Business
The Work Heights location at 277 Franklin Ave. Photo via Sam Strauss-Malcolm.As the industry questions the coworking model exemplified by the beleaguered WeWork [https://www.businessinsider.com/weworks-nightmare-ipo], local entrepreneurs like Sam Strauss-Malcolm are serving local communities in a more sustainable way and growing, if not as fast. Strauss-Malcolm
Announcements
FORT GREENE – Last month, BRIC [https://www.bricartsmedia.org] introduced the Colene Brown Art Prize [/bric-to-award-10-nyc-based-artists-10k/], a $100,000 award that will be split among ten under-recognized New York-based visual artists. On Tuesday, October 1, the organization announced the ten creatives who will each receive a $10K unrestricted grant. “We
Arts & Culture
GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY – Strolling along its miles of pathways, relaxing by one of its ponds, or just admiring the scenery, Green-Wood Cemetery [https://www.green-wood.com] is a peaceful respite from the chaos of the city. Designated a National Historic Landmark in September 2006, Green-Wood Cemetery boasts 478-acres of lush landscapes
Arts & Culture
GOWANUS – As Spoke The Hub [https://spokethehub.org] readies to open its new 2,900-square-foot home at 298 Butler Street, the organization is planning a month of Oktoberfest events to celebrate its grand opening and help pay for the costly renovations at the space. From October 5 through October 27,
Announcements
Vacant storefronts on 86th Street in Bay Ridge, February 28, 2019. (Photo: Justin Mitchell/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – A new study by Comptroller Scott Stringer’s office shows that Brooklyn is facing a substantial spike in storefront retail vacancies and rents. According to the study [https://comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/retail-vacancy-in-new-york-city/?utm_
Arts & Culture
CLINTON HILL – As hundreds gathered on Sunday to celebrate to co-naming of part of Lafayette Avenue in honor of Brooklyn-born jazz musician Randy Weston, NYS Attorney General Letitia James took advantage of the occasion to call for a “permanent home to promote jazz” in the borough that would equal Manhattan’
Arts & Culture
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The second annual Downtown Brooklyn Arts Festival [http://www.dbartsfestival.org] kicks off on Friday, celebrating the Brooklyn Cultural District [https://gcdn.net/member/brooklyn-cultural-district/]‘s vast array of artists and cultural institutions. Courtesy of Downtown Brooklyn PartnershipHosted by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [http://downtownbrooklyn.com], many of
Arts & Culture
SUNSET PARK – Carroll Gardens’ Court Tree Gallery [https://www.artsy.net/court-tree-collective/overview] is expanding. On Friday evening, the gallery debuted its second space at Industry City’s Innovation Alley. Court Tree Gallery at Industry City, Building 5, Innovation Alley, 67 35th Street (Pamela Wong/Bklyner)“We just found out
Development
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – It’s a three-story brick building, its windows broken, roof sagging, and façade weather-beaten. But a bold group of 15 protesters stood outside the more than 150-year-old house surrounded by newly-constructed skyscrapers on Saturday in a last ditch effort to stop the demolition of 227 Duffield Street on
Central Brooklyn
Ah, fall. Leaves changing, light golden, air crisp. Pumpkin everywhere. Literally, everywhere. In everything. The amount of pumpkin on the market can sometimes be overwhelming, but never fear. We’ve rounded up the best fall treats the Borough has to offer—we even snuck two alcoholic drinks in there just
Announcements
PARK SLOPE – Cops are still searching for the individuals who attempted to rape two women earlier this month. They have some photos. To recap, on September 8 at around 4:30 a.m., a 26-year-old woman was entering her building at Garfield Place and Prospect Park West when a man
Brooklyn Heights
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Lovers of HGTV and interior design can get their tickets now for the second Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse [https://www.brooklyndesignershowhouse.com/]. Fifteen designers have lent their skills to a four-story, 1820s wood-frame house at 13 Pineapple Street, transforming the historic home with contemporary furniture, fixtures, decor, and