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Avenue U traffic calming project in progress. (Photo Liena Zagare / BKLYNER)New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) has painted a stretch of Avenue U from McDonald to Ocean Avenue with a pair of double yellow lines, confusing residents [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/08/07/brooklyn-double-double-yellow-lines/]. The mystery will
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> To all: 09/14/2017.Today we had meeting with Mayor Bill de Blasio. I can proudly announce that , with huge help and support of Chaim Deutsch , Sheepshead cruise ? boats will be shut down starting next summer…. A+ to Chaim DeutschPLEASE SHARE!!!!!!It happen on August 6, 2017 at
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A stop work order at 3100 Ocean Ave (Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)A full-stop work order has been affixed to the front of the building at 3100 Ocean Avenue in Sheepshead since July 13. A sign advertizes the coming NetCost Market at 3100 Ocean Ave (Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)NetCost Market will
Events
Coney Island (Photo courtesy of Alliance for Coney Island)Free music and food are coming to the streets of Coney Island over the weekend! The Alliance for Coney Island has teamed up with CBS Radio to present the inaugural Coney Island Music festival this Saturday, August 12. Despite rain on
Bensonhurst
Photo via nycgo [https://www.instagram.com/p/BCJcgh3u03k/?tagged=ftrain&hl=en] “For a city that has 6 million riders a day, it is a travesty that we are not educated by the MTA about basic safety procedures in the event of an emergency,” Michael Sciaraffo said. “And
brighton beach
Received in response to our article about the opening of the much anticipated Big Bazaar [/discount-supermarket-finally-replaces-brighton-beachs-shuttered-met-foods/] in Brighton Beach, that locals hoped would fill the void created by the closing of The Met food store. Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNEREditor: For over a year Brighton Beach residents have anticipated the
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Police & Fire
Via NYPD[UPDATED: 11:10am, Tuesday, August 8, 2017] The NYPD report that Rosa Escobar has been located and is safe. The NYPD are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing 57-year-old Sheepshead Bay resident. Rosa Escobar was last seen at approximately 7pm on Sunday, August 6, at
Central Brooklyn
A lifeguard looks out from their tower as it rains over Coney Island (Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -The Clintons Attend “Wonder Woman” Screening At Alamo Drafthouse [AM New York [http:
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Hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli posing with an Enigma machine, used by the Nazis to decode communications. (Photo: Martin Shkreli [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10100963244517225&set=pb.16400586.-2207520000.1450377114.&type=3&theater] / Facebook)UPDATE: After a six week long trial, last Friday a
Central Brooklyn
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan to tax the wealthiest New Yorkers to fund much-needed repairs and improvements to the city’s troubled MTA system. The mayor’s proposed plan would raise income taxes from 3.87% to 4.41% for New York individuals earning more than $500,000
Central Brooklyn
Biggie Basketball Court (Photo by Paul Stremple/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
Central Brooklyn
While this morning began as a wet one, it’s cleared up to become as picturesque as summer can be. That’s a bit like hunting for the right apartment. However, with BKLYNER’s tips, you can cut right to the calm after the storm. (Courtesy Jason Nadeau of District