real estate
The Rent Guidelines Board voted to freeze rents at current levels for the first six months of one-year leases, while permitting landlords to raise rent by 1.5% for the remaining six months.
[https://bklyner.com/best-new-bklyn-music-live-choices-6-25-7-1/]Best New Brooklyn Music + Live Choices 6/25 - 7/1 [https://bklyner.com/best-new-bklyn-music-live-choices-6-25-7-1/] Piotr Orlov [https://bklyner.com/author/piotr/] | Jun 24, 2021 • 7 min read Great new releases by L’Rain, Conclave, Jason Nazary and Analog Players Society & Masta Ace, and tons
police and fire
The teenagers, both from Flatbush, were charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Devonte Lewis outside Urban Dove Charter School on April 29th.
bklyn sounds
Great new releases by L’Rain, Conclave, Jason Nazary and Analog Players Society & Masta Ace, and tons of great live music all weekend.
Real Estate
Brooklyn Community Board 6's advisory vote conditions approval for the contentious rezoning proposal on funding for nearby NYCHA housing, among other asks.
Governor Andrew Cuomo announcing the end of New York’s COVID-19 State of Emergency on Wednesday, June 23rd. (Image: Governor’s office) Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that he will formally end the 15-month-long emergency declaration he imposed to beat back the COVID-19 pandemic. Given New York’s progress in
Election 2021
A winding and contentious primary election season came to a rainy end yesterday, as Brooklynites and New Yorkers across the city headed to the polls to cast their vote for primaries in a range of citywide elected offices. A total of 750,000 Democrats and 51,000 Republicans voted across
Election 2021
Tuesday, June 22nd, marks a crucially important moment in the life of New York City: primary election day - the day Democratic primary voters will decide who will be our next elected representatives as the city emerges from a devastating pandemic that has killed over 33,000 New Yorkers. Our
On Saturday, June 19th, a statue was unveiled at Brooklyn Junction in Midwood. Designed by artist Chris Carnabuci, the 6-foot tall wooden statue of George Floyd will remain at the corner of Flatbush and Nostrand Avenues in Brooklyn for three weeks before moving to Union Square. The statue is a
Education
“You need five people who play a different role in your life. I don’t believe in the concept of being self-made. None of us are self-made; we all need someone else. So that’s really what my speech was about.”
From top left: Brooklyn Council District 33 candidates Elizabeth Adams, April Somboun, Victoria Cambranes and Sabrina Gates; District 40 Candidates Edwin Raymond and Josue Pierre; District 48 candidate Heshy Tischler; and Kings County Civil Court 7th District candidates Carmen Pacheco and Keisha Alleyne. Election day [https://vote.nyc/] is tomorrow,
The Lefferts Historic House in 2014. (Image: Paul Martinka/Prospect Park Alliance) A 238-year-old structure in Brooklyn’s backyard is getting an update, along with installations intended to recognize Brooklyn’s African and African-American history. The Prospect Park Alliance, the nonprofit that oversees the park, joined city Parks Department leaders