News
Renderings of the building at 114 Jefferson Street (Via J Goldman Design)A design has been revealed for a 4-story apartment building planned for Bushwick, YIMBY [http://newyorkyimby.com/2017/08/reveal-for-114-jefferson-street-bushwick.html] reports. Permits for construction of the 8-unit building were filed in 2016 and a demolition permit has
Central Brooklyn
A lactation pod located at Citi Field via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BFg-se_pICM/?taken-by=mamava_vt]Nursing mothers visiting the Brooklyn Children’s Museum (145 Brooklyn Avenue) in Crown Heights can now comfortably breastfeed their babies in the privacy of a lactation pod. The NYC Department of
Central Brooklyn
Richard Basher, Mayoral candidate. (Photo by Tom Sullivan)Many politicians aspire to run for higher office, but it’s new territory for 30-year Brooklyn resident, Richard Bashner, who will be on the NYC mayoral ballot this Fall as a Democrat. “To do this difficult job correctly, a mayor must focus
community
Attendees pose with a sign for Christopher Wallace Way (Paul Stremple for BKLYNER)The late Brooklyn rapper “The Notorious B.I.G.” was memorialized at a naming ceremony for the basketball courts at the Crispus Attucks Playground in Clinton Hill, which are now known as the “Christopher ‘Biggie’ Wallace Courts.
Food & Drink
(Photo via Coolhaus Ice cream/facebook)As if we really needed another excuse to eat ice cream this summer. Today is National Ice Cream Sandwich Day, and New Yorkers can celebrate the cool treat in the city where it all began (according to ice cream historian Jeri Quinzio [https://heavy.
North Western Brooklyn
The NYPD are asking the public’s assistance in identifying the group of teens seen in the above surveillance video in connection to a robbery that occurred on a C train at the Franklin Avenue subway station on the border of Clinton Hill and Bed-Stuy. At approximately 4:50am on
Announcements
One Film, One New York [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/mome/initiatives/onefilmny.page] is giving New Yorkers the chance to vote for one movie filmed in the Big Apple that will be screened for free at parks and theaters throughout the five boroughs for all to see on Wednesday,
Central Brooklyn
Stuyvesant Avenue between Bainbridge and Chauncey Streets. (Photo via Brooklyn Botanic Gardens [https://www.bbg.org/community/greenestblock])Congratulations to gardeners who won formidable accolades in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden’s annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn [https://www.bbg.org/community/greenestblock]awards — including first place winners in Bed-Stuy, Boerum
North Western Brooklyn
Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced today that two Brooklyn men were sentenced to prison for possessing a large variety of drugs including LSD, MDMA, marijuana, and steroids, as well as a firearm and more than $100,000 in cash. Philip Feng, 37, of Brooklyn Heights, was sentenced to
Central Brooklyn
Flatbush junction mural. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Photos: The Last Secret, Illicit Parties Atop The Old Kosciuszko Bridge [ Gothamist [http://gothamist.com/2017/07/26/kosciuszko_bridge_parties.
Central Brooklyn
Parking is getting more and more difficult in Brooklyn, making neighbors lament and scrutinize every rule and restriction. School Busses parked overnight in FlatbushShould yellow school buses be allowed to take up street parking overnight [/parking-wars-can-school-buses-park-residential-streets-overnight/]? Taxis parked along Bay ParkwayWhat about livery cars taking up every last spot? Filming
News
The intersection of Franklin and Noble Streets, Greenpoint (via Google Maps)The garbage truck that struck and killed a 27-year-old bicyclist on Saturday has been identified, according to DNA Info [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170726/greenpoint/neftaly-ramirez-hit-and-run-truck-driver-new-jersey?utm_source=Brooklyn&utm_campaign=298f50c83f-Mailchimp-NYC&utm_medium=email&