; The Eagle (440 units); and The Amberly (270 units). Data released by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership shows that occupancy is above 95 percent at both old and new rental buildings and median asking rents in Downtown Brooklyn jumped by 15 percent from 2014 and 2018.
Amenities for families in Downtown Brooklyn include Wholefoods 365, the Transit Museum, City Point Mall with kid-friendly movie theater, Trader Joes’s and kids stores, the BAM, Mark Morris Dance Center, the Golconda skatepark, Hill Country Food Park and more.
There are quite a few amenities that just opened or are under way for families in Downtown Brooklyn in 2019:
Center for Fiction new book store
Changing Tomorrow Academy new day care
New BAM Park opening in summer 2019
McNally Jackson new book store opening in the fall 2019
Tiny Steps day care opening in the fall at 180 Livingston Street
Lightbridge Academy day care opening at 237 Duffield Street
Public school news for Downtown Brooklyn:
A six-story elementary school for 300 students will be built inside the new office building One Willoughby Square at 420 Albee Square West between Fulton and Willoughby streets. The elementary school for District 13 is scheduled to open in 2021. No details on the school’s zoning have been published.
Another elementary school is planned for Downtown Brooklyn, this one in District 15 within the 80 Flatbush project. The developer plans to build a 350-seat public elementary school in the mixed use project at 80 Flatbush Avenue and open the school in 2022. No details on the school’s zoning have been published.
District 13 will also get a new middle school which will be called M.S. One Brooklyn. The 616-seat school will be built at the Atlantic Yards at 664 Pacific Street, no scheduled opening has been posted yet.
District 13 might get another public elementary school. The 625 Fulton Street development is proposed to have 739,000 square feet of commercial office space, 60,547 square feet of commercial retail space, 902 residential units with 25 percent of them being affordable units, and a 640-seat public elementary school spanning about 82,500 square feet. No details on rezoning of the lot and timeline are available yet.
Upcoming kid-friendly events in Downtown Brooklyn:
Saturday, 4/27: Car Free Earth Day Downtown Brooklyn, Albee Square, 11am-3pm. Albee Square West will be closed to traffic for the day to celebrate Earth Day! Learn to ride a bike, make new clothes out of your old ones, enjoy live music, plus more.
Tuesday, 5/14: Dance and Create: A Contemporary Dance Class for teens, by teens at The Plaza at 300 Ashland, 5:30-6:30pm. Calling all creative movers! Mark Morris Dance Group’s Arts Immersion students will lead a FREE outdoor contemporary dance class for all levels of experience which will include a chance to create your own choreography and be accompanied by live music.
Wednesdays, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29: Willoughby Walks, Willoughby Street between Jay and Bridge and Lawrence Street between Fulton and Willoughby, 12-8pm. For three consecutive Wednesdays, enjoy a traffic-free oasis on Willoughby Street, opened up to offer unique, fun activities, with live music, giant games, and more!
In the summer, Second Saturday block parties will take place at Albee Square, a month-long drop-in soccer class, chess, movies, kid-friendly concerts and performances + more.
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Vote for the 2019 Participatory Budgeting projects
Monday, March 18, 2019
Voting for Participatory Budgeting 2019 will be held March 30th to April 7th in our Districts. This year everyone who lives in a district and is at least 11 years old or in 6th grade, can vote. You can vote for your five favorite projects! To find out, in which District [Read more...]
Meet-up for German speaking families in Brooklyn Heights
Monday, March 18, 2019
A new meet-up for German speaking families is taking place at Zionskirche in Brooklyn Heights. German speaking parents can connect while kids participate in a German theater class run by New York’s Galli Theater. The class is recommended for ages 3 to 7 but all ages are invited. Costs are [Read more...]
Soccer Shots spring enrollment now open for Pier 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park (sponsored)
Friday, March 15, 2019
Soccer Shots classes take place Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings as well as Saturday afternoon in Brooklyn Bridge Park – prices start at $192. Come join us for our Free Fun Days coming up in March and April! Soccer Shots is an engaging children’s soccer program with a focus on [Read more...]
Soccer Shots classes take place Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings as well as Saturday afternoon in Brooklyn Bridge Park – prices start at $192. Come join us for our Free Fun Days coming up in March and April! Soccer Shots is an engaging children’s soccer program with a focus on character development for ages 2-8. Our caring team positively impacts children’s lives on and off the field through best-in-class coaching, curriculum and communication. Our coaches are the best-trained in the business. Sign up here.
Questions: 347.762.1709 or nyccentral@soccershots.org
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New daycare coming to Cobble Hill
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Eladia’s Kids daycare and preschool is opening a new center at 283 Court Street – at the corner of Court & Douglass. Eladia’s Kids with multiple locations in Brooklyn will offer full and part time seats for ages 3 months to 5 years with daily hours from 8 am to 6 [Read more...]
Rezoning of PS 32 possibly affecting PS 29 and PS 58 school zones proposed
Thursday, March 14, 2019
The Department of Education plans to expand the zone of elementary public school PS 32 in Carroll Gardens which currently serves 500 students in Grades Pre-K to 5th Grade. The school is located in District 15. The school with rather small class sizes is exceptionally diverse [Read more...]
 about the PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR REZONING OF P.S. 32 on Thursday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m. at P.S. 32 at 317 Hoyt Street (enter on Union St.). RSVP for the meeting here.
