Animals
OwnerDr. Anna Samuel at the ribbon cutting last week.SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Back in 2015, we wrote about the East 17th Street’s Bay Veterinary Clinic Closing After 37 Years, To Be Replaced By 5-Story Office Building [/east-17th-streets-bay-veterinary-clinic-closes-after-37-years-to-be-replaced-by-5-story-office-building-sheepshead-bay/] . As it happens, a new veterinary clinic opened in mid-August in its place
Announcements
BROOKLYN – Cycle 8 of the New York City Council’s Participatory Budgeting [https://council.nyc.gov/pb/] has officially begun! Participatory budgeting (PBNYC) is a city program that allows residents to vote on $1 million to $1.5 million in projects developed by community members. PBNYC gives New Yorkers the
Announcements
Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)As part of National Voter Registration Day the New York Public Library is doing their party by allowing residents to register at any of their branches today! Make sure to check your local library’s hours
Central Brooklyn
An artist at work during the Brooklyn Army Terminal’s 100th Anniversary Block Party (Photo: Nathan Haselby)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], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and
Bay Ridge
CONEY ISLAND/BAY RIDGE – It was a tense week for the two Democratic primary contenders, Mathylde Frontus and Ethan Lustig-Elgrably as the votes were counted and recounted for the race to represent Assembly District 46, which includes Coney Island and Bay Ridge. But it came to the last hour on
Neighbors
SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Corner of Avenue U and Coney Island Avenue will from now on also be known as Lester’s way. Lester Kronfeld, in whose memory the corner is now renamed, is the late founder of the famous “Lester’s” [https://www.instagram.com/shoplesters/] clothing store on Avenue U
Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerCONEY ISLAND – Votes for Assembly District 46 have still not been fully counted, which is why about three dozen people rallied with the candidate currently leading by 70 votes, Mathylde Frontus, outside her campaign office to demand answers and accountability by the Board of Elections (BOE) Saturday
Bay Ridge
By: Steve Saperstein, Candidate for the 46th Assembly Seat As a New York City public school teacher, I’m excited to start another year of school teaching bright minds and young adults. However, as a candidate for the 46th Assembly District, I’m nothing but pessimistic as our children are
Arts & Culture
The autumnal equinox on Saturday officially brings summer to an end, but that won’t stop the many events planned for the weekend. Don’t miss the first-ever Downtown Brooklyn Arts Festival [/discover-the-district-downtown-brooklyns-inaugural-weekend-arts-festival/] which kicks off on Friday with Soul Summit, continues into Saturday with Community Day, and closes on
manhattan beach
MANHATTAN BEACH – A teacher at the Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences was arrested on Wednesday and charged with the production of child pornography. Leon M. Goldstein High School, 1830 Shore Boulevard, via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GoldsteinHS/]According to U.S. Attorney Richard P. Donoghue, beginning
Announcements
Open House New York [https://ohny.org/weekend/plan-your-weekend/grid?borough[0]=xTMUDWdwXE3Ma827I0JS] (OHNY) released its 2018 schedule today and it features 65 sites in Brooklyn to check out! Taking place Friday, October 12 through Sunday, October 14 the annual event opens the doors to hundreds of interesting sites across
mill basin
via FDNYMILL BASIN – Earlier this morning nearly 100 units responded to what quickly became a seven-alarm fire at the Kings Plaza Mall parking garage in Mill Basin. Kings Plaza Mall is closed. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY. WILL UPDATE AFTER THE PRESS CONFERENCE AT 3:00PM. FDNY arrived on the