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Aerial photo of Coney Island Creek via the New York City Economic Development Corporation.A representative from the Department of Environmental Protection has agreed that the City could have done a better job alerting area residents about illegal sewage dumping that created unsafe water conditions in Coney Island Creek this
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Aerial photo of Coney Island Creek via the New York City Economic Development Corporation.A representative from the Department of Environmental Protection has agreed that the City could have done a better job alerting area residents about illegal sewage dumping that created unsafe water conditions in Coney Island Creek this
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Assemblymember Dov Hikind. (Photo via the Assemblymember’s Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/assemblymandovhikind/])A Brooklyn Democratic Assemblymember, who said in September that he was considering a vote for Donald Trump [/assemblyman-dov-hikind-clinton-not-option-trump-possible-president/], now says that he cannot vote for the Republican nominee. Local Assemblymember Dov Hikind, who represents sections
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Assemblymember Dov Hikind. (Photo via the Assemblymember’s Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/assemblymandovhikind/])A Brooklyn Democratic Assemblymember, who said in September that he was considering a vote for Donald Trump [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/09/assemblyman-dov-hikind-clinton-not-option-trump-possible-president/] , now says that he cannot vote for the Republican nominee. Local
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Screenshot of video showing the pier off Owl’s Head Park during Hurricane Sandy. (Video by John Huntingtonvia Vimeo [https://vimeo.com/52418093])In recognition of the fourth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, we’re taking a deeper look this week at the status of recovery efforts along the Brooklyn waterfront.
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Image of 300 Ashland Place via Two Trees Management [http://www.300ashland.com]. Another harbinger of change — Apple is coming to Fort Greene. Apple has signed a 10-year lease for approximately 12,000 square feet of ground floor space at 300 Ashland Place [http://www.300ashland.com] in Fort Greene,
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Rendering of a possible BQX streetcar station at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, at Clinton Avenue. (Courtesy New York City Economic Development Corporation)It’s been at least six decades since you could hop a streetcar [http://www.brooklynstreetcar.org/the-streetcar/] and ride it from Queens to Brooklyn. That’s going
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December 6th, 2012 photo of damage to Sea Gate after Superstorm Sandy. Sand appears missing in the top left of this photo, while it temporarily took over the road in the foreground. Coney Island is to the right. (U.S. EPA photo by Jeanethe Falvey via Creative Commons/Wikimedia [https:
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Workers from a contracted oil spill clean-up company sift through an oily debris field in Sheepshead Bay on November 2nd, 2012, days after Superstorm Sandy. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally.)In recognition of the fourth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, we’re taking a
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Workers from a contracted oil spill clean-up company sift through an oily debris field in Sheepshead Bay on November 2nd, 2012, days after Superstorm Sandy. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally.)In recognition of the fourth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, we’re taking a
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Hundreds of local artists have been evicted from their studios in a cluster of warehouse buildings near the Gowanus Canal, despite their efforts to stay and support from some community members. (Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNER.)After the eviction of hundreds of local artists, three early 20th-century warehouses near the
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A 2013 candlelight vigil at the Red Hook Houses to remember the human impact of Superstorm Sandy. Thousands of Red Hook Houses residents were left without power, and heat and hot water, for weeks after the October 29th hurricane. (Photo via Red Hook Initiative Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/
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Crews work to place sand and restore the beach at Coney Island in September, 2013. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it placed roughly 600,000 cubic yards of sand at Coney Island to replace sand lost during Superstorm Sandy and also to “restore the Coney Island project
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Crews work to place sand and restore the beach at Coney Island in September, 2013. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it placed roughly 600,000 cubic yards of sand at Coney Island to replace sand lost during Superstorm Sandy and also to “restore the Coney Island project
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Crews work to place sand and restore the beach at Coney Island in September, 2013. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it placed roughly 600,000 cubic yards of sand at Coney Island to replace sand lost during Superstorm Sandy and also to “restore the Coney Island project
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Still from video of protest yesterday at Hillary Clinton’s Brooklyn campaign headquarters regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline. Native American youth and other protestors occupied the building lobby and built a teepee. (Video via The Other 98% Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/TheOther98/].)Hillary Clinton’s Brooklyn Heights campaign