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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.
Feb
09
New Food Kiosk Planned Near Brooklyn Borough Hall

New Food Kiosk Planned Near Brooklyn Borough Hall

GDK kiosk rendering in Columbus Park (Image: Parks)The city’s Parks Department shared plans on Monday night for a
3 min read
Feb
08
How Candidates for East New York’s 37th Council District Would Re-Think Policing and Safety

How Candidates for East New York’s 37th Council District Would Re-Think Policing and Safety

Last year, the NYPD’s 75th Precinct, which includes the neighborhoods of East New York and Cypress Hills, had the
9 min read
Feb
05
Renovations to Landmarked Crown Heights Church Draw Frustration From Locals

Renovations to Landmarked Crown Heights Church Draw Frustration From Locals

A rendering of the proposed redevelopment at 991 St. John’s Place in Crown Heights. (Image: PKSB Architects)A developer’
4 min read
Feb
05
After $30-Million Renovation, Betsy Head Park in Brownsville Re-Opens to the Public

After $30-Million Renovation, Betsy Head Park in Brownsville Re-Opens to the Public

The newly-renovated Betsy Head Park. (Image: Pavel Bendov/ABB)After a multi-year, $30 million upgrade, Brownsville’s Betsy Head Park
3 min read
Feb
05
Developer Promises New Supermarket & Affordable Housing at Crown Heights Associated Site

Developer Promises New Supermarket & Affordable Housing at Crown Heights Associated Site

The Associated Supermarket at 975 Nostrand Avenue (Image: Google Maps)After news of the imminent closure of a long-standing Crown
3 min read
Feb
04
Fiefdoms or Gatherings – What Are The Precinct Community Councils The Mayor Is Giving A Say in NYPD Leadership Decisions?

Fiefdoms or Gatherings – What Are The Precinct Community Councils The Mayor Is Giving A Say in NYPD Leadership Decisions?

A 2016 meeting of the 68th Precinct Community Council in Dyker Heights. (Photo by Benjamin Cohn)Among the bevy of
7 min read
Feb
03
Sankofa Park and African Burial Ground Square in East New York To Get A Fresh Look

Sankofa Park and African Burial Ground Square in East New York To Get A Fresh Look

Rendering of the redesigned Sankofa Park in the New Lots section of East New York (Image: Parks Department)A redesigned
4 min read
Feb
02
Landmarks Commission Votes to Preserve Downtown Brooklyn Home With Abolitionist History

Landmarks Commission Votes to Preserve Downtown Brooklyn Home With Abolitionist History

Protestors in front of of 227 Duffield Street last year.The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted unanimously on
3 min read
Feb
02
Education, Solar Energy, and Student Aid Startups Win Annual Brooklyn Innovation Award

Education, Solar Energy, and Student Aid Startups Win Annual Brooklyn Innovation Award

The winners of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership’s “Make It in Brooklyn” competition: Ilona Wilcox of UrbanEnergy, Tammy Kwan of
2 min read
Feb
02

Greenpoint Elected Officials Slam MTA For 16-Year Wait on Box Street Park

An overhead view of the draft design for Box Street Park with labeled features (Via NYC Parks)North Brooklyn’s
3 min read