Business
PARK SLOPE/PROSPECT HEIGHTS/DOWNTOWN – The North Flatbush BID [https://nfbid.com] posted on social media Tuesday morning a message from the NYC Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] (DOT) stating that the agency will “be significantly modifying the Clear Curbs pilot on
Bed Stuy
BED-STUY – Police are looking for three men wanted for their role in a streetcorner shootout that took place in Bed-Stuy earlier this month. At 5:30 am on Saturday, August 5, two men in the area of Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Van Buren Street exchanged gunfire on the street, said
Central Brooklyn
via Wanderlust FestivalThe world’s only mindful triathlon returns to Brooklyn on Sunday, September 9th. Combining three mindful activities—a 5K run (or walk), DJ-powered yoga class, and guided meditation—in Prospect Park, Wanderlust 108 [https://wanderlust.com/108-events/brooklyn/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_
Arts & Culture
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Greenland Forest City Partners announced on Monday that local ceramics studio, BKLYN CLAY [https://www.bklynclay.com/], has signed a ten-year lease for a 5,260-square-foot space on the ground-floor of 535 Carlton Avenue. 535 Carlton (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Slated to open in October, BKLYN CLAY’s
Bay Ridge
BAY RIDGE – A hot Sunday afternoon in Bay Ridge was interrupted by a bank robbery by a medical-mask wearing suspect, police said. The robbery took place yesterday, Sunday, August 5, around 1:40 pm, said police. The suspect entered the TD Bank at 9904 4th Avenue and 99th Street wearing
Announcements
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Barclays Center [https://www.barclayscenter.com/] announced on Thursday it will stop providing plastic straws by the end of the year, following in the footsteps of major corporations such as Starbucks, American Airlines, Hyatt, and Disney, who are phasing out the use of single-use straws. Barclays Center (Photo:
Business
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Seven months after reopening, The Islands, an exceedingly popular Jamaican restaurant in Prospect Heights, has a sparkling new review in The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/dining/the-islands-review.html] and a packed house almost every night. The Islands, 671 Washington Avenue (Photo: Robin
Carroll Gardens
Ample Hills [https://www.amplehills.com], 421 Van Brunt Street (at Beard), Red Hook Ample Hills debuted its newest location, a 15,000-square-foot factory in Red Hook, on July 4, according to The Bridge [https://thebridgebk.com/highlight_post/ample-hills-starts-scooping-new-red-hook-factory/] . Along with scooping out frozen treats for customers, the new
Central Brooklyn
Grand Army Plaza – It was announced yesterday that NYC Charter Revision Commission will host a series of public hearings in each of the five boroughs. Their Brooklyn outreach is tomorrow, which is not much notice at all, but if you are stopping by the Grand Army Greenmarket between 9 am
Arts & Culture
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – The Brooklyn Public Library kicks off its Plaza Swing Series [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/bpl-presents] on Wednesday, a summer music series featuring live performances and dancing at the Central Library Plaza. The weekly summer dance party debuts tonight, July 11, with Swingtime Big Band [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/
brownsville
Democratic challenger Zellnor Myrie addressing Brooklyn residents (Via ZellnorForStateSenate [https://zellnorforstatesenate.com/])Today, Zellnor Myrie, a candidate in the Democratic primary [https://zellnorforstatesenate.com/] for the 20th District State Senate seat challenged incumbent Senator Jesse Hamilton to a series of debates across the district. The 20th district primarily covers Crown
community
PARK SLOPE – Several Park Slope and Prospect Heights neighbors filled the hall at the Sixth Avenue Bible Baptist Church (97 Lincoln Place) Tuesday evening for the 78th Precinct’s quarterly Neighborhood Coordination Officer [/nypds-78th-precinct-rolls-neighborhood-coordination-officer-program-brooklyn-museum/] (NCO) Sector C Build The Block Meeting. L-R: Officer Kareem Abdelaziz, Sergeant Anthony Dimichele, Officer William