Central Brooklyn
RED HOOK – An FDNY firefighter was arrested yesterday for choking his girlfriend. His girlfriend was also arrested — for choking the firefighter. On Sunday, February 17 at about 11:30 a.m., 34-year-old James Samuel, who was off duty, was arrested and charged with criminal obstruction of breathing and unlawful imprisonment.
Announcements
Image viaSgarton [http://mrg.bz/YRDAR7]Monday, February 18 is Presidents’ Day. See below for a list of what’s closed today in observance of the holiday. Government Offices, Parking, And Sanitation Government offices, including the Department of Motor Vehicles and courts, are closed on Monday. There is no regular
Arts & Culture
Don’t let the recent chilly weather keep you from exploring this weekend! Spend time relaxing while listening to jazz music with Out of the Collective, immerse yourself in a participatory performance, The Eye of the Beholder, at the BRIC House, check out art exhibits across the borough and check
Central Brooklyn
NYC Council Member Brad Lander, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, and safe streets advocates rallied outside City Hall on Tuesday for legislation that would make city streets safer by getting the most dangerous drivers off the roads. > We’re on the steps of City Hall with @bradlander [https://twitter.com/
Events
SUNSET PARK – The air abounds with the noise of tiny firecrackers popping under foot as the crowd shuffles along. Glitter and confetti transform the pavement into a patchwork of pastel colors. Children and adults delight in equal measure over cans of silly string, chasing one another through the street. Drums
News
SUNSET PARK – “More than a thousand inmates have been stuck in freezing cells at a federal jail on the Brooklyn waterfront that has had limited power and heat for at least this week, according to federal public defenders and leaders of the union representing the jail’s corrections officers,” New
Neighbors
Via Gounardes Twitter.BAY RIDGE — Just off a contentious race against a longtime incumbent, Gounardes took the ceremonial oath for office on Sunday and called for unity and action from his constituents. Nearly a thousand people came out to Ft. Hamilton High School [https://www.fthhs.org/] to witness the
Announcements
Photo: LoudlabsNYCBAY RIDGE – An 88-year-old woman got out of her car to open the garage door. Then, the car rolled on top of her killing her. Saturday afternoon, January 26 at about 5:48 p.m., the NYPD arrived at 115 96th Street to find Alba Mazza with trauma to
Arts & Culture
The Katra Film Series [http://katrafilmseries.com/tickets/]returns to the Alamo Drafthouse Theater in Downtown Brooklyn for its 7th Annual Grand Finale. Out of a total of 100 new works presented last year, 15 finalists have been selected to advance to this year’s grand finale. Named one of
Central Brooklyn
The Winter 2019 edition of NYC Restaurant Week [https://www.nycgo.com/restaurant-week] kicked off on Monday, January 21 with nearly 400 restaurants across the city offering special prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus. Participating eateries are featuring $26 two-course lunch menus and $42 three-course dinner menus until Friday, February 8.
Arts & Culture
It may be rainy out today, but skies should clear up by tomorrow—just in time for a weekend featuring theater, music, comedy, and an anti-fascist heavy metal fest. Check the Bklyner Calendar [/calendar/] for more events happening around town or to list one of your own. Ionseco Suite via
bath beach
Salahi Deli’s new sign has a deeper backstory. Justin Mitchell/Bklyner.BAY RIDGE — City Councilman Justin Brannan sent a letter to the Department of Investigations suggesting an employee within the agency is behind the city-wide sign and awning scandal [/merchants-take-down-signs-as-panic-over-fines-sweeps-city/], according to documents Bklyner obtained. The letter [https://www.