North Western Brooklyn
Prospect Park woods (Photo: BKLYNER)[UPDATED: 10:30am, Monday, August 21, 2017] The NYPD says that officers identified and spoke with the man they were seeking in the surveillance video released last week. He is no longer a person of interest in this case. The man was cooperative with officers,
North Western Brooklyn
https://youtu.be/zN90kFW-Udw Park Slope – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in finding the man seen in the above video who they say sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl within the confines of the 78th Precinct. The 78th Precinct [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/
Announcements
Photo by rkbresler [https://instagram.com/rkbresler/]GOWANUS – Heavy rain flooded areas of Gowanus this early morning. > We ordered the rain and the river to help clean the streets for #summerstrolls tomorrow night. #parkslope #theother5th > Posted by Park Slope Fifth Avenue [https://www.facebook.com/parkslopefifthavenue/] on Friday,
Business
Hiller & Moon, 814 Union Street (Photo by Liena Zagare)Park Slope – Since 2002, Blue Apron Foods has sat near the corner of Union Street and 7th Avenue, offering gourmet specialties to its Park Slope neighbors including cheese, charcuterie, pastries, coffees, chocolates, and much more. So it was surprising for
Central Brooklyn
Battle of Brooklyn: Commemoration, Photo via Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com/event/battle-of-brooklyn-commemoration-2017/]On August 27, 1776, British troops advanced towards Brooklyn Heights, where the American soldier encampment was located. For those familiar with the history of The Battle of Brooklyn [http://theoldstonehouse.org/history/battle-of-brooklyn/] (referred to at
News
Red Hook Channel (Photo by Nathan Haselby)A 23-year old man was found dead, floating in the water off Red Hook this Saturday afternoon, August 12. The NYPD Harbor Unit removed the body to Pier 12, where EMS pronounced the man dead, police said. Investigation is ongoing and the name
Bensonhurst
Spotted in Park Slope by Tom PendergastFrom our inbox this weekend: I was in Bartel Pritchard Square and this vehicle just appeared. I approached the driver to ask who and why was he parked here.He said, in garbled English that he had read De Blasio and Lander were bragging
Arts & Culture
Wifey, 336 Flatbush Avenue (Photo by Nathan Haselby)PARK SLOPE: The former dialysis center located on the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Sterling Place has undergone quite a transformation—from a sterile, clinical storefront to an inviting, sleek pop-up art gallery and café. Making its debut last Thursday, August 10,
Central Brooklyn
Brooklyn has become a capitol for all kinds of capital and the thriving luxury market reflects that. Here are six opulent homes listed for sale in Brooklyn in the last week. (Courtesy Zillow/Jose Nunez Warren of Lewis Sotheby’s International Realty [https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/79723117_
Business
Dizzy’s on 5th, 230 5th Avenue at President Street (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Popular diner and meeting spot Dizzy’s on 5th [http://dizzys.com] will be closing after service this Sunday, August 13. “Stop by and have a bite and say goodbye to a favorite spot…” Park
Arts & Culture
Via Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.prospectpark.org/news-events/news/prospect-park-alliance-x-pratt-institute-x-bk-indu/] The Prospect Park Alliance and Brooklyn Industries have released limited edition t-shirts designed by Pratt Institute students to commemorate the Park’s 150th anniversary. The t-shirts feature original illustrations created by students of Pratt’s Graduate Communications Design Department.
fort greene
I find that life is better when I can enjoy its luxuries. One of those is a Sunday morning spent with the best of BKLYNER and a bagel with luscious lox. While my pad is perfectly cozy, I have a hunch that my dairy meal [http://www.russanddaughters.com/whatisappetizing.