Announcements
(L-R) Toyota Motor Sales Fuel Cell Vehicles National Manager, Geri Yoza: BMW of Brooklyn Genius, Justin Silverman; Whole Foods Northeast Regional PR Director Ted Kwong; Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams (Photo by Erica Sherman/Brooklyn BP’s Office)On Tuesday, July 11, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams unveiled Fueling Brooklyn’
Arts & Culture
(Photo by Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)We spotted a ‘Norwich Follies’ sign in Kensington/Ditmas Park — again [/usas-new-psychological-thriller-mr-robot-to-film-by-church-avenue-fg-subway-station-tomorrow-april-15-kensington/] — which very well may be code for Mr. Robot, according to the Twitter-sphere [https://twitter.com/olv/status/859249974873292800]. So if you want to take a peek and see for yourself, head out
Arts & Culture
Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bkhiphopfest/]It’s Friday! Though it’s dreary out today, the forecast for the weekend calls for sunny skies and temps in the 80s. Perfect weather for outdoor concerts, block parties, a pétanque tournament, a Formula E race, a doggy fashion show, and more!
fort greene
Via NYPDThe NYPD are asking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 14-year-old from Fort Greene. Destiny Lebron was last seen on Wednesday, July 12 in front of 81 North Portland Avenue, at approximately 9:30pm. She is described as a Hispanic female, approximately 5’1″ tall, 175 pounds,
Central Brooklyn
> A post shared by Deborah Kass (@debkass) [https://www.instagram.com/p/BWckWKchI76/] on Jul 12, 2017 at 5:23am PDT The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -YO, or is it OY?, Sculpture Finds
Central Brooklyn
(Photo via gemsiecraven/Instagram)This week, the city turns its arsenal on those infamous, four-legged rodents that share our streets, [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1111/j.1740-9713.2014.00764.x/asset/sign764.pdf;jsessionid=F73EB4D2CCFF4B4462D268FADA1E5739.f01t02?v=1&t=j52v87n4&s=b618e49364759150c8f6ff1714bc49732a680947] subway tunnels, public parks,
Nonsponsored
The Brownstone Belt’s luxury market is hotter than any heat wave that Martha & The Vandellas [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE2fnYpwrng]could have conceived of. Let’s start with a pair of high-profile transactions. Lena Dunham [/celebrity-real-estate-lena-dunham-sells-brooklyn-heights-starter-apartment/] recently flipped a one bedroom in Brooklyn Heights. Dunham managed
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The Church of the Redeemer formerly located at 24 4th Avenue, Photo via Property Shark by Kate Leonova (March 2007)The Boerum Hill site where the Church of the Redeemer stood for 150 years will become a twelve-story condominium building, The Real Deal [https://therealdeal.com/2017/07/05/adam-america-buys-boerum-hill-dev-site-for-36m/
Animals
Photo by Milla Chappell @realhappydogs [https://www.instagram.com/realhappydogs/]Park Slope dog lovers have three great pup-up events to check out this week. First, real estate firm Compass is hosting Brokers for Barkers [https://brokersforbarkers.splashthat.com/] today, an event to benefit Foster Dogs Inc [http://fosterdogsnyc.com], a
North Western Brooklyn
Two women were killed after being shot outside the Stuyvesant Garden Houses on Wednesday night, police said. > BREAKING: NYPD source: two women have been shot and killed in Brooklyn in front of 740 gates ave. Active investigation underway. — New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) July 13, 2017 [https://twitter.com/
North Western Brooklyn
Via NYPDThe NYPD are searching for a pair of thieves with a serious nicotine habit. The two men seen in the surveillance images above have been targeting drug stores throughout Brooklyn and making off with thousands of dollars in cigarettes taken from behind the counter of each store. In one
Nonsponsored
Photo via Nest Seekers [https://www.nestseekers.com/675372/3-br-loft-dumbo-brooklyn-ny?src=4UfY7bG] Former nightlife impresario and current hotelier, Ian Shrager [http://ianschragercompany.com/], recently purchased a spacious, light-filled loft at 31 Washington Street in DUMBO. Shrager, along with his business partner Steve Rubell, launched the iconic nightclubs Studio 54 in