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Permits have been filed for the 15-story building seen at the rear of the Drill Shed (Rendering via BFC Partners)CROWN HEIGHTS – It’s actually happening. Earlier this week, the New York Economic Development Corporation filed permits [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=2&passjobnumber=320911670&passdocnumber=
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Council Speaker Corey Johnson at a press conference on BQE repairs (Jeff Reed/NYC Council)BROOKLYN – Republicans open budget negotiations by conditioning approval of the cost saving Design/Build proposal for reconstructing the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE), on adding a police officer at every school [/felder-what-are-we-waiting-for/], a proposal Brooklynite and
Arts & Culture
We’ve made it through another week. Take advantage of the extra sunshine we’ve gained with daylight savings and get out and enjoy some of the events happening this weekend. There are lots of gallery openings scheduled and the Brooklyn Public Library is hosting a Comic Con at the
Big Story
As students walk out to protest gun violence nationwide, we’ll update this page with info from Brooklyn schools: > A 5 second video of kids from @PS9BklynPTO [https://twitter.com/PS9BklynPTO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] chanting "Peace and Love" at their school's #MarchForOurLives [https://twitter.
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View of the Gowanus from 365 Bond Esplanade (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) * The EPA May Be Able To Save The Gowanus Station From Demolition [https://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/41/11/dtg-epa-could-save-gowanus-station-building-2018-03-16-bk.html?utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss&utm_source=main&utm_content=link] [Brooklyn Paper]
Announcements
The Bookmark Shoppe in Bay Ridge is one example of a local small business. (Photo: The Bookmark Shoppe)In an effort to improve on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s “Internet Fairness Conformity Tax” [https://www1.avalara.com/us/en/blog/2018/01/cuomo-proposes-internet-fairness-tax-online-sales-new-york.html] proposal, which would make sites like Amazon
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Mathematicians, cool nerds, and pie lovers unite! Tomorrow, March 14 = 3.14 = Pi Day! You don’t have to know that π = the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter to celebrate. You just need a sweet tooth. Check out our list of Brooklyn shops below offering
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Every morning in the Intensive Care Unit at The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) [https://www.tbh.org/], James Gasperino, MD, Chair of Medicine, Associate Chief Medical Officer and Vice President for Critical Care, convenes Morning Report. Here, the hospital’s most experienced intensive care physicians gather with every staff member
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Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Police are looking for two teenage bicycle thieves who robbed a 13-year old of his wheels in Sheepshead Bay over the weekend. Around 3:30 pm on Saturday, March 10,
Announcements
Photo: Zainab IqbalPROSPECT HEIGHTS – About 500 people (including dozens and dozens of young children) showed up to Brooklyn Central Library yesterday to hear Chelsea Clinton read her new book, “She Persisted Around the World,” get their copies signed, and ask questions like — “Are you gonna be president one day?” “She
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A dumpster full of snow (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and subscribe [/subscribe/]. If you have news tips, story
Animals
Photo: BKLYNERKENSINGTON – The historic Kensington Stables is safe– it has been sold to the president of the GBX-Gowanus Bay Terminal, John Quadrozzi Jr. Kensington Stables, built in the 1930s, is one of the few remaining stables in New York City and is the only one that serves Prospect Park. Quadrozzi