Gabriele Holtermann

1 week ago | brooklynpaper.com | Gabriele Holtermann

Brooklyn fashion enthusiasts, get your sketch pads and sewing machines ready: Borough President Antonio Reynoso and Arts Ambassador Colm Dillane of KidSuper are seeking five emerging designers to showcase their couture at a full-service fashion show during New York Fashion Week this fall at Brooklyn Borough Hall. The call for applications is open now and closes July 6 at 11:59 p.m. Winners will be notified the week of July 18. Collections must be runway-ready 15 days before the show.

1 week ago | brooklynpaper.com | Gabriele Holtermann

State Sen. Andrew Gounardes and street safety advocates rallied in Downtown Brooklyn on June 17 to celebrate the state Senate’s passage of the Stop Super Speeders Act — and to urge the Assembly to pass the bill in the next legislative session. The bill (S.4045C/A.2299C) passed the Senate on June 12 in a 44-15 vote.

1 week ago | brooklynpaper.com | Gabriele Holtermann

State Senator Andrew Gounardes (D-Brooklyn) and street safety advocates celebrated the passage of the Stop Super Speeders Act (S.4045C/A.2299C) in the state Senate at a rally in downtown Brooklyn on June 17, urging the state Assembly to follow suit and pass the bill in the next legislative session. The bill passed the state Senate with a 44 to 15 vote on June 12.

1 week ago | brooklynpaper.com | Gabriele Holtermann

Following a soft launch in April, Verdi Cannabis officially celebrated the grand opening of its Park Slope location at 360 Seventh Ave., between 10th and 11th streets, on June 12. The legal dispensary, founded and co-owned by father-and-son team Mitchell and Ellis Soodak, is the second Verdi Cannabis location in New York City. The duo opened their first shop in Chelsea earlier this year.

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.