Bay Ridge

Sep
10
Century 21 To Close All Stores, Files For Bankruptcy

Century 21 To Close All Stores, Files For Bankruptcy

City Point, 445 Albee Square West in February of 2019 (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Century 21 will be closing all
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Aug
31
Concern and Frustration Over Lack of Detail on School Reopening Worry Southern Brooklyn Parents and Educators

Concern and Frustration Over Lack of Detail on School Reopening Worry Southern Brooklyn Parents and Educators

BAY RIDGE/CONEY ISLAND –  Last Thursday night some 60 residents Zoomed into the Southern Brooklyn Community Roundtable on School Reopening,
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Aug
17
EXCLUSIVE: School District 20 Superintendent Karina Costantino To Retire

EXCLUSIVE: School District 20 Superintendent Karina Costantino To Retire

District 20 Outgoing Superintendent Carina Kostantino with schoolchildren [https://www.facebook.com/CECDistrict20/photos/a.1217949231635561/1217953831635101/?type=1&
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Aug
10
Elderly Asian Woman Was Lit On Fire In Bensonhurst, Not A Hate Crime?

Elderly Asian Woman Was Lit On Fire In Bensonhurst, Not A Hate Crime?

Treyger speaking at the press conference this afternoon. (Photo via Treyger’s office)BENSONHURST – Following months of hateful harassment of
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Jul
30
Luxury Affordable Housing in the Heart of Downtown Brooklyn

Luxury Affordable Housing in the Heart of Downtown Brooklyn

250 Ashland Place Studio Apartment. Courtesy of The Ashland.The Ashland at 250 Ashland Place [https://www.ashlandmiddleincome.com/?utm_
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Jul
30
Community Raises $13,000 for Bagel Shop Targeted By Vandals

Community Raises $13,000 for Bagel Shop Targeted By Vandals

The Brother’s Bagels, a family-owned bagel shop in Bay Ridge, is picking up the pieces after three men came
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Jul
30
Brooklyn, You’ve Been Warned: It’s Blackout Season

Brooklyn, You’ve Been Warned: It’s Blackout Season

Blackout in Mill Basin, July 21, 2019. Photo: Todd Maisel/Bklyner“We got a warning this morning from Con Edison,
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Jul
27
86 St R Station and Bedford Av L Station Set to Become ADA Accessible By Early August

86 St R Station and Bedford Av L Station Set to Become ADA Accessible By Early August

Interim MTA New York City Transit President Sarah Feinberg, MTA Construction & Development President Janno Lieber, MTA New York City
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Jul
13
Black And Blue Lives Matter Protesters Clash In Bay Ridge

Black And Blue Lives Matter Protesters Clash In Bay Ridge

A protestor and counter-protestor clashing. (Photo via Rathkopf Photos, with permission.)BAY RIDGE/DYKER HEIGHTS – On Sunday, dozens of people
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Jul
02
Asiyah Women’s Center: A New Start For Domestic Violence Survivors

Asiyah Women’s Center: A New Start For Domestic Violence Survivors

At Asiyah Women’s Center.SUNSET PARK – After New York was put on PAUSE back in March to help fight
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