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(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)A new building proposal for Cortelyou Road could dramatically change the Ditmas Park skyline, and some wonder if it will trigger a rezoning cascade effect. Property owners are asking for approval to build a nine-story apartment complex on top of the Key Foods Cortelyou Market,
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Kensington BKRepairs on the Kensington subway station were expected to be done in August of 2014. It is now June 2017 and the MTA needs extra time. And by “extra time” we mean an additional four years. According to a letter [https://patch.com/new-york/windsorterrace/kensington-subway-station-upgrade-7-years-behind-schedule-report-says] from Independent
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Crime scene, Wednesday June 14, 2017. (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)A man was shot on the street near the Barclays Center earlier this afternoon, sending pedestrians scattering and police rushing to the area. An assailant fired gunshots near 620 Atlantic Ave and Flatbush Avenue at 2:14pm on Wednesday,
community
Fort Greene residents sign a petition to install a stop sign and other safety measures at the intersection of Willoughby and Washington Park (Photo courtesy of Shayna Kulik)Tired of having to dodge speeding cars when crossing the street to and from Fort Greene Park, three concerned neighbors are working
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Artist: Ganzeer (Photo: Thor Equities)Do you remember walking past beautifully decorated walls on Stillwell Ave [/funky-shipping-containers-house-and-street-art-at-smorgasburg-coney-island-photos-bensonhurst/] ? Well, the 2017 Coney Art Walls season has officially begun with brand new artwork to capture your attention. Like every year, the development company Thor Equities organized the public art wall project. And
Nonsponsored
One Brooklyn Bridge Park, image via Street Easy [http://streeteasy.com/building/one-brooklyn-bridge-park]Brooklyn is slowly but surely edging its way into the New York City luxury real estate market. Property Shark recently released a new report on the city’s condo market, compiling the 50 top-selling condo buildings of
Announcements
It’s June and you know what that means! It’s officially Caribbean Heritage month. To celebrate it this year, Caribbeing [https://twitter.com/caribbeing?lang=en], a Brooklyn organization focused on film, art and culture is teaming up with LinkNYC [https://www.link.nyc/]. Together, for four weeks, they
camps
Let the kids run around this summer with Brooklyn’s amazing sports camps. Sign up for a different one each week, or commit to one for the whole summer. Either way, your young athlete is bound to have a great time. Some of our favorites Photo via Brooklyn Bridge Fencing
Central Brooklyn
Photo via NYPDCops found a stash of weapons, ammo, weed, and stolen credit cards when they raided a home in East Flatbush near the Flatbush border yesterday morning. Executing a search warrant, cops busted into the residence on East 34th Street between Avenues H and I, just after 7am on
Bensonhurst
Near 1352 Bay Ridge Parkway between 13th and 14th Avenues. (Image via Google Maps)Just before sunrise this morning, a woman was struck by a car when she stepped off the curb on Bay Ridge Parkway in Dyker Heights. Around 5am on Tuesday, June 13, a 60-year-old Asian woman was
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Rendering via Jonathan Rose Companies [http://www.rosecompanies.com/projects/caesura/]The lottery launched yesterday for 49 affordable rental units at Caesura [http://www.caesurabklottery.com/], a newly constructed development located at 280 Ashland Place consisting of affordable, middle-income, and market-rate apartments. Located across from BAM on the corner of
camps
Photo provided by Brooklyn Bridge Fencing ClubDoes your child like sword fighting? Do they love Star Wars and lightsabers? At Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club [http://www.brooklynbridgefencing.com/brooklyn-bridge-fencing-camp/]— the best fencing club in Brooklyn — they can learn to fence for real. Our full-day, fun, and safe summer camps are