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Feb
01
City Planning Commission Certifies Massive 960 Franklin Rezoning, Despite Opposition From BBG and Mayor

City Planning Commission Certifies Massive 960 Franklin Rezoning, Despite Opposition From BBG and Mayor

A rendering of the proposed development at 960 Franklin Avenue.The City Planning Commission (CPC) voted on Monday to certify
3 min read
Feb
01
In Good Company: Meet Two Brooklynites Focused on BIPOC Health and Happiness

In Good Company: Meet Two Brooklynites Focused on BIPOC Health and Happiness

One of Amy ‘Amz’ Collado’s favorite New York staples is a cup of coffee and butter roll from the
6 min read
Feb
01
Best Sledding In Brooklyn

Best Sledding In Brooklyn

Sledding happening throughout Prospect Park. December 2020. Keira Wingate/BklynerEvery time we get decent snow, brave Brooklynites brace the cold
1 min read
Jan
29
Updated: Crown Heights Supermarket Forced to Vacate Ahead of Likely Redevelopment

Updated: Crown Heights Supermarket Forced to Vacate Ahead of Likely Redevelopment

The Associated Supermarket at 975 Crown Heights near Sullivan Place. (Image: Google Maps)[Editor’s note: this story has been
4 min read
Jan
29

Beloved 1960s Children’s Television Host And Flatbush Native Sonny Fox, Dead at 95

Photo via Sonny FoxSonny Fox, the television host of the beloved 1960s New York-based Sunday children’s program, Wonderama, has
4 min read
Jan
29
Enrollment in NYC schools is down 4% amid the pandemic. How many students has your school lost?

Enrollment in NYC schools is down 4% amid the pandemic. How many students has your school lost?

By Alex Zimmerman and Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/1/27/22252172/nyc-school-enrollment-decline] The
91 min read
Jan
28
Cortelyou Road Site Sold, Paving Way for New Development

Cortelyou Road Site Sold, Paving Way for New Development

1020 Cortelyou Road (Source: TerraCRG)A 12,500-square-foot property in the heart of Ditmas Park’s Cortelyou Road commercial district
2 min read
Jan
28
From Bathtub to Laptop: Actor Plays with New Medium’s Possibilities

From Bathtub to Laptop: Actor Plays with New Medium’s Possibilities

O’Loughlin in an early production of “My Heart Goes Zoom,” the flagship show in the Please Don’t Touch
5 min read
Jan
28
NYPD Searching For Two Teenage Serial Robbers

NYPD Searching For Two Teenage Serial Robbers

These two kids are in trouble. Between the dates of December 9, 2020, and December 20, 2020, it was reported
1 min read
Jan
27
Council To Vote On New Street Food Vendor Bill

Council To Vote On New Street Food Vendor Bill

Food Ford Halal Food vendor located on Bedford Ave./ Anna Conkling BklynerThe City Council is voting tomorrow, January 28, on
4 min read