Brooklyn Heights
New York City Elections are, at least in part, a money game. Contributions from the public enable candidates for local office to hire staff, run campaign ads, and make the case to voters. The 2021 city election cycle is no exception. Already this cycle, candidates across the city (including those
Business
A year after legislation banning single-use plastic bags in NYC was passed into law on March 1, 2020, many local shops are still handing them out with the groceries. The plastic bag ban, formally referred to as the Bag Waste Reduction Law, went into effect on October 19th, 2020, [/ban-on-single-use-plastic-bags-to-be-enforced-starting-today/
Central Brooklyn
Det. Kim Walker has retired after 22 years of serving Flatbush and Midwood at the 70th Precinct. Nathan Thompson/BklynerIt was 2003, and the Commander of the 70th Precinct was having a bad night. A group of residents had rented a bus and filled the monthly precinct meeting with frustrating
Bed Stuy
Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Sunset Park – On Sunday, February 28, a man was arrested and
Business
Rendering of the new Target (Image: Ripco Real Estate)Days after Bklyner reported on news of a planned Target store on Church Avenue, some community members are already pushing back. The new Target [/target-coming-to-church-avenue-in-flatbush-replacing-modells/] is slated to come 2101 Church Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and East 21st Street, taking up
Kids & Family
A drunk driver has been charged with manslaughter after fatally striking a woman in his gray 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee on Friday in Williamsburg, cops say. Lakierdra Thomas, 32, was texting her boyfriend on her way to buy gifts for her two children when she was killed by the drunk
environment
Cash-strapped New Yorkers struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic are now dealing with another extra expense: higher electricity bills. Several Consolidated Edison customers who shared their electric bills with Bklyner have discovered that a portion of their bill known as the “supply charge” has crept up in recent
Central Brooklyn
On Feb. 5, 2020, crews from MTA Bridges and Tunnels today replaced the first of 19 signs on agency property to feature the revised spelling of the bridge’s name, incorporating an additional ‘z’ in the name Verrazzano. Photo: Patrick Cashin/Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityNew York’s plan to reduce traffic
affordable housing
Communities across Brooklyn have been organizing, from Bushwick to Industry City to Gowanus, to oppose development projects that will change their neighborhoods. The neighbors complaining are good people, with legitimate concerns, ranging from equity to impact of shadows. Others are worried about “neighborhood character,” which sometimes means just keeping newcomers
affordable housing
A rendering from a presentation to Community Board 9 on a proposed new development in Crown Heights. | Rendering/Community Board 9 Brooklyn/Facebook This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/2/25/22302190/brooklyn-botanic-garden-shadow-condos-trump-tax-break] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] A proposed apartment complex that could
Big Story
Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza in January 2021. (Image: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)“Carranza to step down mid-pandemic after 3 years at helm of New York City schools [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/26/22302822/chancellor-richard-carranza-resigns-meisha-porter] ” was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign
Business
The boutique Williamsburg Hotel filed for bankruptcy this month. (Image: Google Maps)Hotels, parking garages, condos, walk-up apartment buildings – everywhere you look, Brooklyn property owners are behind on paying their property taxes, way above the city average, with no relief in sight. A new analysis from City Comptroller Scott Stringer’