bath beach
State Sen. Marty Golden Photo credit: Campaign office of Marty GoldenBAY RIDGE – State Senator Marty Golden conceded the 22nd senatorial race on Monday as the Board of Elections calculates the final absentee and affidavit ballots. As of last night, Andrew Gounardes led Golden unofficially by 1055 votes with several uncounted
Central Brooklyn
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Coney Island
Mathylde Frontus. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BAY RIDGE – Newly elected Assemblywoman Mathylde Frontus took her seat as the next 46th assemblymember on Thursday in Albany and is already back in Brooklyn opening her new office. For now, Frontus will share a space in Councilman Justin Brannan’s Bay Ridge office
Central Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN – A subway slashing at the Nevins Street station sent a man to the hospital after a verbal altercation turned violent. On Wednesday, November 14, two men were arguing on a northbound 2 train around 11:30 pm. As the train pulled into the station, the suspect pulled out a
Central Brooklyn
The Domino Sugar Factory from the East River (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)The big news of the week is Amazon’s HQ2 announcement, and some think Atlantic Yards serves as a warning of what could come. [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2018/11/15/amazon-hq2-deal-atlantic-yards-serves-warning] In East Flatbush, residents and politicians
Arts & Culture
It’s the weekend before Thanksgiving! In the spirit of giving during Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week [https://hhweek.org], there are two “Empty Bowls” events happening this Saturday [/giving-back-neighbors-help-fight-hunger-at-two-empty-bowls-events-next-week/] in which local ceramic artists create and sell bowls to raise funds to help fight hunger. Also around town, SkyIce
Central Brooklyn
Fall colors in McCarren Park (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)Following a string of anti-Semitic crimes [/anti-semitic-crimes/] last week and a racist attack this week [/another-racist-attack-in-flatbush/], allegedly white supremacist graffiti was spray-painted in North Brooklyn [https://greenpointers.com/2018/11/12/white-supremacist-tag-appears-at-transmitter-park/] , as well. A mother is in handcuffs after an abandoned
Coney Island
By Albin Lohr-JonesCONEY ISLAND – The weather has finally turned cold in Brooklyn, and that can only mean one icy cold tradition in the forecast—the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge! Registration is now open [http://www.polarbearclub.org/] for the 2019 event, which will take place on Tuesday, January 1,
Bed Stuy
SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Police are looking for a man in connection with a seemingly unprovoked assault of an off-duty cop walking his dog on a Sheepshead Bay street last week. On Thursday, November 8, around 9:00 am, police said the suspect walked up to a 29-year-old man near Williams Court
Central Brooklyn
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Announcements
Photo: Flickr Creative Commons/ Michael DorauschThe annual Veterans Day Parade [https://parade.uwvc.org/] will be held on Sunday, November 11, at 11 am – in Madison Square Park. The parade goes north on Fifth Avenue, from 26th to 46th Street. This year is particularly special as it marks a centennial