Business
Photo credit: Roll & HillManufacturing in America – we’re hearing a lot about it these days. How do we keep it from dying? [https://www.racked.com/2018/2/20/17029148/american-giant-manufacturing-supply-chain] Is it even dying? [http://observer.com/2018/01/manufacturing-is-still-the-backbone-of-a-healthy-economy/] But in certain pockets of Brooklyn, there’s
Bushwick
EAST WILLIAMSBURG – The man wanted in connection with a pair of ineffectual bank robberies was arrested yesterday, police reported. Christopher Kelly, 41, of East Williamsburg, was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted robbery, said police. Kelly was a suspect in the attempted robberies of a Chase Bank on
bath beach
BAY RIDGE – As a resident of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and an Education District 20 public school parent, I feel fortunate to have my child enrolled in one of the best school districts in New York City. My son has flourished under the care of impeccably trained teachers and a compassionate
Police & Fire
SUNSET PARK – A Brooklyn woman dozing during her commute home early Friday morning awoke to an unwelcome sight. The incident occurred at approximately 2am on February 23 on a southbound “R” train, according to the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/woman-stabs-creep-masturbated-front-train-article-1.3837863] . The 42-year-old victim
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Events
SUNSET PARK – The streets were packed with people—and covered in confetti—as Brooklyn residents celebrated the Lunar Near Year, welcoming the Year of the Dog. Check out our photos from the celebration below!
Bensonhurst
Happy Year of the Dog, BKLYNERs! Today is the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year [http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/special-report/chinese-new-year/], a time for many joyous celebrations including large family dinners, vibrant dragon and lion dances, lantern festivals, firecrackers, and lucky red envelopes (hongbaos) filled with cash. Here
Business
FORT GREENE – After 19 years at 195 Dekalb Avenue, South African restaurant Madiba [http://www.madibarestaurant.com/home/] closed for good on Sunday, February 11. Photo by Justin FoxMark Henegan, the eatery’s chef and owner, hosted a farewell party on Sunday and a closing sale on Monday, selling everything
Bensonhurst
Happy year of the dog! February 16 marks the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year [http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/special-report/chinese-new-year/], a time for many joyous celebrations including large family dinners, vibrant dragon and lion dances, lantern festivals, firecrackers, and lucky red envelopes (hongbaos) filled with cash. >
Announcements
SUNSET PARK – The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) [https://www.nycedc.com] recently announced the launch of the Brooklyn Army Terminal [https://www.bklynarmyterminal.com]’s Micromanufacturing Hub, a new area housing smaller industrial manufacturing spaces designed to allow growth-stage businesses to move in quickly. The spaces available
Announcements
SUNSET PARK – The family behind the James Beard award-winning specialty market Sahadi’s [https://sahadis.com] announced yesterday that they will open a new location at Industry City [https://industrycity.com] later this year. Photo courtesy of Industry CityOriginally from Lebanon, Wade Sahadi founded the business in Manhattan in 1895
Bay Ridge
A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Yesterday morning, 11 men were arrested and charged in the aftermath of an eight-month investigation into a Southern Brooklyn drug ring accused of selling cocaine, heroin, and heroin laced with the deadly synthetic
News
A man in handcuffs, surrounded by police, at the scene of this morning’s violent attack in Sunset Park (Photo via @NYC911NEWS)SUNSET PARK – A verbal altercation between two men on 56th Street this morning turned violent, sending one man to the hospital and the other to jail. The incident