Announcements
GREENPOINT – The North Brooklyn Coalition Against Family Violence is holding a vigil tonight [https://www.facebook.com/events/667082790160546/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22page%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22page_upcoming_events_card%5C%22%2C%
Bed Stuy
CONEY ISLAND – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the below photo in connection to a public lewdness incident that occurred on an “N” train last month. At approximately 11am on Saturday, September 30, a 23-year-old woman told police she and the male
northern brooklyn
The deceased was found at 168 Marcy Ave, near the JMZ (Screenshot via Google Maps)WILLIAMSBURG – Early Sunday morning, October 8, police in Williamsburg responded to a 911 call about an unconscious man in front of 168 Marcy Ave, just down from the Marcy JMZ stop. Upon arrival at 7:
Central Brooklyn
Photo: BKLYNERBROOKLYN – Monday, October 9 is Columbus Day, and though not many offices take the day off, some do — and with public schools closed, we’ll bet there are some parents taking the day off as well — so here’s some information on what’s closed [http://www1.nyc.gov/
Central Brooklyn
Tony Matelli’s Stray Dog standing in front of Spencer Finch’s Lost Man Creek at MetroTech Commons (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)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
Central Brooklyn
Kibbutzim are out and communal capitalism [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/realestate/the-millennial-commune.html] is in. New developments in some of Brooklyn’s hottest neighborhoods mean you can head on home to shared housing [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/23/style/what-is-co-living.html?mcubz=1&_r=
Bushwick
(Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)EAST WILLIAMSBURG – Last night, deep in industrial East Williamsburg, nearly one hundred people toiled away under the bright fluorescent lights of a sweltering warehouse on Randolph Street, moving mountains of goods donated for Hurricane Maria relief and preparing them for shipment. The cavernous building was filled to
Announcements
BROOKLYN – Teachers all across the borough have taken it upon themselves to provide their students with the supplies necessary for a proper education, highlighting the many needs schools in less affluent zones have. Pages upon pages on DonorsChoose.org [https://www.donorschoose.org/donors/search.html?displayProject=2638281&featured=
Central Brooklyn
KENSINGTON – The NYPD announced on Friday that the 55-year-old, Greenpoint cyclist run down by a drunken, unlicensed driver during last month’s Century Bike Tour [/century-ride-exposes-little-city-cares/] has died. Nancy Pease and two other cyclists were struck by 39-year-old Kensington resident Abel Antonio Pina-Morocho at approximately 9am on Sunday, September 10.
Central Brooklyn
The NYC DOT painting in a new bike lane (Photo via NYC DOT/Facebook)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Police Catch Goat Set Loose in McCarren Park [Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/
Arts & Culture
It’s the first weekend of October—a long one if you’re lucky. Celebrate Oktoberfest under the Archway in DUMBO or support hurricane relief in Puerto Rico at the Brooklyn Museum’s First Saturday event or Union Hall’s Comedy for Puerto Rico show. There’s also an organ
northern brooklyn
WILLIAMSBURG – Police are seeking three men wanted in connection with a bike theft outside a posh Williamsburg development earlier this month. It wasn’t long after a 34-year man locked his bike up outside 65 Ainslie Street on the evening Wednesday, September 6, that the bike thieves came cruising. While