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Bald Eagles, Buses, Trouble At Park Slope Middle School, And More.

Bus Talk: Connect Red Hook To Manhattan!

Red Hook and Columbia Waterfront residents have been asking for a direct local bus through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to Manhattan even before the Union Street bus was terminated.

Support Ukrainian Artists This Saturday

Breathing Soot, The New "Gas" Station Expansion, Conflict in Gowanus, Portraits, Refuge, Food, And More

Everything's Getting Bigger

Welcome to the first newsletter of 2023. There's already a lot to catch up on.

Transportation

The MTA’s Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign Misses the Mark

The recently released Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign will hurt more than it will help, argues Allan Rosen, a former director of MTA NYCT Bus Planning, because it is based on erroneous assumptions and is not as comprehensive as it needs to be.

Christmas Tree Turf Wars, Guinea Pigs, Fire, Coney Island Ferry, Landmarking, Housing, and More

coney island ferry

EDC Leaves Dreams of Coney Island Ferry High and Dry

After pouring millions of dollars into the project, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) removed Coney Island’s ferry landing on Thursday night. Citing the lack of feasible locations and the high cost of continuing operations, the EDC put an end to the controversial ferry. First announced at

Holiday Lights, Online Shopping, Cruise Liner For Red Hook, A New Republican, Bus Routes, And More

Business

Two Brooklyn Communities Are Sharing an Oversized Burden of the Rise in E-commerce

Food, Rats, Public Spaces, Turkeys, Christmas Tree Lightings, Holiday Markets, New Businesses

Massive Spa in Midwood, CitiBike in Flatbush, Car Free Grand Army Plaza, and more

If you thought that we were done with elections for a bit, now that we have voted on new state and congressional representatives, you will be disappointed to learn that after the new city council districts get approved, we will be heading right into another local council election next year.

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Elections, Floridian Diner, Marathon, Return of ‘Dusk & Darkness’ and more

The 'dusk and darkness' return, a press release from the mayor said today, reminding us that clocks fall back on Sunday, making our evenings darker and chances of being hit by a car higher, but also giving runners an extra hour to sleep ahead of the New York Marathon in

new york marathon

Ukrainian Runners Divided Over Participating in New York Marathon

While some Ukrainians may sit out the marathon in protest over runners from Russia being allowed to participate, others plan to run in memory of their friends who have been killed in the war.

food

Burgers, Paninis, and Fries: The Floridian Diner Reopens After Pandemic Shutdown

The diner (re)opened its doors in September as Floridian Plaza Diner, with new owners, new staff, and a new look.

homeless

Not Here: Bensonhurst Opposes The Only Family Shelter

As the city’s homeless census reaches an all-time high, residents are pushing back against the city’s plans to build a family shelter in Bensonhurst. It would be the only shelter of any kind in the neighborhood.

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Storms, Schools, Stop & Shop, Kebabs, and more

There was life before Hurricane Sandy ten years ago, and how we've lived since, with ever more damaging rains and storms, unable to protect the city. But that is not the only story this week. On top of elections, there are a number of school stories you should know about

Development

Drama on Gowanus: How A Proposed Apartment Building Almost Destroyed Community

A long-time neighbor's proposal to develop his family-owned lot on 9th Street split the tight-knit community, resulting in a tense debate about the future of the area, colliding competing business and personal interests and neighborly loyalty. They worked it out.

food

Flatbush Stop & Shop to close, leaving residents concerned about lack of affordable groceries

The store is "not meeting the company's financial targets." Meanwhile, the lines at the food pantry around the corner keep growing longer.

Shelters, Unions, Chickens, Rats, and more Brooklyn news

Real Estate

Will Flatbush Gardens' cycle of disrepair end with another sale?

The massive, 59-building complex can reportedly be had for $425 million. It comes with over 4,000 violations and unhappy tenants.

New Hospital, New Districts, Plans not to Preserve History, Food and More

food

Feeding the Neighborhood: Food Pantries from Borough Park to Kensington Fight Holiday Hunger

Six packages a minute was the pace at which groceries were leaving Masbia's food depot on a Wednesday afternoon in September, bound for neighbors in need. Rosh Hashanah was starting on Sunday and volunteers at Masbia, a network of kosher soup kitchens and food pantries, were racing against the clock,

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Feast Family Style at Rana Fifteen in Park Slope

The restaurant in the whitewashed space on 4th Avenue, right by the Union Street stop on the R, has been open for a while, bringing a taste of Western Turkey to Park Slope. Rana Fifteen is Ahmet Kiranbay and Armando Litiatco's second restaurant; they also own FOB Filipino BBQ on

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