Central Brooklyn
Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo (center) announces an agreement between HPD and Alma Realty securing rent-stabilized leases for 600 units located at the Brooklyn Jewish Hospital complex for thirty years (Photo courtesy of The Office of Laurie A. Cumbo)A group of city officials led by Council Member Laurie Cumbo
Nonsponsored
There is nothing so unpleasant as the middle of the week during the middle of the summer of 2017 in New York City. The air is like custard, the subway is hellish, and matters are further bedeviled by that special sort of agita that only a breaking news smartphone notification
Events
Via FacebookThe Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [https://www.facebook.com/events/743413372528022/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22page%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22page_upcoming_events_card%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A[]%7D]%22%
North Western Brooklyn
The intersection of Clifton Place and Grand Avenue in Clinton Hill (via Google Maps)The NYPD are looking for a man who stabbed a woman in broad daylight yesterday afternoon in Clinton Hill. The incident occurred on Wednesday, July 19 in front of 42 Clifton Place near Grand Avenue at
Food & Drink
Classic Burger at 212 Burgers (Photo by Dina Rabiner)When I was growing up in Manhattan in the 70s and early 80s, the area code 212 encompassed all five boroughs. I dialed it to reach my grandparents in the Bronx and continued to do so even after 1984 when 718
Central Brooklyn
Photo by NYPD 88th Precinct via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/NYPD88pct/photos/a.435918270099056.1073741831.410827789274771/453337105023839/?type=3&theater] The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Raccoon Captured And Euthanized In Clinton Hill
Central Brooklyn
Let’s face it — many of us live in apartment buildings and don’t have the luxury of a backyard. But it’s summertime and once in awhile you’ll crave that BBQ smell. So you go to the park all excited with your grill and see this sign: Photo:
Arts & Culture
Anthropomorphic the Musical via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/anthropomorphicmusical/photos/a.1037271596312018.1073741828.978237098882135/1141088295930347/?type=3&theater] Timothy Young will tell his personal story about coming out and self-acceptance using an unexpected medium—puppets. Young [http://puppetryarts.org/anthropomorphic/category/creatives/], a professional puppeteer for 25 years
Arts & Culture
The Yard: Gowanus, 3rd Avenue Rendering by Lucy EkaiaWith the Center for an Urban Future’s recent report [/number-artists-moving-brooklyn-rises/] showing the influx of artists to Brooklyn over the years, it’s good to hear that two new facilities are being developed to accommodate some of them. The Yard: Gowanus [https:
Central Brooklyn
(Photo via NYC Buildings/twitter)Looks like it’s going to be a scorcher today. Update: The heat advisory has been extended through Friday, July 21 The National Weather Service [http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=okx&wwa=heat%20advisory] has issued a Heat Advisory for New
Business
Hudson Jane, 360 Myrtle Avenue, Photo by Michael TulilpanHudson Jane [https://www.hudsonjane.com/], 360 Myrtle Avenue (at Adelphi Street), Fort Greene, 347-987-3881 Hudson Jane officially opened its doors on Monday, July 17. The gratuity-included, all-day café, restaurant, and wine bar serves Chef Megan Johnson’s unique spin on American
Announcements
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Prospect Park Alliance, and Nitehawk Cinema are kicking off this year’s A Summer Movie Under the Stars [http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/event/a-summer-movie-under-the-stars-3/2017-07-19/] series tomorrow, July 19. In celebration of Prospect Park’s 150th anniversary, the next four Wednesday evenings will begin with