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Brooklyn’s Largest Park in Desperate Need of Renovations Finally Secures Money

Andrew Gounardes presents a check. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MARINE PARK – The city, the state, and the borough have all worked together to secure a total of $11.1 million to renovate Marine Park. The 798-acre park, which stretches from Shore Parkway to Avenue U to Fillmore Ave., between Brigham

37 Brooklynites Become U.S Citizens On Flag Day At Wyckoff House

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerCANARSIE – Today is Flag Day, and the day 37 Brooklynites became new American citizens at the Wyckoff House Museum. The historic farmhouse was filled with cheers and claps from new citizens, their families, and their friends this afternoon. The Wyckoff Farmhouse [https://wyckoffmuseum.org/about/history/] is

NYC General Election 2017: Here’s How Brooklyn Voted

Photo: Liena Zagare/BKLYNERHere are the winning candidates of the 2017 General Election [http://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-votes/vgwelcome/general-election-2017/?officetype=6&languageType=English&electionCycle=2017] . Mayor [http://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-votes/vgwelcome/general-election-2017/meet-the-candidates/Mayor?officetype=1&languageType=English&electionCycle=2017] : Bill de Blasio (D,

DOT Official Watches Avenue P For A While, Agrees It Needs Safety Enhancements

Photo via Helene Weinstein.Assemblymember Helene Weinstein and City Councilmember Alan Maisel have caught the attention of the Department of Transportation (DOT), and arranged for DOT Deputy Borough Commissioner Claudette Workman to come to Avenue P last Friday and consider making some changes to make the road safer, according to

Zero Neighborhood Input For Gerritsen Avenue Vision Zero Project, Residents Complain

Photo via NYC DOT.Major changes have started to come to fruition on Gerritsen Avenue, and a lot of residents are surprised. The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Vision Zero plan for the Avenue was news to most folks when they saw their bus stop no longer there, and the

The Deadline To Comment On The Army Corps Storm Resiliency Plan Is Near, But Could Get Extended

Photo via Army Corps of Engineers.The deadline to give input to the Army Corps of Engineers is November 17, but local politicians are pushing for it to be extended until the end of the year. Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz and other pols penned a letter to Colonel David A. Caldwell,

Legislators Collected Over 1,000 Signatures Opposing Bragg Street Halfway House

Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein holding petitions opposing the Bragg Street halfway house. (Photo provided by Weinstein’s office)Local lawmakers announced Tuesday that they had collected more than 1,000 of signatures opposing a proposed halfway house on Bragg Street. Community leaders were blindsided in December [/local-pols-outraged-over-planned-halfway-house-near-schools-senior-centers/] when they received a

Treyger Bill Would Protect Disaster Victims From DOB Penalties

A boarded up home in Gerritsen Beach. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) City Councilman Mark Treyger has introduced a bill to block the Department of Buildings from penalizing homeowners and tenants who are trying to recover from natural disasters. “Nobody should be left worse off by the recovery process than

Meet 9-Year-Old Anaya Lee Willabus, Brooklyn’s Youngest Author

Anaya Lee Willabus posing with a copy of her new book. (Photo provided by Dimple Willabus)By Chris Butera Brooklyn has a new author, and she’s only nine-years old. On Saturday morning, the Mill Basin Library hosted Anaya Lee Willabus for a book signing of her first published work:

Local Pols ‘Outraged’ Over Planned Halfway House Near Schools, Senior Centers

The former synagogue at 2261 bragg street. (Photo: Google Maps)Elected Officials are moving to block a proposed halfway house on Bragg Street, arguing that the location is inappropriate due to its proximity to schools, playgrounds, and senior centers. “It’s outrageous for the Federal Bureau of Prisons to even