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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
05
Coney Island Rides Open On Friday, New Roller Coaster and Baseball Starting Soon

Coney Island Rides Open On Friday, New Roller Coaster and Baseball Starting Soon

Coney Island during NYC’s phase 2 reopening last July. (Image: Erica Price)The famed amusement district is poised to
3 min read
Apr
05
Public Art: Breathing Pavilion Features Weekly Live Music Series In Downtown Brooklyn

Public Art: Breathing Pavilion Features Weekly Live Music Series In Downtown Brooklyn

Melanie Charles performing at the Breathing Pavilion. (Image: Argenis Apollinario/Downtown Brooklyn Partnership)The normally bustling plaza at 300 Ashland
2 min read
Apr
05
Side Hustle To Big Business: Low-Income Entrepreneurs Could Help Brooklyn’s Economy Recover—How Can the City Support Them?

Side Hustle To Big Business: Low-Income Entrepreneurs Could Help Brooklyn’s Economy Recover—How Can the City Support Them?

A two-part panel on low-income entrepreneurship in Brooklyn organized by the Center for an Urban Future included LaToya Meaders from
4 min read
Apr
02
Happy Easter from Bklyner

Happy Easter from Bklyner

Image via davidking [https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidking/2357160552/].To all who celebrate, a very happy Easter from all
1 min read
Apr
02
Brooklynites Demand Protections In The Wake Of The DC UberEats Driver’s Death

Brooklynites Demand Protections In The Wake Of The DC UberEats Driver’s Death

Pakistani American Youth Society co-founder Kashif Hussain (Image: Billy Richling/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – Community leaders, elected officials and candidates for local
4 min read
Apr
01
AG James Delivers 1.2 Million Eggs to State Food Banks in Price-Gouging Settlement

AG James Delivers 1.2 Million Eggs to State Food Banks in Price-Gouging Settlement

Attorney General Letitia James and other elected officials announcing a settlement with Hillandale Farms Corporation. (Image: AG’s office)New
2 min read
Apr
01
Hollingsworth Endorsed by Construction and Building Union in Central Brooklyn Council Race

Hollingsworth Endorsed by Construction and Building Union in Central Brooklyn Council Race

Michael Hollingsworth (Image: Tess Mayer)Tenant organizer Michael Hollingsworth [https://www.m4bk.com/] has been endorsed by a notable construction
3 min read
Mar
31
Most—But Not All—Brooklyn State Lawmakers Vote For Marijuana Legalization

Most—But Not All—Brooklyn State Lawmakers Vote For Marijuana Legalization

Marijuana. (Photo by dankdepot/Flickr)After years of political wrangling, the New York State legislature voted to legalize recreational marijuana
3 min read
Mar
31
Restored C and F Train Service, Congestion Pricing Progress and Other Transportation Updates

Restored C and F Train Service, Congestion Pricing Progress and Other Transportation Updates

An overnight subway disinfecting and cleaning at Stillwell Terminal last spring. (Image: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit)
5 min read
Mar
30
New Layout, Better Signage and More Programming Planned for Prospect Heights Open Streets

New Layout, Better Signage and More Programming Planned for Prospect Heights Open Streets

The Vanderbilt Avenue Open Street last year. (Image: Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council)New York City’s Open Streets program
4 min read