Central Brooklyn
The Flatlands Library in June 2018 (Image: Google Maps)Starting today, the Brooklyn Public Library’s Flatlands branch will be closed for one year while the building’s roof is replaced. A short notice [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/flatlands] published on the Brooklyn Public Library’s website says the
Central Brooklyn
Tax season has officially begun and some Brooklyn residents who received unemployment during 2020 are facing unexpectedly high tax bills for their government aid. Photo by Jon Tyson [https://unsplash.com/@jontyson?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/
Bed Stuy
Rendering of BRP’s proposed development at 270 Nostrand Avenue. (Image: BRP)A developer wants to build a 14-story mixed-use building at the site of a former Bed-Stuy nursing home owned by a controversial healthcare provider. The local community board has questions. BRP Companies [https://www.brpcompanies.com/] has filed
Central Brooklyn
Police are searching for a man who brutally assaulted an MTA bus driver at the Clarkson Avenue / E91 St bus stop (991 Clarkson Ave) last Tuesday. B47 bus was traveling westbound on Clarkson Avenue towards Remsen Avenue when an unidentified man approached the driver and spit on him before getting
affordable housing
While we all know that what the city deems “affordable housing” is only rarely truly affordable, it’s worth keeping an eye out and application in (click here to apply [https://housingconnect.nyc.gov/PublicWeb/search-lotteries]). Here are the current housing lotteries open for applications: 1620 Fulton St, via HPDThe
Central Brooklyn
Clarence Hamer Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Greg David, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/2/7/22271280/nyc-small-landlords-tenants-rent-moratorium-black-hispanic] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] In 2019, Clarence Hamer bought a house and moved to upstate Harriman, turning the two-family home he had owned
Central Brooklyn
Brian Cunningham (Image: Campaign)He played the long game last time. This time, Brian Cunningham is first to drop out from a crowded field of candidates looking to represent Flatbush and Prospect-Lefferts Gardens in the City Council. In a post shared to Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/CunninghamForNYC/posts/2877650052515630]
Central Brooklyn
New construction in Downtown Brooklyn, 2019. Liena Zagare/BklynerSections of Downtown Brooklyn and Williamsburg-Greenpoint, where high-rise apartment buildings spurted up after city rezonings, had the most housing growth in the borough in the last decade. They trailed only Long Island City in Queens and Manhattan’s west side, home to
Announcements
Mayor Bill de Blasio announces the opening of the Open Culture Program to allow live performances on designated streets. Dock Street between Front Street and Water Street, Brooklyn. Monday, February 08, 2021. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Yesterday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the launch of Open Culture, a
Business
Food from Leland Eating and Drinking House, via Prospect Heights Neighbors Facebook Page.Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that indoor dining will reopen in the city at 25% capacity two days earlier than previously announced – on February 12, the Lunar New Year. For many of us, it’s been a
Central Brooklyn
Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza. City Hall. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.By Amy Zimmer and Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/8/22272185/nyc-middle-school-reopen-covid] New York City’s middle school students will return to their campuses on Feb. 25, education department officials told principals
Central Brooklyn
Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Arrested: On Saturday, Dashawn Garland, a 28-year-old man from Inglewood, CA,