Food & Drink
Shelsky’s Brooklyn Bagels, 453 4th Avenue (Photo: Nathan Haselby)PARK SLOPE – Shelsky’s Brooklyn Bagels [http://www.shelskys.com/bagel-store/] opened at 453 4th Avenue (at 10th Street) at 6am Monday morning to the delight of many locals, including Council Member Brad Lander who recommended that commuters stop by
community
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Governor Andrew Cuomo announced in October [/downtown-brooklyn-10m-revitalization-fund/] that Downtown Brooklyn will receive $10 million from New York State’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative [https://www.ny.gov/programs/downtown-revitalization-initiative] (DRI), a program that works to “transform communities into vibrant neighborhoods” while boosting local economies. Via brooklyn-usa.org [http://www.
history
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Back in October, the Brooklyn Public Library launched a contest [/name-the-brooklyn-public-library-eagle/] to name the grandiose cast-copper eagle sculpture [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2018/02/23/eagle-above-our-doorway] perched above the lobby of the Central Library branch at 10 Grand Army Plaza. Brooklyn Historical Society gifted this cast-copper eagle
Central Brooklyn
A visit to Japan Village at Industry City, Saturday, Dec. 1 (Photo: Nathan Haselby)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], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and subscribe [/subscribe/]. If
Central Brooklyn
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Gowanus
GOWANUS – The NYC Department of Environmental Protection [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/home.shtml] (DEP) has proposed the use of a tunnel to collect excess combined sewage from the Gowanus Canal instead of two CSO (combine sewage overflow) tanks currently planned in the EPA’s cleanup of
Carroll Gardens
CARROLL GARDENS – Earlier this month, the Rogosin Institute [https://www.rogosin.org/] cut the ribbon at its first free-standing home dialysis treatment and education center in NYC, where patients can learn how to treat kidney disease at home. The new Rogosin Institute at 527 Court Street (Courtesy of Rogosin Institute)
Announcements
RED HOOK – Notices have gone out to Red Hook residents that Universal Television will be shooting scenes for a new series, FBI [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7491982/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1], at the Brooklyn Port Authority Marine Terminal/Red Hook Container Terminal from 3:30pm on Friday, November
Nonsponsored
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Some customers disappointed with the paid attractions at Winterfest during the event’s opening weekend are now feeling frustrated by the lack of response from the event’s organizers. Winterfest at Brooklyn Museum, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018 (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Lena Romanova, the founder of Winterfest at
Central Brooklyn
A night in Coney Island from over the summer (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)The major news of the day is Lyft’s $100 million investment in expanding Citi Bike. [/citi-bike-announces-100-million-expansion-following-acquisition-by-lyft/] Though a scoop from Gothamist suggests that the “vast majority” of the new bikes will be electric pedal-assist bikes. [http://gothamist.
Bed Stuy
P.S. 25 Eubie Blake School [/tag/p-s-25/]By Alex Zimmerman [https://www.chalkbeat.org/author/azimmerman/] of Chalkbeat [https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2018/11/28/after-contentious-fight-success-academy-middle-school-will-be-allowed-to-open-alongside-brooklyns-p-s-25/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=republish] BEDFORD STUYVESANT – The city’s education policy panel gave a
Arts & Culture
The first weekend of December offers loads of events to check out including art exhibits, plays, concerts, a holiday book fair, and even a styling dance party at the Brooklyn Pubic Library’s main branch. Check the BKLYNER Calendar [/calendar/] for more events happening around town or to list one