No details of the proposed zoning changes have been published, however, we expect the zones of PS 29 in Cobble Hill and PS 58 in Carroll Gardens to be reduced if the zone change gets approved by the CEC15. Both PS 29 and PS 58 have been overcrowded and have experienced Kindergarten wait lists in the last years. These zoning changes could get implemented for school year 2020/2021 when the new building at PS 32 opens up. Similar to the rezoning of PS 8 and PS 307, we anticipate that this rezoning will not affect students already in school at PS 29 and PS 58 or younger siblings of those students.
Kindergarten wait lists in our neighborhood 2017/2018
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Register now for summer camp at The Stage Theater School (sponsored)
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
The Stage Theater School camps offer the finest quality of performing arts training in a fun, creative and supportive environment. Campers work on a Musical throughout the week which they perform for family and friends in costume on Saturday morning. Campers receive daily lessons in dance, drama and singing. Older [Read more...]
The Stage Theater School camps offer the finest quality of performing arts training in a fun, creative and supportive environment. Campers work on a Musical throughout the week which they perform for family and friends in costume on Saturday morning. Campers receive daily lessons in dance, drama and singing. Older campers in our Center Stage camps receive daily workshops from Broadway performers from shows such as ‘Hamilton’, ‘Wicked’ and ‘Matilda’ to name a few. Our younger Theater Bugs campers aged 4-6 years also get to enjoy an arts and crafts hour each day. All camp classes divided by age group with small class numbers. Ideal for children who love to perform and want to gain confident, experience and express their creativity.
Age groups: Theater Bugs ages 4-6 years, Center stage 6- 16 years
Camp dates: Weekly camps available throughout August: WEEK 1- July 29- August 3, WEEK 2- August 5-10, WEEK 3 -August 12-17
Camp hours: Theater Bugs 9.15 am- 12.30 pm, extended day offered until 1.30 pm. Center stage 9.30- 3.30. Monday- Friday. Early drop off from 8.45 am. Performance on Saturday morning for all campers.
Camp costs: Theater Bugs- $340, Center stage: $465, siblings attend 50% off!
Address: Various locations in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights and Carroll Gardens.
Contact: 718-928-3779 Website thestagetheaterschool@gmail.com
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Sales for new DUMBO condo building launching this spring
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
A teaser website is up for the 11-story condominium building called 98 Front Street in DUMBO featuring 165 studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom residences ranging in size from 400 to over 2,000 square feet. Asking prices are expected to start at approximately $595,000.
The building [Read more...]
 and resident storage units will also be available for a fee.The developer plans to open a sales office at the building this coming spring. The environmentally friendly building anticipates LEED certification upon completion in spring 2020.
The building will be zoned for elementary school PS 307 in Vinegar Hill.
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Big Bklyn Purim Party @ City Point in Downtown Brooklyn 3/17 (sponsored)
Monday, March 11, 2019
City Point, JCC Brooklyn and PJ Library have joined together to bring a free Purim celebration to the Brooklyn community with a family event open to one and all featuring a Drag Queen Story Hour, Puppetsburg’s unique contemporary Purim Show, crafts and Carnival games. The BIG BKLYN PURIM PARTY, will take [Read more...]
City Point, JCC Brooklyn and PJ Library have joined together to bring a free Purim celebration to the Brooklyn community with a family event open to one and all featuring a Drag Queen Story Hour, Puppetsburg’s unique contemporary Purim Show, crafts and Carnival games. The BIG BKLYN PURIM PARTY, will take place on Sunday, March 17th from 2pm-5pm at City Point located at 445 Albee Square West in Downtown Brooklyn.
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International Charter School of New York plans new K-8 building near the Navy Yard
Friday, March 8, 2019
International Charter School of New York (ICS) is a District 13 Charter School that currently serves 350 students from Kindergarten to 4th Grade in Downtown Brooklyn. The school that opened in 2015 has two locations due to space issues – one at 55 Willoughby Street and one at 9 Hanover Place. [Read more...]
 is a District 13 Charter School that currently serves 350 students from Kindergarten to 4th Grade in Downtown Brooklyn. The school that opened in 2015 has two locations due to space issues – one at 55 Willoughby Street and one at 9 Hanover Place. The school’s many year long search for a permanent home offering Kindergarten to 8th Grade seems to come to an end with the lease of 30 Clinton Avenue near the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Permits have been filed to build a 5-story building featuring 50,000 square feet of space and a yard according to a press release. If approved, International Charter School plans to open the new school building in the fall of 2021 with 725 seats.
Charter Schools are tuition-free, admit students who live in a District by lottery and most Charter Schools set aside 40-50% of seats to students who qualify for free lunch to guarantee a diverse student body.
Community Board 2 will hold a land use committee public hearing on Wednesday 3/20 at 6 pm at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Dibner Building, Room LC400 at 5 Metrotech Center to discuss the application:
“IN THE MATTER OF an application filed at the Board of Standards and Appeals on behalf of 30 Clinton LLC, as owner, and the International Charter School, as lessee, for a special permit pursuant to Section 73-19 of the Zoning Resolution to allow a Use Group 3 school at 30 Clinton Avenue (Block 1872, Lots 44, 48 and 49), in an M1-2 zoning district, in the Borough of Brooklyn.”
Photo: International Charter School
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