Bed Stuy
Clergy and acolytes preparing to enter the new St. Stephen and St. Martin’s Episcopal Church at 789 Jefferson Avenue.BEDFORD-STUYVESANT: Penny Grinage was five years old when she began Sunday School at St. Stephen & St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Bedford Stuyvesant. Back then, the church boasted a
Bushwick
Renderings for the new residential project surrounding the church at 964 Bushwick Avenue (Via Think! Architecture)BUSHWICK – An unusual residential development is coming to Bushwick Avenue, with the latest renderings showing a pair of structures rising on either side of a church—which will stay an active house of worship.
Bushwick
Julia Salazar (middle) converses with members of Jewish Vote outside of her campaign’s officeBUSHWICK – New York State Senate hopeful Julia Salazar [North Brooklyn 18th District] (27) focused on their shared identity while claiming her Jewishness is not central to the campaign at a meet-and-greet this Wednesday afternoon, August 29,
Central Brooklyn
Archbishop Brown and Lady Scarlett-Brown / family photoDITMAS PARK – Pilgrim Baptist Church [https://www.pilgrimchurchnyc.org/index.php] posted a 10-day eviction notice on the door of the widow of the late Archbishop Roy E. Brown in Ditmas Park last week. Archbishop Brown, the founder of the church [https://www.pilgrimchurchnyc.
Borough Park
BORO PARK/WILLIAMSBURG – This week Monday through Thursday Met Council will be giving away nearly 5,000 free kosher lunches for kids in Boro Park and Williamsburg. “Met Council is proud to have the only free kosher summer lunch program for kids in New York,” said David G. Greenfield CEO
manhattan beach
The synagogue portion of the development, facing West End Avenue (By Citiscape Architectural Consulting)MANHATTAN BEACH – A new combination of synagogue and swanky new condos may be coming to Manhattan Beach street. New renderings for the building were revealed this week, showing the eight-story mixed use building slated for 89
Announcements
In a 5-4 decision [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-travel-ban.html] , the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump’s third travel ban—also referred to as the “Muslim ban”—is indeed lawful. The ban restricts entries from Iran, North Korea, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, and Venezuela.
Announcements
Photo: Magiceye/Flickr Creative CommonsTomorrow, Muslims all over the world will celebrate Eid al-Fitr, a holiday that lasts three days after the month-long Ramadan [/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-ramadan-in-brooklyn/]. Tonight, hundreds of people will celebrate on Coney Island Ave at the annual Chand Raat Mela [/chand-raat-mela-on-coney-island-avenue-in-this-thursday/], where there will be henna stalls, shopping opportunities,
Arts & Culture
The five-story, four-ton platform and statue of Saint Paolino at the 130th Giglio Feast in Williamsburg in 2017 (Photo by Paul Stremple)WILLIAMSBURG – For over 130 years, the Italian community in North Brooklyn has been coming together every year for the Giglio Feast [/130th-giglio-italian-feast-kicks-off-williamsburg/], a week-long religious celebration that involves
Central Brooklyn
Photo Credit: BKLYNERMIDWOOD – The news of a Jewish-themed escape room opening in Midwood has been met with a good bit of snark [https://www.metro.us/things-to-do/new-york/family-friendly-jewish-escape-room-russian-pogrom-one-before-brooklyn] lately on social media. That’s not really surprising – for fairly obvious reasons if you know anything about modern Jewish history.
Borough Park
Kalman YegerBOROUGH PARK – This Friday is the beginning of Passover (Pesach) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover], and Borough Park community leaders and elected officials distributed Passover packages to over 1,000 needy families last Thursday. “The Pesach Seder is the most important family gathering of the year and an
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Events
The Three Kings Parade marched down Graham Avenue/Avenue of Puerto Rico on a sunny Sunday this weekend (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)After a weeks-long delay due to snow and the bitter cold weather at the beginning of January, los tres reyes finally arrived in Williamsburg this weekend as the Three