Afropunk 2017, Soap Box Derby and Parking Your Dog in Brooklyn

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Brooklyn Bridge,1900
Private collection@Asamsakti @RitaCobix @artmajcar @LuisaM56_ @FedericaAnto2 pic.twitter.com/WYCtPGxk5M

— ludovico vico (@VicoLudovico) August 27, 2017

- Woman who was battling cancer dies alone in blaze at Brooklyn apartment building. [Daily News]

- Check out the creativity at the10th annual South Slope Soap Box Derby. [cbslocal]

- BP Eric Adams will be giving his recommendation this week on the controversial plan to develop the Bedford-Union Armory. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Afropunk 2017 Saturday pics (Solange, Soul II Soul, Little Simz, more). [Brooklyn Vegan]

- Battle of Brooklyn re-enactment held at Green-Wood Cemetery. [News12]

- A 1-year-old girl was badly burned by hot tea in East NY. [Daily News]

- Cops say gang of men made anti-gay comments and beat up a social worker in Bed-Stuy. [abc7]

- Now you can park your dog in Brooklyn. [Brooklyn Eagle]



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Drag Queens at the Library, ePrix Coming to Brooklyn, Woman Who Hired a Hit Man and More Brooklyn Briefs

You can walk across the Brooklyn Bridge with Bill Murray next month: https://t.co/38NrPIAyjr pic.twitter.com/qJGoW8o2UR

— Time Out New York (@TimeOutNewYork) May 16, 2017

- Brooklyn Public Library brings drag queens, kids together for story hour. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Brooklyn judge sanctions city lawyer for 600 objections in disastrous deposition of NYPD cop. [Daily News]

- Brooklyn Seltzer Boys delivers NY nostalgia in a bottle. [Crains]

- International ePrix Formula E Car Championship coming to Brooklyn expected to draw thousands. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Retired NYPD cops upset about overturned Brooklyn convictions – and millions in settlement money. [Pix11]

- 17-year-old stabbed in the neck outside East NY high school. [Daily News]

- Brooklyn woman accused of hiring hit man to kill husband to obtain insurance money faces life without parole. [Daily News]

- Residents suing the city over the planned opening of a controversial Crown Heights homeless shelter say they’re close to an agreement. [DNAinfo]

- NYCHA trains residents for well-paying jobs in construction at Brooklyn's City Tech. [Brooklyn Eagle]

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Cops Shoot & Kill 1; Rat Urine Health Tips; Brooklyn Bridge Structurally Deficient; and More Brooklyn Briefs

What happens to chocolate-covered strawberries 2 days after Valentine's Day. At Garden of Eden salad bar in Brooklyn Heights. Photo by MK Metz

- Police shooting in East New York. Perp shot first.  [NYPD News]

- After rat urine death, NYC issues guidelines on avoiding disease. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- It's gonna be 60 degrees this weekend so let's celebrate: The 20 best things to do in Brooklyn this weekend. [Brokelyn]

- Brooklyn Bridge and many other listed as structurally deficient. [NY1]

- Anish Kapoor to install an endless black whirlpool in Brooklyn Bridge Park. [DesignBoom]  

- Worker's Justice Project joined the 24-hour work stoppage on Thursday, set to send a message to the White House. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- What to do if ICE agents show up at your door. [Twitter]

People in #SunsetPark Brooklyn protesting against #BrokenWindows policing & deportations! #DayWithoutImmigrants #NoBanNoWallNoRaids pic.twitter.com/v3nXyt4vjE

— Ash J (@AshAgony) February 16, 2017

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Shooting Near Flatlands Ave.; More LICH Aggravation; Sunset Park Rally Today; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Top: Former LICH building, Atlantic and Hicks St. By Brooklyn Eagle
Bottom: The building is more than half demolished. By MK Metz

- Early a.m. demolition at former Long Island College Hospital (LICH, photos above) riles Brooklyn neighbors. [Brooklyn Eagle] 

- Gunman shoots two men, killing one, near Flatlands Ave. [Daily News]

- ICYMI: East New York, Brooklyn man charged in slain jogger case. [Newsday]

- Menchaca, Gentile are hosting a unity rally in Sunset Park today. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Pyromaniac skips away after setting fires in Brownsville supermarket. [Daily News]

- Brooklyn doctor Kamal Fadlalla is back in the city after Trump's travel ban left him stuck in Sudan. [NY1]

