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(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)The hulking, rusting trash heap growing in the vacant lot at 210 East 16th Street, behind the Beverley Road Q station, has taken on a life of its own. But this is far from news — as many neighbors know, the forgotten, amorphous lot has been
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(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)The hulking, rusting trash heap growing in the vacant lot at 210 East 16th Street, behind the Beverley Road Q station, has taken on a life of its own. But this is far from news — as many neighbors know, the forgotten, amorphous lot has been
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190 East 7th Street, August 2016. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)One of the remaining single family houses on Kensington’s East 7th Street will be torn down to make way for a small apartment building, but the City has slowed the process down. EM Development NYC, a Bay Ridge-based
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190 East 7th Street, August 2016. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)One of the remaining single family houses on Kensington’s East 7th Street will be torn down to make way for a small apartment building, but the City has slowed the process down. EM Development NYC, a Bay Ridge-based
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Photo by CouncilmanMark Treyger/Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/mark.treyger/posts/10210577341019889?pnref=story.unseen-section] An abandoned construction site in Bath Beach has been pooling with rainwater for more than a year, posing a health risk for residents, according to neighbors and elected officials. Since at least October of
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The Shore Theater at the corner of Stillwell and Surf avenues in Coney Island. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The developer who purchased the landmarked Shore Theater in Coney Island earlier this year is considering converting the building into a hotel with a rooftop pool, according to sketches sent to
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Ticketholders going through security to enter the Ziggy Marley show at the Coney Island Amphitheater. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Construction on the Coney Island Amphitheater barely made it to the finish line to host thousands of concert-goers Saturday for its first show with Ziggy Marley. The venue was issued
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Courtesy of Councilman Vincent Gentile’s OfficeElected officials rallied Monday in support of City Council legislation to increase penalties for aggravated illegal home conversions, which are defined as three or more illegal dwelling units being created within one structure, which threaten the safety of occupants and neighbors. To prevent such
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Construction equipment surrounds the West 22nd Street entrance to the Coney Island Amphitheater. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The Coney Island Amphitheater sure doesn’t appear ready to host thousands of concert-goers in nine days for its first show with Ziggy Marley [http://coneyislandlive.com/events/ziggy-marley/]. In addition to
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1135 Ditmas Avenue at the corner of Westminster Road (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Concerned neighbors tell us they have spotted construction at a Ditmas Avenue home, a suspected illegal home conversion that is plastered with active Department of Buildings violations. Over the last year, 22 complaints have been filed
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1135 Ditmas Avenue at the corner of Westminster Road (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Concerned neighbors tell us they have spotted construction at a Ditmas Avenue home, a suspected illegal home conversion that is plastered with active Department of Buildings violations. Over the last year, 22 complaints have been filed
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A beauty salon near Newkirk Plaza has been shuttered following an illegal gambling operation. Two court orders appeared on the shuttered metal gates on Beauty Fair Unisex Salon, at 1622 Newkirk Avenue this week — one ordering the business to close, and another, a restraining order for the premises. The store
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135 Emerson Place (Courtesy Twitter/Myrtle Avenue Business Partnership [https://twitter.com/MyrtleAveBklyn/status/738772294131191808].)Pratt [/?s=pratt]is planning to expand student housing with a new 10-story tower in Clinton Hill. Canon Design [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&
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The foundation is nearly complete at 1501 Voorhies Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Neighbors have long been keeping an eye on the progress of the 333-foot-tall residential building [/bonkers-30-story-condo-tower-slated-voorhies-avenue-next-subway-station/] beside the Sheepshead Bay subway station. For years, we have been reporting on new renderings [/first-tenants-could-be-moving-into-voorhies-avenue-tower-by-next-year/], Department of Buildings filings
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148 3rd Street. (Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6765877,-73.9911392,3a,75y,214.86h,87.71t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1spiOnehRnHZrHheKC5M0_yw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en] )A building that will contain both office and manufacturing space is planned for the banks of our
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A boarded up home in Gerritsen Beach. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) City Councilman Mark Treyger has introduced a bill to block the Department of Buildings from penalizing homeowners and tenants who are trying to recover from natural disasters. “Nobody should be left worse off by the recovery process than