Central Brooklyn
Photo via Flickr/MTAAfter the massive power outage on the F train this week — that was actually pretty scary [/stuff-nightmares-stuck-airless-rush-hour-f-train-last-night/] — here’s a heads-up about the eight trains that will be running on planned a wonky schedule this weekend in Brooklyn. And hopefully, no more unplanned, chaotic power outages will
community
[Updated: Monday, June 12, 5:45pm] A representative of St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights has confirmed that the college is not merging with St. Francis Xavier School in Park Slope as previously reported, and has no involvement with the mural’s removal. See full update here [/st-francis-college-not-merging-with-st-francis-xavier-school-not-involved-with-mural-removal/] . BKLYNER spoke
Business
Pauline & Sharon’s, 597 4th Avenue (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)[UPDATED: June 9, 2017, 2:30pm] South Slope Public House responded and informed us that they are not closed. They are currently working on interior renovations. Park Slope has lost a few popular eateries. A reader sadly pointed
Nonsponsored
61 Bond Street Image via Broadway Construction Group [http://broadwaycg.com/our-projects/bond-street/]The foundation work has begun at 61 Bond Street in Boerum Hill, where GB Lodging [http://gficap.com/gb-lodging] is building a new 13-story, 285 room hotel. Located on the corner of Schermerhorn Street, the 157,000-square-foot
Food & Drink
Threes Brewing Gender Neutral BeerAs a celebration of gay rights, Gowanus brewery, Threes Brewing, has created a new beer called Gender Neutral. “In terms of naming the beer Gender Neutral [https://www.threesbrewing.com/event/human-rights-are-gender-neutral/], we tend to have fun with our beer names while trying to make some
Arts & Culture
It’s Pride Weekend! Along with the many festivities celebrating LGBTQIA+ Pride in Brooklyn this weekend, there’s the Sunset Park Puerto Rican Day Parade, the Northside Festival, the Red Hook Fest, breakfast, salsa, and one-minute play festivals, and much more! Photo by Brooklyn Pride, Inc. via Facebook [https://www.
Central Brooklyn
> A post shared by The Coney Island Museum (@coneyislandmuseum) [https://www.instagram.com/p/BUxFHwMj2nv/] on May 31, 2017 at 11:31am PDT The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -A Rapper Posts the Secret
Business
There’s nothing quite so miserable as having to run errands on a rainy day. It’s doubly as miserable if you need to do them in further-off areas of Brooklyn without a car. And the misery could compound if you get caught in one of the MTA’s increasing
Announcements
Gowanus Canal, Photo by Nathan HaselbyNYC Council Member Brad Lander sent out a message today asking neighbors to get involved with Plan Gowanus [https://plangowanus.com/PlanGowanus], the digital community engagement platform where users can find information about and provide feedback to the Gowanus Neighborhood Planning Study [/gowanus-neighborhood-planning-study-collaboration-community/]. The mission
Nonsponsored
One man’s trash pile [/a-trash-talk-interview-with-the-park-slope-pile-parkslopestoop/]is another man’s treasure, but nobody would confuse any of these swank Brownstone Belt digs for anything other than the stuff of caviar dreams [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AS8E9eoNQw]. (Courtesy Venus Shum of Brooklyn Real Property Inc. [http://www.brooklynrealproperty.com/
Business
Pauline & Sharon’s, 597 4th Avenue (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Park Slope has lost a few popular eateries. A reader sadly pointed out that pizza shop Pauline & Sharon’s [/meet-t-j-oconnor-the-chef-making-everything-from-scratch-at-pauline-sharons-pizza-southslope/] , formerly located 597 4th Avenue in South Slope, has permanently shuttered. A call to the shop’s
fort greene
Intersection of Park & North Portland Avenues via Google MapsActing Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced today that Quashawn Smith, a 25-year-old Fort Greene resident, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for shooting at three NYPD officers sitting in an unmarked car. At approximately 10:45 pm on October