Welcome back to #Brooklyn Dr. Kamal Fadlalla, second year resident @InterfaithMed @NYCHealthSystem! #BrooklynResists the illegal #MuslimBan! pic.twitter.com/bXG5dEhlfS

— Yvette D. Clarke (@RepYvetteClarke) February 5, 2017

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Brooklyn ATM Heist; Lena Dunham's Apologies; Mysterious Trump Flyover and More Brooklyn Briefs

Chief Maddrey & @NYPDBklynNorth team bring Christmas spirit & 🎁 🎁to kids at hospitals across #Brooklyn. More on: @ny1 @ABC7NY @1010WINS pic.twitter.com/q0un4hqdyF

— Det. James Byrne (@NYPDByrne) December 21, 2016

- Police release surveillance photos of the man they say fired a shot into a Canarsie high school. [NY1]

- Jehovah’s Witnesses sell 85 Jay St. to Jared Kushner-led partnership. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Two men made off with an entire ATM from a laundromat in East New York, after waving a gun at a child standing behind the counter. [CBS]

- Actress Chloë Sevigny's Park Slope co-op has gone into contract for $2.75 million. [Mansion Global]

- Brooklyn scores more than $15 million in economic development awards from the state. Beneficiaries range from Brooklyn Bridge Park to St. Nicks Alliance. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- The SKINS “Still Sleep” EP release party on Dec. 22. [Eventbrite]

- Everything Lena Dunham publicly apologized for in 2016. [Newsweek]

- Yeah well... Mysterious Manhattan military flyover that police didn't know about was Trump extraction exercise. [DNAinfo]

- Meanwhile, Trump is having a hard time finding A List performers for the inauguration.  [The Wrap]


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Three Alarm Fire in East New York, Brooklyn

There are no injuries to report at 3-alarm fire at 420 Lincoln Ave #Brooklyn pic.twitter.com/nzGFkdAN9X

— FDNY (@FDNY) November 2, 2016

FDNY posted the video above on its Twitter account showing a three alarm fire at 420 Lincoln Ave. in Brooklyn. No injuries were reported.

NBC is reporting that one person was killed.

NYC posted the video below of the same fire.

#Bomberos del @FDNY enfrentan un #incendio de 3 alarmas ahora en 420 Lincoln Ave #Brooklyn. pic.twitter.com/S24yS5tbLk

— Ciudad de Nueva York (@nycgob) November 2, 2016

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New Book on Brooklyn Bridge Park; Mom & Kids Disappear in Downtown Brooklyn; La Croix and More Brooklyn Briefs

The Jay Hoggard Quartet are sure to delight at Jazzmobile – TUE, 8/16 at 7 pm. https://t.co/hCe8mdpArg ©Frossard pic.twitter.com/GVGkvb3xbf

— Brooklyn Bridge Park (@BklynBrdgPark) August 12, 2016

- These maps show just how different Brooklyn was when it was called Breuckelen. [Brownstoner]

- New book details history, development of Brooklyn Bridge Park. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Mom, two young daughters disappear in Downtown Brooklyn. [Daily News]

- NYPD Housing cops recovered an AK-47 assault rifle last Tuesday after they observed men driving in a vehicle not wearing seat belts in East New York. [Breaking 911]

- 40 vintage photos of Brooklyn's streetscape in the 1970s. [Curbed]

- Boston Ska legends Bim Skala Bim playing rare Brooklyn show on East Coast tour. [Brooklyn Vegan]

- Why you should throw your cases of La Croix out the window and stop drinking it. [Brooklyn Magazine]

- American beach volleyball players explain why they'll continue to wear bikinis. [Slate]


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Coworking Spaces in Brooklyn; Security After Nice Attack; Anthony Bourdain and More Brooklyn Briefs

The "Mayor's Restroom" at an East New York town hall. pic.twitter.com/pXuLeuFjST

— Matthew Chayes (@chayesmatthew) July 14, 2016

- Brooklyn driver indicted on manslaughter charges after failure to get his car repaired led to a fatal car crash on Fulton Street in December. [Daily News]

- Young Orthodox Jewish man committed suicide on Wednesday -- the 26th such suicide the New York-area's Orthodox community over past ten months. [Forward]

- Squibb Park Bridge to reopen next spring, 50 percent less bouncy. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- K2 protest held outside Bed-Stuy deli. [CBS]

