"Newkirk Plaza is overrun with rats, flanked by neglected properties, and the city still refuses to address the issue of ownership," starts the email from the Executive Director of the Flatbush Development Coalition Robin Redmond with a call to action, informing of an upcoming neighborhood demonstration and press
Now that 70% of all adult New Yorkers have received at least one vaccine shot, Governor Andrew Cuomo has lifted almost all of the remaining COVID-19 restrictions across the state as of today. What used to be mandatory - capacity restrictions, cleaning, health screening - is now optional for local
Real Estate
This morning Mayor Bill de Blasio celebrated along with the owners, JEMB Realty Corporation, Rachel Loeb, President and CEO of New York City Economic Development Corporation, and local politicians the completion of 1 Willoughby Square in Downtown Brooklyn. Since the area was rezoned in 2004, at least 41 million square
newsletter
Good Evening. Early voting started on Saturday, and local elections are just over a week away on June 22. Technically it is the primary, but whoever wins the Democratic vote is almost certain to be elected in almost all the local races. The voting is ranked-choice - you can rank
Election 2021
Progressives versus moderates. Insiders versus outsiders. A generational battle. Candidates and stakeholders have used all those framings to describe the Democratic primary for Brooklyn’s Council District 36, which includes Bed-Stuy and northern Crown Heights. The contest hinges not just on concerns about housing and public safety, but also on
Health
The phased shutdown of a hospital serving eastern Brooklyn hit a turning point Wednesday: It marked the first day in more than 90 years that Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center didn’t admit patients to beds.
Education
By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York The messages pinged at all hours, pleas from parents frantically trying to keep up with remote learning as the coronavirus pandemic took hold of New York City. A password for Zoom lessons. The third grade class schedule. Trouble logging into an email account. Each
elections 2021
A PAC funded by real estate and business executives dropped over $300,000 on mailers attacking progressive candidates as "too dangerous for the City Council" while boosting more moderate ones.
Good evening. Today we bring you another fab lineup of really great artists playing across the borough, and not just at Celebrate Brooklyn!. And we look into who's who and what's what in the District 48 race to replace former council member Chaim Deutsch. Thank you
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elections 2021
It’s been a tough few months for southern Brooklyn’s Council District 48. The district, which includes the neighborhoods of Brighton Beach, Manhattan Beach, Sheepshead Bay, Homecrest, and Midwood, has struggled with stubbornly high COVID rates and pandemic-related misinformation, even as vaccines have become widely available. An increase in
Politics
Good evening. As the election day approaches, we will be sharing what we know about the races in the most contested districts. Today, we look at District 40, covering Flatbush, Ditmas Park, PLG, and bits of surrounding neighborhoods. Tomorrow we'll look at District 48, formerly represented by Chaim