The New York City Campaign Finance Board posted regrets Wednesday after not updating their Voter Guide to reflect an executive...
Asbestos Delays Greenpoint Library Opening Until Summer 2019
GREENPOINT – The new Greenpoint Library, originally scheduled to be completed in December 2018, won’t be ready for readers until...
On A Community Board, Frustration (And Hurt Feelings) Over Term Limits
CONEY ISLAND – This is not a good year to be part of the political establishment. Officials at all levels...
School Boom Is Spilling Over Into Kensington
KENSINGTON – Boro Park’s booming Orthodox Jewish community is spilling over the borders of the neighborhood, bringing with it new...
A Haven For Domestic Violence Victims And Their Pets
BROOKLYN – When Meadow Brooks* left her abusive partner in Houston, she found refuge for all but one of her...
Institute of Design And Construction Building To Be Demolished For 44-Story Tower
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The modest three-story building that formerly housed the Institute of Design And Construction in Downtown Brooklyn will...
Historic Brooklyn Navy Yard Shipping Building To Receive $42M Renovation
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC) announced on Tuesday that it has secured $42 million in...
Wednesday Crime Blotter: Drug Store Robbers Grab Rogaine in Greenpoint, Daycare Burglar Foiled By Gate in Midwood & More
MIDWOOD – A burglar broke into the N.Y.L. Midwood League Daycare earlier this week, but left empty-handed. Still, police are...
The Barnacle Parade: Red Hook Residents Remember Hurricane Sandy
RED HOOK – The Red Hook community held the 5th annual Barnacle Parade on Monday, October 29 to commemorate the...
Recent Openings And Coming Soon: Ditmas Park/Flatbush Edition
Brooklyn Paw House Coming to Flatbush Brooklyn natives Ash and Kena, best known through Ditmas Paws, are expanding their business...
A Start Date for the L-Pocalypse, A Student-Designed Playground & More of Today’s Links
Well, the L-pocalypse officially has a date: the Canarsie Tunnel will close on Saturday, April 27, 2019 for 15 months of...
Pedestrians Win. Coney Island Avenue Intersection Gets A New Crossing.
DITMAS PARK – Decades after telling neighbors nothing could be done to make crossing Coney Island Avenue at Cortelyou Road...
Former Swedish-American Athletic Club On Market for $6M
PARK SLOPE – 267 6th Avenue (at Garfield), the former home of the Swedish-American Athletic Club, recently went on the market...
Citywide Crackdown Targets Garbage Trucks For Inspection, Ticketing
Over the last year, traffic deaths and injuries caused by garbage trucks have dominated news cycles and community board meetings, with...
Greenpoint Community Will Discuss Plans for School Near Superfund Site
GREENPOINT – In the ongoing community engagement process surrounding the environmental remediation of the toxic NuHart site, another meeting will...