Central Brooklyn
Borough President Eric Adams announced the 2017 edition of Dine In Brooklyn [http://brooklyn-usa.org/dine-in-bk/] at Brooklyn Borough Hall Tuesday morning. Dine In Brooklyn is the borough’s version of restaurant week, celebrating the “five-star flavors that make Brooklyn a ‘must-taste’ destination.” Kicking off on Monday, March 20th and
Arts & Culture
Microcosm Fundraiser & Multi-Media Art Exhibition [http://www.wherevent.com/detail/Sara-Lynn-Sterling-Microcosm-A-Benefit-by-Brooklyn-Artists] When: Sunday, February 26th, 6 to 9:30pm Where: Stellar Yoga Space [http://stellarstretch.com/], 915 Fulton Street (between Clinton & Waverly Avenues), Clinton Hill What: Fundraiser and gallery show featuring the work of ten local artists (and
Arts & Culture
Pearl Necklace. (Photo by Doreen Garner)Because of the distortions introduced when you try to depict a round globe on a flat sheet, most world maps show the continent of Africa as much smaller than it really is, relative to other places in the world. The same thing can happen
Food & Drink
Pinto Brooklyn, 128 Montague Street (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)On his first day off since November, the first thing Chef Yo of Pinto Brooklyn [http://www.pintobrooklyn.com/] decided to do was go see Sunset Boulevard on Broadway. “Let’s go see Glenn Close!” he said of the show’
Arts & Culture
Not My President Day (Photo by strawwings via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BQxrgEFBR8X/?tagged=notmypresidentday])The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. –Sh*t people say at the Park Slope Food Co-op [New York
Central Brooklyn
Brooklyn Academy of Music (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The intersection at Fulton Street and Lafayette Avenue in Fort Greene tops the list [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20170216/REAL_ESTATE/170219909/cultural-hub-near-brooklyn-academy-of-music-becomes-nexus-of-retail-and-residential-development-and-a-place-to-buy-condos-in-brooklyn-near-parks] of six retail areas poised for growth in CPEX Real Estate’s eighth annual Brooklyn Retail Report.
Food & Drink
L-R: Three of the Deib siblings, Anas, Aya, and Ahmad at Taheni Mediterranean Grill (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Dinner at the Deib family home in Long Island must be quite an event. The matriarch, affectionately called Mama by everyone who knows her, has been cooking delicious Mediterranean meals for
North Western Brooklyn
God’s Only Demons, Butler Street between 3rd & 4th Avenues (Image via Google Maps)Several people were arrested early Saturday morning following a police raid at a Gowanus motorcycle club. Police found guns, various types of drugs, and several people with outstanding arrest warrants at the God’s Only
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Photo via NYPDPolice are searching for a man who reportedly tricked a 66-year-old Clinton Hill woman out of $9,500. On the afternoon of Friday, October 21, 2016, police report that the suspect called the victim at her home posing as a friend. The suspect reportedly told the victim that
Nonsponsored
“Made in NY” Campus rendering via the Office of Mayor Bill de BlasioFour elected officials penned a joint letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio last week expressing concerns about potential displacement of residents and small businesses due to the implementation of the “Made in New York” campus in Sunset Park.
Food & Drink
Photo via Putnam’s Pub & Cooker via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BQBq67AgQIy/?taken-by=putnamspub]Neighbors, patrons, and fans of Clinton Hill’s beloved Putnam’s Pub & Cooker [http://putnamspub.com/] are pitching in to help out the bar’s staff while the building undergoes extensive repairs
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Police are searching for the three men seen in the above surveillance video and below photos in connection to an armed robbery of a T-Mobile store located at 436 Myrtle Avenue. Police report that the 3 suspects entered the Clinton Hill T-Mobile location at 5:40pm last Thursday, February 16th,