Business
October 29 marks the five year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. BKLYNER interviewed local business owners who were affected by the historic storm about their experiences and lessons learned. Jane’s Carousel flooded by Hurricane Sandy (Photo Credit: Ana Andjelic, courtesy of Jane Walentas)DUMBO – After more than 25 years of
Business
October 29 marks the five year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. BKLYNER interviewed local business owners who were affected by the historic storm about their experiences and lessons learned. Photo courtesy of PowerHouseDUMBO – The PowerHouse Arena [https://www.powerhousearena.com/] was one of the pioneering businesses in DUMBO—the picturesque, waterfront
Announcements
The new app was launched in a press conference within the NYC Office of Emergency ManagementDOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Amid the myriad notifications pushing their way to the front of your phones—texts, tweets, Tinder connections and Times headlines—get ready to make room for one more. The new Notify NYC app
Events
RED HOOK – The non-profit cultural center Pioneer Works [https://pioneerworks.org/] will host the third annual Red Hook Regatta on Saturday, September 30, bringing the innovative, homemade boat race back to Valentino Pier. Photo courtesy of Pioneer WorksThe Regatta attracts hundreds of spectators to the Red Hook waterfront each year,
News
NORTH BROOKLYN – Spectrum internet went down in North Brooklyn overnight on Friday, September 15th, leaving residents without connectivity—or real answers—for hours. Somewhere around 1:00 am, customers began to report losing internet service from Spectrum. The problems persisted throughout the morning, with the company announcing an “outage due
Announcements
Click the image to be taken to interactive feature. Finding the right school for your child can be an overwhelming task. Yuri Nazarov, a father of three from Bensonhurst, found that out firsthand when he began researching kindergarten programs for his oldest child. Nazarov and his wife discussed their options.
Events
SOUTH SLOPE — Every year for the past ten years kids have been racing their homemade contraptions down 17th Street in Brooklyn as part of the Soap Box Derby organized by Koko Open Source [http://open-source-gallery.org/koko/], the education branch of Open Source Gallery. [http://open-source-gallery.org/] Soapbox designs are
Central Brooklyn
Solar Eclipse at approximately 1:50pm (Photo Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The long-awaited eclipse [/see-mondays-solar-eclipse-brooklyn/] has come and gone. According to NASA [https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-who-what-where-when-and-how], the last time a total eclipse was visible in the U.S. was 1979. To watch the moon cover 70 percent of the sun,
Central Brooklyn
> Ever wanted to stare at an eclipse? We’ve got just the thing. Stop by any of our stores and pick up a pair of eclipse-viewing glasses—they’re on us! (Not near a store? Tap the link in our bio to download your own pinhole projector.) [https://www.
Announcements
Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNERMayor Bill de Blasio’s administration announced [http://engineering.nyu.edu/press-releases/2017/06/27/new-york-works-nycedc-mome-release-plan-vrar-lab-over-500-new-vrar-jobs] on Tuesday the selection of New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering to create and operate a new virtual reality and augmented reality (VR/AR) lab at the Brooklyn
Lifestyle
If you own a car in New York City, you will get a parking ticket at some point. The Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-collected-record-993-million-fines-year-data-shows-article-1.3134591] points out that fines are a huge money-maker for the city (to the tune of $993 million) and “[parking] tickets accounted for
Central Brooklyn
Students in one room waiting to be judged by alumni, upperclassmen or teachers. (Photo: Patrice Sanderson)Midwood High school is known for many things: its population (close to 4,000 students), its clubs (close to 30), and its science research program- better known as Midwood Science Research. And on May