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Developer Files for Nine Story Building on Toxic Lot Across from Greenpoint Superfund Site

The corner of Clay and Commercial Streets, where a nine-story building will go up on a lot marred by toxic chemicals (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)GREENPOINT – Developers have filed for a new nine-story residential building in North Greenpoint, above a toxic plume of phthalates that has leaked from the Nuhart Site

Greenpoint

Stop Work Order Halts Construction at Greenpoint Library

A pedestrian inspects the stop work order posted to the Greenpoint Library construction site (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)GREENPOINT – After delays pushing back the completion date of the Greenpoint Library by half a year, progress was being made on the site—until it was hit with a stop work order on

Greenpoint

New Multi-Lingual Signage at Greenpoint’s McGolrick Park Omits Polish

A woman stands at the entrance to McGolrick Park, where new signs have omitted Polish (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)GREENPOINT – All down Nassau Avenue on the approach to McGolrick Park, Polish signs can be seen on the storefronts, like Kubuś Photo Service, Cracovia Liquors, Jaslowiczanka Bakery or Krajan Polish Deli. But

Bushwick

Wednesday Crime Blotter: Attempted Rape in Williamsburg, MTA Bus Stolen from Broadway Junction & More

(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking for a suspect wanted for the attempted rape of a 26-year old woman in a Williamsburg apartment building yesterday. Around 5:30 am on Tuesday, January 1, the suspect approached the woman on the first-floor landing of an apartment building near Havermeyer and

Events

Where to Watch Fireworks for New Years Eve Tonight!

Nobody goes to Times Square anymore—it’s too crowded. But if you’re ringing in the New Year and want to get outside for some fireworks, there are a pair of great Brooklyn-based options to start 2019 off with a bang! Be forewarned, the weather forecast shows rain from

Coney Island

Take the Polar Bear Plunge in Coney Island on New Year’s Day!

It’s New Year’s Eve, and while there is plenty of partying to be done and fireworks shows to watch [/where-to-watch-fireworks-for-new-years-eve-tonight/], it also means we’re just a day away from one of the best traditions in Brooklyn—the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge [https://www.facebook.com/events/

Development

31-Story Tower Added to Greenpoint Landing Development Project

The site, currently a parking lot for trucks, where a new 31-story tower will rise (Screenshot via Google Maps)GREENPOINT – On Christmas Eve, the developer of Greenpoint Landing, a series of high-rise residential towers along the North Brooklyn waterfront, filed for yet another building [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?

brighton beach

Suspected Thief Hit and Killed by Train in Sheepshead Bay, Woman’s Body Found on Brighton Beach Shoreline

The tracks of the Sheepshead Bay station in southern Brooklyn. A suspected thief was struck by a train while evading authorities yesterday (Screenshot via Google Maps)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – A fleeing thief was struck by a Q train yesterday afternoon as he tried to evade pursuit, police said. Around 3:30

brighton beach

Friday Crime Blotter: Christmas Day Crime, Shots Exchanged on Kingsland Avenue & More

Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] CYPRESS HILLS – Last month, a verbal confrontation ended in a shooting during the early hours at a Dominican restaurant in Cypress Hills. Around 4:15 am on Monday, November 26, police said

Central Brooklyn

A Room at the Inn For Red Hook Homeless, Taking the Plunge into the New Year & More of Today’s Links

(Via Bklyner’s Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/bklynerbk/])It’s that quiet time between the two final holidays of the year, but there’s still news to be had while avoiding family and wondering whether or not those last cookies are a good idea… If you’re still in

brownsville

Wednesday Crime Blotter: Home-Invasion on Christmas Morning, Teacher Assaults Developmentally Disabled Student & More

CONEY ISLAND – On Christmas morning, a home-invasion robbery sent an 88-year-old woman to the hospital, and now police are hoping to track down the suspect. Around 6:45 am on Tuesday, December 25, the suspect entered the victim’s apartment, near Surf Avenue and West 25th Street, through an unsecured

Central Brooklyn

The Weekly News Quiz: December 21, 2018

Think you know all about Brooklyn news? Try this week’s news quiz and see how well you’ve kept up with all the coverage on BKLYNER! If you’re reading BKLYNER regularly, consider becoming a member [/subscribe/] —you can keep up-to-date on all things Brooklyn and support the local

News

More Protected Bike Lanes in Williamsburg, Park Slope and Sunset Park

A protected bike lane in Prospect Park West. (Photo via Park Slope Stoop)Next year, local cyclists will be happy to see almost five more miles of protected bike lanes on the streets of Brooklyn. Earlier this week, the Mayor’s office announced the 2019 project as part of the

Bed Stuy

Friday Crime Blotter: Supermarket Stabbing in Sheepshead Bay, Fake Police in Gravesend & More

SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Police have arrested and charged a Staten Island man in the death of Elina Sokolov, 45, who was killed while crossing Nostrand Avenue at Emmons in October. [/two-traffic-fatalities-and-one-arrest-on-thursday/] Nicholas Didio, 57, was charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due care, police said.

