How to Spend July 4th Weekend In Brooklyn
Whether or not the sun is shining, there’s plenty to do in Brooklyn the next few days.
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.
Real Estate
Housing Court’s Return To Pre-Pandemic Procedures Irks Advocates As Judges Prepare For Eviction Hearings
A state-imposed moratorium halted nearly all residential eviction proceedings, but urgent cases concerning building conditions and harassment have continued, mostly virtually. That is now changing.
green
Con-Ed Will Turn Gowanus Lot Into EV Charging and Energy Storage Hub
Con Edison has announced plans to transform a vacant Gowanus lot into a “first-of-its-kind” clean energy hub with battery energy storage and 18 electric vehicle chargers.
real estate
Caton Flats: Housing Lottery Opens for Below-Market Rate Apartments at Flatbush Development
The application portal has opened for below-market-rate apartments at the newly-built Caton Flats development in Flatbush.
weather
City Asks Residents and Businesses to Conserve Energy As Outages Loom
The city is asking New Yorkers to conserve energy in the face of a roiling heat wave that has already forced power outages across the borough.
Education
Carroll Gardens Teacher Who Created Virtual Classroom Site Wins $25K Award
A special education teacher in Carroll Gardens who used his self-taught coding skills to improve his students’ virtual learning experience has won a $25,000 award for “teaching excellence.”
Health
Maimonides Hospital Breaks Ground on New Emergency Department in Bay Ridge
Maimonides Medical Center officially began work Friday on a project to open a new standalone emergency department at the site of a former hospital in Bay Ridge.
Politics
Council Member Farah Louis Expected to Recover After Car Crash
East Flatbush Council Member Farah Louis was taken to the hospital after she was involved in a car crash early Monday morning. She is expected to fully recover.
Real Estate
Massive East New York Affordable Housing Project To Start Construction Next Month
Phipps has secured financing for an affordable housing project that will be the largest development in East New York since the neighborhood since it was rezoned in 2016.
Real Estate
Brooklyn Community Board 9 Votes Against Proposed Towers at Crown Heights Spice Factory Site
The Board voted down a controversial rezoning proposal that would allow for the construction of two residential towers over 30 stories tall at 960 Franklin Avenue.
Politics
“A New Me, a New Mealy:” A Former Brownsville Council Member Nabs an Unexpected Primary Victory
In what could be one of most unexpected upsets in the 2021 city primary election cycle, Darlene Mealy seems to have outflanked incumbent Alicka Ampry-Samuel in the Democratic primary election for Council District 41.
real estate
City Board Approves Unusual Mid-Year Rent Increase For Stabilized Tenants
The Rent Guidelines Board voted to freeze rents at current levels for the first six months of one-year leases, while permitting landlords to raise rent by 1.5% for the remaining six months.