Central Brooklyn
A streetlamp flickers on against the sunset at Empire & Bedford (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Check out a great feature on Brooklyn Councilmember Rafael Espinal, [https://thebridgebk.com/how-rafael-espinal-emerged-as-city-councils-idea-man/] the man behind legalized dancing, a ban on plastic straws, and now a major green rooftop initiative in New York—he’s
Announcements
Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, and Queens Library cardholders have a new perk—free access to a number of museums, public gardens, and cultural institutions across the city. Via www.culturepass.nyc [https://www.culturepass.nyc/]Culture Pass is a new program that allows cardholders aged 13 and
Arts & Culture
Whether you want to hear jazz, Roots and Americana, or traditional Bengali songs, there’s something for everyone this weekend! Along with lots of music, there will be a dance class, block party, and pop-up markets to keep you busy. Check the BKLYNER Calendar [/calendar/] for more events happening around
Business
It’s not really a secret that more and more people will choose to make at least one career change at some point in their lives. The days of staying in one job – let alone one field – and working your way up over many decades are long gone. And that
Central Brooklyn
The merry-go-round at Coney Island glows softly at night (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) Walt Whitman famously lived in Clinton Hill, but the aluminum siding on his former home has prevented the building from being landmarked [/coalition-seeks-landmark-designation-former-home-walt-whitman/] in the past. Undaunted, preservationists are giving it another go [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/
Central Brooklyn
Big crowd at MCU Park in Brooklyn on Opening Night for the baseball game between the Staten Island Yankees and Brooklyn Cyclones, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. (Gordon Donovan)Irish Night at MCU Park is always one of the most popular games of the season. This year, as part of the
Announcements
A New York State program is helping New Yorkers beat the summer heat by providing free air conditioning units to eligible low-income households. Via Wikimedia Commons [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Air_Condition_Unit_Interior_View_USA.jpg] The NYC Human Resources Administration [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hra/
brownsville
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] DOWNTOWN – On Friday, a daylight shooting on Fulton Mall sent onlookers running after a number of men were involved in a verbal dispute that turned violent, with shots fired that sent three
Central Brooklyn
Union Street, Gowanus (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 [/subscribe/]. If you have news tips, story ideas, or
Central Brooklyn
Think you know all about Brooklyn news? Try this week’s news quiz and see how well you’ve kept up with all the coverage on BKLYNER! If you’re reading BKLYNER regularly, consider becoming a subscriber [/subscribe/]—you can keep up-to-date on all things Brooklyn and support the local
Central Brooklyn
Grand Army Plaza – It was announced yesterday that NYC Charter Revision Commission will host a series of public hearings in each of the five boroughs. Their Brooklyn outreach is tomorrow, which is not much notice at all, but if you are stopping by the Grand Army Greenmarket between 9 am
Bay Ridge
Photo by Tom PrendergastBAY RIDGE – A Brooklyn man driving the wrong way on the Belt Parkway while drunk caused a head-on crash that killed a man on Thursday. The crash took place around 1:50 am on Thursday, said police, when Aleh Sheipak, 50, drove the wrong way down the