Central Brooklyn
(Photo via Ditmas Park Corner)There’s a large number of New York City drivers who register their cars out-of-state, costing the city an estimated $73 million in unpaid parking tickets, $1 million in license plate fees, and more than $93 million in tax revenue, reports Crain’s New York
Events
Dan Donovan is Brooklyn’s only Republican Congressman, representing Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Gravesend and Staten Island for the 11th Congressional District, and at least some of his Brooklyn constituents are really unhappy. This morning the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce held a Brooklyn Newsmakers breakfast series with the Brooklyn Congressional Delegation,
Arts & Culture
The Parking Spot movie poster (via Mario Corry)The struggle of finding a prime parking space on the streets of Brooklyn can be mundane, frustrating, contentious—and humorous? Bay Ridge actor and filmmaker Mario Corry thinks so. He recently wrote and starred in The Parking Spot, a short film satirizing
Neighbors
Coronet Gotham, 142 King Street, Red Hook, via Google Maps, circa August 2014 Dyker Heights resident Vasillios Georgiadis, aka William Georgiadis, 64, and his company, Coronet Gotham LLC (“Coronet Gotham”), located at 142 King Street in Red Hook have been charged with insurance fraud, grand larceny, failure to secure workers’
Nonsponsored
The 2017 race to succeed term-limited City Councilman Vincent Gentile — who has represented Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bath Beach and Bensonhurst for more than 13 years — is gaining momentum. Check out the opening moves from three Republicans and one Democrat who are vying for the seat in District 43. Liam
Announcements
Photo via Department of Youth & Community Development [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/jobs/syep.shtml]Attention neighbors between the ages of 14 and 24! If you’re looking for a summer job, you can apply now for the city’s Summer Youth Employment Program [http://www1.nyc.
News
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News
This summer in the city just got better: the legendary New York Cosmos [http://www.nycosmos.com/] soccer club announced yesterday that MCU Park in Coney Island will be their new home. They will share the stadium of Brooklyn Cyclones [http://brooklyncyclones.com/], a much loved minor league baseball team
Neighbors
Salvatore Lucchesse leaving the 61st Precinct in police custody. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell/Sheepshead Bites.The Gravesend toddler’s gruesome death has been reclassified as a homicide, following an examination by the Medical Examiner’s Office. Salvatore Lucchesse, 24, was indicted on December 9, 2016 for beating his girlfriend’s
Business
Target announced plans this week to open a new store in Bensonhurst at 6401 18th Avenue, a spot formerly occupied by Annie Sez and Mandee that closed earlier i [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/12/18th-avenues-annie-sez-mandees-shop-closing-january-offering-half-off-everything/] n January. The windows were covered in wall to wall sale signs in December.
Feature
Neighbors assembled at the Carroll Gardens Association’s Annual Southwest Brooklyn Fall Festival (Photo via carrollgardensassociation.com [http://www.carrollgardensassociation.com/current-campaigns/swbtu/])Formed in 1971, the Carroll Gardens Association (CGA) [http://www.carrollgardensassociation.com/] is a not-for-profit organization that provides affordable housing and assists neighbors and tenants in organizing
Announcements
New York City Department of Environmental Protection is doing some maintenance to the drinking water delivery system today and tomorrow (2/2/17) and 2/3/17), which could cause some residents to see brownish water coming out of the tap. While it is not harmful, residents should not drink