camps
Photo via Prospect GymnasticsPlan for an energetic summer with our favorite sports camps that understand how to teach (and inspire) young athletes. Prospect Gymnastics [http://www.prospectgymnastics.com] Where: 1023 Church Ave, 718-484-0911, rokeya@prospectgymnastics.com What: Prospect Gymnastics teaches kids that bravery, confidence, and focus are fun! They embrace
Big Story
Aerial footage of the Gravesend Bay spill site, Saturday, April 1.(Photo by Hugo Smith.)A Brooklyn company quietly spilled thousands of gallons of heating oil into Gravesend Bay, BKLYNER has learned. The 27,000 gallon spill at Bayside Fuel Depot [http://www.baysidedepot.com] began before sunrise on Thursday,
Central Brooklyn
Photo by avocaderia via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BSFHN9ugGmE/?taken-by=avocaderia]The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Avocaderia, An Avocado Bar, Opens In Industry City. [NY Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/
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(Rendering via New Empire Real Estate Development [http://www.usnere.com/development/new-empire-9th-2128-ocean/])The southern Brooklyn development boom [/bays-tallest-sky-scratching-condo-tower-open-soon/] continues, stretching to the northern corner of Madison with a new mix-unit condo tower. Developers revealed renderings of a nine-story, 56-unit building under construction at 2128 Ocean Avenue between Kings Highway
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Carly Miller)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 you ever have any
Central Brooklyn
Rikers Island Photo by ksu_nyc via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BSHNuitDOv1/?taken-at=227993118]The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. –Mayor de Blasio Announces Plans to Shut Down Rikers Island. [ABC7 [http://abc7ny.
Central Brooklyn
Ever need some Comic Relief [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Relief_USA]? Well, you have a better chance of seeing Andy Kaufman live than finding it here. … The joke’s on you! I’m funnier than Tony Clifton *and* I’ve got links to the best real estate deals
Central Brooklyn
Here’s a minor confession. American Ninja Warrior [http://www.nbc.com/american-ninja-warrior]is a national obsession and has been on the air for close to a decade. Despite this, I had no idea it existed until someone in my family shared this video of Kacy Katanzaro’s 2014 run.
Announcements
NYC Compost Bin (Photo by Sparkle Kitchen via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/sparklekitchenhome/photos/a.476761679149323.1073741828.476273699198121/509098995915591/?type=3&theater] )Good news for eco-friendly Brooklynites! The NYC Department of Sanitation is expanding its organics curbside collections to additional neighborhoods throughout the borough, including Downtown Brooklyn, Southern
Arts & Culture
Photo via Step Afrika!Don’t let a little cold rain get you down. Check out these great weekend events from Ditmas Park to Coney Island, all perfect to help you let loose from a busy week. If you have an event to share, email us at editor@bklyner.com.
Police & Fire
(Photo of the suspect via NYPD)Help cops find a man suspected of breaking into a woman’s home near Quentin Road in broad daylight last week. The suspect is accused of forcing open a window in the back of an apartment building near East 19 Street and Quentin Road
camps
(Photo via Construction Kids)Public school spring break runs from Monday, April 10 through Tuesday, April 18. Parochial schools have some crossover with that beginning on Thursday, April 13 and running through the following Friday, April 21. Where will your kids be during those breaks? We found four camps that