Central Brooklyn
Yossi Eliav, 22, moved his car because alternate side parking remains in effect inside the red zone in Kensington, Brooklyn, Oct. 28, 2020. Reuven Blau/THE CITY By Reuven Blau. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/10/28/21539490/alternate-side-parking-rules-nyc-brooklyn-red-zone] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.
gravesend
At the press conference this morning. (Photo via Gounardes’ office)GRAVESEND – Elected officials and neighbors gathered outside the popular Very Juice cafe to denounce anti-Semitism after someone wrote a hateful message at the storefront yesterday. On Tuesday, October 27, someone wrote “Syrian Jew whores, Fuck you!” with a marker on
Announcements
BROOKLYN – It’s a week before the election day, and campaigning is in full swing. On Sunday, supporters of President Donald Trump decorated their cars in MAGA banners and Israeli flags. They drove through Brooklyn for a Jews for Trump car parade and rally. An NYPD officer was suspended for
Announcements
Carlos Menchaca. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)NEW YORK CITY – Another Brooklynite has joined the race for mayor. This morning, Council Member Carlos Menchaca, who has served City Council District 38—which includes Red Hook, Sunset Park, Greenwood Heights, and portions of Windsor Terrace, Dyker Heights, and Boro Park— for seven
Business
How is that possible? Will schools that were in orange and yellow zones that were ordered shut now reopen? What about my business? How long will each stage last? So many questions. Not enough answers. But here is what we know from the Governor’s press conference earlier today and
Business
New York State Department of Labor released September employment data today showing that unemployment in Brooklyn fell to 14.1% from 16.5% in August. !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var e in a.
Coney Island
Maria Navarro (left) talks to neighbors. Natalie Peart/BklynerOn Tuesday evening, a small group of Coney Island and Gravesend residents met outside the Unknown Bikers Club located on Bowery Street to foster tolerance and understanding. Inspired by The Human Library [https://humanlibrary.org/about/] events in Denmark, organizers Reyna Gobel
Central Brooklyn
BRIGHTON BEACH – Cops are looking for a man they believe was involved in a burglary early last month. On Tuesday, September 8 at around 5:10 p.m., a man entered Taqueria El Buen Gusto through an unlocked basement door, located on Neptune Avenue near Brighton 5th Street. According to
Announcements
BRIGHTON BEACH – A woman in her 60s was found lying on a bench on Ocean Parkway and Brighton Beach Avenue, outside 3000 Ocean Parkway, ten minutes before 11 a.m. on October 12. She was taken to Coney Island Hospital and was pronounced dead. Cops were not able to tell
Announcements
Gounardes speaking at the rally calling for the reopening of 16 schools. (Photo via Gounardes’ office)SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Parents and elected officials are calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYC Department of Education (DOE) to re-open the 16 schools in the ‘yellow zone’ that have been ordered shut
Central Brooklyn
An ad on a LinkNYC kiosk in Crown Heights warns Brooklyn voters about faulty absentee ballots. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Greg B. Smith, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/10/11/21511828/brooklyn-absentee-ballot-election-trump-refund] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] Calls are growing for the city to take action
Central Brooklyn
By Christina Veiga, Alex Zimmerman, and Sam Park, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/10/7/21507093/nyc-schools-closed-thursday] An additional 33 New York City public schools are affected by closures starting Thursday, due to coronavirus upticks in the surrounding neighborhoods, the education department announced Wednesday night. In total,