Announcements
Yesterday’s news about DNAinfo shocked us at the BKLYNER newsroom on Coney Island Avenue. The disappearance of DNA Info leaves a lot of great reporters out of work, and many communities with much less coverage. Over years of bootstrapping local news coverage in Brooklyn, I’ve become convinced that
Nonsponsored
Pip [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pip_(Great_Expectations)] down. We all have great expectations for our next real estate venture. Whether you’re planning a new store, like Sahadi’s [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20171027/REAL_ESTATE/171029914/brooklyn-gourmet-institution-sahadis-is-planning-a-new-location-where-you-can-watch-them-make-the-granola] of Brooklyn Heights, making moves in Carroll Gardens [/will-happen-manaforts-carroll-gardens-brownstone/
Central Brooklyn
A reveler in the festive, family Halloween Parade through Park Slope (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. Rezoning in Brooklyn Could Benefit Jared Kushner [http://www.wnyc.org/story/brooklyn-rezoning-could-benefit-kushner/] [WNYC] Bed-Stuy
Announcements
PARK SLOPE – After being closed for five months, the revamped Prospect Ave “R” subway station reopened [http://www.mta.info/news/2017/11/02/enhanced-prospect-av-r-subway-station-opens-brooklyn] on Thursday. Among some of the new upgrades the station received are interior and exterior countdown clocks, LED lighting, Wi-Fi, and glass barriers by the
Announcements
Photo: Liena Zagare/BKLYNERBROOKLYN – Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend, at 2am on Sunday, November 5, so before you go to bed on Saturday night, remember to set your clocks back one hour [https://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/usa/new-york] if they aren’t automatically set to change on
Bed Stuy
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – The NYPD announced today that a deceased man found inside a Bed-Stuy building following a fire in September was murdered. 466 Chauncey Street, Bed-Stuy via Google MapsAt approximately 9:30am on Saturday, September 30, police responded to a call of a fire at a residential building located at 466
Announcements
BROOKLYN – We at BKLYNER are sincerely saddened to learn of the loss of two great competitors and sources of local news—DNA Info and Gothamist. Joe Ricketts, Chief Executive Officer of the two sites, posted a statement [https://assets.dnainfo.com/message.html] earlier today reading: “Today, I’ve made
Business
The holiday season is upon us and BKLYNER is here to help you shop locally and support Brooklyn businesses. Every week we will publish holiday gift guides focused on a type of gift and by location. Happy gifting! Via Norman & Jules Facebook pageNorman & Jules [https://normanandjules.com/] Park
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BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – A Florida-based private equity firm has purchased 21 Clark Street (between Hicks & Willow Streets) from the Jehovah’s Witnesses and plans to convert the building into a luxury senior residence. 21 Clark Street via Google MapsKayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors purchased the 16-story property in Brooklyn Heights
Business
PARK SLOPE – New management will soon take over Kleen Machine, the long-running laundromat located at 309 5th Avenue, and bring in new and improved machines. As reported in October [/will-new-laundromat-replace-kleen-machine/], the property’s owner, Daniel Borrero, Jr., said that he’d been looking for a new laundry service tenant for
Central Brooklyn
Abdullah Kwaja, president of the Turkestanian Association speaks at the press conference (Comice Johnson/BKLYNER)Yesterday afternoon Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President, met with prominent Uzbek-Americans of NYC to address yesterday’s attack in Lower Manhattan. The attack, which left eight people dead, was allegedly carried out by Sayfullo Saipov,
Arts & Culture
Halloween has come and gone and it’s gotten considerably colder out. The flurry of events from last week leading up to October 31 has tapered down, but there are still lots of cool things to see and do this weekend. Find out what’s going on down below. Also,