Central Brooklyn
PS 399. Liena Zagare/BklynerOriginally posted on Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/02/26/coronavirus-nyc-schools/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=republish] by Alex Zimmerman on February 26, 2020 There are no immediate plans to cancel classes in the nation’s largest school system
Central Brooklyn
W9th Street by Kings Highway. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Shabnam Faruki In New York City, families work for years to save enough money to buy a home and put down roots in a neighborhood where they can create community and build enduring connections. Owning a home is often the biggest investment
Announcements
Darma Diaz. Photo by Jonathan Ortiz.At the end of January, Rafael Espinal suddenly resigned [/rafael-espinal-resigns-from-city-council/] as Councilmember representing the 37th district, which serves Cypress Hills, Bushwick, Brownsville, Ocean Hill and East New York, before finishing his limited term ending in December of 2021. A special election for Espinal’s
Bushwick
Quinoa-based Arepa with Gallo (chicken). Rommel Ojeda/Bklyner.EAST WILLIAMSBURG— At the corner of Graham Avenue and Powers Street an empty storefront that was vacant for the past two years is now the home of Palenque: a modern, inviting coffee shop catering to the palates of Brooklynites who seek to
Business
Blackout in Mill Basin, July 21, 2019 (Photo: Todd Maisel)A cascading series of scandals involving local utility providers has more and more New Yorkers clamoring for publicly-owned power, and now they have some powerful allies. City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Assemblymember Felix Ortiz, and several candidates for office spoke Wednesday
Central Brooklyn
By Zainab Iqbal/BklynerThe federal public charge rule takes effect today, February 24, 2020. The rule will make it harder for people who have used public benefits in the past to get their green cards going forward. “This rule I think is going to radically transform who gets to get
Central Brooklyn
B46 Route 2020 via MTAOn the heels of launching bus-mounted camera enforcement along B44 last year, MTA announced today that they will be rolling it out for B46 as well. The new bus-mounted cameras on the B46 Select Bus Service route will begin enforcement on Feb. 20, 2020, MTA says,
Bushwick
Exterior of Gordo’s Cantina. Irina Groushevaia/Bklyner.BUSHWICK — On the corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and Stockholm Street in Bushwick, a new eatery celebrating Central Mexican food, Gordo’s Cantina [http://gordoscantina.com/], opened at the beginning of the year. It all started when co-owner, Paulina Loyo-Grigonis moved from
northern brooklyn
WILLIAMSBURG — A young delivery person was stabbed and robbed during a delivery last Saturday. On Saturday, February 8, at around 4.30 a.m., at 32 Walton Street, a young man, a 20-year-old food delivery person, attempted to leave the building upon completing an order, when a group of five
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Bhel puri, a chaat with puffed rice. Photo by Emilio Pandika, courtesy of Masti Indian Grill and Chaat Bar.WILLIAMSBURG — Masti Indian Grill and Chaat Bar, which opened in late January in Williamsburg, stands out for its savory street food, or chaat selection, Bengali dishes, British inspired curries, and warm
Central Brooklyn
Clarendon and Flatbush, Liena Zagare/BklynerUPDATED: On Monday, February 10, a New York State judge issued a temporary restraining order [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/10/nyregion/nyc-broker-fees.html], so the brokers can collect fees until at least the March 13 hearing. Renters can no longer be charged brokers
Bushwick
BUSHWICK — A New York City Parks Department employee is facing numerous charges after allegedly shooting at his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend in a car with a child inside on Saturday night. Saturday, February 8, just after 10 p.m., an off-duty City Parks employee, 46-year-old Bruce E. Hansley, shot at his