Gowanus
BOERUM HILL – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the photo below in connection to a robbery late last month. Via NYPDJust before 1am on Saturday, November 25, police say the suspect snuck up on a 21-year-old woman standing in front of 59
Announcements
Barclays in the snow (Photo by Nathan Haselby)Well, winter is finally, truly, here. Tomorrow will see the first snow of the season, with 3-5 inches predicted to accumulate throughout the day, starting around 4:00 am and continuing throughout the day, into the night. Temperatures will be just above
Announcements
PARK SLOPE – A new wine-focused, Italian-inspired restaurant will open its doors Saturday evening in the space formerly occupied for 14 years by neighborhood favorite, Franny’s [/popular-pizza-spot-frannys-closing-14-years/]. Fausto, 348 Flatbush Avenue (Photo: Liz Clayman)When Franny’s owner, Francine Stephens, decided to close her restaurant this past August, she contacted
Announcements
CROWN HEIGHTS – Following Tuesday’s City Council hearing where NYCHA’s Chair was questioned about the agency’s failure to properly conduct lead paint inspections [/nycha-chair-answers-city-council-lack-lead-testing-public-housing-developments/] in thousands of public housing apartments, NYS Senator Jesse Hamilton [https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/articles/jesse-hamilton/free-lead-testing-children-december-2017-january-2018] (District 20) announced free lead tests
Bed Stuy
BROADWAY JUNCTION – Police are looking for the man who punched a woman in the face after grabbing her inappropriately at the Broadway Junction station last month. Around 9:00 pm on Sunday, November 11, the unidentified man grabbed the buttocks of a 21-year old woman while moving past her on
Business
Brooklyn is synonymous with food so it was hard to limit the gift guide to just ten so we added one more but the list could be endless. Chocolate, who can resist chocolate in all shapes, types, and sizes. Olive oil gifts, the king of oils, wine, meat, Indian spices
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK – The NYPD is searching for the driver of a vehicle that struck a pedestrian in Prospect Park this morning. Photo via Harvey K / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/theharv58/6805188814/in/photolist-bnmnxC-7KqGp4-dhysjP-9XGVEn-9rQvTt-ecVqDK-ab77GB-9bfUCg-5HdCGb-4KPf6B-8392Ri-6cBDwA-9rJYYc-a8BgD9-51638U-b3kp8-5fqYA6-ab9XEj-CWBFEx-4tm4p-64tP7S-dK8RG-d3cwQU-ao23y9-ftTWf-9WAzC2-ab9XBJ-do4uFD-mLPih-4sYLvC-pUNQcw-2jzEnw-7z82jY-9EVarh-3ASWC-iJXA2n-do4C9h-8ojEVe-vbSNk-4zLBCi-8ByMpE-67qp
community
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Rescheduled due to rain Tuesday evening, Forest City New York will host its 28th annual Light Up the Holidays @MetroTech [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/events/light-up-the-holidays-metrotech] event today, featuring Brooklyn’s tallest Christmas tree. The event kicks off at 4pm at MetroTech Commons, between Jay Street and Flatbush Avenue,
DUMBO
DUMBO – Commuting into Brooklyn across the East River won’t be the same now that the iconic Watchtower sign is gone [/will-watchtower-sign-make-way-new-panorama-complex/]. Via Google MapsThe illuminated 15-foot-tall red letters overlooking the Brooklyn waterfront from atop 30 Columbia Heights for more than 40 years were removed on Wednesday, the New York
Bed Stuy
The 600 block of Bainbridge Street, where the homicide took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)BED-STUY – Police responded to a 911 call of shots fired in Bed-Stuy around 5:30 am, arriving to the scene of a homicide. At 601 Bainbridge Street, on the morning of Thursday, December 7, officers
Arts & Culture
Tis the season—there are lots of holiday fairs, markets, and pop-ups to shop this weekend for all your gifting needs. There are also two interactive, immersive art events, a photography exhibit, DUMBO’s First Thursday gallery walk, and an anti-Santa Con pub crawl in Gowanus. Find out what else
Central Brooklyn
Getting into the Christmas Spirit in Carroll Gardens (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. Two Workers Rescued From Scaffolding Stuck On 17th Floor At 4 MetroTech [https://patch.com/new-york/heights-dumbo/