News
Photo by Christine BushThe Down-Low is our round-up of stories as well as other curiosities throughout Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. –Anthropologie Debuts ‘Gowanus’ Dress Selling for $188. [DNAinfo [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170105/gowanus/anthropologie-dress-uzi-nyc]] –Gowanus: An Industrial Feel, With Restaurants and Bars. [New York Times
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Photo by Heather Chin / BKLYNERThe New York City Office of Emergency Management and the National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory [https://inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i=8315736] beginning tonight. The advisory goes into effect at 10pm this evening and lasts until 10am on Friday,
Health
By: Warren Seigel, M.D., NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island Chairman of Pediatrics Warren Seigel, M.D., NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island Chairman of Pediatrics Parents, pay special attention to the winter months. Children are at particular risk for harm when the temperature drops. By planning ahead for winter weather,
News
625 39th Street, November 2016. (Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/place/625+39th+St,+Brooklyn,+NY+11232/@40.6489957,-74.0000859,3a,37.5y,335.87h,90.14t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sbN1VLisnbRHoed4aCH8n3Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c25ac609b511f3:0x6cb92fbda52df2ae!8m2!3d40.6496171!4d-74.0007421] )A
Events
Photo via ImprovEverywhere.com [http://improveverywhere.com/]What is it with January and stripping down? The cold weather must bring out the exhibitionist in all of us. Just a few days ago, the Coney Island Polar Bears took the plunge [/2017-not-dry-run-best-photos-coney-islands-polar-bear-plunge/] in their annual ritual. Well, that’s been a
Food & Drink
Fried taro basket with chicken and beef. (Photo by Carly Miller / BKLYNER)My three friends and I wandered into Good Day Restaurant on a day that could not be described as good — it was a a cold, January night punctuated by icy wind and bitter rain splashing up and down
camps
Photo Credit: Paul TakeuchiIt’s the first week of January. Do you know where your kids will be going to summer camp? Here’s a list of camps that include weekly, specialty camps and summer long traditional camps. Check back each week as we’ll feature unique camps, discounts, and
Food & Drink
Luis Hernandez and Maria Medina, owners of Café Zona Sur. (Photo via Concetta Smith / BKLYNER)When Luis Hernandez and Maria Medina opened their restaurant, Café Zona Sur [http://www.cafezonasur.com/] (4314 4th Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets) four years ago, they didn’t realize just how much the
News
Photo via bourgeosbee / flickr [hhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/bourgeoisbee/2216794248/in/photolist-4nTDGu-8cytY-4vFMGA-4nPz96-hASpu9-dJEMY1-8ZnE4F-iYMs4e-bG5Tap-8cytX-8cytV-xCkT4-8czjc-dgnFk3-5Ri9Js-9xD5ig-dwndkm-8cytW-6DFnPk-7YmPd-dRe1Bz-qEokob-7qseXx-tZreQ-qGARr7-qGARy1-qGvhpK-9eYe4V-pKU4dk-7wnDZn-qpmnsq-5L1vYA-qGEUGa-pLLku9-9dTd52-qrccJ5-pLLdBS-BWPtQU-5S2sjD-qpxhzZ-91Kt9c-qMnci8-aNYSWr-qMnj28-b739GM-D651HJ-5S2rTa-qv5JQz-5M22gG-5M2E1U] The Down-Low is our round-up of stories as well as other
News
Happy New Year to all of you. We begin with exciting news. As we welcome 2017, we will be starting a new phase of local news by merging in our other news sites into one, large, Brooklyn-wide site — BKLYNER.com [/] — under the stewardship of Donny Levit [donny@bklyner.com] on
Police & Fire
Screenshot via Google MapsIn the first few days of 2017, one livery cab crash and one hit-and-run claimed the lives of two southern Brooklyn residents. Abraham Shmailov, 56, was killed in the back seat of a livery cab when an Infinity smashed into the cab at Avenue P and West
Bensonhurst
Dear friends and neighbors, As we welcome 2017, we will be starting a new phase of local news by merging Bensonhurst Bean and our other neighborhood news sites into one, large, Brooklyn-wide site — BKLYNER.com [http://bklyner.com] — under the stewardship of Donny Levit on the editorial and Dina Rabiner