Admiral's Row
Image via Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation.The Brooklyn Navy Yard was once a major hub of economic activity in the United States and New York City starting two centuries ago and, for the past decade or so, has been steadily increasing its influence and impact in local film, manufacturing
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We have some exciting news for 13th Avenue business and property owners. The bustling Dyker Heights corridor is about to get the area’s first-ever Business Improvement District (BID). A BID would put 13th Avenue on the map and turn it into a more competitive shopping district, according Carlo A.
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Photo by Designs by Katrin Reifeiss [https://www.facebook.com/76072938057/photos/pb.76072938057.-2207520000.1418836571./10152813847603058/?type=3&theater] If you’ve still got some holiday shopping to do — or you’re just looking for a few treats for yourself — a new seasonal market will be in the
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The Brooklyn Chamber [http://www.ibrooklyn.com/]’s week-long wellness initiative [http://www.ibrooklyn.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?eventid=1334] is underway, and there’s still time to take advantage of a deal at a local gym. Through November 16, you’ll have the chance to check out a number
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The first ever Sheepshead Stroll took place this Sunday drawing thousands of attendees, and highlighting local merchants through a block party atmosphere on Sheepshead Bay Road. The Stroll is a local version of the Department of Transportation’s Weekend Walk initiative, in which the agency works with community partners to
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Click for full flierA group of city planners and neighborhood activists will be meeting tomorrow, March 5, at 7:00 p.m. to begin creating a new comprehensive vision of the Sheepshead Bay waterfront’s commercial and recreational corridors. The public forum, open to all and taking place at the
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Many Sheepshead Bay businesses began cleaning up as soon as the water receded. A new group is hoping to get them up and running faster in the future.While there are plenty of groups operating in the hopes of making Sheepshead Bay’s homes and communities more resilient from future
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The one year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy is nearly upon us and various Brooklyn-based groups and organizations are looking to remember the event with a candlelight vigil across the borough. Laura McKenna, the vice chair of the Brooklyn Long-Term Recovery Group and the acting executive director of the Bay Improvement
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Michael Black, a 56-year-old Fort Greene resident whose family has lived in the neighborhood for more than 50 years, was one local who expressed outrage when discussing the trial of George Zimmerman. (Photo by Emily Field)Disappointment, anger and frustration were chief among local reactions to the acquittal of George
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Source: Nadler.house.govRepresentative Jerrold Nadler is facing some criticism from Jewish groups today over his stance on the recent Congressional legislation [/house-approves-federal-aid-for-religious-institutions-damaged-by-sandy/] that allowed for FEMA money to be spent on the repair and rebuilding of synagogues, churches and other religious houses of worship damaged by Superstorm Sandy, according
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Photo by: BSH ShooterLike many local business owners, Paul Randazzo, owner and operator of the world famous Randazzo’s Clam Bar (2017 Emmons Avenue), is rushing to reopen his doors to cash in on the upcoming lucrative holiday sales week. Until his desperately missed clams are back for sale, though,