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Doctor’s Row Designated As Bay Ridge’s First Historic District

Doctor’s Row. (Photo via LPC)UPDATE: It’s now official. While Doctors’ Row became a Historic District on June 25, 2019, when the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously to grant it the designation, the City Council had to approve it to make it truly official, and that happened yesterday,

Dyker Heights

Revealed: New Design Plans For Massive Sunset Park Development

Revised Design. Rendering via Raymond Chan Architect, New York YIMBYDesign changes have been announced for a massive development project on the boundary of Sunset Park and Dyker Heights, YIMBY reports. The plan was first unveiled in 2014 and three years later the project has yet to break ground, as developers

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Dyker Heights Street Could Be Renamed After Slain Cop

Officer David Guttenberg’s plaque in the 68th Precinct. (Photo via Durante)A small memorial display is the first thing people see when they enter the lobby of the 68th Precinct, which serves Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Fort Hamilton. There, plaques of three fallen brothers in uniform and their

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As Bay Ridge Avenue R Closure Looms — Neighbors Wait For Answers From MTA

(Photo via Wikipedia)At the end of April, the second busiest train station in Bay Ridge is slated to close for six months for major MTA station renovations. But in the meantime, neighbors have unanswered concerns about how the MTA will step up bus service during that construction. In February,

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31 Residents — Including 13 Children — Removed From ‘Heartbreaking’ Conditions In Illegally Converted Dyker Heights Home

This two-family at 6705 7th Avenue, was forcibly vacated after it was discovered that 31 people were living at the location. (Source: Google Maps)An illegally converted two-family home in Dyker Heights was vacated last week, after it became apparent that 31 people — including 13 children — were living in hazardous

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Community Board 10 Elects Doris Cruz As New Chairperson

Doris Cruz elected to head Community Board 10 https://t.co/oj6FSFBHTH pic.twitter.com/KAMPoZ0mpi — Brooklyn Daily Eagle (@BklynEagle) May 18, 2016 Community Board 10 (CB 10) has elected a longtime neighborhood activist as its new chairperson. Doris Cruz will be the new leader of the board that serves

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CB 10 Rejects Mayor’s Affordable Housing Zoning Plan, Says Review Period Is Too Short

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanCommunity Board (CB) 10 is joining the chorus of folks apposing Mayor Bill de Blasio’s five-borough rezoning plan, which aims to add 200,000 affordable housing units citywide over the next decade. The plan, called Zoning for Quality and Affordability, would increase building height limits by

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Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn This Week: Alzheimer’s Awareness, Poetry Jam, Meditation Exercise

Emmons Avenue. (Photo: verabelyavskaya / Instagram)Looking to get active this week? Check out some of these fun and informative events happening in southern Brooklyn. There’s an Alzheimer’s awareness presentation, a meditation and exercise class, poetry jam session, and a community board meeting. For even more things to do

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Chinese Investors Planning Mall, Hotel And More At Development Site On Sunset Park – Dyker Heights Border

Rendering of the proposed Eighth Avenue Center by Raymond Chan. Source: World Journal via Voices of NYA group of Chinese developers are looking to erect a mall, office building, hotel and residential complex on the border of Sunset Park and Dyker Heights, where they recently plunked down $51.5 million

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Community Boards Want De Blasio To Crack Down On Curb Cutting

Source: jetheriot via FlickrCommunity Boards that cover Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst and Gravesend want action on illegal curb cutting and are hoping that Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio steps up enforcement on the issue. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle is reporting that Community Board 11 Chairman Bill Guarinello is hopeful that

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Local Boards Lament Illegally Placed Clothing Donation Bins

Clothing donation bins have been springing up all over Bensonhurst, and their presence has not produced the positive source of charity as intended. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle is reporting that the bins have been illegally placed on public property and have been subject to vandalism and theft. While carrying the

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Wednesday What The What: Bike Lanes And Bike Safety

Last Thursday, Community Board 10 voted to send a package of bike lane plans to the Department of Transportation for assessment. A little over a year ago, the same board voted against a proposed bike lane along Bay Ridge Parkway. At that time, Council Members Dominic Recchia, Vincent Gentile and

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Are Shore Road’s Curves Too Dangerous For A Bike Lane?

The meandering curves of Bay Ridge’s Shore Road may harken back to the days when it was the scenic coastal road of a hamlet called Yellow Hook in the town of New Utrecht. However, a piece in yesterday’s Brooklyn Eagle reveals that after an increasing number of car

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75th St. Bike Lane Fails To Pass Community Board A Second Time

Transportation Alternatives failed to convince CB 10 (image credit: the L Magazine)Bike lane advocates weren’t going to take Community Board 10’s second bike lane vote lying down. Transportation Alternatives, a pro-bike lane group, had met with the community board’s transportation committee. A group of about 15