Business
Corner of Wall, Katie Herchenroeder /BklynerNEWKIRK PLAZA – A stone’s throw away from the vacant corner lot on Newkirk Avenue and Marlborough Road, Brooklyn bartender Sally Li looks out of the window of her bar at the 14-foot-tall, corrugated metal fence that surrounds the area. “We want the wall down,
Announcements
Snow in Brooklyn. Photo from Bklyner Archive.New York City — The Department of Sanitation has declared a snow alert [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/resources/press-releases/dsny-issues-snow-alert-for-tuesday-november-12-2019-at-10-a-m] for New York City beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 12. Get your hats and gloves out! Data
environment
The flooded basement of 104 Berkeley Place. Courtesy of the St. Johns Place Community Association.City’s water main replacement project is flooding their homes, Park Slope homeowners say, and they want the city to stop it. About 50 residents showed up to the St. John’s Place Community Association’
Announcements
Before and after. (Photos: Mr. A)DITMAS PARK – Garbage, mice, and horrible smells took over a small alleyway between two buildings on Marlborough Road about a year and a half ago. After unsuccessfully trying to resolve the situation without involving authorities, it took one neighbor two incredibly frustrating months to
green
(R-L) NYS Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein, President of Madison-Marine- Homecrest Ed Jaworski, Marine Park Civic Ass. President Bob Tracy, Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Martin Maher, NYS Sen. Andrew Gounardes, NYC Councilmember Alan Maisel, Yvette Clark. Photo Gabriel Pariente/BklynerMARINE PARK – A large crowd gathered Tuesday at the Carmine Carro community center for
brighton beach
The heavily damaged Tatiana’s Restaurant scarred the Brighton Beach Boardwalk. Todd Maisel/BklynerBRIGHTON BEACH – A two-alarm fire ripped through a Brighton Beach restaurant from underneath the boardwalk, injuring one firefighter and causing heavy damage to the establishment and to the wooden planks, fire officials said. Restaurant owners and residents
Announcements
Mayor Bill de Blasio signed an executive order eliminating plastic from city agencies, mostly utensils and other plastics from school cafeterias and city commissaries at a recycling plant in Sunset Park. Todd Maisel/BklynerSUNSET PARK – Mayor de Blasio signed an executive order at the Sims Municipal Recycling Center in Sunset
News
BROOKLYN — The city wants people to “Trash It. Don’t Flush It,” in a new campaign to help reduce those underground, greasy mounds that ruin your— and the city’s— plumbing. An accumulation of grease and solid debris that make its way into New York City’s sewage system. (Photo
Announcements
FLATBUSH – Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte, who has been speaking in support of tenants for years, [/tenants-of-e-17th-street-building-sue-landlord-over-terrible-living-conditions-ditmas-park/] is now advocating for clean water in her own apartment building, which contains 65 units. Last week, Bichotte, who represents the 42nd Assembly district, went on to Twitter to share a video of dirty, brown
Announcements
Curbside collection of Christmas trees will begin on Wednesday, January 2, 2019, and continue through January 12, weather permitting, The New York City Department of Sanitation announced today. Remove all ornaments and decorations, and leave your tree on the curb – last year Sanitation collected over 200,000 trees. They will
Announcements
Photo via Rodneyse Bichotte.MIDWOOD/FLATBUSH/DITMAS PARK – After intense rain over Thanksgiving weekend, streets in parts of Brooklyn turned into rivers and lakes. Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte was caught in one yesterday, tweeting, “We are under water!” She said she reached out to various City agencies including the Mayor’s
Announcements
The New York City Department of Sanitation has issued a Snow Alert for Thursday, November 15, 2018 at noon, and they are expecting 3 inches of snow. Here’s what the Department of Sanitation wants you to know: When do salt spreaders start working? Salt spreaders are the first line