Arts & Culture
CONEY ISLAND – City’s beaches officially open this Saturday, May 25, and Coney Island is again open for visitors all week long, with rides, boardwalk entertainment, and music to remind us there is more to life than just work, work, work, work, work. Best thing – most of it is free,
Business
There are so many amazing places around Park Slope to grab a drink, chill with friends, or find a fantastic new wine you’ve never heard of. Cinch is a neighborhood exploration app that helps you discover great new places and deals in your backyard, and we want to help
brighton beach
The heavily damaged Tatiana’s Restaurant scarred the Brighton Beach Boardwalk. Todd Maisel/BklynerBRIGHTON BEACH – A two-alarm fire ripped through a Brighton Beach restaurant from underneath the boardwalk, injuring one firefighter and causing heavy damage to the establishment and to the wooden planks, fire officials said. Restaurant owners and residents
Arts & Culture
Nerdy Burlesque at the Nerdlesque Festival in Coney Island was a great attraction with talent from throughout the country. Paris Original of Seattle WA shows her personality in a Disney kind of way. Todd Maisel/BklynerCONEY ISLAND – Burlesque can be creative, sexually expressive and at times, gender fluid. In some
Announcements
Coney Island opensCONEY ISLAND – Yes, the Luna Park and the Cyclone opened last week to huge crowds, but this past Sunday was the traditional Brooklyn egg cream christening of the famed roller coaster, the bottle of chocolaty goodness broken by the Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, community leaders, and Luna
Announcements
The historic Cyclone roller coaster in Coney Island opened Saturday for the season. Todd Maisel/BklynerCONEY ISLAND – The official opening of the Coney Island Cyclone Roller Coaster will occur on Sunday, April 14 with elected officials and local leaders breaking a bottle of Brooklyn egg-cream on the front car. But
Bed Stuy
Photo by Mary Bakija/City Kid CornerSummer is supposedly winding down, but the 90-degree and higher heat doesn’t make it feel that way. You know what else gets New Yorkers hot under the collar? The incessant jingle from the ice-cream truck, apparently… While the tune may still elicit a
Announcements
(Photo via NYC Buildings/twitter)The National Weather Service [https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=okx&wwa=heat%20advisory] has issued a Heat Advisory [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/em/resources/notify_nyc/weather-33.page] for New York City from 11am Tuesday morning through 9pm Wednesday night.
Borough Park
BORO PARK/WILLIAMSBURG – This week Monday through Thursday Met Council will be giving away nearly 5,000 free kosher lunches for kids in Boro Park and Williamsburg. “Met Council is proud to have the only free kosher summer lunch program for kids in New York,” said David G. Greenfield CEO
Bay Ridge
Looking for something to do with the kids during the final weeks of summer vacation? City Parks Foundation’s PuppetMobile [https://cityparksfoundation.org/puppetmobile/] is presenting free performances of The Big Good Wolf at local parks. The “modern-day fairy tale” features characters from Goldilocks and The Three Bears, transporting viewers
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – A beloved summer tradition returns to Coney Island Beach on Saturday—the 28th Annual Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest [http://wearebcs.org/home/sand/]. Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ConeyIslandSandSculpting/photos/pcb.787149448050534/787148748050604/?type=3&theater] Presented by the Alliance
Central Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS – Local mentorship program, the I AM PEACE Foundation [http://www.iampeacefoundation.org], is hosting its fifth annual 3-on-3 youth basketball tournament this Saturday, August 11, at Jackie Robinson Playground. I AM PEACE group shot, August 2017 (courtesy of I AM PEACE)The event was organized by Crown Heights