Business
The holiday season is upon us and BKLYNER is here to help you shop locally and support Brooklyn businesses. Every week we will publish holiday gift guides focused on a type of gift and by location. Happy gifting! Via Norman & Jules Facebook pageNorman & Jules [https://normanandjules.com/] Park
Central Brooklyn
Abdullah Kwaja, president of the Turkestanian Association speaks at the press conference (Comice Johnson/BKLYNER)Yesterday afternoon Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President, met with prominent Uzbek-Americans of NYC to address yesterday’s attack in Lower Manhattan. The attack, which left eight people dead, was allegedly carried out by Sayfullo Saipov,
Arts & Culture
Halloween has come and gone and it’s gotten considerably colder out. The flurry of events from last week leading up to October 31 has tapered down, but there are still lots of cool things to see and do this weekend. Find out what’s going on down below. Also,
Central Brooklyn
Officials are promising tight security at the New York City Marathon [https://www.tcsnycmarathon.org/] this Sunday, following Tuesday night’s fatal attack in lower Manhattan. “It will be a very safe event,” NYPD Chief of Department Carlos Gomez said of the marathon, which is expected to have over 50,
Central Brooklyn
Kids singing in front of 360 Van Brunt Street, Red Hook, 10.21.17 (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. Tenants In Crown Heights Unite To Fight Shady New Landlord [https:
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – When Art Chang put the pro-Constitutional Convention (ConCon) yard sign by his residence, he was hoping to send a message to his neighbors. He was not quite expecting to engage in lamp post exchange on pros and cons in his Prospect Heights neighborhood. Next day he woke up
northern brooklyn
WILLIAMSBURG – A single car accident near the Williamsburg Bridge last night left one dead and one in the hospital. At 3:00 am on Wednesday, November 1, police responded to a 911 call about a motor vehicle accident near South 5th Street and Havemeyer Street, where they found an unconscious
Greenpoint
EAST WILLIAMSBURG – As flames shot into the night over Brooklyn on Sunday, turning the sky orange, residents took to social media, concerned about what they thought was a fire at the National Grid. > Fire in Brooklyn that I’m watching on the way to the #joshritter [https://twitter.com/
Bushwick
A deli at the corner of Cooper and Broadway, where the shots were fired last week (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – Police are looking for a man who fired a gun at a 27-year old inside a Broadway deli last Friday in Bushwick. The suspect entered the establishment at 1717
Central Brooklyn
BROOKLYN – After seeing the horrendous effects of the storm, the city made a list of promises to fulfill in the five years following Sandy. Those goals were listed in a comprehensive plan, A Stronger, More Resilient New York (SIRR) [http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/sirr/SIRR_spreads_Hi_Res.pdf]
Carroll Gardens
Stephen Levin and Victoria Cambranes at the 33rd District City Council Debate on Sunday (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)BOREUM HILL – Last night, City Council member Stephen Levin, the Democratic incumbent, faced off in a debate against his challenger, Victoria Cambranes, of the Progress for All Party in a debate hosted by
northern brooklyn
EAST WILLIAMSBURG – Police found a dead body near 100 Morgan Avenue on Friday, October 27, but thus far, details are scarce. After a 911 call alerting them to a body around 3:30 pm, NYPD responded to find an elderly female, fully clothed and unresponsive, said police. EMS declared the