Bed Stuy
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS – At approximately 5:35am on Sunday, February 4, police responded to a 911 call of a vehicle collision on Clarkson Avenue near East 37th Street. Investigators determined that a 64-year-old
Central Brooklyn
Lincoln Place & Underhill Avenue, Prospect Heights (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) 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], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up for our daily
Central Brooklyn
Brooklyn School of Inquiry & TAOTS that are co-located at this building both made the list this year.The New York State Education Department has announced its Reward Schools – 155 high achieving and high progress schools across the state. Brooklyn is home to 23 of them. Reward Schools recognize both,
Boerum Hill
BOERUM HILL – The four-story building at 351 Atlantic Avenue that houses Horseman Antiques [https://www.horsemanantiques.net/]‘ vast inventory of mid-century furniture was recently sold. Horseman Antiques, 351 Atlantic Avenue (Photo: Christopher Bride via Property Shark)Following the $18 million sale to an unnamed investor, Donald Gianchetta will pack and
Arts & Culture
PARK SLOPE – Can you tell which was made by a 5th grader, and which by an established local artist? Can you spot emerging talent? This Saturday, a Mystery Art Exhibition & Sale will take place from 12-3 in the PS107 Cafeteria. This unique take on a school fundraiser will display
Bed Stuy
(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)BRIGHTON BEACH – Police are looking for two individuals who robbed a senior citizen in the area of Neptune Avenue and Brighton 10th Street last Tuesday night. The 70-year old male victim was walking in Brighton Beach around 10:30 pm on Tuesday, January 30 when the suspects
Central Brooklyn
Photo via Kings Bay Y.Smart parents know the perfect time to plan your child’s summer fun is right now – and yes, we’re well aware it’s freezing outside. But many camps will open registration soon (if they haven’t already), so get researching to find the camp
Central Brooklyn
#UnderhillWalls at Underhill Avenue & St. Johns Place, Prospect Heights (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) * Mayor Commits $200M To Repair NYCHA Heating Systems [http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/warmer-nycha-article-1.3791688] [NY Daily News] * Brooklyn Bridge And Many Other Elevated Roads Found “Structurally Deficient” [https://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-bridges-structurally-deficient-1.16451650] [AM
Business
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – A very ambitious plan was announced yesterday that will add more than 5.1 million square feet of manufacturing, creative, and innovation space to The Brooklyn Navy Yard and create more than 10,000 new jobs. Brooklyn Navy Yard rendering provided by The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development
Bed Stuy
Mama Fox, located at 327 Stuyvesant Avenue, celebrated its soft opening Wednesday night.Photo: Greg Lewis/BKLYNER.BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – A long-vacant space that years ago welcomed the likes of Shirley Chisholm and Miles Davis will soon get new life when Mama Fox [http://www.mamafoxbk.com/], a bar and restaurant serving
Carroll Gardens
CARROLL GARDENS – One of the actresses from Girls is selling her spacious and eclectic Clinton Street home in Carroll Gardens. 408 Clinton Street, Carroll Gardens (Photo by Kate Leonova via Property Shark) Jemima Kirke and her husband moved to 408 Clinton Street in 2013 to raise their two children, the
Announcements
UPDATE 1:30 PM: Scratch that—the MTA has decided not to update its MetroCard vending machines this weekend, which would’ve prevented credit card transactions for more than two days, according to a recent post on Twitter. “We heard you all loud and clear,” they tweeted in response to