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How The Development Boom Is Reshaping Flatbush and Kensington

Rendering for a nine-story condo building at 88-92 Linden Boulevard near Bedford Avenue. (Image via via ROART)It’s impossible not to be aware of development happening across Brooklyn — the vanished buildings, boarded-up construction sites, truck traffic and sleek towers that seem to come out of nowhere. We decided to

Supporters Of Plastic Bag Fee Fighting Back Against Effort To Reverse It

Source: katerha via flickrEnvironmental advocates are fighting back against a Brooklyn State Senator’s efforts to reverse a controversial fee aimed at curbing the use of disposable grocery bags in favor of more environmentally-friendly, reusable alternatives. State Senator Simcha Felder [https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/simcha-felder], who represents communities in

Plans Move Ahead For New Brooklyn Heights Library & Residential Tower

Courtesy: Marvel ArchitectsA “controversial” and “contentious” proposal to replace a neighborhood library and add yet another tower to the Brooklyn skyline is inching forward. As first reported by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2016/12/29/buildings-dept-oks-plans-lux-tower-site-brooklyn-heights-library] , the Department of Buildings approved plans last month for

Half Of Brooklyn’s Congressional Delegation Join Boycott Of Inauguration

The U.S. Navy Band marches on Pennsylvania Avenue during the presidential inauguration parade in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013 after Barack Obama was elected to a second term in office. (Photo: E.J. Hersom / defenseimagery.mil via Creative Commons)At least half of Brooklyn’s six members in

Brooklyn To Lose 300+ Jobs As B&H Photo Announces It Will Close Warehouses

B&H Photo’s warehouse on Evergreen Avenue in Bushwick. (Photo: Google Maps) Iconic photo, video and technology store B&H Photo [https://www.bhphotovideo.com] has announced it will close its two Brooklyn warehouses by the end of the year, leading to the elimination of scores of

Illegal Gas Meter Installers Sought To Profit From Lucrative Housing Market, DA’s Office Says

Photo by Beth [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rainbowbeth/2319149009/]Brooklyn’s overheated housing market appears to have spawned criminals of all types. Seven defendants, including three National Grid Employees, were indicted today in Brooklyn Supreme Court on charges that they operated a “shadow utility company that illegally installed gas

Lottery Opens Tomorrow For 300+ Affordable Units At 38 Sixth Avenue

Image courtesy: Greenland Forest City PartnersStarting tomorrow, you can apply for one of the 303 affordable units at 38 6th Avenue in Prospect Heights. The new building, which will have no market rate apartments, is part of the Pacific Park/Atlantic Yards development [http://pacificparkbrooklyn.com]. Available apartments range in

Funeral Services Today Honor Brendan J. Dugan, President of St. Francis College

Brendan J. Dugan, President of St. Francis College. (Photo via St. Mary Star of the Sea Church Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/stmarystaroftheseabrooklyn/])The president of St. Francis College [https://www.sfc.edu/], Brooklyn native Brendan J. Dugan, is being mourned today by students, faculty, friends and family. Dugan,

After Battle Over Affordable Housing, Carroll Street Proposal Rejected

Development site at 14-18 Carroll Street. (Photo: Google Maps)The ongoing challenge of incentivizing affordable housing construction was on full view last week at the City Council. A proposal to construct a ten-unit, four-story residential development in the Columbia Street Waterfront District was denied by the City Council on Thursday

Light Rail Line May Not Have Moved Forward Without Support From Developers, Daily News Says

Rendering of a possible BQX streetcar line near the Atlantic Terminal in downtown Brooklyn. (Courtesy: Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector)An investigation [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/developers-planned-streetcar-route-donate-de-blasio-article-1.2906024?cid=bitly] by the Daily News is charging that the de Blasio administration initiated the planning of the BQX