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Sarah Crean

Sarah Crean

Dec
05

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
4 min read
Dec
02
Public Hearing This Monday On Housing Development Planned For Industrial Zone Near Navy Yard

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
4 min read
Dec
01
Neighborhood Crime Isn’t As Bad As It May Seem

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
2 min read
Dec
01
A Shoulder To Lean On For Caregivers Of Persons With Dementia & Alzheimer’s

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
3 min read
Nov
30
After Wiretap, Red Hook Firefighter Arrested For Selling Drugs Outside Firehouse

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
2 min read
Nov
30
A Shoulder To Lean On For Caregivers Of Persons With Dementia & Alzheimer’s

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
3 min read
Nov
29
Brooklyn Heights Section of Infamous BQE Slated for Major Re-Build

Brooklyn Heights Section of Infamous BQE Slated for Major Re-Build

Photo: NYC Department of Transportation.A major overhaul is planned for a Brooklyn Heights section of the BQE, the congested,
4 min read
Nov
29
Come Celebrate Ten Years Of Gowanus Canal Love & Community

Come Celebrate Ten Years Of Gowanus Canal Love & Community

Volunteers beautify the sidewalks of Gowanus, including this garden at 3rd & 3rd. (Photo via Gowanus Canal Conservancy Facebook page
4 min read
Nov
22
Gowanus ‘Rabbit Lady’ Convicted Of 100 Counts Of Animal Abuse

Gowanus ‘Rabbit Lady’ Convicted Of 100 Counts Of Animal Abuse

> Brooklyn Rabbit Lady Dorota Trec convicted of 100 counts of cruelty, loses her rabbits: https://t.co/20SfM6fRUj pic.
2 min read
Nov
18
Councilmembers Join Call For MTA Fare Reductions For Low-Income Riders

Councilmembers Join Call For MTA Fare Reductions For Low-Income Riders

Photo by gofaceyourself [https://instagram.com/p/07y3Pbju4X/?taken-by=gofaceyourself]In response to looming subway and bus fare hikes [/with-impending-fare-hike-for-subways-buses-riders-to-have-limited-input-vote/
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