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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.
Mar
22
Two Trees Relaunches Push for Towers and a Beach on the Williamsburg Waterfront

Two Trees Relaunches Push for Towers and a Beach on the Williamsburg Waterfront

The proposed River Ring development in Williamsburg. (Image: Bjarke Ingels Group and James Corner Field Operations)A large-scale development proposal
3 min read
Mar
22
Brooklyn Democratic Party Cuts Ties With Youth Arm After Year of Open Conflict

Brooklyn Democratic Party Cuts Ties With Youth Arm After Year of Open Conflict

Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte, who chairs the Brooklyn Democratic Party.The ongoing battle between the Brooklyn Democratic Party [https://www.brooklyndems.
4 min read
Mar
19
A Modern School: P.S. 97 in Gravesend Gets New Classrooms And A Greenhouse 

A Modern School: P.S. 97 in Gravesend Gets New Classrooms And A Greenhouse 

Rendering of the new rooftop garden planned for P.S. 97 in Gravesend. (Image: NYC School Construction Authority)A crowded
2 min read
Mar
19

Who’s Got The Right Of Way? MTA Bus Drivers Cause Massive Traffic Jam In Borough Park

Highlawn School in GravesendTwo MTA buses blocking each other’s path yesterday evening at a Boro Park intersection resulted in
2 min read
Mar
18
Council Candidate Pushes To End Illegal Parking By Letting Citizens Reporting Violations Get a Cut of Revenue Generated

Council Candidate Pushes To End Illegal Parking By Letting Citizens Reporting Violations Get a Cut of Revenue Generated

City Council Candidate Elizabeth Adams issued a novelty parking violation to DOT and NYPD in Downtown Brooklyn on Thursday morning.
3 min read
Mar
18
Atlanta Shootings Prompt Calls For Real Action To Address Anti-Asian Hate Crimes In Brooklyn

Atlanta Shootings Prompt Calls For Real Action To Address Anti-Asian Hate Crimes In Brooklyn

Last week’s rally. Courtesy of Jimmy LiBrooklyn’s elected officials and community leaders reacted with sadness, frustration and anger
4 min read
Mar
17
BP Adams Voices Support for Greenpoint Acme Fish Redevelopment

BP Adams Voices Support for Greenpoint Acme Fish Redevelopment

A rendering of the proposed Acme Smoked Fish development in Greenpoint. (Image: Gensler Architects)A rezoning proposal that would facilitate
4 min read
Mar
17
Who’s Up, Who’s Down? Brooklyn Council Election Notes from the Latest Financial Disclosures

Who’s Up, Who’s Down? Brooklyn Council Election Notes from the Latest Financial Disclosures

The June 22nd Democratic primary is just a few months away, and all eyes are on the mayor’s race.
11 min read
Mar
16
14-Story Apartment Complex on Sunset Park’s Fourth Avenue Will Be Developed

14-Story Apartment Complex on Sunset Park’s Fourth Avenue Will Be Developed

Rendering of the proposed development a 737 Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park—center of the image. (Image: DencityWorks Architecture)Council
4 min read
Mar
15

Brooklyn Bridge Photo Projection Pays Tribute to Lives Lost to COVID

Images of some of the New Yorkers lost to the pandemic were projected onto the Brooklyn Bridge during the COVID-19
2 min read