Sunday Night Subway Shutdown Caused by Power Surge and Alert System Snafu, Review Finds
A major subway service disruption that saw service on at least eight lines severely curtailed was caused by a power anomaly and a failed alert system.
A major subway service disruption that saw service on at least eight lines severely curtailed was caused by a power anomaly and a failed alert system.
From zoning and funding to prevailing wage, ever-shrinking space standards and the need for human-scale neighborhoods, architect Carmi Bee of RKTB shared with me his take on why it is so hard to build housing.
The outcry over plans to demolish the beloved Grand Prospect Hall in Park Slope continued Monday morning, as protestors gathered outside the shuttered event space to demand the city take action and Mayor Bill de Blasio voiced support for their cause.
A coalition of activist groups filed a federal civil rights complaint today that alleges National Grid bypassed key safety and health regulations when constructing a natural gas pipeline in Brooklyn, misleading local residents and ignoring negative health impacts on communities of color.
Brooklyn College. (Image: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner) In the midst of strife and upheaval in Haiti, an initiative at Brooklyn College that supports scholarship and research focused on the island nation is getting a boost. The CUNY Haitian Studies Institute (HSI) at Brooklyn College announced today that it has received $1
Today is a perfect day to skip work and head to a beach or pool or park or you know, the air-conditioned room in your place. Cooling centers are open, pools have extended hours and Coney Island is ready for you - and if you go after the sun goes
Crews will begin work Friday evening, but the real impact on traffic will be felt Monday, when DOT will reduce the number of lanes between Atlantic Avenue and the Brooklyn Bridge from three to two in both directions.
A rendering of the proposed education and welcome center at Green-Wood Cemetery. (Image: Architecture Research Office) Green-Wood Cemetery could soon host a large new building on its campus. The Green-Wood Historic Fund [https://www.green-wood.com], which oversees the 478-acre cemetery in western Brooklyn, is looking to build a new
NYC Vaccination rate reports should account for the changes in population numbers following the 2020 Census, including the changing demographics of our boroughs.
Brooklynites looking to dive into the borough’s revolutionary history can chat with Continental soldiers and sing along with brigands at Green-Wood Cemetery’s annual Battle of Brooklyn commemoration [https://www.green-wood.com/event/battle-of-brooklyn-an-eighteenth-century-american-faire/2021-08-29/] this Sunday, August 29th. The Battle of Brooklyn, fought in 1776, was the first
Education
With fewer than three weeks until students return to classrooms, educators are frustrated about how they should approach teaching students quarantined at home, report Alex Zimmerman and Reema Amin for Chalkbeat.
You’re no longer protected by the state eviction moratorium or the federal eviction moratorium. That means your eviction case can move forward in court, and your landlord may be able to file and move forward with a new eviction case against you, Allison Dikanovic writes for THE CITY.
It is with great sadness that I let you know that Bklyner will stop publishing on September 10, with no immediate date or plans for resuming.
The developer behind a controversial plan to redevelop the site of a longstanding supermarket in Crown Heights has sold the property.
bklyn sounds
Recent events surrounding the Delta variant has thrown a spanner into our musical summer.
Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Public Library's (BPL) Literary Prize has for the past seven years recognized and celebrated writing that captures Brooklyn’s spirit in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. "This year's nominees are a love letter to New York in all its plurality and vibrance. The stories represented