. Celebrations will likely be smaller, quieter, and less travel-heavy. At this point, most of us are probably used to editing our lives to comply with coronavirus safety measures; that doesn’t make it any less of a bummer. Without parties,
Central Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Democratic Party’s Executive Committee meeting on Wednesday night lasted over four hours [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg1DPEZA03I]. But it took less than five minutes for the first shouting match to begin. Screenshot from Wednesday’s Zoom meeting.In a tense, interruption-filled exchange, Aaron Maslow, the
Central Brooklyn
Pandemic has made all kinds of public meetings move online, and the Police Community Council (PCC) meetings are no exception. However, Sector Meetings have always been intended to be neighborhood-specific and more intimate, and the Sector NCOs (Neighborhood Coordinating Officers) are committed to holding them live. 70th Precinct NCOs held
Central Brooklyn
Mayoral hopeful Maya Wiley (Flatbush) unveiled her gun violence prevention plan [https://mayawileyformayor.com/gun-violence-prevention/] yesterday. The announcement comes as citywide shooting incidents [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs-en-us-city.pdf] have doubled this year, as well as across both North [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/
Announcements
Brandon West. (Photo via West’s office)Twelve of Brooklyn’s 16 councilmembers are term-limited, and the number of individuals running for office is massive. One of those term-limited is Council Member Brad Lander who represents District 39— which encompasses Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Park Slope, Windsor