celebrity
MILL BASIN – Josh Marshal of Talking Points Memo (TPM) posted a podcast episode this week, on Michael Cohen [https://talkingpointsmemo.com/podcasts/the-josh-marshall-podcast/ep-9-why-did-donald-trump-get-in-so-deep-with-michael-cohen-we-explain] , President Trump’s lawyer who has been in the news a bit these past weeks. The Brooklyn angle – turns out El Caribe, [https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/
Announcements
As part of Borough President Eric Adams’ “Embrace Your Hyphen” campaign, which encourages Brooklynites to celebrate their diverse heritage, the Borough President will be hosting an Arab-American Heritage Celebration next week at Borough Hall. The event will feature music and food from the Middle East and North Africa. “This event
Announcements
Photo: NYS SenateBENSONHURST- Senator Simcha Felder, representing District 17, may just be the guy Governor Cuomo needs to retake the Democratic majority after the special elections on April 24. Next Tuesday is the special election for the nine vacant Assembly seats and two vacant Senate seats. [https://www.governor.ny.
Bay Ridge
McCabe greeting senior residents, via Liam McCabe.CONEY ISLAND – In what promises to be a blood bath of a race, last Friday the 13th, Liam McCabe became one of many hopefuls looking to replace former Assemblymember, Pamela Harris. [/brooklyn-assemblywoman-indicted-misusing-hurricane-sandy-funds-among-many-others/] McCabe re-launched his personal Facebook page with the title “Liam for
Animals
The Mayor visited Bushwick and looked on as workers packed rat burrows with dry ice (Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)Yesterday, Mayor De Blasio announced a new campaign of aggressive rat extermination strategies at the 10 NYCHA developments with the worst infestations in New York. In Brooklyn, that means the
Arts & Culture
The statue of J. Marion Sims atop a granite base in Central Park (Via Wikimedia Commons)Today, the statue of controversial 19th-century medical pioneer J. Marion Sims has been taken down from its Central Park perch in East Harlem to be sent to Brooklyn and installed in Green-Wood Cemetery, where
Bay Ridge
BAY RIDGE – Bklyner has learned that Democratic District Leader Kevin Peter Carroll [/meet-candidate-kevin-peter-carroll-bay-ridges-district-43/] will not seek re-election, possibly clearing the way for a hotly contested race which could include a formal rival hoping to regain his post.The 31-year-old Bay Ridgite won the committee seat in the 64th Assembly district
Business
Throttle-style e-bikes will remain banned in New York, while expensive pedal assist bikes may be legalized by the DOT (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Last year, Mayor De Blasio announced a crackdown on e-bikes, stating that NYPD would begin issuing tickets to riders and confiscating electrically powered bikes, which have been illegal
Police & Fire
SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Last week, The Independent published a story about what it’s like inside the floating sex party in New York [https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/new-york-sex-party-chemistry-orgy-sheepshead-bay-a8285271.html] , and now Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (D-Brooklyn) is calling for an investigation into the “floating orgy” held on a party
Greenpoint
The long-awaited North Brooklyn Traffic Study, a project from the NYC Department of Transportation, funded in conjunction by Councilmember Stephen Levin (D-33), has finally arrived. Last night, DOT staff presented their findings and recommendations to Community Board 1 in Williamsburg—which elicited mixed reactions from residents, who packed the meeting
Borough Park
Voting for Participatory Budgeting [/heres-everything-on-the-participatory-budget-ballots-next-week/] began Saturday, April 7 and runs though Sunday, April 15. If you haven’t voted yet—what are you waiting for?! “This year’s projects are fantastic. Did you look at them? They’re just great,” said Council Member Brad Lander [http://council.nyc.gov/
Announcements
Photo via NYC Council Speaker Corey JohnsonPROSPECT HEIGHTS – Voting kicked off this past Saturday and you have all week (until April 15) to vote for the projects you want to see completed as part of the Participatory Budgeting (PB) process. [/heres-everything-on-the-participatory-budget-ballots-next-week/] PB is a democratic process where several council members