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[UPDATED: Monday, October 22 at 6:15pm] As Brooklyn Community Board 2 District Manager Robert Perris noted in the comments, the CB2 board “did not take a position on the proposed co-naming in 2013” nor did it take action after Council Member Cumbo penned a letter of support in September.
Borough Park
CLINTON HILL – A group of young men held up a Clinton Hill wine shop Friday night, but the armed oenophiles seemed to prefer cash to cabernet. The robbery took place on Friday, October 19, around 7:00 pm said police, when four suspects in their late teens or early twenties
Bed Stuy
Photo courtesy of Brooklyn PointSPONSORED: 40,000 square feet of world-class amenities, breathtaking New York City views, and impeccably designed interior spaces. All of the qualities you look for in a magnificent home are offered to you at Extell Development’s Brooklyn Point – the borough’s soon-to-be tallest tower at
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Fall weather and turning leaves also means heating season for Brooklyn residents (Donny Levit / BKLYNER)It’s officially cold in Brooklyn! The high temperature is expected to top out at barely 50° today and many residents will be relying on their heaters to stay warm. But what is your landlord’
Bed Stuy
Santa Fe Grill, 62 7th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Closed: Sante Fe Grill, 62 7th Avenue (at Lincoln Place), Park Slope Starting on a sad note, after 34 years the Tex-Mex neighborhood staple Santa Fe Grill shuttered at the end of September. “So many wonderful years—and it has
Bay Ridge
BAY RIDGE – Police have arrested and charged the MTA bus driver wanted for exposing himself to young girls in Bay Ridge last week. Matthew Wohlfahrt, 28, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, public lewdness and grand larceny, police said. Last Monday, while driving a gray minivan, Wohlfahrt
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CLINTON HILL – Applications are now being accepted for eight affordable units at a new development located at 840 Fulton Street [https://840fulton.com/] (at Vanderbilt Avenue). Rendering by Kutnicki Bernstein Architects [https://www.kbanyc.com/home/]The available units include one studio at $867/month, 3 one-bedrooms at $931/month,
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CLINTON HILL – The NYC Department of Design and Construction [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/ddc/projects/projects.page] (DDC) met with community members Thursday evening to provide an update on the reconstruction of Putnam Triangle Plaza which has been closed to the public since March [/meeting-on-thursday-to-discuss-putnam-triangle-delays/]. From NYC Department of
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BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation [https://brooklynnavyyard.org] (BNYDC) released new renderings on Thursday for 5.1 million square feet of vertical manufacturing space which will add 10,000 new jobs, helping the campus reach its ultimate goal of creating 30,000 sustainable middle-class jobs. New
Business
Here’s a round-up of local restaurants that have recently opened, are on the way, have closed, or will be saying goodbye soon. Let us know if we’ve missed any. Hot Bird, 546 Clinton Avenue via Google MapsHot Bird, 546 Clinton Avenue (at Atlantic Ave), Clinton Hill (closing December
Announcements
CLINTON HILL – The NYC Department of Design & Construction [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/ddc/projects/projects.page] (DDC) will hold a community meeting on Thursday, September 27, to present an overview of the reconstruction of Putnam Triangle. FAB Fulton [http://fabfulton.org/] (Fulton Area Business Alliance) requested the meeting
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CLINTON HILL – The Brooklyn Diocese will pay a $27.5 million settlement to four men who say a teacher sexually abused them when they were boys. St. Lucy’s-St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, 285 Willoughby Avenue via Google MapsThe abuse reportedly occurred at St. Lucy’s-St. Patrick’s Roman