Arts & Culture
GOWANUS — The Fourth Street Basin of Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal will look a bit different tonight. An extravaganza is being put right on the water to bring awareness to the importance of early voting. The Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club [http://www.gowanuscanal.org/] and Wide Awakes Navy is hosting a
East New York
This is the sidewalk on Loring Avenue Avenue between Drew and Emerald Street before volunteers began their clean-up efforts. Anthony Medina/BklynerOvergrown vegetation and excessive litter on Loring Avenue between Drew and Emerald Street in East New York, Brooklyn, made the sidewalk almost impossible to walk through. The tree pits
Announcements
Carlos Menchaca. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)NEW YORK CITY – Another Brooklynite has joined the race for mayor. This morning, Council Member Carlos Menchaca, who has served City Council District 38—which includes Red Hook, Sunset Park, Greenwood Heights, and portions of Windsor Terrace, Dyker Heights, and Boro Park— for seven
Business
How is that possible? Will schools that were in orange and yellow zones that were ordered shut now reopen? What about my business? How long will each stage last? So many questions. Not enough answers. But here is what we know from the Governor’s press conference earlier today and
affordable housing
Neo-Renaissance row houses on the 300 block of East 25th Street. Residents are looking for landmark status to preserve their community amid rapid development in East Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerWhen Julia Charles was pushed out of her Far Rockaway home after Hurricane Sandy, she and her family decided to plant
Central Brooklyn
As over 200 people piled into a virtual rally on Oct. 15, emotions rang high. Students, teachers, council members, and more voiced their concerns for the proposed budget cuts of Learning To Work (LTW) [https://camba.org/programs/learning-to-work/], a program that helps support and re-engage students who have dropped
Coney Island
Maria Navarro (left) talks to neighbors. Natalie Peart/BklynerOn Tuesday evening, a small group of Coney Island and Gravesend residents met outside the Unknown Bikers Club located on Bowery Street to foster tolerance and understanding. Inspired by The Human Library [https://humanlibrary.org/about/] events in Denmark, organizers Reyna Gobel
Central Brooklyn
Karina Torres could lose out on a paid internship that has helped her family stay afloat if new funding cuts are approved. Courtesy of Karina Torres (Via Chalkbeat)By Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/10/13/21515137/transfer-school-yabc-cuts] Not long after the coronavirus began tearing
brownsville
Brother Paul Muhammad (right) and his son, Chris. Jeff Winter/BklynerActivists, advocates, and elected officials stood in the wet cold outside City Hall Tuesday morning, October 13, calling to abolish New York City’s tax lien sale. The rain was appropriate, organizer Albert Scott said, “These are the tears of
Central Brooklyn
An ad on a LinkNYC kiosk in Crown Heights warns Brooklyn voters about faulty absentee ballots. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Greg B. Smith, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/10/11/21511828/brooklyn-absentee-ballot-election-trump-refund] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] Calls are growing for the city to take action
Central Brooklyn
Church Avenue, Brooklyn. Liena Zagare/BklynerIf we learned anything from New York City’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we learned that fighting a global crisis requires a sense of urgency from all levels of government. Now, just as we have worked hard to try to contain the virus, we
COVID-19
Maya Wiley, former lawyer for the de Blasio administration, New School professor, and MSNBC correspondent, publicly announced her 2021 Democratic mayoral bid this afternoon in front of the Brooklyn Museum. She was joined by State Senator Michael Gianaris of Queens, State Assemblyman Michael Blake from the Bronx, Upper West Side