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Homecrest Montrosity Will Get Built After All

An angry neighbor in front of the “Homecrest Tower” (Source: Nydailynews.com)The Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) ignored a state judge’s plea to re-examine the plans put forward by the shady developer of the so-called “Homecrest Tower” (1882 East 12th Street). Reports [http://brooklyndaily.com/stories/2013/

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Horrible Homecrest Tower Might Get Torn Down

Source: Nydailynews.comA fight that has stretched over seven years might finally be ending as a state judge has ordered the city to re-examine building plans from a shady developer who has attempted to build a 53-foot addition to his Homecrest home. The New York Daily News is reporting [http:

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Boy Scouts in Kensington

Does the impending decision by Boy Scouts of America to lift the gay ban affect Kensington neighbors? I’m raising two scouts (full disclosure) and when I tried recruiting my boys’ friends to join, some parents resisted citing the Scouts’ anti-gay stance. I asked participants in local troops what they

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Markowitz Says Sheepshead Bay Mosque May Violate Zoning Laws

The mosque in February. (Photo by nolastname)A letter from Borough President Marty Markowitz – dated January 4, 2012 – has surfaced [http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2012/03/muslim-brotherhood-mega-mosque-in-sheesphead-bay-violates-parking-requirement-article-78-filed-.html] , indicating his office may be sympathetic to Bay People’s zoning challenges against the Sheepshead Bay Islamic Center, a.k.

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50 Percent More Parking Added At Bay Pkwy Medical Facility

A flier from an October march which protested the removal of parking spaces from the Calko Medical CenterThe city’s Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) has ordered the developers of a controversial new medical facility on Bay Parkway and 60th Street to include an additional 61 parking spots in

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Civic President: Investigate The BSA Now!

Minutes after posting about the development on the Homecrest-Midwood border that’s pissing off neighbors [/the-bsa-hates-us-how-do-we-stop-it/] – and the Board of Standards and Appeals’ ruling to let it go forward despite community objections – we received the following letter. In it, Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association president Ed Jaworski implores Councilman Mike Nelson and