Central Brooklyn
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Central Brooklyn
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Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerGRAVESEND – With a program for speed cameras outside schools set to expire on July 25, Council Member Mark Treyger, along with Transportation Alternatives [https://www.transalt.org/], Families for Safe Streets [https://www.transalt.org/familiesforsafestreets], and the Department of Education, are calling on state senators to
Central Brooklyn
Taking advantage of a red light, skater and camera crew work to get the shot under the BQE in East Williamsburg (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Sure, Joey Chestnut gorged on Nathan’s famous hotdogs yesterday at the big-time Coney island bash, but don’t forget Feltman’s original frankfurters… [https://www.
Announcements
Photo via Cynthia Nixon’s office.WILLIAMSBURG – District 34 Council Member Antonio Reynoso [https://council.nyc.gov/district-34/] publicly endorsed Cynthia Nixon for governor Thursday morning in front of J.H.S. 50 John D. Wells Middle School in Williamsburg. “Today, I proudly endorse Cynthia Nixon for governor of New
Arts & Culture
The weekend will be a bit on the quieter side for those who didn’t go away for the 4th of July, but Pioneer Works is presenting Software For Artists Day, the Brooklyn Museum is hosting its Target First Saturday, and the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival continues with dance and
Central Brooklyn
Via Coney Island (Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/coneyislandfun/photos/gm.176872999695508/10155856357314514/?type=3&theater] )Happy Independence Day! If you’re staying in NYC today, here’s everything you need to know for the July 4th holiday. The 4th of July means fireworks, and Brooklyn has some great
Central Brooklyn
Bright lights in Luna Park after dark (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Look out below! A sign tumbled from a dentist’s Bay Ridge storefront [https://brooklynreporter.com/story/signage-bay-ridge-dentist-office-falls-injuring-two-elderly-women/] and struck two elderly women yesterday afternoon, but luckily, the injuries weren’t serious. The weekend also had a long, strange list
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The team behind the new 33-story, 270-unit luxury rental building coming to 120 Nassau Street [/facade-installation-begins-120-nassau-street/] recently launched a website with renderings and information about the soon-to-open tower. The Amberly, 120 Nassau StreetDeveloped by AmTrust Realty Corp and designed by the architecture studio Woods Bagot, The Amberly will
Bed Stuy
Salazar, center, will be interviewed tonight in Bushwick about her primary challenge for State Senate (Via Salazar for Senate [https://salazarforsenate.com/])BUSHWICK – Following the success of Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez’s upset win in New York’s 14th Congressional District, attention is suddenly on upstart primary challenges from Democratic Socialists—like
community
RED HOOK – Following last month’s fire at the S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse [/fire-tore-through-historic-s-w-bowne-grain-storehouse-thursday-night/] (595-611 Smith Street), the Gowanus Landmarking Coalition has increased its efforts to save the building from demolition by launching a petition. S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse, 595-611 Smith Street (Photo taken June 15, 2018, the
News
Outside 162 21st Street in South Slope, where Jose Cardoso was killed in a car crash over the weekend (Screenshot via Google MapsSOUTH SLOPE – A pedestrian was killed Saturday night after a driver lost control while attempting to park his van on an industrial side street off of 4th Avenue,