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State Sen. Kevin Parker with members of the Flatbush Tenant Coalition.While the state legislators who members of the Flatbush Tenant Coalition [https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushTenantCoalition?fref=ts] visited in Albany [/blog/news/following-the-affordable-housing-fight] on Tuesday were generally supportive of strengthening rent laws, not all of them agreed with
The Windsor Terrace Food Co-op [http://www.windsorterracefoodcoop.com/] is looking for a bit of help before it opens at 825 Caton Avenue [/business/as-windsor-terrace-food-co-ops-opening-nears-neighbors-discuss-plans-for-caton-avenue-site-at-first-all-members-meeting] on March 21. Following the group’s all-members meeting [/business/as-windsor-terrace-food-co-ops-opening-nears-neighbors-discuss-plans-for-caton-avenue-site-at-first-all-members-meeting] at the end of February, co-op leader and
As our neighbors descended upon the capitol building in Albany this past Tuesday, they had a very specific set of bills they urged lawmakers to support in 2015 – which the Flatbush Tenant Coalition and other tenant groups have deemed “the year of the tenant.” “Rent regulated housing is the primary
Adriano Espaillat
As our neighbors descended upon the capitol building in Albany this past Tuesday, they had a very specific set of bills they urged lawmakers to support in 2015 – which the Flatbush Tenant Coalition and other tenant groups have deemed “the year of the tenant.” “Rent regulated housing is the primary
Flatbush Tenant Coalition member Lloyd SmithLloyd Smith glanced down at his piece of paper and, in his ever quiet and steadfast voice, looked at state Sen. Kevin Parker and said, “Will you be our advocate, senator?” It was a version of a question he asked during much of the Flatbush
Hilary Gibbs
Flatbush Tenant Coalition member Lloyd SmithLloyd Smith glanced down at his piece of paper and, in his ever quiet and steadfast voice, looked at state Sen. Kevin Parker and said, “Will you be our advocate, senator?” It was a version of a question he asked during much of the Flatbush
Tenants gathered in Albany’s capitol building Tuesday to advocate for stronger rent laws.First, there was sleepy silence as the bus left Ditmas Park not long after the sun rose Tuesday morning, with neighbors watching our streets lined with Victorian homes pass them by, clutching coffee cups and leaning
capitol
Tenants gathered in Albany’s capitol building Tuesday to advocate for stronger rent laws.First, there was sleepy silence as the bus left Ditmas Park not long after the sun rose Tuesday morning, with neighbors watching our streets lined with Victorian homes pass them by, clutching coffee cups and leaning
Ballet
Photo via the School of American Ballet [https://www.facebook.com/SABNYC/photos/pb.36603863869.-2207520000.1425588979./10152508412603870/?type=3&theater] There is so much happening this weekend! You can celebrate Purim at a carnival and a masquerade ball [/blog/holidays/masquerade-ball-hamantaschen-workshop-ways-celebrate-purim-area] , see the musical director for the Gregg
bicycles
At least one thief made off with two adult bicycles after using a crowbar to pry his or her way into a garage near E. 17th Street and Beverley Road late Monday night or early Tuesday morning, neighbor Lev told us. The neighbors at the home called 911 upon realizing
animal
Neighbor Barbara is fostering a dog who was saved from a kill shelter in Brooklyn, and she let us know that she’s looking for a good home for Ruby, an adorable pup who loves nothing more than to dance around with her toys. “She also play bows and then
commercial
It looks like the building housing Brooklyn Commune [http://brooklyncommune.com/] at 601 Greenwood Avenue, by Prospect Avenue, could soon be sold, as Nest Seekers International recently posted [https://www.nestseekers.com/420552/greenwood-avenue-15-br-mixed-use-windsor-terrace-brooklyn?src=4UfY4HK] that the property is under contract. Nest Seekers International recently listed the 13,000-square-foot