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Dec
06
Bye, National Grid! 100 Flatbush Goes 100% Electric

Bye, National Grid! 100 Flatbush Goes 100% Electric

Credit: Alloy DevelopmentForget gas, they’re going electric! Alloy Development announced yesterday that 100 Flatbush, the first tower of its
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Dec
03
These Local Groups Working to End the Housing Crisis in Brooklyn Need Your Help

These Local Groups Working to End the Housing Crisis in Brooklyn Need Your Help

Grow Brooklyn worked with the Holmes family to save their Staten Island house after Mrs. Holmes passed away. Photo by
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Dec
02
10 Brooklyn Buildings are Accepting Applications for Affordable Apartments Right Now

10 Brooklyn Buildings are Accepting Applications for Affordable Apartments Right Now

322 Gates Avenue. Courtesy of Google Maps.322 Gates Avenue [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/AdvertisementPdf/890.pdf], Bed-Stuy * Apartments
4 min read
Nov
29
‘What About Us?’ Neighbors Question de Blasio on ‘Affordable’ Housing

‘What About Us?’ Neighbors Question de Blasio on ‘Affordable’ Housing

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBEDFORD STUYVESANT – Homeless activists and VOCAL-NY [http://www.vocal-ny.org/] stood outside a luxury apartment building– which
3 min read
Nov
27
Projected $6.1 Billion State Budget Deficit Signals Crisis for Brooklyn’s Poor Families

Projected $6.1 Billion State Budget Deficit Signals Crisis for Brooklyn’s Poor Families

New HRA center in Bushwick. Irina Groushevaia/Bklyner.BROOKLYN — One out of every four Brooklynites lives in poverty and depends
3 min read
Nov
25
National Grid Finally Lifts Gas Embargo and Will Pay $36 Million in Fines

National Grid Finally Lifts Gas Embargo and Will Pay $36 Million in Fines

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerAfter months of denying gas to new customers and holding them hostage, the National Grid moratorium has
4 min read
Nov
14
9 Brooklyn Buildings are Accepting Applications for Affordable Apartments Right Now

9 Brooklyn Buildings are Accepting Applications for Affordable Apartments Right Now

348 Nostrand Avenue [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/AdvertisementPdf/871.pdf], Bed-Stuy 348 Nostrand Avenue. Courtesy of NYC Housing Connect.
3 min read
Nov
12
Brooklyn’s Latest Waterfront Tower Redefines Mixed Use: Tour Of One South First/10 Grand

Brooklyn’s Latest Waterfront Tower Redefines Mixed Use: Tour Of One South First/10 Grand

One South towers over Williamsburg. Liena Zagare/BklynerOne South First/10 Grand is a building designed to play in the
6 min read
Nov
06
Steven Patzer Is Running To Represent District 47 In City Council

Steven Patzer Is Running To Represent District 47 In City Council

Steven Patzer. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BENSONHURST/CONEY ISLAND – Steven Patzer is an almost-23-year-old who is running to represent District
5 min read
Oct
18
These Buildings Are Accepting Applications For Affordable Apartments Right Now

These Buildings Are Accepting Applications For Affordable Apartments Right Now

141 Metropolitan Ave [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/AdvertisementPdf/856.pdf], Williamsburg * Apartments are available for tenants at 130% of
3 min read