Central Brooklyn
New Chancellor Robert Carranza and Mayor Bill de Blasio (Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)By Christina Veiga Ever since the city launched a push to scrap the entrance exam for its vaunted specialized high schools, Chancellor Richard Carranza has made it clear that he doesn’t believe a single test
Animals
SUNSET PARK – There are goats on the loose in Sunset Park along the N tracks, the MTA has announced. At this point, they are not affecting the train traffic ahead of you, though MTA promises to let us all know if they do. N trains are running on D train
Central Brooklyn
Mayor Bill de Blasio is working from home this week. Starting on Monday, August 20, de Blasio and members of his administration will work from the Mayor’s home borough at Brooklyn Borough Hall and attend a series of events including a town hall meeting scheduled for Thursday. “City Hall
Central Brooklyn
Erwin Wurm’s Hot Dog Bus, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1, on view and handing out hot dogs until August 26 (Photo: Nathan Haselby)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]
Central Brooklyn
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Bay Ridge
Looking for something to do with the kids during the final weeks of summer vacation? City Parks Foundation’s PuppetMobile [https://cityparksfoundation.org/puppetmobile/] is presenting free performances of The Big Good Wolf at local parks. The “modern-day fairy tale” features characters from Goldilocks and The Three Bears, transporting viewers
Bay Ridge
(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)SUNSET PARK – Police are looking for a suspect wanted in connection with a case of forcible touching that happened within a Sunset Park church last week. On Friday, August 10, around 7:45 pm, the suspect followed a victim into a church near 5th Avenue and 48th
Central Brooklyn
Inside Brooklyn Borough Hall today (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Caught between a street sweeper and a bike lane in Bushwick, some drivers have found literal middle ground in the ongoing struggle to find alternate side parking—they’re leaving their cars in the middle of the street! [https://nypost.com/2018/
Central Brooklyn
The deadline to register to vote [http://www.elections.ny.gov/VotingDeadlines.html] in the New York State and Local Primary Election is Sunday, August 19. Applications must be postmarked by August 19 and received by the Board of Elections no later than Friday, August 24. The primaries are scheduled
Arts & Culture
Whether you love theater, books, movies, or music, you won’t be disappointed with the options this weekend. If you prefer to just hang out with your neighbors at a local street fair, there are lots of those lined up as well. Check the BKLYNER Calendar [/calendar/] for more events
News
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerAt a press conference earlier today on the steps of the City Hall, Council Speaker Corey Johnson did not mix words for the two Brooklyn Senators – Simcha Felder and Marty Golden at the end of his prepared remarks. He was joined by council members Alicka Amprey Samuels,
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Carly Miller)Ditmas Park made the top of the Time’s New York Today section, part of a series on “Suburbs in the City.” [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/nyregion/new-york-today-ditmas-park.html?rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2Fny-today-daily-briefings&action=click&contentCollection=nyregion®ion=stream&