Central Brooklyn
Atlantic Avenue Holiday Tree located in front of The Belarusian Church, on corner of Atlantic & Bond 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], and Instagram
Announcements
Barclays in the snow (Photo by Nathan Haselby)Well, winter is finally, truly, here. Tomorrow will see the first snow of the season, with 3-5 inches predicted to accumulate throughout the day, starting around 4:00 am and continuing throughout the day, into the night. Temperatures will be just above
Arts & Culture
Tis the season—there are lots of holiday fairs, markets, and pop-ups to shop this weekend for all your gifting needs. There are also two interactive, immersive art events, a photography exhibit, DUMBO’s First Thursday gallery walk, and an anti-Santa Con pub crawl in Gowanus. Find out what else
Central Brooklyn
Getting into the Christmas Spirit in Carroll Gardens (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. Two Workers Rescued From Scaffolding Stuck On 17th Floor At 4 MetroTech [https://patch.com/new-york/heights-dumbo/
Announcements
Saturday Night Fever is coming back to Brooklyn for one night only—on a Wednesday! To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic disco flick, the original 2001 Space Odyssey Nightclub is coming back to life in a Southern Brooklyn Chinese restaurant. The Bamboo Garden, which sits at 64th Street
Central Brooklyn
The City Council held a hearing on Tuesday to grill NYCHA Chair, Shola Olatoye, about the agency’s failure to properly conduct lead paint inspections in thousands of public housing apartments. Red Hook Houses (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)NYCHA did not conduct inspections between 2012 to 2016 in 55,000
Arts & Culture
Andrew Neesley and Tim Emmerick had individually forged some impressive musical credentials before they met. Neesley was an acclaimed jazz trumpeter and performed with artists as diverse as Ray Barreto, the Roots, James Taylor, and Lady Gaga. Emmerick, one of the first musicians ever to earn a Master’s degree
Bed Stuy
SUNSET PARK – The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 29-year-old man from Sunset Park who went missing late last month. Wen-Na Chen (Photo via NYPD)Wen-Na Chen was last seen at his home on Friday, November 24 at approximately 1pm, according to police. Chen
Central Brooklyn
A Tree Falls in Brooklyn, Boerum Hill, November 15, 2017 (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], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up
Bay Ridge
(Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Corner Media)BAY RIDGE – Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis is urging the MTA to increase service across the Verrazano Bridge, citing long wait lines and insufficient busses. Along with State Senator Marty Golden and politicians from both Bay Ridge and Staten Island, Assemblymember Malliotakis sent a letter to
Central Brooklyn
via ReachNowThanksgiving is behind us and odds are that you did a little traveling last week. And even if you didn’t, you’re probably planning some later in December. You’re certainly not alone. I mean, check out these stats [http://newsroom.aaa.com/2017/11/nearly-51-million-americans-travel-thanksgiving-highest-volume-dozen-years/] from AAA:
Central Brooklyn
A newly empty lot at the corner of 5th and Flatbush Avenues, across from Barclays (Photo by Nathan Haselby)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. Defense Lawyers and DA Protests Latest ICE Arrest at Brooklyn