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A collection of 113 issues

Noted: Longer Reads & Listens About Streets, Shores, And History

Cortelyou Road by Antonio M Rosario.The Last Stand of Brooklyn’s Underground Railroad [https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/new-york-underground-railroad-house] – A rowhouse with a storied history is facing demolition (Atlas Obscura) The Brooklyn Heights Promenade Was a Robert Moses Head Fake [http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/the-secret-story-of-the-brooklyn-heights-promenade.html] – Thomas

Opinion: It Is Time For Criminal Charges For Traffic Violence

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBy Councilman Justin Brannan and Jane Martin-Lavaud We all know someone who has been impacted by traffic violence — someone who has been killed or injured by a car or truck driver on a street in New York City. Some of us have personally experienced this loss – we

How Hungryroot Helps New York’s Busy Creatives Eat Healthy

Surviving in New York isn’t easy, especially if you have a career in the arts. Emily Cordes, a 32-year-old resident of Ditmas Park and an actress, can attest to this. Along with auditioning and performing, Cordes also works as a part-time fundraiser and marketer for a performing arts institution

Busy Parents, Let Hungryroot Be Your Healthy Food Concierge

Photo Credit: Avi GlicksteinAs a parent of two young kids, I’ve got limited time – and energy – for shopping and cooking. So I’m always on the lookout for ways to make getting those things done a little easier. As such, I’ve experimented with a variety of grocery-delivery and

One Vote for One Book, One New York

The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and BuzzFeed have launched One Book, One New York – where New Yorkers get to pick the ONE BOOK they all want to read together.VOTE here [https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/trackclk/N30602.2768209BKLYNER/B22439483.242298506;dc_trk_aid=439498965;dc_trk_

Crossing Verrazzano? It’s $5.50 if you are from SI, but $19 if you live in BK.

BAY RIDGE — Hours before the proposed MTA toll hike, Gov. Andrew Cuomo found $6 million to ensure Staten Islanders maintain the $5.50 special residence rate to cross the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge, leaving their Brooklyn neighbors out in the cold, again. Staten Islanders who participate in the MTA Rebate Program [https:

PJ Masks Live Heads Into Brooklyn To Save The Day This Weekend

Photo Courtesy of PJ Masks LiveSPONSORED: Weekend in the city, and a brave band of heroes is ready to face fiendish villains to stop them messing with your (Satur/Sun)day. If that slightly altered bit of narration sounds familiar, you probably have a PJ Masks fan living in your

Massive $62 Million Bergen Beach Street Rebuilding Begins

BERGEN BEACH – Work began today on a $62 million project to fix the streets in Bergen Beach. The project, which is being managed by the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC), NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) and NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), is scheduled to be completed in

Slow Progress on Surge Barriers, Surge Gates and Other Flood Mitigation Measures For Southern Brooklyn

The Army Corps of Engineers gives a presentation on its ongoing study on protecting the region from severe storms. (Justin Mitchell, BKLYNER).CANARSIE – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shared its latest report on an ongoing study about how to best improve New York and New Jersey’s defenses

FIT Makes the Brooklyn Army Terminal a Fabulous Spot For Learning

The Brooklyn Army Terminal is officially fabulous. This spring, the Fashion Institute of Technology [https://www.fitnyc.edu/], New York’s famed school for aspiring fashion-industry workers and entrepreneurs, is offering seven dynamic courses at the Brooklyn Army Terminal that cover everything from couture conception to runway show glory. Plus,