- A complete list of Brooklyn coworking spaces — locales where you can rent a desk or office by the day, week, or month. [Brownstoner]

- Gov. Cuomo: After Nice attack, NY law enforcement stepping up security at airports, bridges, tunnels and mass transit. [Twitter]

- Globe-trotting foodophile Anthony Bourdain will perform "brutally honest" monologue
 The Hunger at BAM in late November. [Gothamist]

- The historic Lundy’s building on Emmons Avenue continues to deteriorate, despite promises from the owner to patch up the property. [Sheepshead Bites]

- The  Jalopy Theater is putting on Dump Trump Night, a musical revue of satirical songs. [Brokelyn]

- Woman, 60, beaten and raped in Brooklyn building's boiler room by man in maintenance uniform. [Daily News]


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Brooklyn Sex Perv Teacher Gets 5 Years; Carjacking Leaves Trail of Mayhem; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Brooklyn Tech teacher gets five years in prison for sharing pornographic images with seven students, kidnapping one. [Daily News]

- East New York residents worry that de Blasio's rezoning plan will end them up in homeless shelters. [NY1]

- Politicians are calling for the Jehovah’s Witnesses to fulfill promises the group made in 2004 to fix a DUMBO park and subway station. [Brownstoner]

- Tough Russian cookie: A carjacking in Brooklyn leaves a trail of mayhem. [NY Times]

- Map: How crime ridden is your Brooklyn neighborhood? [Patch]

- Manhattan is so ho humm: Brooklyn is becoming an increasingly attractive option for corporate conferences. [Skift]

- Brooklyn wedding shop closes, leaving customers scrambling. [NBC NY]

- Brooklyn has more walk-up apartments than any other borough. Bed-Stuy had the highest percentage in the city. [MetroUS]

- Covered in gold? Williamsburg restaurant sells $100 donuts.  [Fox]

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ISIS Can't Come to Brooklyn, and More Brooklyn Briefs

RT @DevCNY: ISIS Can’t Come To Brooklyn pic.twitter.com/UY1zcO6nDy

— Darleny López (@darlopez) November 16, 2015

- It's official: ISIS can't come to Brooklyn. (Memorable video above; language alert.)

- Help redesign city streets at the Atlantic Avenue Safety Improvement Workshop. [Brownstoner]

- A 70-year-old woman was killed after being struck by a vehicle on Atlantic Avenue Monday afternoon. [DNAinfo]

- Photos: Brooklynites march in candlelight vigil past French cafes and bistros to honor Paris. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Two taken to hospital after shooting at a bus stop in Canarsie. [ABC7]

- Brooklyn's Ample Hills just landed $4 million to launch an ice cream empire. [Eater]

- One person was stabbed and another was punched in the face Monday afternoon on a subway platform in East NY. [NBC]

- Wonderful video plays tribute to South Brooklyn's enduring mom and pop stores.  [PMFA]

- A bicycle delivery man was critically injured when a tree fell on him in Red Hook Monday afternoon. [ABC7]

- Still waiting for FIOS? Brooklyn BP Eric Adams will be hosting a public forum on Verizon's Brooklyn rollout Tuesday night. [Brownstoner]

- An ad that surfaced last week on Craigslist offering a tricked-out dumpster as a rentable apartment was phony. [Brooklyn Eagle] 

- Just once month before 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens,' Gowanus’ Halyards Bar is showing every ‘Star Wars’ movie in the nerdiest way possible. [Brokelyn]


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Diane Ravitch Speaks in Brooklyn Heights Tonight, and More Brooklyn Briefs

Grace Chorale will be performing J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio Dec. 18 & 20 in Brooklyn Heights.

- Despite EPA warning him not to, Christopher Swain swam the entire 1.8 mile length of the Gowanus Canal on Saturday. [PMFA]

- Education expert and author Diane Ravitch, 'Reign of Error' author, to speak at Brooklyn Heights Library benefit tonight. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Photos: Smorgasburg and Brooklyn Flea invade Industry City. [Brownstoner]

- Father of young boy was fatally shot in broad daylight in East New York. [PIX11]

- A man fell between the slats of a subway track up to his chest — and was then struck by an D train on Saturday. [NY Daily News]

- New Boerum Hill townhouse asks $7.5M. [Curbed]

- Spooktacular! Halloween listings for Brooklyn. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Marketing 550 Vanderbilt condos "with deception." [Atlantic Yards Report]

- Mobile food pantry comes to Farragut, Ingersoll and Whitman Houses. [BKReader]

- The history of the "Society to Prevent Disparaging Remarks about Brooklyn." [WNYC]

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Have You Seen Cornelio Pascual, Missing from East New York, Brooklyn?

