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Bensonhurst

Yeger on Parks and Expanding Safety For Private And Religious Schools

Kalman Yeger by Esther Shittu/ BKLYNERBOROUGH PARK – Councilman is a new title for Kalman Yeger, but he’s no stranger to public service. “I love public service,” Yeger said. “There’s not a single time when I walk into the city hall that I’m not in awe of the

clinton hill

Neglected Pipes Caused the New Year’s Day Lobby Ceiling Collapse in Clinton Hill

Damaged pipes led to the ceiling in the lobby of 425 Grand Avenue to collapse on New Year’s Day. [/started-bang-collapsing-ceiling-rings-new-year-clinton-hill/] According to NYC Department of Buildings, the pipes had been leaking water into the area between the ceiling and the floor above. A resident living above the lobby said

Big Story

It Started With A Bang: Collapsing Ceiling Rings In The New Year in Clinton Hill

CLINTON HILL – Tenants living in 425 Grand Avenue [https://maps.google.com/?q=425+Grand+Avenue&entry=gmail&source=g] rang in the New Year with a bang: the ceiling of their lobby collapsed the morning of January 1. Jacqueline Lewis, 28, lives in an apartment next to

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“Fight and Resist” – Tenants Organize To Improve Living Conditions

During the meeting, tenants of the association discussed their legal rights against their landlord, such as withholding rent but putting it in escrow, if repairs are not being done. (Esther Shittu/BKLYNER)CLINTON HILL – When Andrea Campbell received a $26 overdue rent balance from Coastline Apartments back in May 2015,

Business

It’s Not Easy Finding a Place to Go on Fulton Street

In a busy street like Fulton, there’s not a public bathroom for people who don’t have a place to live. (Esther Shittu/BKLYNER)FORT GREENE – Walking down Fulton Street between Washington Avenue and Grand Avenue, Yvonne Smith can find a bar, a deli, a supermarket, a laundromat, a

Downtown Brooklyn

Two Public Schools At 80 Flatbush Will Be Built Without City Funds

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Two new public schools are coming to downtown Brooklyn at no cost to the city. The schools come as part of Alloy Development’s 80 Flatbush [http://www.80flatbush.com] project which will include affordable and market-rate residential units, office and commercial space, and a cultural facility in

Central Brooklyn

Harvest Fair: Community Garden Edition

Bountiful baskets (Photo Esther Shittu / BKLYNER)Last Saturday’s GreenThumb Harvest Fair [http://www.greenthumbnyc.org/]gathered community gardeners from across the city at the Brooklyn Bears Pacific Garden [https://brooklynbears.wordpress.com/] for a chance to celebrate the end of the growing season, connect with each other, and – of