Bushwick
Currently in pre-development, the 1601 Dekalb project will bring 122 new units to the street by 2022 (Rendering by Aufgang Architects)BUSHWICK – Yet another massive new apartment building is coming to Bushwick, as renderings were revealed for 1601 Bushwick, a rental development from the Camber Property Group. The $70.5
News
AECOM & the Chamber of commerce want to tell us how to live, an essay by George Fiala [http://www.star-revue.com/aecom-chamber-commerce-want-tell-us-live-essay-george-fiala/#sthash.kX8ZFzU4.dpbs] (Red Hook) Blackface photos used in Brooklyn PTA fund-raiser message ignite outrage [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/blackface-photos-pta-fund-raiser-message-ignite-outrage-article-1.3814759] (Park Slope) Avocaderia on
Ditmas Park
FLATBUSH – Mayor de Blasio delivered his big annual State of the City speech at the Kings Theater on Flatbush Avenue last night. He got down to business around 8:00 pm, saying that “there is a point at which extreme inequality makes a mockery of a democratic society”, and that
camps
Each of these traditional camps offers a variety of activities. Over the summer kids can play sports, go swimming, paint and do lots of crafts and even take field trips while still maintaining a predictable and safe day. And, when your child outgrows camp but still needs supervision — and wants
Boerum Hill
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Mayor de Blasio and New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson announced today an agreement to replace Rikers Island with smaller borough-based jail facilities in Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn. Brooklyn Detention Center, 275 Atlantic Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The Brooklyn Detention Center located at 275
Announcements
Harris speaking at a campaign event in 2015. (Photo: BKLYNER)Brooklyn Assemblywoman Pamela Harris representing the 46th Assembly District has not attended any Assembly sessions in Albany following her indictment last month, yet she continues to get paid [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/brooklyn-pol-absent-albany-bust-paid-article-1.3814799] . Harris was indicted on
Bushwick
A ferry crosses in front of the Williamsburg Bridge (Photo via NYC Ferry) WILLIAMSBURG – Last night, during a joint presentation to Community Board 1 regarding the upcoming closure of the L train and repairs to the Canarsie Tunnel, the MTA and DOT revealed a host of new information, including new
clinton hill
CLINTON HILL – A posh, modern two-bedroom, two-bath condo is currently priced at $1.55 million at 4 Downing Street, in what was formerly the famed Broken Angel House [/for-iconic-clinton-hill-buildings-is-change-welcome-fortgreene/]. 4 Downing Street via Compass [https://www.compass.com/listing/4-downing-street-unit-4b-brooklyn-ny-11238/ba435e6cbffb17e91961fcd071e3e3ce9184cd5a/] Built in the 1880s, 4 Downing Street (at Quincy
gravesend
The building at 8705 Bay Parkway, where Daniel Wong was the manager (Screenshot via Google Maps)GRAVESEND – Yesterday, February 13, police responded to a 911 call at 6:00 pm regarding an unconscious man in front of 8705 Bay Parkway, near Benson Avenue. Arriving at the scene, officers found the
Arts & Culture
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – A major sculptural work by Brooklyn-based artist, Graham Caldwell [http://www.grahamcaldwell.com/index.html], is currently on view in the lobby of 33 Bond [http://www.33bond.com/index.html]. Graham Caldwell’s “Watching Machine” on view at 33 Bond (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Composed of various
Bushwick
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] EAST FLATBUSH – Yesterday, a driver struck a man in East Flatbush, then sped away from the scene, leaving the victim in critical condition. At 11:00 am on Tuesday, February 13, police
Announcements
FLATBUSH – The Mayor will deliver his 5th State of the City at the Kings Theater on Flatbush Avenue tonight at 7:00pm, and the theme is “Making New York America’s Fairest Big City”. The Mayor previewed the event on NY1 last night [http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/