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CROWN HEIGHTS – An argument in the Utica Avenue subway station Monday morning spilled onto the street as a man assaulted another with a cane and a knife, police said. The incident occurred around 9:20 am on Monday, September 24, when the suspect struck his 23-year old victim with a
Bushwick
The Bushwick Community Plan was revealed over the weekend at a community event (Chase Brush/BKLYNER)BUSHWICK – After nearly four years, countless hours of meetings and deliberations, and some pushback from community activist groups, Bushwick officials and residents unveiled a long-awaited plan on Saturday to shore up the neighborhood against
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* Judge allows the lawsuit against the city’s property-tax system to proceed – Court rejects de Blasio administration’s attempt to have the case tossed. [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/judge-allows-lawsuit-against-citys-property-tax-system-proceed] (Crain’s) At issue is the fact that folks in gentrified neighborhoods seem to pay less in taxes [/mayor-responds-criticism-property-taxes-homeless-shelters/] than
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Photo credit: Kemala KarmenDiana Kane English wasn’t into politics—much less considered herself an activist—but that changed a few months leading up the 2016 elections. It was then the Brooklyn shop-owner made t-shirts that read “Feminist” and sold them out of her 5th Ave. boutique in Park Slope.
Business
Here’s a round-up of local restaurants that have recently opened, are on the way, have closed, or will be saying goodbye soon. Let us know if we’ve missed any. Hot Bird, 546 Clinton Avenue via Google MapsHot Bird, 546 Clinton Avenue (at Atlantic Ave), Clinton Hill (closing December
Announcements
Councilmember Rafael Espinal and “Night Mayor” Ariel Palitz at an event in March of this year (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Nine months after the city created the Office of Nightlife and named the first ever “Night Mayor,” a listening tour of the five boroughs is set to begin—and
Announcements
Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)As part of National Voter Registration Day the New York Public Library is doing their party by allowing residents to register at any of their branches today! Make sure to check your local library’s hours
Announcements
CLINTON HILL – The NYC Department of Design & Construction [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/ddc/projects/projects.page] (DDC) will hold a community meeting on Thursday, September 27, to present an overview of the reconstruction of Putnam Triangle. FAB Fulton [http://fabfulton.org/] (Fulton Area Business Alliance) requested the meeting
Greenpoint
A rendering of the transformed Greenpoint Hospital site, which will focus on affordable housing and senior living (By Magnusson Architecture and Planning / Architecture Outfit)GREENPOINT – Last week, there was movement in the decades-long effort to do something with the shuttered Greenpoint Hospital site: the city selected a developer to turn
Education
By Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat [https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2018/09/24/carranza-fired-a-top-official-can-he-fix-new-york-citys-yellow-bus-system-crisis/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=republish] Just days after responding to the city’s school bus crisis by firing a top official and reassigning another, schools Chancellor Richard Carranza put his
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The fall is finally really here. UN is still here, President Trump is in town today and tomorrow, as are protesters, so please avoid driving to Manhattan today and the rest of the week unless you absolutely have to and be prepared for the trip to take longer. * Did you
Central Brooklyn
DITMAS PARK – A ten-year-old boy was hurt in a hit and run on Argyle Road, right next to the PS139 Playground. The ten-year-old may be a student at PS139, according to those who witnessed the accident. Witnesses said that a silver car with KSX 6323 license plate hit the boy