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Business
The first Ample Hills Creamery store located at 623 Vanderbilt Avenue, Prospect Heights (Photo: BKLYNER)Brooklyn-based ice-cream chain Ample Hills filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy [https://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/bankruptcy/bankruptcy-basics/chapter-11-bankruptcy-basics] on Sunday, March 15, raising questions about the fate of staff and plans to open a fourteenth
COVID-19
Governor Cuomo Calls on President Trump to Take Comprehensive Federal Action to Combat Coronavirus. Photo by Darren McGee/ Office of Governor Andrew Cuomo.New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called on President Trump to send the United States Army Corps to New York in order to prepare the state for expected
Central Brooklyn
NYCHA Hallway. Ben Brachfeld/BklynerWith events canceled and schools closing [/brooklyn-coronavirus-briefing-march-13-closings/], Brooklyners will be spending a lot of time in their homes for the foreseeable future. So what can you expect from your landlord if you’re stuck at home with social distancing blues? A slew of New York City
COVID-19
Peter Harrison worries that collecting signatures may put the elderly at risk. Campaign Photo by Adrian Mikulak.Thirty-four candidates from across New York State submitted a petition [https://medium.com/@mel_27706/governor-cuomo-we-need-to-put-public-health-first-9d2eb426785e] to Governor Andrew Cuomo to suspend or reduce petitioning requirements needed to get on the ballot in
Development
Photo courtesy of Industry CitySUNSET PARK – Borough President Eric Adams approved Industry City’s rezoning request with a few caveats on Monday, March 9. Andrew Kimball, the CEO of Industry City, says he wants to use the additional space to create an “Innovation Economy District.” Borough President Adams endorsed this
affordable housing
Building concept courtesy of Urban Cartographics.VINEGAR HILL – Community Board 2 voted on Wednesday to recommend against approving a request for rezoning of 265 Front Street that would see a truck lot in the heart of historic Vinegar Hill transformed into a 6-story residential building with first floor commercial space.
affordable housing
312 Coney Island Avenue that is to be redeveloped.Liena Zagare/BklynerWINDSOR TERRACE – Focus Property Group (FPG) presented its plans to build a 13-story mixed-use residential complex by Park Circle at 312 Coney Island Avenue last Thursday to the local Community Board 7. The developers are seeking a rezoning [https:
Big Story
Protesters outside Borough Hall after the Borough President Eric Adams ended the hearing. Curt Brodner/Bklyner.SUNSET PARK — Eric Adams, the Brooklyn Borough President, prematurely ended a hearing about Industry City’s rezoning request on Tuesday night at Borough Hall after multiple interruptions by activists. Industry City is a massive
Announcements
Members of South Central Brooklyn United for Progress. Courtesy of SCBUP.New York Senate District 17 for Progress, a group of progressive activists and organizers in Borough Park and Midwood, are rebranding their organization as South Central Brooklyn United for Progress (SCBUP). With the new name comes hope for political
affordable housing
Protester with sign. Curt Brodner/Bklyner.Hundreds of Sunset Park residents, activists, and other interested parties gathered at the opulent Grand Prospect Hall in Park Slope this Monday to make their voices heard about Industry City’s controversial rezoning request. Supporters touted the promise of new jobs and economic development,
Central Brooklyn
Protesters at EMJC. Curtis Brodner/BklynerMIDWOOD — The installation of Rabbi Sam Levine at the East Midwood Jewish Center (EMJC) was protested by over 100 opponents of the Urban Dove School’s move to one of EMJC’s properties. Urban Dove is a charter school that serves students who failed the
Bensonhurst
From Comptroller’s report [https://comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/new-york-city-comptroller-scott-stringers-investigation-into-child-lead-exposure/?utm_source=Media-All&utm_campaign=2685b3df50-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_31_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7cd514b03e-2685b3df50-154021477] BORO PARK, FLATBUSH, GREENPOINT – High rates of childhood lead exposure remains a persistent issue in a handful of