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North Western Brooklyn

Woman’s Body Found In Erie Basin Tuesday Morning

[UPDATE: Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 11:30am] The NYPD released the identification of the victim. Her name is Jin R. Yang, 30, of Bensonhurst. RED HOOK – Police recovered a woman’s body found floating in the water by Van Brunt Street Tuesday morning. Erie Basin via Google MapsAt approximately

Nonsponsored

Lidgerwood Building – UPS Wants Demolished, Neighbors Want Preserved

RED HOOK – Red Hook residents came face-to-face with UPS representatives Tuesday night at a community meeting regarding the demolition of the historic Lidgerwood Manufacturing Building at 202 Coffey Street. Laura Lane (right) presents concept design for the Red Hook Lidgerwood building project (Photo: Alex Colletta)The red-bricked Lidgerwood building has

Business

Pilot Kombucha To Open New Space in Red Hook

RED HOOK – Pilot Kombucha [https://www.pilotkombucha.com/] is coming to Red Hook to ferment. The female-founded and operated kombucha company has put down the deposit on their new space and hopes to open in late August or early September with big plans. > [https://www.instagram.com/p/By5heDMh-Ek/

Carroll Gardens

CB6 Permits Committee Votes On New Bar and Pool Hall Planned For Gowanus

COBBLE HILL – The Brooklyn Community Board 6 Permits & Licenses Committee moved to recommend a positive outcome for two business seeking a liquor license at their Monday meeting. While the committee only had five members in attendance, and therefore were unable to meet quorum, decisions were in favor and unanimous

Boerum Hill

Sweeping Attendance Zone Changes Proposed For Elementary Schools In Brooklyn’s District 15

Ps 32 Samuels Mills Sprole, 317 Hoyt Street via Google MapsBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat In a bid to relieve overcrowding and help spur integration, the education department is weighing [https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2019/05/29/to-boost-diversity-and-address-enrollment-issues-brooklyns-district-15-may-redraw-elementary-attendance-zones/] whether to redraw elementary school zone lines — or remove attendance boundaries

Carroll Gardens

Electric Car Charging Stations Coming to Park Slope in Fall 2019

PARK SLOPE – On the evening of June 20th, the Transportation and Public Safety Committee of Brooklyn Community Board 6 [http://www.brooklyncb6.org] convened at P.S. 133 to hear two presentations. First, representatives from the NYC Department of Transportation [https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml]

Business

Where To Eat Outdoors In Red Hook

Red Hook (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)RED HOOK – There are lots of things to like about Red Hook. The views from its shores are among the best in the borough and some of the coastal architecture is straight out of Dickens. But the thing we enjoy that makes it a

Carroll Gardens

Former CB6 District Manager Found Not Guilty On Forgery Charges

COBBLE HILL – A former long-time Brooklyn Community Board 6 [http://www.brooklyncb6.org] (CB6) District Manager has been found not guilty for allegedly giving himself more than $38,000 in raises over a three year period using the electronic signatures of two CB6 chairs. Brooklyn Community Board 6, Hammerman is

Carroll Gardens

76th Precinct Warns of Increase in Thefts as it Wraps Community Meetings for the Summer

Olivia Oldham/BklynerCARROLL GARDENS – On Wednesday, June 5th, residents of the 76th precinct gathered in the basement room of the police station for the last community meeting before disbanding for the summer. Deputy Inspector Megan O’Malley gave a brief run-down of area crime in the last month, emphasizing that

Carroll Gardens

D15 May Rezone Elementary Schools To Boost Diversity And Enrollment

P.S. 29 in Cobble HillBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat PARK SLOPE – On the heels of sweeping admissions changes [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2018/09/20/brooklyn-middle-schools-eliminate-screening-as-new-york-city-expands-integration-efforts/] aimed at integrating middle schools, District 15 in Brooklyn could soon redraw [https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/951dd9a1-96ac-438b-8642-d89cc6651997/downloads/5.20.19_

Development

UPS Demolishes Red Hook Building Despite Community Protests

[UPDATE: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 10am] Carolina Salguero informed Bklyner that “a small portion” of The Lidgerwood Building was demolished on Friday, May 24. She said activists were able to stop the work Friday afternoon “due to non-compliance with permits,” however demolition resumed on Tuesday, May 28. RED HOOK

Arts & Culture

I Migration: New Play Asks What It Means To Be American

RED HOOK – Falconworks Theater Company [https://falconworkstheater.org/] will debut a new original production, I Migration, at Red Hook’s Waterfront Museum [http://waterfrontmuseum.org/home] on Thursday, May 16. Artwork by Yanling (Ivy) Hou and Reg FlowersUsing music and stories culled from historical sources as well as current narratives,