Business
More than 50 Park Slope restaurants and bars convened on April 10th at the Grand Prospect Hall for the legendary food-and-drink festival A TASTE OF FIFTH.PARK SLOPE – If you ever wished to be able to walk up and down Fifth Avenue in Park Slope and sample the food of
Brooklyn Heights
BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK – The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/index.page] (LPC) rejected Starling Architecture [https://www.starlingarchitecture.com/]‘s design for a new restaurant pavilion that will be built adjacent to the 1926 Marine Fire Boat Station at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Via Starling Architecture’
Brooklyn Heights
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – A 23-year-old construction worker died after falling from the roof of a 12-story building Wednesday morning, according to the NYPD. One Pierrepont Street via Google MapsThe incident occurred at approximately 10:05am on Wednesday, April 10. Two workers were replacing bricks beneath the water tower of One Pierrepont
Arts & Culture
The temperature’s starting to heat up and so are the events around Brooklyn! Celebrate Record Store Day with live musical performances at Rough Trade NYC or spend the day outside ringing in the Bengali New Year at Avenue C Plaza. Plus, this is the last weekend to check out
Announcements
BED-STUY/DOWNTOWN/SUNSET PARK – Tax Day is Monday, April 15. If you haven’t filed your taxes yet—and need help doing so—Food Bank For New York City [https://www.foodbanknyc.org/] has set up tax assistance sites across the five boroughs offering free tax preparation service to low-income
Arts & Culture
DOWNTOWN/CONEY ISLAND – The New York Preservation Archive Project [http://www.nypap.org/] is hosting its third annual Preservation Film Festival [http://www.nypap.org/nypap-presents-the-2019-preservation-film-festival/] April 2nd to May 3rd, screening contemporary documentaries and historic classics across the five boroughs. The selected films address current themes such as climate
Carroll Gardens
CARROLL GARDENS – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in finding the man seen in the below photo and surveillance footage in connection with two robberies and a burglary in Carroll Gardens last month. Via NYPDThe first incident occurred at approximately 11:30pm on Saturday, March 9. Police say
Arts & Culture
The rack at St. Hrouda. Spring 2019The spring wardrobe, the most delicate of seasonal wardrobes to put together. With the often unpredictable and uncooperative winter season still lingering on, some might have reservations about when, where, and what clothing to get as we usher in the new spring season. Now
community
PARK SLOPE – For the seventh time since its inception in 2013, the 78th Precinct [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/78th-precinct.page]‘s “Police Officer of the Year” was awarded to an officer for outstanding contributions to the community (Park Slope/Prospect Park). On Sunday, April 7th,
Arts & Culture
PARK SLOPE – Park Slope native Jake Dobkin has been sharing advice for newcomers to this city in true native New Yorker fashion since forever. The co-founder of the popular New York online news site Gothamist (that was acquired by DNA Info and has since become part of WNYC), traces it
Business
GOWANUS – Gowanus Souvenir Shop [https://gowanussouvenir.com] and From Here To Sunday hosted a housewarming party Saturday afternoon to welcome a new vendor into their Union Street storefront. Even Keel, maker of all-natural handcrafted bath and skincare products, officially joins the Gowanus Souvenir family. L-R: Gowanus Souvenir founder Ute Zimmermann;
Neighbors
Brad Lander speaking at the 9th Street Vision Zero Redesign walkthrough (Photo: Nathan Haselby)PARK SLOPE/KENSINGTON — All but fifteen members are term-limited in New York City 51-member council body. And as the 2021 municipal elections approach, some lawmakers have their sites on other offices, including Brad Lander, who opened