Arts & Culture
It’s getting chilly out but that shouldn’t stop you from checking out some cool stuff happening this weekend. Meet local restaurant-owners and sample their fare at the Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill Fall Food Crawl or meet local artists at The Other Art Fair, Red Hook Open Studios, or
brighton beach
BRIGHTON BEACH – Police are seeking a teenage robber after he threatened a 9-year old and then stole his phone in an elevator last month. According to police, around 2:30 pm on Wednesday, October 25, the suspect cornered a 9-year old boy in the elevator of his residential apartment building
Big Story
Serene view of the sewage-heavy Coney Island Creek, from Calvert Vaux Park. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)GRAVESEND – One state agency granted $200,000 to clean up Coney Island Creek, only for another to stonewall the permit. Billion Oyster Project [https://billionoysterproject.org/about/our-story/] is a non-profit working to
Business
We feel the chill in the air, holiday music is already playing in the stores and our mailboxes are quickly filling up with holiday catalogs but we know that Brooklyn is the ultimate destination to buy unique, fun, memorable Holiday gifts for everyone on your list. As part of BKLYNER’
Announcements
The two NYPD officers accused of raping an 18-year old woman they arrested last month [/two-nypd-cops-arrested-for-raping-teen-in-back-of-police-van/] quit the force yesterday, November 6, in advance of an internal department trial. The trial was due to begin Thursday, November 9, according to a statement by the NYPD, and officers Richard Hall and
Coney Island
The Site 8 Houses in Coney Island, where the early morning shooting occurred (Screenshot via Google Maps)UPDATE #2 (11/15/17): Police have arrested Jeanpierre Pacheco, 25, of Coney Island in connection to the incident. He has been charged with second degree murder, attempted murder and assault, as well
Central Brooklyn
Brooklynites cheer on runners near Mile 13 of the NYC Marathon in Greenpoint (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. A Voter’s Guide to Tomorrow’s Election [http://www.wnyc.org/story/
Announcements
Bring your complaint sand suggestions, and come hear updates from those representing your area. Sheepshead Bay & Plumb Beach Civic Association Meeting will take place on November 7, at 2900 Bragg Street, corner of Emmons Avenue, 7:45pm. For agenda see poster above.
Announcements
SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – There will be Russian-speaking translators at 15 polling sites and Haitian-Creole-speaking translators at 5 polling sites in Southern Brooklyn tomorrow. Championed by Council Member Mark Treyger, the interpreters are provided through a $350,000 interpreter pilot program, funded by the City in time for this year’s general
Announcements
Photo credit: Theresa Thompson / FlickrTuesday, November 7 is election day for New York City—polls will be open from 6 am to 9 pm across the borough. To find out where to vote, check Board of Elections Poll Site Locator [https://nyc.pollsitelocator.com/search] or call 1-866-VOTE-NYC. Here are
Central Brooklyn
Verandah Place, Cobble Hill (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up for our daily newsletter [/]. And if
Announcements
Yesterday’s news about DNAinfo shocked us at the BKLYNER newsroom on Coney Island Avenue. The disappearance of DNA Info leaves a lot of great reporters out of work, and many communities with much less coverage. Over years of bootstrapping local news coverage in Brooklyn, I’ve become convinced that