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Jan
15
‘Public Utilities Under Public Control!’ — North Brooklyn National Grid Pipeline Not Popular With Locals

‘Public Utilities Under Public Control!’ — North Brooklyn National Grid Pipeline Not Popular With Locals

WILLIAMSBURG — Over 50 Brooklyn residents of all ages lined up on the steps of Swinging Sixties Community Center at 211
7 min read
Jan
15
Activists Shut Down Brooklyn Borough President’s Hearing on Industry City Rezoning

Activists Shut Down Brooklyn Borough President’s Hearing on Industry City Rezoning

Protesters outside Borough Hall after the Borough President Eric Adams ended the hearing. Curt Brodner/Bklyner.SUNSET PARK — Eric Adams,
5 min read
Jan
08
Historic Gage & Tollner Returns to Downtown Brooklyn After 16 Years

Historic Gage & Tollner Returns to Downtown Brooklyn After 16 Years

A previous owner, Ed Dewey, lighting a gas chandelier. Courtesy of Gage & Tollner.Gage & Tollner [https://gageandtollner.com]
5 min read
Jan
07
Missing Mail? Here’s Why.

Missing Mail? Here’s Why.

USPS. Photo by Tareq Ismail [https://unsplash.com/@tareqismail?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
3 min read
Dec
31
Bklyner’s Top 10 Stories of 2019

Bklyner’s Top 10 Stories of 2019

This year we’ve seen it all: from Jewish Delis run by Muslims to new community programs, from new developments
2 min read
Dec
16
Here are Brooklyn’s Worst Landlords: 2019 Edition

Here are Brooklyn’s Worst Landlords: 2019 Edition

The list of the worst landlords in NYC is out, and yes, NYCHA is still the worst. Of private landlords,
7 min read
Dec
13
War on Cars: Doug Gordon On Changing Culture and Imagining a Different Kind of City

War on Cars: Doug Gordon On Changing Culture and Imagining a Different Kind of City

Doug Gordon. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)PARK SLOPE  — Street safety advocate Doug Gordon, 45, has over 20,000 followers [https:
6 min read
Dec
13
Pizza Duct-Taped to a Wall on Sale in Greenpoint for $100,000

Pizza Duct-Taped to a Wall on Sale in Greenpoint for $100,000

The masterpiece “Pizza” at Fornino. Courtesy of Michael Ayoub.GREENPOINT — Brooklyn chef and restaurateur put up a $100,000 masterpiece
2 min read
Dec
11

Keeping Faith: The Story of Mike Vinitsky

Mike Vinitsky. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)CONEY ISLAND — Once upon a time the 41-year-old Mikhail Vinitsky worked as an NYPD
5 min read
Dec
11
Bushwick Educator Receives Prestigious Milken Award

Bushwick Educator Receives Prestigious Milken Award

Princess Francois surprised withthe Milken Educator Award at MESA ceremony. Courtesy of Milken Family Foundation.On November 20,  Princess Francois,
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