Bklyner

10/24/2022

Stop&Shop, the large Flatbush grocery store, is "not meeting the company's financial targets" and will not be renewing its lease, the company tells us. Meanwhile, the lines at CAMBA's food pantry around the corner keep growing longer. "In this particular neighborhood, the loss of this grocery store when options are already limited is going to create a real food desert," CAMBA Alison Zaccone said.

The store is "not meeting the company's financial targets" and, thus, not renewing the lease. Meanwhile, the lines at the food pantry around the corner keep growing longer.

08/31/2021

Talked earlier this year to RKTB Architects, P.C. Carmi Bee about why is building good housing so hard in Brooklyn.

From zoning and funding to prevailing wage, ever-shrinking space standards and the need for human-scale neighborhoods, architect Carmi Bee of RKTB shared with me his take on why it is so hard to build housing.

08/26/2021

It is with great sadness that I let you know that Bklyner will stop publishing on September 10, with no immediate date or plans for resuming. It has been an honor to serve all of you and this incredible borough for the last almost 10 years. ❤️ Liena

It is with great sadness that I let you know that Bklyner will stop publishing on September 10, with no immediate date or plans for resuming.

08/26/2021

Returning to the old normal was never an option, so it should be clear now, that our musicker future is still undetermined. If you care about music and musicians, we urge you to do everything you can to ensure that we have one. And here are our picks for an amazing week of live music events ahead:

Recent events surrounding the Delta variant has thrown a spanner into our musical summer.

08/25/2021

Sanitation Department is installing hidden cameras to catch illegal dumpers of garbage in East New York with some success as complaints about garbage soar.

08/24/2021

The Department of Transportation (DOT) is now soliciting feedback for an expansion of the bikeshare program in the neighborhoods of Bed-Stuy, Ocean Hill, Crown Heights, and Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. The agency plans to role out docks in the new locations sometime in 2022.

08/23/2021

“When people ask me if we’re better prepared for the next big storm,” Treyger said, “The answer is we’re more informed, we know more about our vulnerabilities, but we are not prepared for the next storm. We need more of a comprehensive plan than just giving us sand whenever there's beach erosion.”

“When people ask me if we’re better prepared for the next big storm,” Treyger said, “The answer is we’re more informed, we know more about our vulnerabilities, but we are not prepared for the next storm. We need more of a comprehensive plan than just giving us sand whenever there's beach e...

08/23/2021

Beginning September 27th, City will require proof of vaccination for all New York City Department of Education workers. The rest of the city employees are likely to be next.

08/23/2021

Bishop Guy Sansaricq (1934-2021) was the first Haitian American Bishop in the United States.

08/23/2021

Trucks will spray pesticide in parts of Brooklyn in the evening of Thursday, August 26.

Trucks will spray pesticide in parts of Brooklyn in the evening of Thursday, August 26

08/21/2021

The movement gathered at Cadman Plaza to voice support for the state's eviction moratorium.

Last week, the Supreme Court voted to block a key provision in the state’s eviction moratorium that allowed tenants to at least temporarily avoid housing court proceed...