Arts & Culture
DOWNTOWN – Sunday, March 11 marks the final day of Spencer Finch’s Lost Man Creek [/4000-trees-grow-in-brooklyn-spencer-finchs-public-art-installation-lost-man-creek/] , a living public art installation which debuted at MetroTech Commons in October 2016. In honor of the closing, Finch and the Public
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Ampry-Samuel (foreground) at a press conference at City Hall on February 20, putting pressure on NYCHA to fix heat and hot water issues in public housing. (Credit: Councilwoman Ampry-Samuel’s office)BROWNSVILLE — Two months into her first term as Council Member for Brooklyn’s 41st district, Alicka Ampry-
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A coffee tasting preceded opening remarks at the new Starbucks in Bed-Stuy, where 95% of the staff lives in the neighborhood. (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) BED-STUY -Starbucks, often seen as synonymous with corporate expansion and gentrification, is coming to Bed-Stuy—and so far, it’s being welcomed with
Arts & Culture
We made it through Wednesday’s snow, wind, thunder and lightning! To combat the cabin fever you may have experienced while sheltering from the winter storm, check out some of the events scheduled for the weekend. Laugh it up at Ditmas Snark II or enjoy a live preview of jazz
Arts & Culture
On the dance floor in Brighton BeachToday, Mayor De Blasio and City Councilmember Rafael Espinal (D-37) announced the appointment of New York’s first Senior Executive Director of the Office of Nightlife, a.k.a. The Night Mayor. The position is designed to facilitate communication and provide a point
Arts & Culture
GOWANUS – If you’re brave enough to face the winter storm this evening, head over to Threes Brewing where the first ever P(ART)Y is being hosted. Threes Brewing P(ART)Y via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/553232101700514/]A celebration of “creation in its many forms” the
News
PARK SLOPE – Following a rally Tuesday morning [/safe-streets-kids-neighbors-demand-driver-kills-two-children-crosswalk/] where organizers confronted Mayor de Blasio and demanded he take steps to make 9th Street safer, Council Member Brad Lander sent out a statement outlining ideas on how to improve city streets. Memorial
Announcements
MIDWOOD — A Republican candidate for Congress in Brooklyn has insulted women, African-Americans, Mexicans, and LGBT people in a torrent of offensive tweets — and said that his potential Muslim constituents in the diverse 9th Congressional District belong in “internment camps.” The candidate, Leibish Earl Blumenfrucht, who also goes by Earl
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The rear of 33 Saratoga, near where the violent attack took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)BED-STUY – Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect wanted in connection with a rape that took place in Bed-Stuy this Monday, March 5. The attack took place
Kids & Family
Mayor de Blasio speaks with protesters, including organizer Doug Gordon, Families for Safe Streets activist Amy Cohen, and Transportation Alternatives Executive Director Paul Steely White, outside the Prospect Park YMCA on Tuesday morning.PARK SLOPE – About a hundred protesters crowded the sidewalks outside the Prospect Park YMCA this morning, just
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PARK SLOPE – Officers from the 78th Precinct held the first “Build The Block” Neighborhood Policing and Safety meeting for Sector A (Adam) yesterday evening at the Premier Eglise Methodist Church at 424 Dean Street. 78th Precinct’s Crime Prevention Officer Brian Ferguson (left) and NCO Officer John Sears (right) at
Announcements
From Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams:Friends,We are in a unique period in our nation’s history. The greatest experience in growth is getting involved in a moment of change. Now is that moment. In the wake of the deadly mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in