Shop Brooklyn: Shop Brooklyn is Borough President Marty Markowitz' campaign for local residents and visitors, emphasizing service and individuality in Brooklyn's neighborhoods and shopping corridors. The initiative has forged strategic partnerships with Business Improvement Districts, Merchant Associations, and Local Economic Development Organizations throughout Brooklyn to showcase independently owned businesses with added-value marketing efforts and educational outreach. Read more »
We encourage members of our community to patronize independent, locally owned, neighborhood shops, restaurants, cafes and stores. Local businesses provide goods and services with a personalized touch, keep jobs and money flowing in our community, contribute to support local causes, and help keep our neighborhoods vibrant and livable.
Please take a minute to check out our "Shop Local" resources: Read more »
Midway through a rally against Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to shutter Park Slope’s Engine 220, the 11th Street firehouse got a call – it was time for action.
Hundreds of locals – from the little ones at PS 107 to Public Advocate Bill deBlasio – quickly scattered from the fire station’s driveway as a fire truck pulled out and turned on its sirens.
The chaotic scene demonstrated precisely the point that so many had turned up to make: Engine 220 is vital to the safety of this neighborhood. Read more »
Brooklyn, NY — Councilmember Brad Lander, Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio, Borough President Marty Markowitz and Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley joined Park Slope and Windsor Terrace residents today to rally against the closure of Engine Company 220, at 530 11th Street in Park Slope. Read more »
We encourage members of our community to patronize independent, locally owned, neighborhood shops, restaurants, cafes and stores. Local businesses provide goods and services with a personalized touch, keep jobs and money flowing in our community, contribute to support local causes, and help keep our neighborhoods vibrant and livable. 
