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Mar
10
Proposed Tower at McDonald’s Site Faces Pushback, Questions Over Ownership 

Proposed Tower at McDonald’s Site Faces Pushback, Questions Over Ownership 

840 Atlantic, rendering and massing plan via EAS.With the clock finally starting on the city’s land-use review process
9 min read
Mar
10
Crown Heights Council Candidate Crystal Hudson Unveils Endorsements from Local Tenant and Community Leaders

Crown Heights Council Candidate Crystal Hudson Unveils Endorsements from Local Tenant and Community Leaders

Crystal Hudson (Image: campaign)Crystal Hudson, a leading candidate in the competitive race to represent Crown Heights and nearby neighborhoods
2 min read
Mar
09
An Outsider Is Vying To Represent Flatbush, Again

An Outsider Is Vying To Represent Flatbush, Again

Edwin Raymond. (Photo via Raymond)A top candidate for Brooklyn’s 40th City Council District lived outside the district’s
2 min read
Mar
09
The Bagel Debate: Our Favorites in Brooklyn

The Bagel Debate: Our Favorites in Brooklyn

Bagels. They’re among our fair city’s most controversial foods, right up there with pizza and pastrami, so it’
3 min read
Mar
09
Associated Supermarket Given 30 Days to Vacate Crown Heights Site

Associated Supermarket Given 30 Days to Vacate Crown Heights Site

The Associated Supermarket at 975 Nostrand Avenue (Image: Google Maps) The Associated Supermarket at 975 Nostrand Avenue has been given
3 min read
Mar
08
Demolition Begins on Flatbush Savings Bank Building

Demolition Begins on Flatbush Savings Bank Building

The Flatbush Savings Bank building on Monday, March 8th, 2020. (Image: Dann Lawrence) Demolition has started on the historic Flatbush
3 min read
Mar
08
It’s official: NYC high school buildings will reopen in March. Sports are set to resume in April.

It’s official: NYC high school buildings will reopen in March. Sports are set to resume in April.

NYC high schools will welcome back students on March 22. Brooklyn’s Park Slope Collegiate, which shares a building with
3 min read
Mar
05
A Year In Brooklyn: COVID-19

A Year In Brooklyn: COVID-19

This week marked the anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID19  in NYC. Today, March 5, marks a year
4 min read
Mar
05
Ditmas Park Likely To Get A Large Residential Building On Cortelyou Road

Ditmas Park Likely To Get A Large Residential Building On Cortelyou Road

A rendering of what could be developed at 1620 Cortelyou Road, provided to the city last year by owner Tony
3 min read
Mar
05
A Brooklyn Teen Refused to Waive his Miranda Rights. But the NYPD’s Questioning Didn’t Stop There, Video Shows

A Brooklyn Teen Refused to Waive his Miranda Rights. But the NYPD’s Questioning Didn’t Stop There, Video Shows

By Eileen Grench, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/3/3/22312705/state-bill-to-give-new-york-kids-more-miranda-protection-nypd] by
4 min read