Matthew Tilden, owner of SCRATCHbread, a bakery in Bed-Stuy, is raising $10,000 through a Web site Kickstarter. Tilden hopes to use the funds to expand from a wholesale restaurant and grocery to a ground-level retail. More on the Brooklyn Eagle
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October 29, 2010October 29, 2010Live Wire
Filene’s Basement, H&M and Aéropostale To Come to Fulton Street
Retailers like Filene’s Basement, SYMS, H&M and Aéropostale are setting up shop at Fulton Street Mall in Downtown Brooklyn. With upscale housing developments being built, developers want to attract big name retailers. More on WSJ
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October 29, 2010October 29, 2010Live Wire
Sunset Park Recycling Center Breaks Ground
A new recycling plant in Sunset Park that will serve as the principal recycling facility in Brooklyn has begun construction. The Sims Municipal Recycling Facility, a 100,000-square-foot facility, will create 100 new jobs. It is set to open in December 2011. Read more.
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October 29, 2010October 29, 2010Live Wire
Brooklyn Schools May Close Due to Poor Performance
John Dewey High School, Kappa VII Middle School and Sheepshead Bay High School are only three of the 47 schools that may close due to poor performance. The schools represent the lowest 5% in regards to performance according to the New York City Department of Education. The schools were also measured through test scores, parent...
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October 29, 2010November 2, 2010Brooklyn Life
Halloween at 313
When a new tenant moves in to 313 Clinton Ave. in Clinton Hill owner Janna Hyten always asks, “Do you like Halloween?” It helps if they do.
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October 29, 2010November 2, 2010Brooklyn Life
Tense Debate Over Greenpoint Homeless Shelter
By Miranda Neubauer Residents at a recent community board hearing regarding a new homeless shelter in Greenpoint expressed predictable concerns that the addition would add to crime and drug problems among the homeless in the neighborhood. But one community leader said the tenor of perennial arguments such as those obscured how anti-social behavior in the...
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October 28, 2010October 29, 2010Brooklyn Life
Cop Praised for Heroism – and Marksmanship
By Amaris Castillo Feris Jones seemed surprised to see photographers waiting for her when she arrived at the Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza in downtown Brooklyn on Thursday morning. The NYPD Detective smiled shyly for the cameras, then looked away. The 50-year-old officer’s low-key demeanor was in stark contrast to her actions last Saturday, when she...
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October 28, 2010October 29, 2010Live Wire
Judge declares mistrial in murder of WABC newsman
The murder trial against John Katehis, 18, was declared a mistrial today by Judge Neil Jon Firetog. The jury remained at a deadlock after three days. Katehis was accused by prosecutors of murdering WABC journalist George Weber, 47, in March 2009 during an S&M scene. Weber solicited Katehis through a Craigslist ad. The prosecuting and...
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October 28, 2010October 28, 2010Live Wire
Hackers Converge in Brooklyn for NYU Computer Contest
Student hackers and computer security pros from around the country are converging in Downtown Brooklyn today for NYU Poly’s seventh annual Cyber Security Awareness Week. The competition brings together the country’s best college and high school hackers, who are tasked with managing and defusing a series of simulated computer crises. The students are also tasked...
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October 28, 2010October 28, 2010Live Wire
Brooklyn DA Starts Hotline for Anti-Gay Hate Crime
Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes today announced the creation of a task force to fight the rising trend of anti-gay hate crime. The task force will provide a hotline out of his office staffed with dedicated LGBT counselors, the Post reports. The alternate channel is provided for members of the LGBT community who may not be...