Central Brooklyn

A Country Villa in Crown Heights, Anti-Gentrification Projection & More of Today’s Links

As part of some residents’ opposition [/anti-gentrification-cb4-bushwick/] to the Bushwick Community Plan [/residents-propose-bushwick-community-plan-for-rezoning-to-tame-development/], a large anti-gentrification message was on the side of a Downtown Brooklyn building [https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2018/12/18/huge-bushwick-anti-gentrification-message-projected-on-montague-street/] this week. Perhaps a sign of that same gentrification: a brand new rock climbing gym on

Development

Disappointed By Waterfront Development, Greenpoint Residents Look For Answers

Construction at Greenpoint Landing continues apace, with a second tower rising next to One Blue Slip (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)GREENPOINT – This week, representatives from the Department of City Planning (DCP) met with residents in Greenpoint to explain the process of waterfront zoning with a presentation, an event organized by the

Business

Rose Wolf Coffee Opens in East Williamsburg

The art adorning the front of Rose Wolf Coffee was done by a local artist, recommended by the owner’s family tattoo artist (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)Walk into Rose Wolf Coffee on any given morning and the first thing that hits you is the smell of fresh-baked pastries. As in,

Bed Stuy

Teen Found Murdered on Rooftop in Bed-Stuy, Man Falls to Death From Rooftop in Gravesend

An 18-year-old was found murdered on the roof of a Brevoort Houses building yesterday (Screenshot via Google Maps)Two men are dead at housing developments on opposite ends of Brooklyn, police confirmed. One was murdered, the other apparently fell. BED-STUY – This morning, police announced that a teen found dead on

bath beach

Wednesday Crime Blotter: Arrest in Road-Rage Murder, ‘Tis The Season for Package Thieves & More

(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)BATH BEACH – A Staten Island man has been arrested and charged in the road rage killing of Faizal Coto, [/bath-beach-deaths/] an FDNY firefighter and aspiring musician. Yesterday, the NYPD announced Joseph Desmond, 29, had been charged with murder after the Bay Parkway altercation on Sunday, December 9.

Central Brooklyn

1930s Brooklyn, A Holiday Miracle for Small Businesses & More of Today’s Links

PS 110 seen from McGolrick Park on a cold evening last week (Courtesy of Paul Stremple)Long before the age of GIFs and Live Photos, people still found a way to get 3D with their images—check out this amazing repository of stereographic images of Brooklyn from 1933! [https://brooklynstereography.

News

Dollar Van Drivers Feel Left Out As Commuter Services Gear Up for L Train Shutdown

A dollar van in Brooklyn (Photo via Caribcandy/Instagram)With the L Train Shutdown rapidly approaching, companies are lining up to profit from shuttle services between Williamsburg and Manhattan, but a long-time group of working Brooklynites feel they’re being left out: dollar van drivers. With the shutdown forcing hundreds

Bushwick

Playground Versus Dog Run, or Old Bushwick Versus New Bushwick?

Irving Square Park occupies a full city block in Bushwick, along Halsey Street between Knickerbocker and Wilson Avenues (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)BUSHWICK – More than half a million dollars in government money for a park project is just waiting for the Bushwick community—if only it could decide on how to

East New York

Apartment Fire in East New York NYCHA High-Rise Injures Two

A fire broke out last night on one of the upper floors in East New York’s Boulevard Houses on Linden Boulevard (Photo via PropertyShark)EAST NEW YORK – Just after midnight on Tuesday, December 18, a fire broke out on the 12th floor of a NYCHA high-rise in East New

Development

Waterfront Esplanade at Williamsburg’s 420 Kent Nears Completion

420 Kent’s section of waterfront park, as seen from the East River Ferry (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)As the high-rise towers at 420 Kent get ready to open in 2019, the waterfront esplanade, which will join the project to a series of parks and developments running the length of the

Central Brooklyn

The Weekly News Quiz: December 14, 2018

Think you know all about Brooklyn news? Try this week’s news quiz and see how well you’ve kept up with all the coverage on BKLYNER! If you’re reading BKLYNER regularly, consider becoming a subscriber [/subscribe/]—you can keep up-to-date on all things Brooklyn and support the local