Central Brooklyn
Sharen and Lillian. Photo Credit: David Nager / AllianceBy Sharen I. Duke, the Executive Director and CEO of Alliance for Positive Change. [https://alliance.nyc/] In Brooklyn, the number of HIV diagnoses continues to drop, declining 12% from 2013 to 2017, while the estimated number of new infections in New York
Development
Industry City rendering via S9 ArchitectsSUNSET PARK – Sunset Park Councilmember Carlos Menchaca sent a letter to Industry City [/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Letter-on-Industry-Citys-Rezoning-Proposal.pdf] (IC) yesterday outlining the conditions which need to be accommodated for him to support the company’s quest for rezoning. If you are new to this,
Announcements
Last week the Walentas Family Foundation [https://www.twotreesny.com/about-us/art-and-community] announced “The David Prize [https://www.thedavidprize.org/],” a new $1 million award program that will support five innovators working to make New York City a better place. Via thedavidprize.org [https://www.thedavidprize.org/]Named after David
Arts & Culture
The days are getting much shorter and a little cooler. Enjoy the waning days of summer with a visit to Photoville at Brooklyn Bridge Park, a tour of celebrity graves at Green-Wood Cemetery, a food crawl + fall festival, or an outdoor opera concert. Check out the Bklyner Calendar [/calendar/] for
Bay Ridge
BAY RIDGE – Two years, two council members, and $4.7 million later, the historic Fort Hamilton High School Athletic Field has been renovated – 18 years since last improvements were made to the large property. In 2017, funding for the six-acre field located at 83rd to 85th Street between Colonial Road
Bay Ridge
BAY RIDGE – Brooklyn officials and the NYPD gathered at Fontbonne Academy Hall in Bay Ridge on Wednesday, September 4, to hail the installation of additional school zone speed cameras to both slow down drivers and decrease crashes. This is the new speed camera now located at 3rd Avenue and 99th
Arts & Culture
Take advantage of the cooler weather with various events happening throughout Brooklyn! Check out the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival at various locations throughout Brooklyn or grab a ticket to the Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair. Plus, there are various exhibits opening up across the borough. Bklyner Calendar [/calendar/] has more events
Central Brooklyn
Image via californialabor [https://www.instagram.com/p/BJyM7kqBSNH/?tagged=rosietheriveter&hl=en]Happy Labor Day! We hope everyone enjoys the final weekend of summer. If you’re sticking around town, here’s some information from the city [https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-03233] on what’s
Central Brooklyn
Domino Park. Liena Zagare[UPDATED: Friday, August 30, 2019 at 2:45pm] A representative for Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte contacted Bklyner with the following correction and clarification. “Although [Bichotte] did not like certain things about how the congestion pricing was being handled still voted in favor of it. Her concerns
Education
By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat NY [https://chalkbeat.org/ny/] The new school year will begin with high stakes for Charles O. Dewey, a Sunset Park middle school trying to attract more white and middle-class families in a district-wide effort [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2018/09/20/brooklyn-middle-schools-eliminate-screening-as-new-york-city-expands-integration-efforts/] to better
Arts & Culture
Staying in town this Labor Day weekend? If so, grab some friends and family and head out to the various events happening throughout Brooklyn. Check out the Memeseum at Court Tree Gallery for unique works of art, spend the day at the New York Transit Museum and participate in the
Central Brooklyn
Letter to the Editor: Regarding the five or so highly selective High Schools in the city and the lack of diversity within them and desire to open them up to more underprivileged students, I think we are asking the wrong question. Rather than scrap the current system why not expand