Central Brooklyn
Tom Fruin’s ‘Watertower 3’ beside the BQE at 334 Furman Street (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and subscribe
Central Brooklyn
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Bensonhurst
BENSONHURST – An 87-year-old man was struck and killed by a Mack truck as he crossed the street in Bensonhurst yesterday, police confirmed. The incident took place Thursday, September 27, around 2:50 pm, at the intersection of 86th Street and 21st Avenue, said police. According to a preliminary investigation, Carmine
Announcements
SUNSET PARK – A neighbor noticed several parking meters under the Gowanus Expressway and was wondering what was going on. So, we looked into it. Starting September 10, parking meters under the Gowanus Expressway from 35th Street to 37th Street became operational. It is a pilot in conjunction with a larger
Arts & Culture
This final week of September offers lots of fun things to do, including film screenings, the Chile Pepper Fest, and the Shop Black Pop-up. Don’t forget to check out the first annual Brooklyn School Gardens Crawl [/brooklyn-school-gardens-crawl/] on Saturday where ten District 15 schools from Red Hook to Kensington
News
SUNSET PARK – An argument between two coworkers turned violent, then deadly, this week after a Brooklyn man succumbed to injuries sustained in a fight on Monday. In the early evening of Monday, September 24, police responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress at 140 58th Street, in
Announcements
BROOKLYN – Cycle 8 of the New York City Council’s Participatory Budgeting [https://council.nyc.gov/pb/] has officially begun! Participatory budgeting (PBNYC) is a city program that allows residents to vote on $1 million to $1.5 million in projects developed by community members. PBNYC gives New Yorkers the
Announcements
Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)As part of National Voter Registration Day the New York Public Library is doing their party by allowing residents to register at any of their branches today! Make sure to check your local library’s hours
Bay Ridge
BAY RIDGE — Democratic nominee for the 11th congressional district, Max Rose, raised at least 90% of his contributions (of those larger than $200) from out-of-district donors, according to Federal Election Commission data analyzed by OpenSecrets. [https://www.opensecrets.org/races/geography?cycle=2018&id=NY11] Rose raised most of
Bay Ridge
BED-STUY – Last Friday, an MTA bus crashed into a residential building in Bed-Stuy as the driver was turning to avoid construction at Ralph Avenue and St. Marks. The crash took place around 10:15 am. The B54 bus was empty at the time of the collision, but police reported that
Bay Ridge
WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking for the suspect who assaulted two men in a homophobic, anti-gay attack over the weekend. Police said the attack occurred near the intersection of Union and Metropolitan Avenues, just before 1:00 am on Sunday, September 23. The suspect approached two men, ages 29 and 34,
Central Brooklyn
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