Central Brooklyn
MARINE PARK — Police are reporting a 6-alarm fire on Monday at the Kings Plaza Mall parking lot. The fire started on the second floor of the parking lot where six cars are on fire, according to police. FDNY, the 63rd Pct. and other NYPD officials are on the scene. No
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UPDATE – The New York City Police Department has charged Avon Stephens, 23, of Farragut Road [https://maps.google.com/?q=5709+Farragut+Road+%0D%0A+Brooklyn,+NY&entry=gmail&source=g] with arson in yesterday’s fire at the Kings Plaza Mall that injured 29 people. [/kings-plaza-shopping-mall-fire-injures-29/] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Central Brooklyn
Canoers paddling to Carroll Street Bridge Wednesday morning for “Watery Words: Reading Niedecker on the Gowanus at Dawn,” part of the 2018 Brooklyn Book Festival (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook
Arts & Culture
The sun returns (hopefully) just in time for a weekend packed with fun things to check out, from music, poetry, performances, exhibits, books, food, and more! Don’t forget to celebrate the Brooklyn Army Terminal’s 100th anniversary [/bat-celebrates-centennial-with-a-block-party/] at a block party on Saturday featuring performances by Busta Rhymes,
Bay Ridge
CONEY ISLAND/AY RIDGE – A Walmart backed charter school group, is throwing some skin in the 46th Assembly race with a last-minute mailer backing Mathylde Frontus. Over the weekend, some residents in the Coney Island, Brighton Beach and Bay Ridge area received a mailer from Moving New York Families Forward
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Coney Island Creek Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNERTomorrow New Yorkers will fill polling sites to cast their votes for candidates across the city. Here’s the final installation of a 5-part Q&A series from candidates running to fill the vacant seat in the 46th Assembly district. You can
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Looking east on Flatlands Avenue from E 76th Street, near where the crash took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)CANARSIE – A Brooklyn man suffered a fatal heart attack behind the wheel last night on Flatlands Road, crashing his SUV into multiple cars, police confirmed. Osamah Saleh, 32, of Flatlands, was
Business
CONEY ISLAND – Letitia James and Julia Salazar aren’t the only ones getting endorsements snatched away from them. Ethan Lustig-Elgrably, running for the 46th Assembly District, seems to be in the same boat – losing support from small business owners along Mermaid Avenue over his ambiguity on forming a Coney Island
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Chun KitToday, New York solemnly remembers those lost 17 years ago in the 9/11 attacks—our hearts are with the families and friends who carry on their memories. Ahead of the Manhattan commemorations, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams held a 9/11 remembrance at Brooklyn Borough Hall
Food & Drink
3 Start Diner, 1611 Avenue USHEEPSHEAD BAY – A neighbor emailed worried about the sudden closure of the 3 Star Diner on Avenue U, just before the holidays. While the old school diners have been disappearing across the boro at an alarming rate, this one was closed by the Department of
Bay Ridge
BOROUGH PARK – A man sexually assaulted an employee at a Borough Park religious organization earlier this month, police said. The 47-year old male victim was working inside Munkach Malmud Torah at 5202 13th Avenue around 10:00 am on Sunday, September 2, when the suspect approached him and groped his
Central Brooklyn
Degraw Street, Columbia Street Waterfront District (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 subscribe [/subscribe/]. If you have news tips, story