Arts & Culture
Later this month, Feld Entertainment [https://www.feldentertainment.com/] and Marvel [http://marvel.com/] are teaming up to bring your favorite superheroes to life in Marvel Universe LIVE! [https://www.marveluniverselive.com/tickets/details/112281] at Barclays Center, and BKLYNER [http://www.bklyner.com] recently got a sneak peek. Featuring
canarsie
WILLIAMSBURG – Tonight, the second L Train open house [/mta-and-dot-announce-open-house-meetings-regarding-l-train-closure/] in Brooklyn will take place, an event sponsored by both the MTA and the DOT. Tonight’s meeting will be the third in a series of four (two each in Brooklyn and Manhattan) that was announced in January so the two
Central Brooklyn
Two One-Way Signs, Pioneer Street, Red Hook (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) * Artist Sets Up Tattoo Shop Celebrating Black Pride In Clinton Hill Gallery [https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-artist-built-tattoo-parlor-dedicated-black-pride] [Artsy] * An Interactive Map Showing Affordable Housing Across The City [http://hpd.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=192d198f84e04b8896e6b9cad8760f22]
Bushwick
The new building at 22 Melrose in Bushwick has a handful of pricey apartments in the NYC Housing Lottery (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – Another set of allegedly affordable apartments has hit the NYC Housing Connect Lottery, this time at 22 Melrose Street, right off the Myrtle JMZ stop in
Bed Stuy
Add two more to the series of bank robberies across Brooklyn in 2018 (Screenshot via Google Maps)Two new bank robberies have been added to the running tally of a particularly active robber running roughshod over most of Brooklyn in the first months of 2018. Previously linked by NYPD to
Greenpoint
A rendering of the development planned for 30 Kent Street along the Greenpoint waterfront (Via Kutnicki Bernstein Architects)GREENPOINT – Another location on the North Brooklyn Waterfront is moving inexorably toward breaking ground, with the 30 Kent location behind Transmitter Park updating filings to expand the project’s scope. The development
Central Brooklyn
“Victims of love!” Van Brunt Street, Red Hook (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) Valentine’s Day is a week away. If you haven’t already made dinner plans, BKLYNER has compiled a list of more than 30 restaurants across the borough perfect for enjoying a romantic dinner for two. Did we
Business
February is rushing by, and next week is Valentine’s Day. Don’t fret, we have you covered with 10 great places in Brooklyn to get your special someone a unique gift, custom cake or a shared experience you can enjoy together. Stems Brooklyn [https://www.stemsbrooklyn.com/valentines-day/] 639
Announcements
MTA MetroCard vending machines will be cash only for six hours this coming Saturday.After last week’s public outcry over the MTA’s plans to go cash only for the weekend [/mta-machines-wont-take-credit-cards-this-weekend/] while upgrading their vending machine’s credit-card systems led to a quick reversal and delay, the organization
Central Brooklyn
Donna Henes“I’ve been here for 37 years,” Donna Henes says about her Prospect Heights apartment, “and one by one, every single thing is falling apart.” Henes (rather, Mama Donna Henes [http://donnahenes.net]) is an urban shaman who you may have seen cleansing Renee Graziano’s house on
News
A rendering of the residential building at 260 Kent Street that trainees will have the opportunity to help construct (Rendering via COOKFOX Architects) WILLIAMSBURG – As construction continues apace along the Williamsburg waterfront, mega-developers Two Trees has sponsored job-skill training for up to 40 students through St. Nick’s Alliance’s
Central Brooklyn
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