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4 days ago | 
brooklynpaper.com | Neighborhood Acts |Anna Bradley-Smith |Brooklyn Paper
Bed-Stuy is about to get even more dining options with two new restaurants slated to debut in the coming weeks: French-themed Badaboom and Mexico City cantina-inspired Dolores. Badaboom plans to open its doors sometime this week at 421 Bainbridge St., on the corner of Howard Avenue. The restaurant will serve rotisserie chicken and French-influenced comfort dishes and wine.
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5 days ago | 
brownstoner.com | Brooklyn Paper |Kirstyn Brendlen
by Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn PaperThe people of South Williamsburg have, for decades, dealt with the long-term effects of environmental abuses and climate change.
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1 week ago | 
brooklynpaper.com | Neighborhood Acts |Anna Bradley-Smith |Brooklyn Paper
In an unexpected move, two new historic districts have been proposed for the area south of Prospect Park, once part of the historic town of Flatbush. The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to calendar the proposed Beverley Square West and Ditmas Park West Historic Districts, a step that sets up forthcoming public hearings.
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1 week ago | 
brownstoner.com | Brooklyn Paper |Kirstyn Brendlen
by Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn PaperA Brooklyn judge on Wednesday moved to temporarily prevent Mayor Eric Adams from removing the barrier along a stretch of the protected Bedford Avenue bike lane. The city is “enjoined and restrained from implementing and commencing/performing any construction or other acts related to the removal” at least until a hearing scheduled for August, ruled Judge Carolyn Walker-Dialo.
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1 week ago | 
brooklynpaper.com | Neighborhood Acts |Brooklyn Paper |Shara Levine
BSE Global, the parent company of the Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty, will open a multi-court youth basketball training facility on Flatbush Avenue near Barclays Center this fall. The nearly 19,000-square-foot Brooklyn Basketball Training Center will be operated by BSE’s program Brooklyn Basketball, which offers basketball clinics, summer camps and community programs for local youth.
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1 week ago | 
brownstoner.com | Brooklyn Paper |Dashiell Allen
by Dashiell Allen, Brooklyn Paper A grim forecast of rain and cloudy skies couldn’t deter tens of thousands of people of all ages from showing their colors on 5th Avenue in Park Slope for the 29th annual Brooklyn Pride Street Festival and Twilight Parade on June 14.
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1 week ago | 
brooklynpaper.com | Neighborhood Acts |Dashiell Allen |Brooklyn Paper
The parade kicked off with speeches by elected officials from Brooklyn, including Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. “I always speak as a Black, Caribbean man of faith, trying to make sure that all communities understand that has to include our trans siblings as well,” Williams said. “Let’s stand up, let’s show love.” Grand Marshal and City Council Member Chi Ossé headed the parade.
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2 weeks ago | 
brownstoner.com | Brooklyn Paper |Gabriele Holtermann
by Gabriele Holtermann, Brooklyn PaperBrooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso last week hosted a one-on-one informational session with the New York City Economic Development Corporation at Borough Hall, addressing community concerns about a proposed upgrade to the Brooklyn Marine Terminal. The 122-acre project along the borough’s waterfront stretches from Pier 7 at Atlantic Avenue to Pier 12 in Red Hook.
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2 weeks ago | 
brooklynpaper.com | Neighborhood Acts |Anna Bradley-Smith |Brooklyn Paper
A housing lottery for 19 truly affordable apartments in Bushwick, spread across three new buildings, is closing in two days. The Bushwick Alliance apartments are in three new four-story buildings at 63 Stockholm St., 332 Eldert St., and 272 Jefferson St. and they include studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments. There are 28 apartments in total across the three buildings, according to Department of Building records, and 19 are included in the lottery.
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3 weeks ago | 
brownstoner.com | Brooklyn Paper |Gabriele Holtermann
by Gabriele Holtermann, Brooklyn PaperLandlords who own buildings with one or more rent-stabilized units are now required to post signs informing tenants that the building contains rent-stabilized apartments. The move is aimed at empowering tenants to fight illegal rent hikes, demand better living conditions, and restore illegally deregulated units.
