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The John Sam apartments at 246 Johnson Avenue in Bushwick will have affordable units available (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK -Despite the coming L train shutdown’s effect on housing prices in some parts of Brooklyn, development is continuing apace, which means a smattering of affordable housing amid the market
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BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – “Everybody always wants to look forward to the next thing,” said Eli Smith. “For me, I prefer to turn the other way and look as far backwards as I can, try to get at something elemental.” For the next couple of weeks, at least, Smith, a banjo player
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Survivors of clergy sex abuse in Brooklyn have until this weekend to report their abuser to the Brooklyn Diocese to be eligible for compensation. Here’s what it means and how survivors can get started. In the fall of 2016, Archdiocese of NY [https://archny.org/] set up a voluntary
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A look at the new Smart Meters ConEd will be installing across Brooklyn starting in April (Via ConEd)In a few days, ConEdison will start switching out all the electrical meters on Brooklyn buildings, replacing the old meters with new “Smart Meters” [https://www.coned.com/en/our-energy-future/technology-innovation/smart-meters]
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DUMBO – A new market featuring twenty food vendors, three bars, and a performance space is slated to debut in DUMBO later this year. Empire Stores facing the East River (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The Time Out Group, the British media company that publishes Time Out magazine, announced today [https:
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COBBLE HILL – Council Member Carlos Menchaca [https://council.nyc.gov/district-38/], the NYC Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] (DOT), and transportation advocates gathered at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Smith Street on Tuesday to announce a new pilot program that allows
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UPDATE (2/27/18): This afternoon, in an email statement, Senator Golden announced staff member Anthony Testaverde’s departure from the senator’s employment. “Anthony Testaverde is no longer employed by my office. While freedom of speech is a right, that all citizens enjoy, what occurred in this instance was
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Photo: NY City CouncilFLATBUSH – Jumaane Williams [http://jumaanewilliams.com/], representing the 45th City Council district, is quite hopeful that he’ll become the next lieutenant governor of New York. Williams officially announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor in the last week of February [/williams-lieutenant-governor/], confirming all speculations [/councilmember-jumaane-williams-eyes-position-of-lieutenant-governor/]. Williams was
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The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh was built in the early 20th-century (Via NYC LPC)WILLIAMSBURG – The iconic Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh is now officially a New York City individual landmark, designated today by the Landmarks Preservation Committee for its design and role in Williamsburg’s development as a
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CLINTON HILL – The lottery for 38 newly constructed affordable units at 555 Waverly Avenue launches tomorrow, March 27. Rendering of 555 Waverly Avenue via HTO Architect [http://www.hto-architect.com/555-waverly.php]The units are part of an eight-story, 190-apartment building that replaces a former commercial bakery, according to Curbed
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Photo: Liena ZagareCONEY ISLAND – “Hey, hey. Ho, Ho. Gun violence gotta go.” The Coney Island boardwalk reverberated with the sound of loud, powerful chants against gun violence during the March For Our Lives, last Saturday, March 24. The neighborhood march was just one of 800 marches across the nation, [http:
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Courtesy of Park Slope Fifth Avenue BIDPark Slope 5th Avenue’s A TASTE OF FIFTH [https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3341680] Festival Celebrates 5th Avenue’s Fabulous Restaurant Scene Eat, Drink, Dance – and Help 15 Brooklyn Charities It always sells out and no one ever leaves hungry. A Taste of