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New York Transit Museum Set to Welcome Visitors Back in August
The beloved New York Transit Museum will reopen on August 14, welcoming back in-person visitors for the first time at its decommissioned Downtown Brooklyn subway station since the pandemic began.
Daily Links: Lineup for City’s ‘Comeback’ Festival at Brooklyn Army Terminal Announced
In the News
- Longtime Renter Finds Opportunity to Buy in Bushwick [NYT]
- Brooklyn Plumber Who Ran for State Senate Charged in Capitol Riot [NYT]
- Lineup Announced for Brooklyn Comeback Concert [BP]
- How a French Neighbor Helped a Williamsburg Pasta Shop [Grub Street]
- South Williamsburg Ferry Stop Reopens After Delayed Repairs [amNY]
- How Some Houses of Worship Weathered the Pandemic [Bushwick Daily]
- This Brooklyn Brownstone Apartment Is Designed to Promote Rest [AT]
- Baba Cool Opens All Day Cafe in Williamsburg [Greenpointers]
Founders of Ample Hills Launch New Prospect Heights Ice Cream Spot The Social
The founders of beloved ice cream parlor Ample Hills Creamery are looking to start over with a new shop called The Social, where sweet-toothed Brooklynites can get not just ice cream, but donuts as well.
Daily Links: Delta Variant Concerns Parents as City Mulls Over New Indoor Mask Guidelines
In the News
- CDC Urges Some Vaccinated Americans to Wear Masks Again [NYT]
- Delta Variant, Rise in Cases Has Residents ‘Scared All Over Again’ [NYT]
- As Delta Variant Spreads, Parents Worry About Coming School Year [NYT]
- Court Delays Street Conversion Through Brooklyn’s Chinatown [BP]
- Brighton Beach Jubilee Set to Return August 29 [BP]
- In Brooklyn, Extreme Heat Sends Residents to Emergency Rooms [The City]
- City ‘Assessing’ CDC Mask Recommendations for Restaurants [Eater]
- Man Convicted of Stealing Bed Stuy House Claims City True Thief [Patch]
- Prospect Park’s 3rd Street Playground Gets Upgrade [Patch]
- Events Operator A3 Productions Takes Space in Prospect Lefferts Gardens [CO]
- New Toy Store, My Plastic Heart, Opens in Greenpoint [Greenpointers]
Night Bazaar Team Plans Baby Yoga in Mornings, Drinks Later for McCarren Park House
At a community board meeting Tuesday night, more details emerged about the opening of a restaurant at a former comfort station in the middle of Williamsburg’s McCarren Park.
Brooklyn Roasting Company Returns After Bankruptcy Filing and Cafe Closings
Latte-loving Brooklynites looking for local caffeine will soon have more options, as the Brooklyn Roasting Company is back from bankruptcy and better than ever, said the head black bean brewer.
Daily Links: Cuomo Quickens Rent Relief Payments, Advocates Say It’s Still Not Enough
In the News
- City Moves Homeless People From Hotels to Shelters as Virus Cases Rise [NYT]
- 500,000 Owe Back Rent. What Happens When Evictions Resume? [NYT]
- Rent Your Dream Apartment? Prepare for a Bidding War [NYT]
- City Considering Alternative Sites for Brighton Beach Shelter [BP]
- Three Public Art Installations at Brooklyn Bridge Park [BHB]
- Cuomo Promises Emergency Rent Payments by August 31 [Gothamist]
- The Duke of No. 210 St. Johns Place [Brownstone Detectives]
- Curbside Compost Returns, But Not to Bushwick [Bushwick Daily]
- Dumbo Penthouse Leads Brooklyn’s Luxury Market [TRD]
- Casper Cofounder Pays $500K Over Ask for Park Slope Townhouse [TRD]
Get Inspired by Grassroots Advocates as They Share Their Path to Historic District Designation
Members of the East 25th Street Historic District Initiative will be chatting with the New York Preservation Project as part of an oral history project to capture the stories of local advocacy.
The Stoops of Bed Stuy Were Overflowing With Creativity During the Annual Art Crawl
Brooklynites hit the streets this past weekend as the eighth annual STooPS Art Crawl took over the front steps of some Bedford Stuyvesant brownstones.
