Central Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS/PROSPECT HEIGHTS – The Brooklyn Botanic Garden [https://www.bbg.org/] hosted a ground-breaking on Wednesday morning for the new Robert W. Wilson Overlook that will offer visitors expansive views above the Garden’s Cherry Esplanade when it debuts in Summer 2019. Ground-breaking event for Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s
community
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Spacebuster [http://raumlabor.net/spacebuster/], a van equipped with an inflatable bubble that fits up to 120 visitors inside, will be home to 50 free programs presented by the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch. Photo by Kevin McElvaney via bklynlibrary.org [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/event-series/democracy-lab]
Arts & Culture
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – A Prospect Heights musician uses an instrument often associated with weird and spooky sounds to create a plaintive and evocative version of Kurt Weill’s [https://www.kwf.org/] “Lost in the Stars [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQhUkT32H5A]” on his new album, scheduled for release Friday.
Announcements
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – The Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch launched NYC’s first Musical Instrument Lending Library Wednesday afternoon with a kick-off event featuring displays of the music-makers available to check-out and performances by the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Youth Ensemble as well as the BPL’s own house band
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK – Boasting approximately 70,000 daily riders and 12,000 bicycles spread across more than 750 stations in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens, popular bike-share program Citi Bike [https://www.citibikenyc.com/] will mark its five-year anniversary this Sunday with a day-long celebration at Prospect Park. Along with cake, a
Bed Stuy
Majority Leader Cumbo visited Medgar Evers Prep yesterday to announce results and present oversized checks for winning projects (Via @NYC Council [https://twitter.com/NYCCouncil] Twitter)CROWN HEIGHTS – City Council Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo paid a visit to a Crown Heights high school to announce the winning projects from Participatory
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – The NYPD confirmed that FDNY EMT Andrew Davis, 23, was arrested while on duty on Tuesday, May 22, for assaulting his girlfriend. Davis was cuffed and charged with assault and harassment after hitting the woman near Classon Avenue and Eastern Parkway around 1:15 am, said police. PROSPECT
Bay Ridge
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] SUNSET PARK – Earlier this month, after a man attempted to abduct two different 10-year old boys [/wednesday-crime-blotter-11/] in Sunset and Borough Parks, police asked the public to help identify him. Now, they’
Business
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – The first three commercial tenants for the 17-story, 278 unit, LEED Silver-certified luxury condo building [http://550vanderbilt.com/] located at 550 Vanderbilt Avenue have been announced. 550 Vanderbilt, between Pacific & Dean (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)550 Vanderbilt will soon be home to three Brooklyn-based businesses including Van
Announcements
PROSPECT PARK – Prospect Park Alliance President Sue Donoghue and NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver were joined Thursday afternoon by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Council Member Laurie Cumbo in a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off construction on a major improvement project on the Flatbush Avenue side of the
Central Brooklyn
BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN – The cherry blossoms will be in peak bloom this weekend (April 28 & 29) and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden will be hosting Sakura Matsuri 2018, the popular annual festival where visitors can enjoy the flowering trees as well as nearly 60 performances, demonstrations, and exhibits celebrating Japanese
Arts & Culture
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – To coincide with the blockbuster exhibition David Bowie Is [https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/davidbowieis] currently on view at the Brooklyn Museum, The Norm [https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/visit/hours_admission/dining/], the institution’s restaurant, will serve four special dinners that celebrate the life and career of