Arts & Culture
Gorshkov addresses the crowd at the first ever Russian- speaking pride parade last Saturday. (Photo: Brandon Cuicchi)Lyosha Gorshkov taught LGBTQ and gender studies at Russia’s Perm State University. He was an openly gay professor and activist. In 2014, he was forced to leave Russia after he was publicly
Nonsponsored
Manhattan-bound N trains re-open at 20th Avenue station and 8 other southern Brooklyn stations. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)It’s official, we visited all nine stations on the N line that were slated to open on Monday [/n-train-shuffle-man-bound-stations-re-open-monday-closures-ahead/] — and all MTA employees on-site confirmed that the Manhattan-bound N train
City Kid Corner
NYRR Young Runners taking off at the Youth Boardwalk Run, Saturday, May 20 (Photo via NYRR)For Young Runners at I.S. 234, there was a lot of buildup to the Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon last Saturday, as dozens of student athletes ran a mile-long loop on the Coney Island
Police & Fire
Via NYPDCops are searching for a man accused of a four-incident robbery spree in Sheepshead Bay and Manhattan Beach, who tricks victims into thinking they stole a cellphone in order to get them to comply. The spree reportedly started last month on April 22 in front of 2452 East 24th
Bensonhurst
What is home, anyway? It’s a place that magically draws you in. But you don’t have to Fire Walk With Me to find the perfect Southern Brooklyn spots. (Courtesy Zillow/Shalom Matuuf of Oxford Property Group [https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_rent/house,condo,apartment_duplex,mobile,
Nonsponsored
Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz at East 16th Street and Gravesend Neck Road. (Photo via Cymbrowitz’s office)After almost a decade, a ‘forgotten’ street corner in Sheepshead Bay is expected to open to pedestrians again next month, said Assembly Member Steven Cymbrowitz. The city fenced off the corner of Gravesend Neck
Business
Over just off the Sheepshead Bay Road where Infinite Auto Leasing used to be, a new restaurant is opening up. Luda’s Dumplings [https://www.instagram.com/ludas_dumplings/], better described as a pelmeni bar, will focus on fresh, all-natural ingredients and careful, deliberate process to craft the best pelmeni,
Bensonhurst
It’s the fifth of May, better known as Cinco de Mayo, and that means it’s a chance to celebrate the culture of our neighbor to the south. Why not consider a move of your own to the south… southern Brooklyn, that is! (Courtesy Zillow/Kelly Wu of EXIT
Police & Fire
Two Brooklyn men, Joseph Shyknevsky, 46, and Valerian Kverenchkhiladze, 43, as well as three others were arraigned last Friday on charges related to an alleged scheme to defraud Medicaid, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s Office Announced. Shyknevsky, a licensed dentist, is charged with hiring the other four, allowing them to
Food & Drink
Cookie display at Gourmanoff Bakery, 1601 Gravesend Neck Road. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)A popular Brighton Beach gourmet market has landed in Sheepshead Bay, with a European bakery selling fancy pastries, fresh bread, and lunch items on Gravesend Neck Road at East 17th Street. Gourmanoff Bakery [http://gourmanoffbakery.com/
News
1501 Voorhies Avenue, 2017. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)A stop-work order has been slapped on the looming — and controversial — 28-story luxury condo tower slated for Sheepshead Bay, after officials found safety violations at the site. Construction for the AvalonBay at 1501 Voorhies Avenue has been halted after inspectors found
Business
Grand opening flags still waiving, April 24 2017. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)After only one year, the Gala Fresh Farms at 3100 Ocean Avenue in Sheepshead Bay is re-branding as a new supermarket, according to store employees. The store was sold to another company and the shift will happen