NYPD issued a Silver Alert on Wednesday at 4:15 PM for the disappearance of Cornelio Pascual, a 73-year-old Hispanic male with Alzheimer's from the area of Schenck Avenue and Stanley Avenue in the East New York section of Brooklyn.

He was last seen on Tuesday at approximately 3:45 PM wearing blue jeans, a striped polo shirt, black sneakers and a black Kangol hat. He is described as 5'6" tall and 150 lbs, with dark hair and dark eyes.

If you see him, please call 9-1-1.



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Carmen Morales, 67, Missing in Brooklyn

The NYPD issued a Silver Alert late Sunday night for the disappearance of Carmen Morales, a 67-year-old Hispanic woman with dementia and Alzheimer's from the East New York section of Brooklyn.

She was last seen on 7/15 at approximately 11:00 PM in the area of Atlantic Avenue and Linwood Street.

Ms. Morales is described at 5'3", 125 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a blue shirt, and brown sandals. If seen, call 9-1-1.


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2-Hr. Amazon Deliveries to Brooklyn; Brooklyn Folk Fest Coming to Brooklyn Heights; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Brooklyn #NYPD officers are trying to find the owner of this dog found out in the cold: http://t.co/noQpRr4CUS pic.twitter.com/i6iT9XWvoJ
— NY1 News (@NY1) February 20, 2015

- The father and uncle of a Brooklyn boy killed in elevator attack are arrested in Montague St. bank heist. [CBS local]

- Almost-instant gratification: Amazon's 2-hr deliveries now comes to Prime members in Brooklyn. [re/code]

 - Brooklyn folk festival will expand -- and is moving to St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn Heights. [NY Times]

- A troubled Park Slope assisted living facility has agreed to pay $750,000 to the family of Brooklyn's "Kung Fu" judge who died after being locked up there seven years ago. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- It's so freezing out that snowy owls from the Arctic have descended on Brooklyn. [NY Magazine]

- Brooklyn's most dangerous intersection is Eastern Parkway and Utica. [amNY]

- Autistic Brooklyn man with diabetes, 20, is missing since Tuesday. [PIX11]

- A man was shot to death in East New York Thursday night. [CBSlocal]

- TSA found 2 guns in 2 separate ladies' handbags at JFK on Thursday. One belonged to a Brooklyn resident.  [Brooklyn Eagle]

- The leading candidate in the special election to replace Michael Grimm in Congress says it's worth the cost. [NY1]

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Shooting in East New York, Brooklyn Early Wednesday Morning

From the scanner:

Confirmed: One person shot at 375 Fountain Ave. between Blake to Dumont avenues in Brooklyn's 75th Precinct.

A Level 1 Mobilazation was called at 12:20 p.m. early Wednesday morning.

Police are searching for four black males who fled in a silver Honda on Fulton Street, headed towards Dumont.

UPDATE: Possibility of a second person shot; not confirmed. 

UPDATE 1:41 a.m.: Confirmed one male shot. Level 1 Mobilization has been terminated.



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13-Year-Old Boy Missing Wednesday Night in East New York, Brooklyn

Myro Jenkins was headed to M.S. 218. Photo: Google Maps 2014

A 13-year-old boy named Myro Jenkins went missing somewhere around 313 Montauk between Sutter and Blake avenues in East New York, Brooklyn Wednesday afternoon.

He has been missing for 10 hours (as of midnight late Wednesday).

Myro was going to play basketball at Junior H.S. 218, and hasn't been seen since.

He's black, 5'4", slim build, wearing black shirt, black pants and black sneakers.

Please keep on the lookout for him.


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Is DirecTV Responsible for Their Contractor's Unlicensed Driver Mowing Down a Woman in Brooklyn?

A DirecTV van ran down a woman in Brooklyn on Monday, leaving her in critical condition. The DirecTV van operated by an unlicensed driver, the NY Daily News reported.

