Central Brooklyn
Gowanus Canal (Photo: Nathan Haselby) * Readers Share Their New York Subway Stories [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/magazine/readers-share-their-new-york-subway-stories.html?_r=0] (NYT) * Dogs keep getting zapped on this block in Bed Stuy [https://nypost.com/2018/01/10/dogs-keep-getting-zapped-on-this-brooklyn-block/] (NYPost) * Thanks for finding my son – An open
Boerum Hill
PARK SLOPE – At the Brooklyn Community Board 6 [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/index.page] General Meeting Wednesday evening, the board voted to pass the NYC Department of Transportation’ s (DOT) [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] proposal to install four miles of protected bike
Arts & Culture
If you’re looking for something to do over the three-day weekend, check out our list below featuring an array of performances and art exhibitions. Also be sure to check out our list of events around Brooklyn commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day here [/commemorating-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-brooklyn/]. There are lots of
Bay Ridge
DYKER HEIGHTS – It was a dramatic scene, and thankfully no one was severely hurt after a school bus slammed into another vehicle and flipped to its side at 3:30 pm on Bay Ridge and 10th Avenue yesterday. There were five kids and two adults on board the bus. A
Central Brooklyn
Photo courtesy of Sam PolcerThe Down-Low is our round-up of stories and other curiosities all over Brooklyn. Dramatic Video Shows Fight and Shooting During a Rollercoaster Deli Robbery [https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Dramatic-Video-NYC-Deli-Owners-Fight-Robber-With-Gun-Undercover-Cops-Pass-By-468371143.html?amp=y&__twitter_impression=true] [NBC NYC] Check Out a Map of NYC
News
Photo: NY AssemblyPamela Harris, Assemblywoman representing the 46th Assembly District, has been indicted [https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/brooklyn-assemblywoman-indicted-multiple-fraud-schemes-and-obstructing-justice] on 11 counts of multiple fraud schemes and obstructing justice. Charges include two counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, four counts of making false
Central Brooklyn
EVENING COMMUTE UPDATE: – B trains are still suspended in both directions, with no service from Brighton Beach to 145 St in Harlem – Some southbound F trains will make D stops from W4/Washington Square all the way to Coney Island – Expect extensive delays in D and F service – Northbound C
Bensonhurst
Europa Pizzeria and Restaurant, 6421 20th Avenue (Photo: Dina Rabiner)You can tell Europa Pizzeria and Restaurant [http://www.europa-restaurant.com/home.aspx] , on the corner of 20th Avenue and 65th Street bordering Mapleton and Bensonhurst, is a family-friendly restaurant. This is apparent even from a passing car. The architecture
Announcements
The Pink Houses in East New York will be included in the upgrades to heating systems (Source: NY District Attorney’s Office)Public housing residents in New York will be receiving efficiency upgrades to their buildings, just not the most needed ones. The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) announced
Central Brooklyn
Zoe enjoying the snow in Park Slope (Courtesy of Stephanie Marden)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], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up for our daily
Central Brooklyn
Roscas de ReyesRosca de Los Reyes is a sweet bread which is a special food for Three Kings Day, known as “Día de los Reyes” in Spanish, and celebrated on January 6. The holiday is sometimes referred to as the Twelfth Night because it falls twelve days after Christmas, but
Announcements
At 4:23pm, the NYC Department of Education announced that New York City schools will be open on Friday, January 5. > ⚠️ New York City district schools will be OPEN tomorrow, Friday, January 5, 2018. All field trips requiring yellow school buses will be cancelled. All other programs and activities