Events
On October 29, 2012, Superstorm Sandy [/86074-superstorm-sandy-anniversary-southern-brooklyn-sheepshead-bay/] caused the deaths of 43 New York City residents and caused $19 billion in economic damage. The storm had a devastating impact on the Brooklyn-Queens waterfront and Southern Brooklyn, along with the East and South Shores of Staten Island, Southern Queens and lower
Announcements
RED HOOK – At a groundbreaking event Tuesday morning, New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) officials were joined by Congress Member Nydia Velazquez, Assembly Member Felix Ortiz, Council Member Carlos Menchaca, and NYCHA residents to kick off a $63 million roof construction project at the Red Hook Houses. The project entails
Announcements
Rain pounding on the BQE, May 7. (Photo by Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch [http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=okx&wwa=flash%20flood%20watch] for New York City until 11pm tonight, August 18. Excessive runoff from rainfall may
Announcements
Photo by rkbresler [https://instagram.com/rkbresler/]GOWANUS – Heavy rain flooded areas of Gowanus this early morning. > We ordered the rain and the river to help clean the streets for #summerstrolls tomorrow night. #parkslope #theother5th > Posted by Park Slope Fifth Avenue [https://www.facebook.com/parkslopefifthavenue/] on Friday,
Central Brooklyn
(Photo via NYC Buildings/twitter)Looks like it’s going to be a scorcher today. Update: The heat advisory has been extended through Friday, July 21 The National Weather Service [http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=okx&wwa=heat%20advisory] has issued a Heat Advisory for New
Central Brooklyn
Get ready for steamy air, unforgiving heat, and scattered thunderstorms through tomorrow evening. The National Weather Service [http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=okx&wwa=heat%20advisory] has issued a Heat Advisory for New York City until 6pm on Thursday, July 13. A Heat Advisory is issued
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites)Today’s predicted thunderstorm could bring 2 to 4 inches of rain and damaging winds up to 60mph, continuing into early Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service [http://www.weather.gov/media/okx/Briefings/WxBriefing_FB.pdf]. The National Weather Service has
News
Photo by BKLYNERLast Thursday, President Trump announced [http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/01/530748899/watch-live-trump-announces-decision-on-paris-climate-agreement] his withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement is a 2015 climate deal made by 195 countries around the world with a goal to reduce greenhouse gas
Announcements
Rain pounding on the BQE, May 5. (Photo by Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning [http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=okx&wwa=flash%20flood%20warning] for Brooklyn, Staten Island, and Queens until 4pm today, May 5. Excessive runoff from
Arts & Culture
Rendering via KPFNYCHA has commissioned architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) to design a resiliency and renewal program for the Red Hook Houses in response to the devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy in 2012. The storm left thousands of Red Hook residents without power and basic necessities for weeks
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Food & Drink
A deserted Flatbush Avenue (Photo by Nathan Haselby)Did you work up an appetite shoveling your sidewalk this morning? Hungry for some lunch or hankering for a hot beverage? Whether you want some food, drink, or just a new setting to combat your cabin fever, here’s a list of
News
Photo by hamiltonsbrooklyn via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BRnraXMjoxB/]Winter Storm Stella may have been downgraded [http://www.wnyc.org/story/getting-around-during-storm-our-transit-tracker] from a blizzard to a mere winter weather advisory in New York, but judging by all the Instagram posts, she’s still making quite an impression