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Announcements

Brooklyn Whole Foods Stores Will Donate 5% of Profits To Emma’s Torch on Thursday

GOWANUS/WILLIAMSBURG – Try to hold off this week’s grocery shopping until Thursday if you can, as Whole Foods Market [http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/mission-values/caring-communities/community-giving] will donate 5% of net sales at its Gowanus and Williamsburg locations on that day to Emma’s Torch [/emmas-torch-classroom-cafe-empowers-refugees-prepares-them-for-culinary-careers/] , the non-profit Red

Bed Stuy

Weekend Crime Blotter: Video Released of Williamsburg Shooting Suspects, Plus Robberies and Burglaries Across Brooklyn

WILLIAMSBURG – Police have released surveillance video of the suspects wanted in connection with the shooting at 160 Havemeyer Street [/wednesday-crime-blotter-shooting-death-in-williamsburg-hit-and-run-in-madison-and-more/] on Wednesday, December 20. According to the NYPD, two unknown Hispanic men approached the victims at the above location, firing multiple shots before fleeing in a white sedan. The shooting

Central Brooklyn

This Week In BKLYNER: “Bomb Cyclone,” Sinkhole, Collapsing Ceiling & More

Zoe enjoying the snow in Park Slope (Courtesy of Stephanie Marden)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], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up for our daily

Central Brooklyn

No Heat And Hot Water For NYCHA Residents

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNERThousands of public housing residents are estimated to be without heat and hot water this cold and chilly Friday morning. Provided by NYCHA.Mayor Bill de Blasio urged residents to call 311 at a press conference on Thursday. “Anyone who does not have hot water or heat

Central Brooklyn

Where to find Rosca de Los Reyes around Brooklyn

Roscas de ReyesRosca de Los Reyes is a sweet bread which is a special food for Three Kings Day, known as “Día de los Reyes” in Spanish, and celebrated on January 6. The holiday is sometimes referred to as the Twelfth Night because it falls twelve days after Christmas, but

Central Brooklyn

The Art Of Climbing Snow To Board A Bus

B68 bus stop on Coney Island Ave and Ave J. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNER) FLATBUSH – It’s the day after the “Bomb Cyclone.” The snow has stopped falling and the roads have been cleared. Those who decided to stay in the warmth of their homes yesterday instead of shoveling out

Announcements

Winter Storm Updates

At 4:23pm, the NYC Department of Education announced that New York City schools will be open on Friday, January 5. > ⚠️ New York City district schools will be OPEN tomorrow, Friday, January 5, 2018. All field trips requiring yellow school buses will be cancelled. All other programs and activities

Arts & Culture

Weekend Art Events: January 5-7 (Brooklyn Museum’s First Saturday, Gallery Exhibits, Mollusks & More)

It’s freezing and treacherous outside! If you’re brave enough to head out and face the arctic temperatures and mountains of snow, there are some cool events to check out this weekend including the third installment of Brooklyn Art Song Society’s French festival, the Brooklyn Museum’s First

Business

When Renovating Your Brownstone or Prewar Co-op, Flexibility Is Key

via Home Evolutions Corp.When I was maybe ten or eleven, space got a little tight in our house and my parents decided to renovate the garage to be, in part, a room for me. It was super exciting since I got to make what wound up being some distinctly

Bushwick

New Year, New Restaurants: North Brooklyn’s Food and Drink Scene

From December and into the New Year, some major changes have come to the North Brooklyn bar and restaurant scene. Check out our roundup of openings and closings in Greenpoint, Williamsburg and Bushwick! Today marks the opening of a new Super Burrito outpost, located at the Brooklyn Bazaar on Greenpoint

Announcements

Winter Storm Warning Issued For Thursday

The National Weather Service and NYC Office of Emergency Management have issued a winter storm warning in effect from Thursday (January 4) at 1am through Friday (January 5) at 1am. Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNERA Winter Storm Watch means there is potential for significant snow, sleet, or ice accumulations that may

Announcements

Brooklyn’s First Babies of 2018

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT/SUNSET PARK – Shortly after ringing in the New Year early Monday, Brooklyn welcomed two of its newest residents. The borough’s first baby of 2018 was delivered at 12:25am on January 1st at NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull in Bed-Stuy. Weighing in at 6 pounds 14 ounces and measuring