Bed Stuy
Add two more to the series of bank robberies across Brooklyn in 2018 (Screenshot via Google Maps)Two new bank robberies have been added to the running tally of a particularly active robber running roughshod over most of Brooklyn in the first months of 2018. Previously linked by NYPD to
Central Brooklyn
“Victims of love!” Van Brunt Street, Red Hook (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) Valentine’s Day is a week away. If you haven’t already made dinner plans, BKLYNER has compiled a list of more than 30 restaurants across the borough perfect for enjoying a romantic dinner for two. Did we
News
PROSPECT PARK – In what appears to be an act of vandalism, streetlights were smashed and fences were broken along a pathway in Prospect Park over the weekend. A reader and his wife, both Park Slope residents, snapped the photos Monday morning while walking in the park, heading towards the dog
Business
February is rushing by, and next week is Valentine’s Day. Don’t fret, we have you covered with 10 great places in Brooklyn to get your special someone a unique gift, custom cake or a shared experience you can enjoy together. Stems Brooklyn [https://www.stemsbrooklyn.com/valentines-day/] 639
Gowanus
Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams rallied outside the Gowanus Houses Community Center in Gowanus with dozens of New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) tenants impacted by the citywide heating crisis, as he called on NYCHA to take actions to address challenges its underfunded capital program faces (Photo Credit: Erica
Announcements
MTA MetroCard vending machines will be cash only for six hours this coming Saturday.After last week’s public outcry over the MTA’s plans to go cash only for the weekend [/mta-machines-wont-take-credit-cards-this-weekend/] while upgrading their vending machine’s credit-card systems led to a quick reversal and delay, the organization
Announcements
PARK SLOPE – Last week a reader in Park Slope sent in the above photo of a sign posted by the NYC Department of Design & Construction (DDC) [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/ddc/about/about-ddc.page] advising neighbors about BED798, a major construction project that began on Wednesday, January 31
Animals
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – A Brooklyn man was arrested early Sunday morning after siccing his dog on a police officer working at a MetroTech Center security post. Tech Place and Flatbush Avenue Extension via Google MapsThe incident occurred at approximately 5am on Sunday, February 4 at MetroTech near the Flatbush Avenue Extension,
Central Brooklyn
Donna Henes“I’ve been here for 37 years,” Donna Henes says about her Prospect Heights apartment, “and one by one, every single thing is falling apart.” Henes (rather, Mama Donna Henes [http://donnahenes.net]) is an urban shaman who you may have seen cleansing Renee Graziano’s house on
Bed Stuy
The senior center at 930 Halsey Street, where the body was found this morning (Screenshot via Google Maps)UPDATE (2/6/18): The deceased has been identified by NYPD as 40-year old John McGuigan, of East 82nd Street in Canarsie. BED-STUY – This morning, NYPD received a 10:37 am call
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Extell Development keeps adding on the high-end amenities to Brooklyn Point [/brooklyn-point-new-downtown-condo-tower-will-boroughs-tallest-now/], the new luxury condominium tower currently under construction at 138 Willoughby Street. Brooklyn Point rendering by Williams New YorkThe developer has announced that the 720-foot-tall skyscraper will feature a heated, saltwater, infinity-edge pool on its rooftop—
Arts & Culture
The newly renovated Marcy Library reopened this morning at 617 DeKalb Avenue (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)BED-STUY – After an 18-month closure, the Marcy Library reopened today, with students from the nearby P.S. 54 in attendance for the inaugural storytime in the newly renovated facility. With new paint, shelves, computers and