Central Brooklyn
The newly opened Lincoln Market, near the Prospect Park stop, between Flatbush and Ocean (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS – A spacious new supermarket arrived in central Brooklyn last Thursday as the Lincoln Market opened its doors to the community. Located on Lincoln Road, between Ocean and Flatbush, the new
Bensonhurst
Happy Year of the Dog, BKLYNERs! Today is the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year [http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/special-report/chinese-new-year/], a time for many joyous celebrations including large family dinners, vibrant dragon and lion dances, lantern festivals, firecrackers, and lucky red envelopes (hongbaos) filled with cash. Here
Announcements
PROSPECT PARK – Last June, in honor of the Park’s 150th anniversary, the Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.prospectpark.org] hosted the first ever Prospect Park Soiree, an event for “thousands of friends and neighbors to get together as a community and celebrate the Park,” according to Deborah Kirschner, AVP
Bensonhurst
Happy year of the dog! February 16 marks the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year [http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/special-report/chinese-new-year/], a time for many joyous celebrations including large family dinners, vibrant dragon and lion dances, lantern festivals, firecrackers, and lucky red envelopes (hongbaos) filled with cash. >
Central Brooklyn
The house at 263Winthrop Street, where yesterday’s attack occurred (Screenshot via Google Maps)PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS – A home invasion robbery gone awry led to the stabbing death of two Winthrop Street residents yesterday in PLG, said police. Responding to a call of a robbery in progress around 6:40
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK – A woman who was raped in Prospect Park in 1994 and then called a liar by a newspaper columnist finally has closure now that police have cracked the case. On April 26, 1994, the 27-year-old victim was walking home through Prospect Park when she was dragged into the
Business
PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS – Brooklyn’s beloved Greenlight Bookstore [http://www.greenlightbookstore.com] is recovering after a flood soaked nearly 1,000 titles at its 632 Flatbush Avenue outpost. Courtesy of Greenlight BookstoreA pipe burst in the space above the bookshop at approximately 6pm on Wednesday, sending streams of water down through
Announcements
Photo: NYC DOT via Twitter [https://twitter.com/NYC_DOT]PROSPECT PARK – Mayor Bill de Blasio announced [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/001-18/mayor-de-blasio-prospect-park-now-completely-car-free-starting-today] on Tuesday that Prospect Park is “now completely car-free.” As of January 2, Prospect Park’s entire loop drive is permanently off-limits to private cars.
Central Brooklyn
The store at 797 Stanley Ave, where Yafaee was shot last night (Screenshot via Google Maps)UPDATE 12/15/17: Police have arrested 41-year old Mark Thomas in connection with the shooting death of Abdulla Yafaee. Thomas is charged with 2nd degree murder and 2nd degree criminal possession of a
Animals
[UPDATED: Monday, December 11, 2017 at 10:30am] Good news! Teddy, the dog lost in Prospect Park on November 30 while out for a walk with a Wag! dog-walker, was caught and reunited with her owner yesterday. “TEDDY HAS BEEN FOUND!” Kane Giblin, Teddy’s owner posted to Facebook yesterday.
Animals
PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS – A concerned dog-owner is requesting the community’s help in locating her lost dog, Teddy. “I know this may sound small, but it means the world to me,” Teddy’s owner wrote in an email asking that we post info about the lost pup. “While on a walk
Announcements
(Photo via Caribbean Social)FLATBUSH – A new restaurant is coming to 847 Flatbush Ave on December 1, with the opening of Caribbean Social, which bills itself as an upscale, modern “restalounge” and social club. The slick new 4,000 square foot space is from the hospitality group behind Suede, a