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Via FacebookIt’s almost weekend, so here are Weekend Art Events: Sept. 28-30 (The Great DUMBO Drop, Red Hook Regatta, Chile Pepper Fest & More) [/weekend-art-events-sept-28-30/] Would an enormous storm surge barrier save NYC’s coast—or destroy it? The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has proposed a radical
Bensonhurst
BENSONHURST – An 87-year-old man was struck and killed by a Mack truck as he crossed the street in Bensonhurst yesterday, police confirmed. The incident took place Thursday, September 27, around 2:50 pm, at the intersection of 86th Street and 21st Avenue, said police. According to a preliminary investigation, Carmine
community
DUMBO – With all the development happening in DUMBO over the years, it’s surprising that the waterfront neighborhood does not have its own public library branch. That will soon change as the Brooklyn Public Library [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/] (BPL) announced on Thursday that it will debut a branch at
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(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Two men are wanted in connection with an armed robbery that took place in the lobby of Prospect Heights building earlier this month. The incident occurred just before 6:00 am on Saturday, September 15, when two suspects followed two men into the lobby of
Business
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation [https://brooklynnavyyard.org] (BNYDC) released new renderings on Thursday for 5.1 million square feet of vertical manufacturing space which will add 10,000 new jobs, helping the campus reach its ultimate goal of creating 30,000 sustainable middle-class jobs. New
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The MTA route map seems to have misplaced Coney Island Avenue onto Ocean Parkway. Via MTAKINGS HIGHWAY – Starting Monday, October 1, 2018, tens of thousands of commuters from Bensonhurst to StarrettCity/Spring Creek Towers that use bus service along Kings Highway [/b82-and-why-we-need-fast-and-reliable-bus-service/] will be able to enjoy a faster ride
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WILLIAMSBURG – Seven workers at The Williams, a luxury-rental development in South Williamsburg, are looking for what they’re owed—about $200,000 in back pay, they said. Yesterday evening, outside the building at 282 South 5th Street, members of the 32BJ service workers union gathered in solidarity to rally for
Announcements
SUNSET PARK – A neighbor noticed several parking meters under the Gowanus Expressway and was wondering what was going on. So, we looked into it. Starting September 10, parking meters under the Gowanus Expressway from 35th Street to 37th Street became operational. It is a pilot in conjunction with a larger
Nonsponsored
This is not your parent’s apartment building. The 38-unit mixed-spaced apartment building at 1930 Bedford Ave. — dubbed The Prospect Quarters — had its second open house Wednesday and according to the building’s realtor Simply Brooklyn, the co-living apartment units are going quickly. Co-living spaces in a 4-bedroom unit at
Boerum Hill
BOERUM HILL – The New York City Council voted 48-2 on Wednesday to approve Alloy Development’s controversial 80 Flatbush project. 80 Flatbush school rendering, courtesy of Alloy Development and LuxigonLast Thursday, theNYC Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises [https://council.nyc.gov/committees/land-use/subcommittee-on-zoning-and-franchises/] unanimously approved Alloy’s reduced
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Borough President Eric Adams launched a Change.org petition [https://www.change.org/p/mayor-bill-de-blasio-rename-the-brooklyn-municipal-building-for-supreme-court-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg] on Thursday to rename the Brooklyn Municipal Building for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Bader Ginsburg is celebrating her 25th Anniversary as a Justice of the Supreme Court. At the time of her appointment
Arts & Culture
This final week of September offers lots of fun things to do, including film screenings, the Chile Pepper Fest, and the Shop Black Pop-up. Don’t forget to check out the first annual Brooklyn School Gardens Crawl [/brooklyn-school-gardens-crawl/] on Saturday where ten District 15 schools from Red Hook to Kensington