Tom Vanderbilt tweeted:

How does a major company like @directv have an unlicensed driver driving their vans? http://t.co/2hrinfd5px HT: @buttermilk1
— Tom Vanderbilt (@tomvanderbilt) November 25, 2013

DirecTV appears to be trying to wiggle out of responsibility, however. They tweeted, "The driver involved in this unfortunate incident is employed by DTV Alliance, an independent dealer . . . The van is owned by the firm. We been in contact with the dealer to determine how this could have happened."

@tomvanderbilt The driver involved in this unfortunate incident is employed by DTV Alliance, an independent dealer. (Continued)
— DIRECTV (@DIRECTV) November 25, 2013

Robert Wright asks the obvious question: "So what steps do U take to make sure your and contractors' drivers don't harm or kill people?"

@DIRECTV @tomvanderbilt So what steps do U take to make sure your and contractors' drivers don't harm or kill people? @buttermilk1
— Robert Wright (@RKWinvisibleman) November 26, 2013

Good question.

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A Third of Brooklyn Families Are on Food Stamps, and Their Benefits Are Being Cut Today

Photo: Pasa47, Flickr

Some discouraging news: A third of families with children in Brooklyn are receiving food stamps (now called SNAP).

As reported in the Brooklyn Eagle, 56 to 63 percent of families with children in Borough Park and East New York receive food stamps, while in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Flatlands and Sunset Park, 50 –56 percent receive the benefits.

These families are going to have less to eat starting todday, as nationwide food stamp cuts go into effect. Soup kitchens are calling for cash donations.

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$14,000/ Month Rent; Carroll Gardens Homeless Shelter; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Renting in Brooklyn Heights? Try $14,000/ month for 2,800 square feet. Brooklyn Eagle

- Here's what's happening with the proposed homeless shelter in Carroll Gardens. (It involves lawyers.) PMFA

- An extremely rare photograph of the 1865 Brooklyn Atlantics is expected to bring in more than $100,000 at auction. UPI 

- Grimaldi's, Brooklyn's pizza place with legendary lines, is spreading out to L.A., where they will have a chemist to mix up water comparable to Brooklyn's own. Grubstreet

- Justice Schack: 'I'd rather handle killers than divorcing couples. Brooklyn Eagle

- 91-year-old woman was hit three times by stray bullets in East New York, Brooklyn. NY1

- A massive, two-story restaurant is coming to a warehouse in Gowanus. Brownstoner  

- Drug-resistant gonorrhea has now reached the U.S. "in sizable numbers." Scientific American 

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Where to Shop in Brooklyn Today: Small Business Saturday

Photo: MK Metz

Thanks goodness Black Friday is over! Now that we've survived that mess, it's time for Small Business Saturday (today, November 24, 2012), when local shops and small crafts-people offer special deals and holiday activities.

Brooklyn goes in for Small Business Saturday in a big way (and American Express will kick in $25 towards your shopping spree if you have a card).

In Clinton Hill and Fort Greene, shops along Fulton Street and Myrtle Avenue are offering trolley rides, Santa Claus, music and kid's activities today. Businesses along Atlantic Avenue will join in with holiday carolers, trolley rides up and down the avenue, holiday lights and refreshments. DUMBO shops are also getting in on Small Business Saturday by donating a percentage to Sandy victims. More details about these events at the Brooklyn Eagle.

According to Amex, dozens of shops in Park Slope, especially along 7th Avenue (between 1st and 7th Streets) and nearby side streets are also participating. In Williamsburg, numerous shops along Graham and Bushwick Avenues between Scholes and Seigel Streets and along nearby Meserole Street are getting in on the action.

In East New York, look for participating businesses in the rectangle bounded by Fountain Avenue, Sutter Avenue, the Belt Parkway, and N. Conduit Blvd. Sheepshead Bay and Bay Ridge are also Small Business Saturday hot spots. See the map for exact locations.

Additionally, this weekend marks the start of the annual Brooklyn Night Bazaar, at 45 N. 5th Street (between Wythe and Kent) in Williamsburg.

The Bazaar takes place every Friday and Saturday from 6 p.m. to midnight through December 22nd. Expect live music, creative and artisanal Brooklyn vendors, art, and delicious food and drink.

Also, don't forget the Brooklyn Flea's Holiday Gift Market takes place this Saturday and Sunday at One Hanson Place (Williamsburg Bank Building) in Fort Greene.



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