Business
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Big changes are happening at City Point [https://citypointbrooklyn.com]! Dine-in movie theater Alamo Drafthouse [https://drafthouse.com/calendar/downtown-brooklyn] is planning a major expansion at its Downtown Brooklyn home. City Point, 445 Albee Square West (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)The Austin-based cinema chain will add 25,000
Announcements
PARK SLOPE – A portion of 6th Street will be closed for four days to accommodate NY-P Brooklyn Methodist Hospital’s removal of a crane used for the facility’s new Center for Community Health. NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner) “They have reached the tallest part of their
Central Brooklyn
RED HOOK – An FDNY firefighter was arrested yesterday for choking his girlfriend. His girlfriend was also arrested — for choking the firefighter. On Sunday, February 17 at about 11:30 a.m., 34-year-old James Samuel, who was off duty, was arrested and charged with criminal obstruction of breathing and unlawful imprisonment.
Announcements
Image viaSgarton [http://mrg.bz/YRDAR7]Monday, February 18 is Presidents’ Day. See below for a list of what’s closed today in observance of the holiday. Government Offices, Parking, And Sanitation Government offices, including the Department of Motor Vehicles and courts, are closed on Monday. There is no regular
Arts & Culture
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – An exhibition examining the LGBTQ communities that thrived along Brooklyn’s waterfront from the 1800s through World War II will debut at the Brooklyn Historical Society [http://brooklynhistory.org/] in March. Designed by Avram Finkelstein. A founding member of the Silence=Death and Gran Fury collectives, Finkelstein co-curated
Announcements
GOWANUS – The NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page] (DCP) will follow up last week’s Gowanus Draft Zoning Proposal open house with a formal presentation at 6pm on Thursday, February 28 at PS 133, William A. Butler School, 610 Baltic Street (at 4th
Announcements
WILLIAMSBURG – Police need help searching for a man that went missing last month. 31-year-old James Johnston was last seen inside his home at 53 Morgan Avenue on January 29 at about 11 p.m. The NYPD describes him as 5’8” tall Asian man weighing about 200 lbs. He has
Arts & Culture
Don’t let the recent chilly weather keep you from exploring this weekend! Spend time relaxing while listening to jazz music with Out of the Collective, immerse yourself in a participatory performance, The Eye of the Beholder, at the BRIC House, check out art exhibits across the borough and check
Announcements
* Lucy Kalantari who frequently plays at Lark/Elk cafes won a Grammy [https://www.lucykalantari.com/home/blog/we-won-a-grammy-whaaaa] for her amazing children’s album All The Sounds with The Jazz Cats. It will brighten your day no matter your age. Hat tip – Avi G. Ditmas Park/Windsor Terrace * A
Central Brooklyn
NYC Council Member Brad Lander, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, and safe streets advocates rallied outside City Hall on Tuesday for legislation that would make city streets safer by getting the most dangerous drivers off the roads. > We’re on the steps of City Hall with @bradlander [https://twitter.com/
Business
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Beloved independent bookshop McNally Jackson [https://www.mcnallyjackson.com] is headed to Brooklyn! Store owner, Sarah McNally, recently announced that she will open an outpost at City Point (445 Albee Square West). City Point, Downtown Brooklyn (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)McNally Jackson’s flagship store almost had to
Business
NYC Wedding; Photo Courtesy of David Stark DesignMost of the products being created by the tenants of Sunset Park’s Industry City are made to last (with the obvious exception of food). But one company there trades in the ephemeral. What they build are experiences. Founded (at least in its