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
We hope you will join us tomorrow, Tuesday, August 28 at 7 pm at the United Chinese Association of Brooklyn, 1787 Stillwell Avenue (between Kings Highway and Avenue S) [https://www.google.com/search?q=1787+Stillwell+Avenue&oq=1787+Stillwell+Avenue&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l3.362j0j7&sourceid=
Bed Stuy
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Police are looking for three suspects that robbed a man at gunpoint in Sheepshead Bay this week. The incident took place near Brigham Street and Avenue U, when the suspects
Nonsponsored
The B44 SBS. Source: Patrick Cashin / MTA / FlickrSHEEPSHEAD – It’s been a long time coming, but there will finally be a new stop on the B44 Select Bus Service (SBS) route at Avenue R and Nostrand Avenue. B44 Select Bus route connects Shore Parkway in Sheepshead Bay to Williamsburg, and
Bed Stuy
CONEY ISLAND – Last week, a man stole money from the hands of a 22-year old in a deli as the victim was just trying to buy some milk at a Coney Island bodega. The theft took place on Thursday, August 16, around 7:30 pm, police said. An unidentified suspect
Bensonhurst
(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)BROWNSVILLE – Police are looking for a man wanted in connection with a seemingly random slashing that took place in Brownsville on Monday. The attack happened around 11:30 pm on Monday, August 6, near Linden Boulevard and Rockaway Parkway, said police, when the suspect approached a 44-year
bath beach
via FBYesterday, the Gounardes campaign for State Senate released its immigration platform, “Welcoming New Americans,” [https://www.andrewgounardes.com/immigration/] which sets forth policies that are similar to opponent Ross Barkan’s, but perhaps a bit less progressive, a bit less concrete. Running in the Democratic Primary in Southern Brooklyn’
Coney Island
KINGS HIGHWAY – A strong pushback from local business owners and elected officials delayed implementation of a Select Bus Service on B82 Route along Kings Highway to July [/b82-and-why-we-need-fast-and-reliable-bus-service/], and now it looks like more changes may be coming to the plan. MTA & DOT have been meeting with elected officials
Business
Rainbow at Rocca on Emmons.Sheepshead Bay – The New York Times has published an unprecedented number of stories about new food spots in Sheepshead Bay this year. Since February, they have reviewed Belarussian Xata, Luda’s Dumplings and most recently Cafe Dushanbe. The three spots are a stone’s throw
Announcements
Photo: Tova ChatzinoffSHEEPSHEAD BAY – All commercial corridors in District 48 will receive increased trash collections seven days a week, up from the three to five days a week pick-ups, starting later this month. “No New York City community should be scattered with litter and garbage all over the streets,” Council
Central Brooklyn
Outside 237 East 55th Street, where a 25-year old was shot to death last night (Screenshot via Google Maps)EAST FLATBUSH – Last night, a man was shot to death on an East Flatbush street, a little before 10:00 pm, police confirmed. Responding to a 911 call of a man
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