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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

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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

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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

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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

Business

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 local jobs.

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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

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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Struggling To Pay Your Heating Bill? Help Is Available

Photo: Bensonhurst BeanAs colder temperatures descend on our area, reliable heat is absolutely essential. Paying for heat is a serious concern for many working families, senior citizens, and others living on fixed incomes. Fuel costs can break a budget, especially during a long winter. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)

Announcements

Struggling To Pay Your Heating Bill? Help Is Available

Photo: Bensonhurst BeanAs colder temperatures descend on our area, reliable heat is absolutely essential. Paying for heat is a serious concern for many working families, senior citizens, and others living on fixed incomes. Fuel costs can break a budget, especially during a long winter. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)

Central Brooklyn

Struggling To Pay Your Heating Bill? Help Is Available

Photo: Bensonhurst BeanAs colder temperatures descend on our area, reliable heat is absolutely essential. Paying for heat is a serious concern for many working families, senior citizens, and others living on fixed incomes. Fuel costs can break a budget, especially during a long winter. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)

Announcements

Struggling To Pay Your Heating Bill? Help Is Available

Photo: Bensonhurst BeanAs colder temperatures descend on our area, reliable heat is absolutely essential. Paying for heat is a serious concern for many working families, senior citizens, and others living on fixed incomes. Fuel costs can break a budget, especially during a long winter. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)

Announcements

Coney Island Hospital Opens Lactation Lounge For New Mothers

Courtesy of ShutterstockNew mothers have a place to call their own at Coney Island Hospital. Coney Island Hospital opened a dedicated lactation/breastfeeding area for new mothers this week. The space is a collaboration between the hospital and Borough President Eric Adams, whose office says it is working to enhance

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Developer Of Long Island College Hospital Site Files Construction Plans For Two Towers

An example of what can be built as-of-right, according to existing zoning, on the Long Island College Hospital site. (Courtesy: FXFOWLE Architects)More information is now available about what is coming to the area that was home to Long Island College Hospital for decades. As first reported by New York

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Church Avenue Welcomes New State of the Art Health Care Center (Sponsored)

A newly constructed, modern medical facility has come to our community. The Brooklyn Hospital [http://www.tbh.org] Center [http://www.tbh.org] (TBHC) has opened an ambulatory care facility at 2244 Church Avenue, between Bedford and Flatbush Avenues. The hospital’s new, spacious Flatbush location offers primary care, dental

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Site of Historic Red Hook Sugar Refinery Will House Tech Complex

Rendering of Red Hoek Point. (Courtesy: Thor Equities)Brooklyn’s historic industrial waterfront continues its transformation — this time in Red Hook. Red Hoek Point [http://www.redhoekpoint.com/], an 800,000 square foot-plus “tech-complex” is slated to rise on the former site of the Revere Sugar Refinery. As first reported

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As Vote On Tax Break For Developers Approaches, Some Tenants Call Foul

Opponents to the renewal of the 421-a tax credit for developers rallied outside of City Hall Thursday. (Photo: Corner Media)Tenants groups and some local officials are asking the state and city to think twice before they renew a long-standing tax credit for developers. Community-based organizations rallied outside of City

Central Brooklyn

As Vote On Tax Break For Developers Approaches, Some Tenants Call Foul

Opponents to the renewal of the 421-a tax credit for developers, including members of the Flatbush Tenant Coalition, rallied outside of City Hall Thursday. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Tenants groups and some local officials are asking the state and city to think twice before they renew a long-standing tax credit

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As Vote On Tax Break For Developers Approaches, Some Tenants Call Foul

Opponents to the renewal of the 421-a tax credit for developers, including members of the Flatbush Tenant Coalition, rallied outside of City Hall Thursday. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Tenants groups and some local officials are asking the state and city to think twice before they renew a long-standing tax credit

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Public Hearing This Monday On Housing Development Planned For Industrial Zone Near Navy Yard

376-378 Flushing Avenue (Photo: Google Maps)(This story was updated on 12/2/16 at 1:25pm.) Developers have filed initial plans to construct almost 300 apartments in an area zoned for manufacturing near the Brooklyn Navy Yard. As first reported by YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/11/first-look-two-building-296-unit-residential-project-on-flushing-avenue-near-brooklyn-navy-yard.

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Neighborhood Crime Isn’t As Bad As It May Seem

Photo via Flickr.We’ve reported on quite of few crimes in our neighborhood recently [/61st-precinct-crime-blotter-robberies-break-ins-naked-photos/], making it easy to think that criminal activity in the neighborhood has gotten out of control. However, reported crimes in the 61st Precinct are down, with few exceptions, relative to the same point last

Central Brooklyn

A Shoulder To Lean On For Caregivers Of Persons With Dementia & Alzheimer’s

A “Circle of Care” lounge where caregivers can relieve stress through relaxing and sharing. (Photo: Presbyterian Senior Services)Are you caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia? You’re not alone. This November has been National Alzheimer’s Awareness and Caregiver Appreciation month [http:

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After Wiretap, Red Hook Firefighter Arrested For Selling Drugs Outside Firehouse

Engine 279 and Ladder 131, located at 252 Lorraine Street (at Smith Street). (Photo: Google Maps)A firefighter has been arrested and charged with selling narcotics in front of his Red Hook firehouse and near a private Brooklyn high school. Daniel Torres, 33, a New York City firefighter with Engine