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brownsville

DCP Study Says Reasons For Storefront Vacancies Are “Complex and Varied”

As the mayor pushes for a storefront vacancy tax [https://nypost.com/2019/01/09/de-blasio-i-will-lobby-for-vacancy-tax-on-landlords-of-empty-storefronts/] , the NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page] (DCP) last week released “ Assessing Storefront Vacancy in NYC [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/planning-level/housing-economy/assessing-storefront-vacancy-nyc.

environment

Brooklyn Grange Debuts NYC’s Largest Rooftop Farm In Sunset Park

SUNSET PARK – The rooftop farmers of Brooklyn Grange [https://www.brooklyngrangefarm.com/] will open their third and largest outpost this Sunday atop the Liberty View building along the Sunset Park waterfront. Via Brooklyn Grange | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/2409923005736344/]The new 140,000-square-foot facility features a 55,000-square-foot

Coney Island

Help Name Luna Park’s 3 New Attractions

CONEY ISLAND – Coney Island’s Luna Park [https://lunaparknyc.com/] kicked off a series of contests on Tuesday to give fans the chance to name three new attractions. Luna Park’s Ropes Course will open Spring/Summer 2020 (via Luna Park NYC | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/2344533212469864/])The

clinton hill

MTA To Cut 4 Brooklyn Stops On B38 Route With Switch To Longer Buses

DOWNTOWN/FORT GREENE/CLINTON HILL – The MTA has announced additional changes to the B38 route to accommodate longer buses that will be introduced in September. Bklyner reported last week [/myrtle-ave-bid-petitions-against-b54-bus-cuts-rally-on-thursday/] that the B15, B38, and B54 buses will see changes to their schedules—adding one to three minutes between wait

clinton hill

Another Catholic School To Close Before New School Year

FORT GREENE – The Diocese of Brooklyn announced on Monday that the K-8 parochial school, St. Francis Xavier—Queen of All Saints Catholic Academy [https://sfx-qas.org/], will shutter before the upcoming school year. St. Francis Xavier—Queen of All Saints Catholic Academy, 300 Vanderbilt Avenue, via Google MapsBoard Members and

Business

Dine In Park Slope 2019: More Than 50 Eateries To Offer Specials Aug. 19-30

PARK SLOPE – The good folks at the Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID [http://parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/event/dine-in-park-slope-2019/], North Flatbush BID [https://nfbid.com], Park Slope Chamber of Commerce [http://www.shopseventh.com], and Park Slope Civic Council [https://parkslopeciviccouncil.org] have teamed up for the 2nd Annual Dine in Park

Downtown Brooklyn

Thief Snatches Commuter’s Jewelry At Nevins Street MTA Station

[UPDATE: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 10:45am] Police have arrested 59-year-old Keith Clark of Bed-Stuy in connection with this incident and charged him with robbery and criminal possession of stolen property. DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the below

clinton hill

87-Year-Old Man Assaulted In Clinton Hill

[UPDATE: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 10:40am] Police have arrested 32-year-old Jaquan Wright of Bed-Stuy in connection with this incident and charged him with two counts of assault. CLINTON HILL – After two suspects punched and robbed a 65-year-old man [/police-searching-for-2-men-who-knocked-out-65-year-old-at-clinton-hill-station/] at the Clinton/Washington Ave A/C subway station

fort greene

BAM Park Reopens To The Public

FORT GREENE – Over the weekend, dozens of locals enjoyed the summer weather at the newly reopened BAM Park in Fort Greene. Betty Carter Park, bordered by Fulton Street, Lafayette Avenue, and St. Felix Place (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)NYC Parks [https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/betty-carter-park/map] reopened the green

clinton hill

Police Searching For 2 Men Who Knocked Out 65-Year-Old At Clinton Hill MTA Station

CLINTON HILL – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the two men seen in the below photos and video in connection to a robbery at the Clinton/Washington Ave A/C subway station earlier this month. Via NYPDAt approximately 10:50am on Thursday, August 1, police say

Brooklyn Heights

Battle Week 2019: 243 Years Since The Battle Of Brooklyn

PARK SLOPE – The Old Stone House [https://theoldstonehouse.org/] will commemorate the 243rd anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn and celebrate “America’s path to independence” with a series of events beginning next week and running through Tuesday, August 27—the anniversary of the Battle. Battle Week, The Old Stone

News

Crown Heights Block Wins Greenest In Brooklyn

CROWN HEIGHTS – On Thursday, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden awarded Lincoln Place, between Nostrand and New York Avenues, the winner in this year’s Greenest Block in Brooklyn [https://www.bbg.org/community/greenest_block_2019] contest. 1st Place Residential: Lincoln Place between Nostrand & New York Avenues, via Brooklyn Botanic