Arts & Culture
September has come and gone and it’s starting to feel more like autumn. There’s lots happening this weekend to get you out of the house to enjoy the pleasant weather. Celebrate Icelandic culture or Latino Heritage. Dance to tunes spun by Questlove and donate to Hurricane Irma and
Central Brooklyn
By Liz Cohen, Current School Parent Via Golda Och Academy1. Top-notch academics combined with Jewish culture, identity, and Hebrew GOA [http://www.goldaochacademy.org] offers everything we wanted in a secular school – thoughtful teachers, amazing technology and science offerings, challenging curricula – as well as everything we wanted in a Jewish
northern brooklyn
WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking for a man wanted in connection with a car burglary near Division and Lee Avenues in Williamsburg. On Tuesday, September 19, around 7:00 pm, the man entered a 2017 Toyota Sienna and stole a radio and two credit cards before fleeing, police said. The police
Central Brooklyn
The deadline to register to vote in the General Election on November 7 is October 13. Mailed applications must be postmarked no later than October 13 and received by the Board of Elections no later than October 18. If you are interested in registering, first make sure you are eligible
northern brooklyn
WILLIAMSBURG – The driver who killed a bicyclist in a hit and run last year was convicted yesterday, announced Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzales. Defendant Juan Maldonado, 57, of Williamsburg, was found guilty of reckless manslaughter, leaving the scene of an incident and reckless driving after killing 35-year old Matthew
News
WILLIAMSBURG – A uniformed NYPD officer was assaulted at Bedford Ave and Wilson St while on duty yesterday in Williamsburg, a NYPD spokesperson confirmed. At 6:00 pm on Sunday, September 24, the officer was placing Anthony Caines, 37, in handcuffs when Caines attempted to grab the officer’s gun belt,
Bushwick
PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS – The NYPD are searching for the man seen in the below photos in connection to a recent attempted robbery on a “Q” train. At approximately 2:50pm on Friday, September 15, a 39-year-old woman was aboard a southbound “Q” train when the suspect approached her and attempted to
Central Brooklyn
Artist Uta Brauser’s @fishwithbraids van parked on 9th Street, Park Slope (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 [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and
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Neighborhoods are one of the most important parts of picking an apartment. One factor to consider in a neighborhood is climate change and the impact [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/data-maps/flood-hazard-mapper.page] it will have on the city. Given the devastation wrought by Superstorm Sandy [https://project.wnyc.
Central Brooklyn
Taking the subway on the weekend is just as frustrating as it is taking it during the week. If you’re planning to travel via the subway this weekend, take a look at the list of planned service changes below first. Remember to give yourself extra time and maybe pack
Food & Drink
GREENPOINT – Normally a messy restaurant interior would drive customers away, but passers-by have been exited by seeing the clutter inside some Franklin Street storefronts: tools and workbenches, paint cans and drop cloths—all signs of the construction that suggests new restaurants coming soon. At 208 Franklin, signage has gone up
Central Brooklyn
Underhill Walls BK at Underhill Avenue and St. Johns Place, Prospect Heights, Sept. 9, 2017 (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. -Flatbush and Prospect-Lefferts Gardens To Be Designated “Little Caribbean” [ Brooklyn