Greenpoint
A pedestrian inspects the stop work order posted to the Greenpoint Library construction site (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)GREENPOINT – After delays pushing back the completion date of the Greenpoint Library by half a year, progress was being made on the site—until it was hit with a stop work order on
Business
It’s not really a secret that more and more people will choose to make at least one career change at some point in their lives. The days of staying in one job – let alone one field – and working your way up over many decades are long gone. And that
Business
via Home Evolutions Corp.When I was maybe ten or eleven, space got a little tight in our house and my parents decided to renovate the garage to be, in part, a room for me. It was super exciting since I got to make what wound up being some distinctly
Bensonhurst
Council Member Vincent Gentile and Brooklyn Public Library president and CEO Linda Johnson praise the library’s reopening. Photo by Hannah FrishbergClosed for interior renovation since June [/new-utrecht-library-now-closed/], Bensonhurst’s New Utrecht library today celebrated its October 31 reopening with a visit from Council Member Vincent Gentile, Brooklyn Public Library
Bensonhurst
Assemblyman Dov Hikind together with Commissioner Polly Trottenberg & C.O. Ken Quick discussing safety issues on 21st AvenueOcean Parkway is undergoing millions of dollars worth of renovations [http://ditmasparkcorner.com/blog/news/speedway-residential-boulevard-making-ocean-parkway-safer/] , but Assemblyman Dov Hikind is concerned not all of the state-funded changes being made are for
Business
Yooberry is planning some major renovations for this summer. (Photo: Yooberry Frozen Yogurt [https://www.facebook.com/Yooberry/photos/a.515525248474928.132404.507131659314287/528544817172971/?type=3&theater ] / Facebook)Yooberry [https://www.facebook.com/Yooberry/timeline] — the frozen yogurt shop on Sheepshead Bay Road — is planning a major overhaul that
Business
Ragged blue tarp hanging from the Lundy’s building. (Photo: Ed Cheney)The historic Lundy’s Building [/?s=lundy%27s], located along the waterfront at 1901 Emmons Avenue, is in many ways the face of Sheepshead Bay. First constructed in the 1930s to house the legendary Lundy’s Restaurant, the
Announcements
Source: WikipediaThe Brighton Beach Library [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/brighton-beach] will close in January — and reopen in the fall — while the branch gets a $1.5 million overhaul of its heating and cooling system, according to a spokesperson for the Brooklyn Public Library. The branch will shutter its doors
renovation
Photo by Nora WhelanDespite the way it may look at the moment, the mayor’s favorite coffee place hasn’t closed for good — Colson Patisserie [http://www.colsonpastries.com/] (374 9th Street at 6th Avenue) has signed a 10-year lease extension, and their space is getting spruced up for the
1027 Flatbush Avenue
We will never get tired of this sight! As photographed by the Kings Theatre [https://instagram.com/p/4kEREnvPEj/?taken-by=kingsbklyn]. To see more photos of the newly renovated space, you can go here [/blog/events/stunning-kings-theatre-returns-thousands-attend-historic-venues-sold-diana-ross-show] , here [/blog/news/shuttered-nearly-four-decades-stunning-kings-theatre-reopens-following-95-million-renovation] and here [/blog/photos/want-see-stunning-photos-newly-opened-kings-theatre-course]. S
gravesend park
Courtesy of Councilman David GreenfieldGravesend Park is getting a makeover! Councilman David G. Greenfield joined with Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Kevin Jeffrey, Community Board 12 District Manager Barry Spitzer and other officials Thursday to break ground on new renovations to two-thirds of Gravesend Park that have not been updated in over
community open house
Tomorrow, Saturday, February 7, everyone is welcome to check out the stunningly renovated Kings Theatre [http://www.kingstheatre.com/shows/community-open-house] (1027 Flatbush Avenue) for free during the venue’s community open house. During the open house, you’ll have the chance to go on a guided walking tour throughout
Church Avenue F/G station
Neighbor Sherry Davis sent us this photo of the peeling paint at the Church Avenue F/G subway station – and it’s not a pretty picture. “It’s nice of NYC to spend money on security, but what about our health?” Sherry wrote to us. “Our lungs, to be precise.
renovation
Have you had a chance to stop by the recently renovated Steve’s 9th Street Market [http://www.yelp.com/biz/c-town-supermarket-brooklyn-13] (AKA Steve’s C-Town)? As previously reported by both F*cked In Park Slope [http://www.fuckedinparkslope.com/home/steves-c-town-is-a-union-market-copycat.html] and Here’s Park Slope [http://www.
counter service
After a 3-month renovation [/blog/business/pepper-mill-closed-for-renovations], Pepper Mill [http://www.yelp.com/biz/peppermill-grocery-brooklyn] (355 7th Avenue, between 10th and 11th Street) opened back up this week, and offers a gigantic counter menu with everything from gelato to Korean food. We stopped by on Monday to check out the
bathroom
Congratulations, P.S. 124 [/blog/education/democracy-in-action-ps-124-welcomes-new-bathrooms]. Have a neighborhood photo to share? Send it to editor@bklyner.com, add it to the South Slope News Flickr Group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope/], or tag it #southslope on Instagram, and we’ll post it to the site.