affordable housing
Photo by Nate @ SaveCortelyouBy John Oros, a neighborhood resident and member of Save Cortelyou, a grassroots organization dedicated to community-centric development for the Ditmas Park/Flatbush neighborhood. Last week, Community Board 14 gave the green light to undo the 2009 comprehensive zoning [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/
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Eric Adams. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – Eric Adams, who has served as Brooklyn’s Borough President since 2014, formally announced his run for NYC mayor this morning. “We’re in a dark place right now. A dark moment for New York and America. Whether it’s the pandemic, or
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East 25th Street. Liena Zagare/BklynerThe city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted unanimously today to create the East 25th Street Historic District, the first official historic district in East Flatbush. The one-block district, which includes both sides of East 25th Street between Clarendon Road and Avenue D, comprises 56
Central Brooklyn
Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerOver the next two years, three leading non-profit organizations will work together to inform an agenda for inclusive economic growth across New York City. Titled the NYC Inclusive Growth Initiative [https://inclusivegrowth.nyc/], the project is the collaboration of New York City Employment and Training Coalition (NYCETC)
Central Brooklyn
In early July of this year, Brooks-Church and Gendville attempted to evict their tenants at 1214 Dean Street [https://gothamist.com/news/crown-heights-landlord-building-evictions-protest-brooklyn] . The city alleges they evicted at least four tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is against the law. The City’s Law Department sent a Cease and
Arts & Culture
There are good cops and bad cops, and then there are the Mafia Cops — Stephen Caracappa and Louis Eppolito, two New York City police detectives who murdered for the mob. Emmy Award-winner Terence Winter will develop a limited series based on the book “Friends of the Family: The Inside Story
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Curtis Harris. (Photo via Harris)Twelve of Brooklyn’s 16 councilmembers are term-limited, and the number of individuals running for office is massive. One of those term-limited is Council Woman Laurie Cumbo who represents District 35— which encompasses Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Bedford Stuyvesant. Earlier this
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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] EAST FLATBUSH – A 24-year old dump truck driver was killed while
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67th Pct data via NYPD.EAST FLATBUSH – A 51-year-old man was shot and killed over the weekend in front of an AutoZone store. The suspect is still on the loose. On Saturday, November 14 at 10:00 a.m., cops responded to a 911 call of a man shot on
Business
A large, faded sign hangs on the graffiti-laden facade of Qualimax Car Wash in East Flatbush advertising its grand opening specials. It’s one of the many unkempt remnants of a business that long closed its doors, along with dozens of totaled cars and trash piled high in the unoccupied
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Khari Edwards. (Photo via Edwards)The list of candidates running for Brooklyn Borough President in 2021 is growing. The seat is currently held by Eric Adams, who is term-limited and is running for NYC Mayor. A few months ago, Brooklyn resident and community leader Khari Edwards [https://khariedwards.com/] announced
Central Brooklyn
Last week, I was writing about how we have moved from 200-300 COVID-19 positive cases a day in October to 300-400 cases a day in November across Brooklyn. Now we see numbers in the mid 400s. Neighbors, we are heading fast for more restrictions at this rate. According to the