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North Brooklyn households produce 780 tons of garbage daily! Currently, a fleet of trucks picks up 1,600 tons of trash each day around the borough and delivers it to various private “land-based transfer stations” located mainly in north Brooklyn [https://patch.com/new-york/gowanus/1-600-tons-city-trash-will-soon-be-trucked-gowanus-waterfront-each-day] (Bushwick, Greenpoint, Williamsburg), where
Big Story
Constituents lined up to ask the panel questions at the progressive-organized town hall, April 19, the Bay Ridge Manor. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER) Wednesday night, members of Congressional District 11 met in Bay Ridge for the political event that they’ve been demanding for months: a live, public town
Central Brooklyn
St. Francis Xavier Church (Photo by msusiem via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BF3xudiSe1t/?taken-at=800075777])The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Contest To Name Hawks Nesting In St. Francis Xavier Church’s Steeple
Central Brooklyn
535 Carlton rendering via 535 Carlton.With so many of the new developments that are required to offer affordable housing approaching completion, we’ve been posting about the opportunities to apply for the apartments one actually could try to afford to live in. City Limits [http://citylimits.org/2017/04/
Business
About twenty years ago, The New York Times published essentially a love letter to Flatbush [http://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/10/arts/trudging-up-the-flatbush-trail.html] Avenue. It included this bit about the New Floridian Diner, located at 2301 Flatbush Avenue: “Just past Avenue S, we spot the New Floridian Diner
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(Aerial photo submitted by reader)As of this week, 7,000 gallons of diesel oil — of the 27,000 spilled by a private fuel depot [/breaking-oil-spill-dumps-27000-gallons-toward-gravesend-bay/] — have been recovered from the Gravesend Bay using concentric booms, the State DEC told BKLYNER. However, about 20,000 gallons remain at large in
camps
(Photo via Construction Kids)Astounding: the spectrum of summer camps available for Brooklyn kids. Opportunities include getting hands dirty, learning ropes and pulleys, robotics, and chemistry. Of course, some camps still employ the tried and true education method: play-based learning. Dream. Design. Develop. Let your children discover the joys of
Central Brooklyn
Founded by John McConnell [http://www.earthsite.org/john.htm] on April 22, 1970, Earth Day is celebrated worldwide, raising awareness about our planet and what we can do preserve and care for it. The theme for Earth Day 2017 is Environmental and Climate Literacy [http://www.earthday.org/earthday/
Central Brooklyn
Stratford Road near Coney Island Avenue. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -New York Moves to Require Uber to Provide Tipping Option in Its App [New York Times [https://patch.
Police & Fire
> Shooting a Coney island pic.twitter.com/d2abEceEKx [https://t.co/d2abEceEKx] — Vladislav (@vladislovekim) April 16, 2017 [https://twitter.com/vladislovekim/status/853754568211083267] On Sunday, false reports of gunshots set off a panic among hoards of Coney Island visitors, sending revelers running and screaming in all directions. “Just as
Central Brooklyn
Spring has sprung in Ditmas Park. (Photo by Carly Miller/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
Central Brooklyn
Spring is in the air, replete with the blossoming of flora and fauna. I won’t be going outside, though. I’ll be inside, avoiding allergens and enjoying cat videos in my comfy abode. I suggest you find a pad of your own. (Courtesy Zillow/David Krause of Bouwerie Lane