At Monday’s town hall to create a plan to rescue SUNY Downstate Medical Center, many supporters of Long Island College Hospital (LICH) said that the process was "too rushed and did not truly include the community," according to the Brooklyn Eagle.
“The first thing I want to say is that this town hall meeting is not a
substitute for meaningful, serious consultation with stakeholders. Our
three-minute comments today are not the consultation with stakeholders
required by law,” said LICH nurse Carmen Pimentel.
But SUNY Downstate told the Eagle they're really, really listening to the community. No, really. More here.
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
SUNY Downstate Says It Is Too Listening to the LICH Community
5th Ave. Becomes Giant WiFi Hotspot, and More Brooklyn Briefs
- Video: Did NYPD censor heated Brooklyn community meeting? [Gothamist]
- A two-mile stretch of Fifth Avenue in Sunset Park will become a giant WiFi
hotspot, enabling Internet access on the
street, in stores and in apartments. [Brooklyn Eagle]
- Memorial Day ceremony in Carroll Park this Monday. [PMFA]
- Government on "fishing expedition" locks up Brooklyn anarchist. [NY Magazine]
- $90 million hotel worker health center coming to Downtown Brooklyn. [Observer]
- Brooklyn Public Library will hold "Lunchapalooza" on the Central Branch plaza every Wednesday. [FIPS]
- Nominate a local library so it can win $10,000.[Kensington BK]
- Creepy: A cop was charged with paying hackers to break into at least 43 personal e-mail accounts, including more than 20 fellow cops. [FBI]
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Carole King, 71, Just Received the Gershwin Prize, Will Party with Obama Today
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| Photo: Michael Borkson |
WKRN reports that Ms. King, 71, was awarded the nation's highest prize for popular music in a concert Tuesday. She received the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at the Library of Congress and will be honored today (Wednesday) by President Barack Obama at the White House
King's 1971 album "Tapestry" remains one of the best-selling records of all time. A concert in her honor at the White House will include performances by Gloria Estefan, Billy Joel, Jesse McCartney, Emeli Sande, James Taylor and Trisha Yearwood. It will be broadcast May 28 on PBS.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
US Sues Brooklyn Fish Processor for Disgustingly Filthy Plant
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"Life-threatening bacteria" and widespread sanitation problems were found during repeated inspections of N.Y. Fish, Inc. (AKA New York City Fish, Inc.) from 2006 - 2013. The salmon production equipment is so contaminated with deadly Listeria that it would be almost impossible to get rid of it, even if the companies tried hard -- which it didn't, the FDA said.
Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division Stuart F. Delery said, “Inspectors who visited the defendants’ facility found more than Nemo; they found life-threatening bacteria. Despite repeated warnings and direction to sanitize the facility, the defendants have failed to do so. They cannot be allowed to continue to distribute potentially unsafe food to our families."
The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against N.Y. Fish Inc.; New York City Fish Inc.; Maxim Kutsyk, Pavel Roytkov, Leonid Staroseletesky, and Steven Koyfman (the president is also listed as Steve Koifman and "Slavic Koifman").
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Monday, May 20, 2013
Scenes from Saturday's 2013 Willowtown Spring Fair, Brooklyn Heights
Mona’s Hot Four had the street hopping with old-fashioned jazz. (Musicians: Dennis Lichtman, clarinet;Jared Engel, bass; Nick Russo, banjo; and Gordon Webster.)
Iris Cafe and Waterfront Wine and Spirits provided food and drinks, and the Willowtown Community Garden sold plants and filled a snack table with vegetables. One of the raffle prizes was an East River boating adventure by the Village Community Boathouse, illustrated by the above boat docked in the middle of Willow Street.
The annual fair raises money for the Willowtown Association. Tree planting is one of the projects supported by the fair.
Above photos by MK Metz. You can see more photos at the Brooklyn Heights Blog.
- 2012 Willowtown Spring Fair
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at 12:55 AM Labels: Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, event, food, kids, microbrooklyn, party, Willowtown
More Bicycles Than You Could Shake a Stick at in DUMBO on Friday
Food and bicycle accessory pop-up shops lined Pearl Street, and hundreds of people sat at the picnic tables under the Manhattan Bridge Archway to eat Brooklyn Flea food and be entertained by a fashion show of reflective nighttime biker-wear.
Vita Coco and Brooklyn Roasting Company gave out free drinks, Cabot Cheese gave away probably cheese (we missed this one) and Kind was handing out free nut bars -- yum, thank you.
Above is part of the bicycle valet parking lot.
Photos by MK Metz
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Sunday, May 19, 2013
Turkey Comes to Brooklyn
The event was Brooklyn’s annual Turkish Cultural Celebration, and was attended by both Turkish natives and Turkish wanna-be's like Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, who officiated along with the Consul General of Turkey.

BP Markowitz said Brooklyn is “the Turkish capital of America.”
More about the celebration here.
Photos by MK Metz
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Friday, May 17, 2013
Amazing Tent in Tobacco Warehouse for Brooklyn Half Marathon Party
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| Photo: MK Metz |
The structure fills the main section of the warehouse and lets in the sunshine, unlike the white tent more often used in the iconic roofless warehouse.
There's all kinds of racing-related merchandise, a Polaroid station, exercise equipment etc. inside the tent.
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Great GoogaMooga Promises More Googa, Less Mooga
While some who attended last year's music and food fest swear they will never go back, the $79 VIP tickets (and the freebies) for this weekend's festival are sold out.
Restaurants told the NY Daily News they are coming prepared: Do or Dine, in Bedford-Stuyvesant, is getting ready to sell 4,000 foie gras doughnuts for $10 each. (Wonder how many geese it takes to make one doughnut?)
The kickoff concert tonight features the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Flaming Lips and the Darkness.
Photo: Great GoogaMooga
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Lunch Break On the Manhattan Bridge
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Yet Another Fireworks Display: NYC, Brooklyn, Queens, May 16 -- UPDATED
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| Photo: MK Metz |
According to the city, the fireworks display was sponsored by "XA Experimental Agency," and were set off from Pier 36, East River, on the Lower East Side.
From Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights, where we were standing when we took the photo above, it appeared the fireworks were coming from Williamsburg.
The company name is actually "XA the experiential agency" (not "experimental"). They do branding, live events, gorilla marketing, stunts and PR. No word what particular client (if any) they were celebrating tonight.
UPDATE: Flyingflashlight shot a video of the display from a bridge. We think we see several letters at the beginning of the show -- maybe USA? or XAU?
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The sponsor was Allied P.R.A. – Pet Smart.
And on May 8 we had the Norwegian Cruise Lines/ Rockettes /Peter Max cruise ship fireworks.
If that's not enough for you, on both Friday and Saturday (May 17 and 18) more fireworks will be shot off (at 10:50 p.m.) from Citi Field in Queens, as part of the Electric Daisy Carnival.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
White Powder Alerts at Brooklyn Federal Courthouse Getting to Be a Habit
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| Photo: MK Metz |
NYC sent out alerts warning shortly after 6 p.m. that traffic at Tillary Street and Cadman Plaza East was snarled due to police activity and emergency personnel.
On May 7, the Clerk's Office at the same courthouse was placed under quarantine after an employee opened a letter filled with white powder.
According to the News, both letters were sent by inmates serving time in separate prisons and appear to be unrelated.
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