This morning, at a busy subway station in Sunset Park, a stocky, dark-skinned man wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and a green construction type vest, pulled on what appeared to be a gas mask, opened a canister that filled the train car with smoke and started shooting as the Manhattan-bound
Development
The average rent in Brooklyn is over $3,000 a month, and year-over-year rental prices are up across-the-board with studio, one- and two-bedroom units up by 20.98%, 25.16%, and 23.66%, respectively, MNS real estate report shows.
Politics
Ana María Archila [https://www.anamariaforny.com/], a lifelong immigrant advocate, and Brooklyn resident, is running for Lt. Governor’s office in this June’s primaries. Originally from Colombia, she has spent the last 20+ years working in working-class communities in Staten Island, Queens, and Brooklyn, organizing, educating, advocating, and
Education
Now, three months into Mayor Eric Adams’ tenure, his schools chancellor, David Banks, said he will soon announce what will happen to the program. The new mayor and chancellor have indicated that dramatic changes are off the table, reports Christina Veiga.
infrastructure
Community groups and some residents see potential to develop the area in a way that maintains its affordability, given that it is close to an express subway stop on the A train and not far from Kennedy Airport, but first, they need proper sewers, Samantha Maldonado reports.
New York City is home to some 150,000 Ukrainians, the largest population in the country. The Adams administration — which touts the motto “get stuff done” — has not made any public announcements about possible initiatives in the works to assist refugees, reports Reuven Blau for THE CITY
politics
Bklyner is back to bring you weekly reporting on the upcoming elections leading up to the June 28 primaries + other stuff, because there is so much more to living here.
There are not many dates that shape the ways of the entire world. September 11, 2001, was one of them. Everything was different after that day - some for better, some for worse. I don't think I would have ended up living in Brooklyn if it was not
When we step out our front door and walk down the block, we can take a deep, slow breath of city air, and a closer, more generous look at the places and people around us, the stories they offer, the endless complexities they hide, the triumphs and tragedies that still await them.
The Culver El Affordable Housing Project on 37th Street has been almost 20 years in the making and so far has resulted in exactly zero affordable housing units. Yes, 36 of the 68 large affordable condo units have been constructed, but they are all still sitting empty more than two
Living in Brooklyn is amazing. It's hard. It's annoying. It's inspiring. It's empowering. It is so, so very special. I hope you take advantage of all it has to offer. Piotr put together a fantastic list for our last week of Bklyn
politics
If you’re looking to stay in the loop and get engaged this fall, here’s a quick run-down of what’s going on.