Announcements
via Parks DepartmentCONEY ISLAND – Enjoy the Coney Island beach this weekend with fun-filled activities thanks to the Parks Department. There will be clinics and free play for volleyball, crossnet, flag football, ultimate frisbee and soccer, open to all ages. DATE: Saturday, August 3, 2019 TIMES:10 a.m. – 5 p.
Big Story
[UPDATE: Monday, July 29, 2019 at 11:35am] The deceased victim was identified by police as Jason Pagan, who was the intended target of the shooters. According to the New York Post [https://nypost.com/2019/07/28/deadly-brooklyn-block-party-shooting-may-have-begun-as-drunken-gang-brawl/] , he is a recently paroled member of the reputed Bloods gang
brownsville
Borough President Eric Adams. Todd Maisel/BklynerBorough President Eric Adams said Thursday that he would have arrested the men who over the weekend doused water on police officers. During the heat wave, two videos [https://time.com/5632901/nypd-de-blasio-water-police/] were recorded and posted to social media of people dumping water
Boerum Hill
BOERUM HILL – Council Member Brad Lander joined the NYC Board of Correction [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/boc/index.page] for a surprise inspection of the Brooklyn House of Detention (275 Atlantic Avenue) on Sunday afternoon and found 450 detainees awaiting trial and staff members enduring “cruelly hot conditions” on
Announcements
Blackout in Mill Basin, July 21, 2019 (Photo: Todd Maisel)SOUTHEAST BROOKLYN – Yesterday, when temperatures hit the high 90s and people were urged to stay indoors and in cooling areas, Con Edison decided to voluntarily strip power from 30,000 Brooklynites in order to make repairs to prevent a bigger
Business
There’s something about the summer heat that just makes us want to drink a fun cocktail and pretend we’re somewhere that’s tropical and breezy, trading concrete for sand. These places all manage to do that – both in drink and atmosphere (although you’ll have to use your
DUMBO
DUMBO/PARK SLOPE – Last week we mentioned two upcoming free outdoor movie events in Bed-Stuy and Coney Island [/summer-movies-cinema-block-party-and-flicks-on-the-beach/]. With the mercury continuing to rise, there are even more opportunities to get outside and enjoy some free summer flicks. Movies with a View, Photo: Etienne Frossard for Brooklyn Bridge Park
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – Joey Chestnut ate 71 hot dogs to win his 12th title at Nathan’s Famous annual July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island—a few dogs less than last year. Hundreds jammed to watch Joey Chestnut beat his record, but not today. (Photo: Todd Maisel)Fans
Downtown Brooklyn
FORT GREENE – Next month, the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/] will launch Movement Mondays, a series of free fitness classes held outdoors at The Plaza at 300 Ashland (at Lafayette & Flatbush). Movement Mondays via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/330204337626076/] The program kicks off on July 1
Arts & Culture
“Summer” exhibit on view at Nitehawk Cinema – Prospect Park (Photo: Olivia Oldham/Bklyner)PARK SLOPE – Nitehawk Cinema’s mezzanine is currently showcasing a small exhibition of work by local artists from the collective Park Slope Windsor Terrace Artists (PSWTA). [https://www.artspswt.com/new-blog/2019/5/26/artspswt-nitehawk-2] The theme
Business
Red Hook (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)RED HOOK – There are lots of things to like about Red Hook. The views from its shores are among the best in the borough and some of the coastal architecture is straight out of Dickens. But the thing we enjoy that makes it a
Coney Island
Big crowd at MCU Park in Brooklyn on Opening Night for the baseball game between the Staten Island Yankees and Brooklyn Cyclones, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. (Gordon Donovan for Brooklyn Cyclones, with permission)CONEY ISLAND – The Yankees and Mets are in full swing but the minor league baseball season is