Sam Raskin has reported for Politico New York, Gotham Gazette, Gothamist and Curbed New York.
Central Brooklyn
The home that will soon be demolished ahead of construction (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)FLATBUSH—An eight-story apartment building will soon replace a townhouse at 290 Linden Boulevard. Permits have been filed [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByLocationServlet?requestid=1&allbin=3108510&allstrt=LINDEN+BOULEVARD&allnumbhous=
Central Brooklyn
FLATBUSH — On the night of the mass shooting [https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/buzzfeednews/live-updates-two-people-are-dead-as-police-investigate] at the Las Vegas Harvest Festival in Las Vegas that killed 58 people and wounded several hundred, Dr. Kevin Menes was on duty at nearby Sunrise Hospital. [https://sunrisehospital.com/]There, Dr. Menes, a night
News
Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at a press conference about the city’s response to the heat wave (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)BROOKLYN HEIGHTS—Mayor Bill de Blasio will stay in town this weekend for the upcoming heatwave, and on Wednesday he and other officials detailed how the city
brownsville
Mayor Bill de Blasio and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg testing out dockless bikes in the Rockaways last week (Via Mayor’s Office)BROOKLYN HEIGHTS—Citi Bikes are coming to more neighborhoods in Brooklyn, but it’s going to take a while, city officials say. On Monday, reports [https://nypost.com/
Central Brooklyn
Borough President Eric Adams waves to the crowd at the Bay Ridge Memorial Day Parade. Todd Maisel/BklynerBED-STUY—Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams raised more than $500,000 for his 2021 mayoral run during the first half of the year, campaign finance disclosures filed Monday show. Adams’ fundraising numbers place
affordable housing
Brad Lander. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)PARK SLOPE—Council Member Brad Lander, who is running for comptroller, brought in $360,532 over the last six months, out-raising all of the other candidates running for the citywide position. The latest campaign finance filings, submitted Monday, show he has raised the cash
brownsville
Citi Bike. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN—Citi Bike will within the next four years be expanded in a number of Brooklyn neighborhoods, the city announced Tuesday. Bed-Stuy, Brownsville, Park Slope, Prospect Park South, Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, East Flatbush and Sunset Park will all get more Citi Bike
Brooklyn Heights
DOJ’s Richard Donoghue and FBI special agent in charge of the Criminal Division for the New York Field Office, Michael Driscoll, announcing the decision not to charge Daniel Pantaleo (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)BROOKLYN HEIGHTS— Family members of Eric Garner and local politicians on Tuesday criticized the Department
Bay Ridge
Mayor Bill de Blasio signed an executive order eliminating plastic from city agencies, mostly utensils and other plastics from school cafeterias and city commissaries at a recycling plant in Sunset Park. Todd Maisel/BklynerPARK SLOPE— Some New York Republicans want Mayor Bill de Blasio to move out of Gracie Mansion
bath beach
Former State Senate candidate Jasmine Robinson speaks at the demonstration alongside Garner family member Jewel Miller and Ph-Je Bethea (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)BROOKLYN HEIGHTS—Family members of Eric Garner and a former state senate candidate on Monday called on the man who killed Garner five years ago to
affordable housing
Rending of Bedford Arms (Image via Housing Partnership Development Corporation) CROWN HEIGHTS— New Yorkers looking for new below-market-rate apartments now have two months to apply for one in Crown Heights. On Monday, July 15, the affordable housing lottery officially opened for apartments in a new 93-unit building at 1336 Bedford
News
Protesters at Prospect Park (Sam Raskin/Bklyner)PARK SLOPE—Senator Chuck Schumer on Thursday proposed a measure aimed at protecting migrants, after facing criticism from many on the left for his response to overcrowding and inhumane conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border. The legislation, named the “Stop Cruelty to
Central Brooklyn
State Sen. Zellnor Myrie and Assemblywoman Diana Richardson embrace during Myrie’s inauguration at SUNY Downstate in East Flatbush (Photo: Kadia Goba/Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS—Local lawmakers are urging the governor to sign a bill that will add Medgar Evers College to the names of two central Brooklyn subway stops.
Health
Borough President Eric Adams at the press conference standing next to PBA second vice president Joseph Alejandro (Image by Sam Raskin/Bklyner)CITY HALL— Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams says the NYPD’s recently formed mental health and wellness task force [https://nypost.com/2019/07/08/nypd-launches-health-and-wellness-task-force-amid-spate-of-cop-suicides/] is missing
brownsville
Site of the crash hours after it occurred (Picture by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS— Police said Thursday they have arrested the gunman who shot and killed a man earlier this week. On Monday, July 8, a 31-year-old was shot in the head while sitting in a car [/car-crashes-in-plg-after-driver-and-passenger-get-shot-in-crown-heights/] on
Central Brooklyn
The building where the day care center will soon open (Image via Google Maps) CROWN HEIGHTS — The site of a Crown Heights coworking space will soon be a day care facility. The former Electropositive [https://www.facebook.com/ElectropositiveBK/] coworking space at 639 Classon Avenue will be replaced by Magic