Brooklyn Heights
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Following a rally earlier this month [/bqe-rally-january/] on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade where hundreds called on the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) to consider other ways to fix the triple-cantilever portion of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE), a local activist group has released renderings showing another potential impact of
Borough Park
Reyhan Mehran of Carroll Gardens holds her sign. By Megan McGibney/BklynerBORO PARK – Tuesday evening saw nearly 80 parents, charter school advocates and alumni from District 15 gather at PS 131’s auditorium for its Community Education Council’s monthly calendar meeting. While there were two points on the agenda,
Development
GOWANUS – NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page] (DCP) released the long-awaited Gowanus Draft Zoning Proposal [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page#navigation] Wednesday morning (January 30). Using the Gowanus Framework [/gowanus-community-gathers-to-discuss-rezoning-framework-with-city-agencies/]—a document created in 2018 following hours of
community
FORT GREENE – With a new 11-member board and a recently elected executive committee, the Fort Greene Association [http://historicfortgreene.org] (FGA) is ready to connect with the community and enlist more neighbors. “We want to widen our scope of topics and attract new and old residents of Fort Greene to
Announcements
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The Public Art Fund [https://www.publicartfund.org/view/public_programs/6683_harold_ancart_subliminal_standard] announced on Monday that artist Harold Ancart [http://www.artnet.com/artists/harold-ancart/] will exhibit an interactive art installation consisting of a playable handball court in Cadman Plaza Park starting in the
Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerSUNSET PARK – “This is basically a neighborhood community patrol on steroids,” said Noor Rabah of the new Muslim Community Patrol & Services, “and people are intimidated.” Last November, neighbors in Sunset Park formed a new community patrol. Run by Muslims to serve both Muslim and non-Muslim communities
Business
PARK SLOPE – Here is a list of some businesses that are closing or opening up in the area. The neighborhood is losing two kids-centric shops but gaining a place to look after local pets as well as a new pizza spot. Let us know what we’ve missed. Openings: Lickers
Announcements
Mayor Bill de Blasio, the Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page] (DCP), The Municipal Art Society of New York [https://www.mas.org] (MAS), and Advocates for Privately Owned Public Space [https://www.mas.org/initiatives/advocates-for-privately-owned-public-space/] (APOPS) announced on Monday the kickoff to
Bed Stuy
FORT GREENE – Nearly a year after beloved South African restaurant Madiba shuttered [/four-beloved-venues-close-brooklyn/] for good, it appears another popular eatery will be moving into its vacant storefront. Saraghina will take over Madiba’s former space at 195 Dekalb Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)The owners of Saraghina [http://www.saraghina.
Arts & Culture
The Katra Film Series [http://katrafilmseries.com/tickets/]returns to the Alamo Drafthouse Theater in Downtown Brooklyn for its 7th Annual Grand Finale. Out of a total of 100 new works presented last year, 15 finalists have been selected to advance to this year’s grand finale. Named one of
affordable housing
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Applications are now being accepted for 23 affordable units at a new rental development at 146 Pierrepont Street (between Clinton Street & Cadman Plaza West). The Pierrepont, 146 Pierrepont Street (rendering via Marvel Architects [https://marvelarchitects.com/work/montague-pierrepont-apartments/71])The Pierrepont [https://thepierrepontbk.com] features 128,000
Business
FORT GREENE/PARK SLOPE – Walking into George’s Barber Shop [http://parkslopebarbershop.com/] in Park Slope, it is hard not to be transported back in time. Between the bustle of conversation and the retro design, brothers Rafael Rubinov, 36, and Edward Rubinov, 49, along with brother-in-law Nathan Suleymanov, 26, merge