Destinations
120 Nassau Street (Photo by bvglazingsystems via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BQRPF4eD7xr/?tagged=120nassaustreet])New York YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2017/02/facade-installation-underway-after-33-story-tower-tops-out-at-120-nassau-street-downtown-brooklyn.html] reports that facade installation has begun for 120 Nassau Street, the new mixed-use tower located on the corner of Nassau and Jay Streets
Business
Li-Lac Chocolates Counter in Industry CityValentine’s gifts available at Li-Lac’s Industry City shopLi-Lac’s 72-piece heart of trufflesPudgie Bears and Almond Bark Hearts at Li-Lac’s Industry City shopAn array of Valentine’s gifts available at Li-Lac’s Industry City shop2 Li-Lac team members making Butter Crunch on
Animals
(Photo via Sean Casey Animal Rescue [https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue/photos/a.378832716482.159179.17669251482/10154407517221483/?type=3&theater] )Looking for a new companion? Dodger is a 3-year-old pit mix that needs a loving home. Sean Casey says: “Dodger is our pit bull mix that was found running
Food & Drink
(Photo via tastebudskitchen [https://www.instagram.com/p/BQTcBkzhsNm/?tagged=hotchocolate])Now that you’ve shoveled your sidewalk, bought a sled [/blog/kids/where-to-get-a-sled-find-a-good-hill-in-prospect-park], and took a ride down a hill [/sled-head-4-parks-take-kids-sledding/] in Prospect Park, there’s one more important item on any first-rate snow day checklist: hot chocolate! Here
Central Brooklyn
Espo on 4th Avenue (Photo by rosellapix via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BQTRwbOgQru/?tagged=brooklyn])Brooklyn is pretty photogenic to begin with, but cover it in a blanket of fluffy, white snow and suddenly the camera phones come out and the Instagrammers go wild. Below is a selection
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Central Brooklyn
(Photo via Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)For the past two weeks, Brooklyn has been peppered with Trump resistance events, from parent-led immigrant support rallies [/belong-parents-stage-immigrant-support-rallies-outside-ditmas-park-schools/] to bodega strikes [/thousands-yemeni-americans-supporters-rally-trumps-muslim-ban/] to hand-delivering power bars to Senators [/thousands-brooklyn-send-senator-schumer-message-resist-trump/]. For those of you seeking to keep the momentum alive or make your voice h
Events
Sledding in Prospect Park (Photo by emmmparker via Instagram [http://instagram.com/p/it8pIoyEwQ/])Happy Snow Day! As the northeast continues to get pummeled by a snowstorm, NYC Parks posted a message to Twitter [https://twitter.com/NYCParks/status/829699236027568128] this morning urging New Yorkers to stay out of city
Events
Your Love, Our Musical Flyer (Photo by evankaufman via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BQRBoeaBnQH/?taken-at=54373])For all those looking for a way to avoid amorous couples making goo-goo eyes at each other this weekend, BKLYNER’s compiled a list of 9 anti- or alternative Valentine’s Day
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Nicholas Peacock-SmithThe Down-Low is our round-up of stories as well as other curiosities throughout Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. Whole Foods Got $12.9M Tax Credit For Building in Polluted Gowanus: Data. [ DNAinfo [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170207/gowanus/whole-foods-third-avenue-street-tax-breaks] ] Contract for N.Y.P.
Business
Park Slope 5th Avenue BID Meeting at Pinot’s PaletteThe Park Slope 5th Avenue Business Improvement District [http://parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/] held its first meeting of the year yesterday morning at Pinot’s Palette [https://www.pinotspalette.com/parkslope] (382 Fifth Avenue between 5th and 6th Streets). Among the usual order
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Tom PrendergastAs strange as this sounds on a 60-degree afternoon, forecasters say Brooklyn could be hit with 6 to 12 inches of snow tomorrow. The National Weather Service and NYC Office of Emergency Management have issued a Winter Storm Warning [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/em/about/press-releases/