Central Brooklyn
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Taking advantage of a red light, skater and camera crew work to get the shot under the BQE in East Williamsburg (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Sure, Joey Chestnut gorged on Nathan’s famous hotdogs yesterday at the big-time Coney island bash, but don’t forget Feltman’s original frankfurters… [https://www.
News
A rendering for the proposed multi-use building at Avenue z and East 16th Street in Sheepshead Bay (Via Citiscape Architectural Consulting)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – A bold new design for the corner of Avenue Z and East 16th Street has been revealed, showing a towering, geometric new mixed-use structure that incorporates green
Announcements
Photo via Cynthia Nixon’s office.WILLIAMSBURG – District 34 Council Member Antonio Reynoso [https://council.nyc.gov/district-34/] publicly endorsed Cynthia Nixon for governor Thursday morning in front of J.H.S. 50 John D. Wells Middle School in Williamsburg. “Today, I proudly endorse Cynthia Nixon for governor of New
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – Joey Chestnut scarfed down a record-breaking 74 hot dogs in ten minutes at the Nathan’s Famous annual Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest [https://www.facebook.com/nathansfamous/] yesterday, breaking his own record of 72 last year [/joey-chestnut-gobbles-record-nathans-famous-hot-dog-eating-contest/]. “I was feeling good today. I think I
Arts & Culture
The weekend will be a bit on the quieter side for those who didn’t go away for the 4th of July, but Pioneer Works is presenting Software For Artists Day, the Brooklyn Museum is hosting its Target First Saturday, and the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival continues with dance and
Central Brooklyn
Via Coney Island (Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/coneyislandfun/photos/gm.176872999695508/10155856357314514/?type=3&theater] )Happy Independence Day! If you’re staying in NYC today, here’s everything you need to know for the July 4th holiday. The 4th of July means fireworks, and Brooklyn has some great
Central Brooklyn
Bright lights in Luna Park after dark (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Look out below! A sign tumbled from a dentist’s Bay Ridge storefront [https://brooklynreporter.com/story/signage-bay-ridge-dentist-office-falls-injuring-two-elderly-women/] and struck two elderly women yesterday afternoon, but luckily, the injuries weren’t serious. The weekend also had a long, strange list
Police & Fire
SHEEPSHEAD BAY – An 80-year-old motorist drove his 2018 Lexus into the storefront of the recently opened NetCost Market [/the-new-netcost-market-will-be-open-24-7/] located at 3100 Ocean Avenue Tuesday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 9:30am, an NYPD representative said. The male driver told responding officers that he mistakenly stepped on the accelerator
News
The home at 1666 East 49th Street that caught fire last night, claiming the life of a resident (Screenshot via Google Maps)FLATLANDS – Last night, a fire tore through a two-story home in Flatlands, leaving a woman dead from smoke inhalation. The FDNY received a call about the fire at
Announcements
MARINE PARK – After announcing in April [/discount-fashion-chain-primark-to-open-first-brooklyn-store-next-month-at-kings-plaza/] the opening of its first Brooklyn location at Kings Plaza Mall, the Ireland-based discount fashion chain Primark [https://www.primark.com/en-us/homepage]encountered “technical issues” that delayed the highly anticipated grand opening. Originally scheduled to open in May, Primark notified shoppers [/technical-issues-at-kings-plaza-mall-delay-opening-for-primark-zara-