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Sarah Crean

Sarah Crean

Feb
01
How The Development Boom Is Reshaping Flatbush and Kensington

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
13 min read
Jan
16
Supporters Of Plastic Bag Fee Fighting Back Against Effort To Reverse It

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
4 min read
Jan
16
Plans Move Ahead For New Brooklyn Heights Library & Residential Tower

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
3 min read
Jan
16
Half Of Brooklyn’s Congressional Delegation Join Boycott Of Inauguration

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,
2 min read
Jan
13
Brooklyn To Lose 300+ Jobs As B&H Photo Announces It Will Close Warehouses

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
2 min read
Jan
12
Illegal Gas Meter Installers Sought To Profit From Lucrative Housing Market, DA’s Office Says

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
3 min read
Jan
12
Lottery Opens Tomorrow For 300+ Affordable Units At 38 Sixth Avenue

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
3 min read
Dec
23
Funeral Services Today Honor Brendan J. Dugan, President of St. Francis College

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:
3 min read
Dec
20
After Battle Over Affordable Housing, Carroll Street Proposal Rejected

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
5 min read
Dec
13
Light Rail Line May Not Have Moved Forward Without Support From Developers, Daily News Says

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
4 min read