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Billy Richling

Billy Richling

Billy Richling is a staff reporter for Bklyner, covering politics, real estate and everything else. He lives in Flatbush, and previously worked for the Times Square Alliance.
Apr
13
Brooklyn’s Open Streets Expose Tensions In Gentrifying Neighborhoods

Brooklyn’s Open Streets Expose Tensions In Gentrifying Neighborhoods

An Open Street on Berry Street in Williamsburg. (Image: DOT)The city’s Open Streets program [https://www1.nyc.gov/
3 min read
Apr
13
City Announces New, Free Summer Education Program for All Students

City Announces New, Free Summer Education Program for All Students

At the reconstructed Betsy Head Park in Brownsville, Brooklyn on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeSchool and
3 min read
Apr
12
Ramadan Mubarak from Bklyner!

Ramadan Mubarak from Bklyner!

The holy book of Islam, the Quran, is read frequently during Ramadan. (Image: Flickr Creative Commons)From all of us
2 min read
Apr
12
Amusement Parks Reopen in a Much-Needed Boost for Coney Island

Amusement Parks Reopen in a Much-Needed Boost for Coney Island

Mayor Bill de Blasio delivered remarks and cut the ribbon at the reopening of the Coney Island amusement area on
5 min read
Apr
09
Williamsburg Houses RAD Conversion Plan Begins to Take Shape

Williamsburg Houses RAD Conversion Plan Begins to Take Shape

One of the 20 buildings in NYCHA’s Williamsburg Houses complex. (Image: Google Maps)Plans to transfer the NYCHA’s
5 min read
Apr
08
New Poll Shows Broad Support for Return to 24-Hour Subway Service

New Poll Shows Broad Support for Return to 24-Hour Subway Service

Workers disinfecting and cleaning a subway car at Stillwell Terminal in May 2020. (Image: Marc A. Hermann/MTA New York
2 min read
Apr
07
Small East Williamsburg Residential Proposal Gets Caught in a Larger Fight Over Land Use

Small East Williamsburg Residential Proposal Gets Caught in a Larger Fight Over Land Use

114 Kingsland Avenue (Image: Google Maps)IMAGE A proposal for a four-story apartment development in East Williamsburg is facing resistance
3 min read
Apr
07
Prospect Park’s Concert Grove is Open!

Prospect Park’s Concert Grove is Open!

The newly renovated Concert Grove Pavilion inside Prospect Park (Image: C. Paul Martinka)Prospect Park’s Concert Grove officially reopened
3 min read
Apr
06
Plan to Install Green Energy Storage on Williamsburg Roof Raises Tenants’ Ire

Plan to Install Green Energy Storage on Williamsburg Roof Raises Tenants’ Ire

315 Berry Street (Image: Google Maps)A proposal to install energy infrastructure on a Williamsburg roof to ease the load
5 min read
Apr
06
From Books to Bathrooms, Participatory Budgeting Voting Kicks Off in Three Brooklyn Council Districts

From Books to Bathrooms, Participatory Budgeting Voting Kicks Off in Three Brooklyn Council Districts

Left to right: Stephen Levin (CD33), Carlos Menchaca (CD38) and Brad Lander (CD39)After a pandemic-induced pause, the city’s
6 min read