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Industry City. August 2020. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Greg David, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/9/14/21436907/brooklyn-industry-city-expansion-plan-city-council-sahadis] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] Jackie Capriles and Ana Diaz, who met while attending Long Island University, started a business eight years ago specializing in electrical work in
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City Point, 445 Albee Square West in February of 2019 (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Century 21 will be closing all of its 13 stores, located mostly across the city and nearby suburbs [https://www.c21stores.com/stores], and has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy [https://cases.stretto.com/Century21]. The
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Sushi Katsuei, on 7th Ave in Park Slope, preparing for their 5 o’clock outdoor dinner service. Keira Wingate/BklynerMembers of the City Council’s Transportation Committee voiced their concerns with the Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Polly Trottenberg in a hearing Wednesday over the department’s response to COVID-19
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Governor Cuomo announced today that indoor dining would return at 25% in New York City on September 30th. Cuomo gave two reasons for the delay in the City as compared to the states other municipalities, all of which are currently operating at 50% indoor capacity. “Compliance was lacking in New
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Campaign photo.Brooklyn showed up for Manhattan neighbor and current City Comptroller Scott Stringer [https://stringerformayor.com/] as he formally announced his run for the Mayor in the 2021 local elections yesterday. State Senators Julia Salazar and Brian Kavanagh, as well as Assemblyman Robert Carroll endorsed him and were there
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This week we welcome a whole host of new spots, including several rooftops and places perfectly designed for outdoor dining. Try something new, like a tlayuda [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwieuP37-dnrAhVjlnIEHWx_C1IQFjAAegQIARAB&
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March 16th saw all sit-down dining halt, and with it went the inspections from the Department of Health (DOH). While indoor dining is yet to resume, DOH started inspecting restaurants again on August 17, however, with some very notable caveats, [https://thenycalliance.org/information/nyc-health-dept-modified-inspections-notice-] NYC Hospitality Alliance informed its
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By Virginia Breen, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/8/26/21403425/fired-suny-downstate-surgeons-claim-retaliation-for-whistleblowing] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] A heart surgeon who worked at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn charges in a lawsuit he was fired after warning hospital brass about “significant shortfalls” in patient care
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Peace, Love & Paratha is a new, mobile Indian supper club delivering home-cooked Indian food to central Brooklyn residents. It’s also the creation of two women — Lily Dasgupta and Christina Das — who developed a lasting friendship over good food. Das (left) and Dasgupta. Courtesy of Christina Das. The pair
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The Bagel Store on 5th Avenue. Ellie Plass, Bklyner.This week’s openings and closings bring you, miraculously, far more openings than it does closings. In a true testament to the resilience of our neighborhoods, restaurants and bars continue to pop up in almost every neighborhood. Go out and enjoy
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Ditmas Park Bubble is a new event space in Ditmas Park. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)DITMAS PARK – As thousands of small businesses close as the result of the restrictions imposed to combat COVID-19, one Brooklynite decided to take a chance, and create an event space tailored to the pandemic – meet
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Industry City, August 2020. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Greg David, originally [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/8/19/21376132/industry-city-expansion-brooklyn-council-corey-johnson-menchaca-amazon] published by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] The City Planning Commission’s decision Wednesday to approve and send on to the City Council a major redevelopment of Brooklyn’s Industry