Announcements
PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDEN — NYPD needs your help in looking for a man connected to an attempted rape incident in Prospect Lefferts Garden (PLG). Police say on Friday, March 1 at 7:30 am, an unidentified man walked into a laundry room of a multi-unit residential building near Lincoln Road and
affordable housing
FLATBUSH — Applications are now being accepted for seven affordable one-bedroom units at a new rental building at 2527 Church Avenue (between Bedford and Rogers Avenues). That’s right – seven. 2527 Flatbush Avenue (Renderings compliments of Bernard Schwimmer Regal Builders Realty LLC )The resident features 16,349 sq. ft. of residential
east flatbush
Southbound Winthrop Street 2 and 5 train station will shutter between March 11 and June 2019. (Screenshot: Google Maps)PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDEN — The MTA will close the southbound Winthrop Street (2/5) [http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/twoline.htm] train station at Nostrand and Parkside Avenues for three months
Announcements
Natasha Bone of Brooklyn locked her hair in 2006. (Photo: Natasha Bony)BROOKLYN — New Yorkers who loc their hair are now protected under the city’s racial discrimination laws. The New York City Commission on Human Rights announced new guidance to protect the rights of New Yorkers with hairstyles related
Central Brooklyn
Community Board 9 at 890 Nostrand Ave. between Carroll and Presidents Streets. (Photo: Kadia Goba/Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS/PLG — Phone service at Community Board 9 was restored Wednesday after nearly a month of no service because a rat infestation in the building’s basement prohibited Verizon from repairing the rat-chewed
Central Brooklyn
The number of summer camps and afterschool classes for Brooklyn kids continues to grow. Why not get a head start on planning (and budgeting) and join us at the Summer Camp Expo and Activity Fair. Pre-register HERE [https://cornernewsmedia.wufoo.com/forms/x1vqd86n1d4viwp/] and you will be entered in to
Business
Screamer’s Pizzeria in Crown Heights at 685 Franklin Ave. (Photo: Kadia Goba/Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS — The second installment of Screamer’s Pizzeria [http://www.screamerspizzeria.com/] opened in Crown Heights last month, fueling what they call a 1,500 slice-a-day [https://vegnews.com/2018/12/brooklyns-first-vegan-pizzeria-sells-1500-slices-every-day] craving for their
Business
Jeremy Stratton shaking up one of his signature cocktails at Bar Bayeux located at 1066 Nostrand Avenue (Photo: Kadia Goba/Bklyner)PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDEN — PLG has a new sultry cocktail bar and it’s called Bar Bayeux — a spin on the Bayeux Tapestry, [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-42713552] an
Central Brooklyn
Zellnor Myrie (Photo: Office of Zellnor Myrie)PARK SLOPE — Brooklynites voted overwhelmingly to extinguish the torches of former Independent Democratic Congres (IDC) members this past November 6 election, allowing for a new slate of progressive state lawmakers. Bklyner spoke to one of those freshman state senators about what he wants
brownsville
Zellnor Myrie (Photo: Office of Zellnor Myrie)CROWN HEIGHTS – State Senator-Elect Zellnor Myrie announced on Thursday a six-person transition steering committee ahead of his January 9 swearing-in. The transition team will advise Myrie on staffing and the organization of both the Brooklyn and Albany offices. The crew will also help
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK SOUTH – Police have released new video of the suspect wanted in connection with a rape that occurred in Prospect Park earlier this month. [/police-searching-for-man-who-raped-and-robbed-woman-in-prospect-park/] In addition, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has added $1,000 [https://twitter.com/BPEricAdams/status/1067784573935919110] to the $2,500 reward being offered
Central Brooklyn
Most of us will never experience the extreme hunger that millions of Americans face, but every day, CAMBA’s Beyond Hunger Emergency Food Pantry helps hundreds of our neighbors get the emergency food they need [https://www.camba.org/programs/health/nutritionalservices/beyondhungeremergencyfoodpantry] . Families, elderly people and those simply struggling