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322 Gates Avenue. Courtesy of Google Maps.322 Gates Avenue [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/AdvertisementPdf/890.pdf], Bed-Stuy * Apartments are available for tenants at 130% of AMI. * 6 one-bedroom apartments for $2,276. Income range for one person is $78,035 – $97,110. * 3 two-bedroom apartments for $2,746
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBEDFORD STUYVESANT – Homeless activists and VOCAL-NY [http://www.vocal-ny.org/] stood outside a luxury apartment building– which the City has deemed offers mostly “affordable” housing — to protest how un-affordable it actually is. 348 Nostrand Avenue is a residential building that sits on Nostrand Avenue near the corner
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New HRA center in Bushwick. Irina Groushevaia/Bklyner.BROOKLYN — One out of every four Brooklynites lives in poverty and depends on SNAP [https://1giqgs400j4830k22r3m4wqg-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/Shadow-of-the-Shutdown_Food-Bank-For-New-York-CIty-Brief.pdf] (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program). Survival could soon become more difficult for
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerAfter months of denying gas to new customers and holding them hostage, the National Grid moratorium has been lifted after Governor Andrew Cuomo and the gas company reached a new deal. As part of the deal, National Grid will lift its moratorium immediately. The company has 30
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348 Nostrand Avenue [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/AdvertisementPdf/871.pdf], Bed-Stuy 348 Nostrand Avenue. Courtesy of NYC Housing Connect. * Apartments are available for tenants at 130% of AMI. * 5 one-bedroom apartments for $2,000 with income range for one person is $68,538 to $97,110. * 4 two-bedroom apartments
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One South towers over Williamsburg. Liena Zagare/BklynerOne South First/10 Grand is a building designed to play in the sun. The interlocking towers play with shadows, using architectural treatments resembling sugar cubes, and they play with uses, residential and commercial towers sharing co-working amenities and meeting spaces. Developed by
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Steven Patzer. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BENSONHURST/CONEY ISLAND – Steven Patzer is an almost-23-year-old who is running to represent District 47 in City Council [https://stevenpatzer.com/] with a mission to bring folks together and get stuff done for the good of the community. Current Council Member Mark Treyger is
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141 Metropolitan Ave [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/AdvertisementPdf/856.pdf], Williamsburg * Apartments are available for tenants at 130% of AMI. * 3 one-bedroom apartments for $2,211. Income range for one person is $75,806 to $97,110. * Rent does not include electricity. * 5% of units have a preference for
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One of the cornerstones of our great nation since the end of World War II has been the unified dream of homeownership. It was a value strongly backed by the US government and many municipalities across the United States. Many veterans returning home were eligible for a plethora of programs
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GOWANUS – A new homeless shelter for single men is coming to Gowanus. 601 Sackett Street (Pamela Wong/Bklyner)The 200-bed men’s shelter is slated to open at 601 Sackett Street, between 3rd and 4th Avenues, in 2020 and will be operated by Fedcap [https://www.fedcap.org], a non-profit
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Homeless in Downtown Brooklyn. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Joel Acevedo, President of the Brooklyn Young Republican Club The city that never sleeps is about to become the city that sleeps on the streets. Homelessness, residential displacement, and housing insecurity are unfortunately on the rise in New York City, according to the
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Homeless activists and VOCAL-NY walked into a luxury apartment building– which the City has deemed as “affordable housing”– to protest Mayor de Blasio’s “affordable” housing plan on Friday. 15 Bridge Park Drive is a tall, glass residential building located near the water in Brooklyn