Gowanus
GOWANUS – The Gowanus Canal is an anomaly. The new buildings and hip restaurants rising alongside it strike a stark contrast with its thick industrial waters. Providing safe passage across everybody’s favorite Superfund site are five bridges, each with its own story. When one of the five bridges open, residents
clinton hill
CLINTON HILL – The New York City Council voted last week to co-name the corner of Dekalb Avenue and Ryerson Street [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dekalb+Ave+%26+Ryerson+St,+Brooklyn,+NY+11205/@40.6898889,-73.9664608,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c25bbec37fda27:0x5503bab5598a80e4!8m2!3d40.6898889!4d-73.
Central Brooklyn
A New Kings Democrats monthly meeting in 2018 (Photo Courtesy of New Kings Democrats President Brandon West)In November voters will have the opportunity to weigh in on 19 proposed changes to the city charter [https://www.gothamgazette.com/city/8696-charter-revision-commission-final-approval-19-proposals-5-questions-november-ballot] , including one that, if approved, would alter how the
affordable housing
Council Member Robert Cornegy at a press conference before last week’s Third Party Transfer Program Hearing (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)BED-STUY — After presiding over a hearing on the recently scrutinized Third Party Transfer Program, Council Member Robert Cornegy said Monday he was unimpressed with the city’s response
Central Brooklyn
Last week, the New York City Council passed a bill [https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3872945&GUID=DDBE2BA8-D100-4661-B9D1-00B9E367B25C&Options=ID|Text|&Search=1457] which will allow bicyclists to follow Leading Pedestrian Interval [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/infrastructure/leading-ped-intervals.shtml] (LPI) traffic
Business
Ciao Gloria coming to 550 Vanderbilt (Photo: Norman Oder)By: Norman Oder PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Ciao Gloria [https://www.ciaogloria.com/], a new cafe from a co-founder of the dessert specialist Baked—which opened in 2005 [https://bakednyc.com/about/] in Red Hook—will be the second retail outlet to open
Business
PARK SLOPE – Made in New York Jazz Cafe & Bar, a new space slated for the former Nargis Bar and Grill [https://nargiscafe.com] location, will soon offer Park Slope residents a place to enjoy some music. Founded by the creators of the Made in New York Jazz Competition [https:
brighton beach
RED HOOK/BRIGHTON BEACH – Police discovered two more bodies in Brooklyn waters over the weekend, bringing the total to five found in the month of July. 70 Hamilton Avenue via Google MapsAt approximately 9:40am on Saturday, July 27, police responded to a 911 call regarding a person in the
affordable housing
Comptroller Scott Stringer at a press conference outside Ingersoll Houses in Fort Green (Image by Sam Raskin/Bklyner)FORT GREENE — The city’s housing authority has been ‘botching’ maintenance of its buildings’ roofs, Comptroller Scott Stringer said Friday. “NYCHA wasted millions and has put tens of millions of dollars at
Bushwick
Welcome to another week of openings and closings around Brooklyn. This edition includes a new spot from a Michelin starred chef, the loss of a beloved pie shop, and new things to come for Park Slope’s 5th Avenue. Estuary [https://www.estuarybrooklyn.com/]159 Bridge Park Drive, between Furman
Business
PARK SLOPE – After twenty years on 5th Avenue, neighborhood gay bar Excelsior [http://www.excelsiorbrooklyn.com/home.html] will pour its last cocktail next Wednesday, July 31. Excelsior, 563 5th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Partners Mark Nayden and Richard Kennedy opened Excelsior in 1999 in a vacant storefront at
Business
GOWANUS – After Monday’s downpour [/heavy-rain-floods-4th-avenue-businesses-monday-night/] flooded the basement of Colony [https://www.colony274.com] at 274 4th Avenue, business owner Kitty Hernandez was optimistic about reopening her bar/restaurant after cleaning up the lower level, but a visit from the NYC Department of Health [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/