Announcements
Teddy bears and flowers on the corner of Bay 25th St and Benson Avenue. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BATH BEACH – Elnur means ‘the light.’ That is what one woman from Uzbekistan said yesterday at a vigil for three-year-old Elnur Shavkator who was killed by a van while crossing the street
Announcements
GREENPOINT – The North Brooklyn Coalition Against Family Violence is holding a vigil tonight [https://www.facebook.com/events/667082790160546/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22page%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22page_upcoming_events_card%5C%22%2C%
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News
(Courtesy: tlanexiche / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BHtUkd6BMrL/?tagged=sunsetparkbrooklyn])Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/sunsetparkvoice], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/sunsetparkvoice], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sunsetparkvoice/], and sign up for our daily
Central Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams stand with police and religious leaders to pray for shooting victims in Grand Army Plaza. (Elizabeth Elizalde / Sunset Park Voice)People of different faiths held hands in prayer to honor victims of last week’s Louisiana, Minnesota, and Dallas
Central Brooklyn
Black Lives Matters demonstrators in Union Square, New York City. (Courtesy: Instagram / mbc.hiroots [https://www.instagram.com/p/BHsr3MuDkg1/?tagged=blacklivesmatternyc])In the wake of last week’s nationwide violence, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams, community members, and law enforcement, will hold a candlelight vigil to honor the
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Thousands packed surrounding areas of the iconic Stonewall Inn in the West Village on Monday, June 13. (Photo via francis_ellen [https://www.instagram.com/p/BGoppKSnTZ9/?tagged=stonewall&hl=en])Public Advocate Letitia James will join several other politicians and advocacy groups tonight at Grand Army Plaza [https:
Events
Thousands packed surrounding areas of the iconic Stonewall Inn in the West Village on Monday, June 13. (Photo via francis_ellen [https://www.instagram.com/p/BGoppKSnTZ9/?tagged=stonewall&hl=en])Public Advocate Letitia James will join several other politicians and advocacy groups tonight at Grand Army Plaza [https:
Events
Thousands packed surrounding areas of the iconic Stonewall Inn in the West Village on Monday, June 13. (Photo via francis_ellen [https://www.instagram.com/p/BGoppKSnTZ9/?tagged=stonewall&hl=en])Public Advocate Letitia James will join several other politicians and advocacy groups tonight at Grand Army Plaza [https:
fort greene
A scene from Victoria Nicodemus’ vigil. (Photo by Heather Chin/Fort Greene Focus.)Hank Miller, the brother of slain pedestrian Victoria Nicodemus, has posted a petition on Change.org [https://www.change.org/p/kings-county-district-attorney-ken-thompson-brooklyn-da-ken-thompson-justice-for-victoria-nicodemus-conduct-a-full-investigation?recruiter=46202&utm_source=petitions_show_components_action_panel_wrapper&utm_medium=copylink]
Brown Memorial Baptist Church
As dusk fell over Brooklyn on the longest day of the year, candlelight began to flicker and voices rose in unison, filling the plaza in front of Barclays Center with the refrains of “We Shall Overcome.” The song capped a 90-minute-long interfaith vigil and name-reading on Sunday, June 21, which
vigil
The PS 130 community is joining with Mohammad Naiem Uddin’s family for a December 1 vigil for the 14-year-old boy who was killed by a hit-and-run driver at Caton Avenue and East 7th Street [/news/community-gathers-for-mohammad-naiem-uddins-funeral-ps-130-collecting-donations-for-family] last Thursday night. The vigil will be held Monday, December 1 at 6pm.
Brooklyn For Peace
Two Brooklyn-based peace activist groups are holding vigils in Fowler Square until Friday to protest Israel’s ongoing bombing of Gaza, Palestine [http://www.bbc.co.uk/search/news/?q=gaza]. Members of Fort Greene for Peace [http://www.brooklynpeace.org/brooklynforpeace/fort-greene-for-peace.htm] and Brooklyn for Peace [http://www.
Brooklyn Central Booking
Last night at 6pm, dozens of family members and supporters gathered outside Brooklyn Central Booking to remember 37-year-old neighbor Kyam Livingston, who died in a cell there on July 21 [/blog/crime/local-woman-dies-in-police-custody] after guards allegedly denied her pleas for help for seven hours [/blog/news/kyam-livingston-reportedly-requested-medical-help-for-hours-before-dying-in-police-custody-sunday-morning] . Kyam’s family
67th Precinct
We know it’s not directly in the neighborhood, but we also know many of you noticed an increase in police sirens and helicopters flying overhead last night, so it’s worth noting that a vigil last night for Kimani Gray, a 16-year-old who was shot and killed by plainclothes
vigil
A community candlelight vigil was held last night for Fatima Gordon, the 28-year-old mother who was shot and killed last week [/blog/crime/woman-killed-in-shooting-near-prospect-park] in front of her apartment building on Clarkson Avenue. At its peak, hundreds of community members surrounded the apartment building, laid flowers, lit candles, lofted balloons