A century-old Flatbush building, which once housed a movie palace, is looking for a new tenant to bring a renewed lease on life to the joint. The building, 1085 Flatbush Ave., now houses the Cortelyou Road Church of God, which owns the building and wants to rent out most of the 15,000-square-foot space and keep a sliver for itself. For more than half a century, the building was home to the Rialto Theatre, from 1916 to 1976. Since then, it has been the location of various houses of worship. The building …
Flatbush locals raise awareness of African burial ground with art
The Bedford-Church African Burial Ground Coalition in Brooklyn on Saturday, June 19 hosted a Juneteenth celebration at 2286 Church Ave., a site where bones of enslaved Africans have been repeatedly found. The coalition told Caribbean Life that the celebration was designed “to bring Flatbush’s rich Black history to light from colonial times to the present, and to raise awareness of the existence of an African burial ground in the heart of Brooklyn.” The Bedford-Church African Burial Ground Coalition said its petition to stop city development of the site already has over 830 online signatures and over 200 signatures on paper collected on…
14 alleged members of violent Flatbush street gang arrested in takedown
Fourteen Flatbush gang members are behind bars, as Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced the arrests of several members of the so-called “Babiiez” crime syndicate, who are allegedly responsible for at least 11 shootings. None of the arrested individuals are older than 21, but prosecutors hit them with an 81 count indictment, including charges for conspiracy to commit murder and possess weapons. “It is disturbing that young people in our communities are engaged in the type of brazen and senseless gun violence described in this indictment,” Gonzalez said in a statement. …
Brooklyn College community calls for CUNY to reinstate laid off professors
Students, faculty, and staff at Brooklyn College rallied outside the school’s Midwood campus on July 2 calling school administrators to reinstate 52 recently laid off adjunct professors who are set to lose their healthcare coverage during the pandemic — which, one professor said, was an example of anti-Black policies at the college. “Austerity is anti-Black,” said Jean Eddy Saint Paul, one of nine full-time Black professors at the college. “I kindly ask the administration of Brooklyn College to reverse their harmful policy against adjuncts.” Several dozen protesters attended the gathering …
A Theatre Fit for Kings
The historic Kings Theatre in Flatbush opened its doors on February 3 to a new generation of audiences. The lead act—the incomparable Diana Ross—was not the night’s only focus of attention; the theatre itself performed for the first time in decades. Built in 1929 as one of five Loews “Wonder Theatres,” the landmark has been painstakingly restored by the Kings Theatre Redevelopment Company—a consortium of ACE Theatrical Group, the Goldman Sachs Urban Group, and the National Development …
House of the Day: 1910 Glenwood Road
Original details abound in this estate-condition, circa-1900 shingled house. The standalone house, located in the Fiske Terrace section of Flatbush close… Read More… Read More