Central Brooklyn
A ferry crosses in front of the Williamsburg Bridge (Photo via NYC Ferry)Borough President Eric Adams has made no secret of wanting to run for Mayor. It’s a few years out yet, but check out this great profile reported while riding a bike! [https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/
Arts & Culture
FORT GREENE – The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [http://downtownbrooklyn.com], BAM [https://www.bam.org], and Two Trees Management [https://www.twotreesny.com] are teaming up to host That’s Entertainment! [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/events/movies-300-ashland-singing-in-the-rain], an outdoor movies series taking place at The Plaza at 300 Ashland every Tuesday in
Business
GOWANUS – Congratulations to Threes Brewing [https://www.threesbrewing.com/] for winning the Governor’s Excelsior Cup for a second consecutive year at the New York State Craft Beer Competition. Photo courtesy of Threes BrewingThe largest beer competition in New York State selected the Brooklyn brewery for the top prize at
Arts & Culture
It’s August! Get out and enjoy the dog days of summer before they pass us by. Catch a movie or a concert, celebrate Brooklyn’s diversity, adopt a furry companion, and more this weekend. Check the BKLYNER Calendar [/calendar/] for more events happening around town or to list one
Announcements
PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS – Congratulations to the team of green thumbs who work to keep the Lefferts Avenue block between Bedford and Rogers blooming and lush. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams awarded the Lefferts Alliance Community Togetherness Block Association First Place for this year’s Greenest Block
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK/DUMBO – Looking for things to do on Thursdays throughout August? Prospect Park Alliance is offering free carousel rides and the Under the Archway Series continues in DUMBO with live music and art beneath the Manhattan Bridge. Prospect Park Carousel (Photo by Paul Martinka courtesy of Prospect Park Alliance)
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GOWANUS – Whether axe-throwing [/axe-throwing-fun-entire-family/], archery [/hitting-target-archery-kids-brooklyn-citykidcorner/], fencing [http://www.brooklynfencing.com], shuffleboard [/the-royal-palms-shuffleboard-club-opens-tonight-parkslopestoop/], rock climbing [/brooklyn-boulders-and-genesis-an-aerial-play-host-climb-a-thon-fundraiser-parkslopestoop/] , or canoeing on the canal [/the-gowanus-challenge-super-fun-race-on-superfund-site/], there are lots of ways to be active and keep fit in
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DUMBO – Joining the roster of retails shops and eateries opening up in DUMBO, J. Crew debuts a Men’s Shop at 55 Water Street today. Empire Stores facing the East River (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Located in the Empire Stores [http://www.empirestoresdumbo.com] complex by the Brooklyn waterfront,
Central Brooklyn
Lounging on a Luna Park picnic table (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Many people find fault with the changes in development and new buildings in Brooklyn, but many of them are quite impressive architecturally, if not downright cool… Here’s a list of the most beautiful new buildings in Brooklyn. [https://thebridgebk.
Bushwick
When I first moved to New York I came across the golden unicorn of Brooklyn apartments: a former warehouse in the center of Brooklyn with impossibly cheap rent. It had four bedrooms and a communal space that was larger than most two-bedroom apartments. The apartment was home to countless events,
Business
The former A&E Supply Co. at 548 4th Avenue (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) GOWANUS – The restaurant in the former A&E Supply Co. space has shuttered three months after relaunching as Bar Salumi. Located at 548 4th Avenue (at 15th Street), neighbors say the beleaguered eatery
Gowanus
SUNSET PARK/RED HOOK/GOWANUS – The 18-acre Sunset Industrial Park located on the border of Greenwood Heights and Sunset Park will soon be redeveloped into a distribution center. Sunset Industrial Park, 75-81 20th Street via Google MapsDevelopment firm DH Property has partnered with the Chicago firm, Bridge Development, to purchase