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Park Slope Resident Gets Run-Around After Gas Turned Off For Weekend

[UPDATED: Wednesday, August 7 at 3:25pm] National Grid provided the additional statement after publishing: “718-643-4050 is National Grid’s general number for customer service inquiries and emergencies. We apologize for the inconvenience and will reinforce proper procedures; we’re committed to enhancing our customers’ experience.” PARK SLOPE – Several Park

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One Man Dead, One Charged With DWI After Speeding Van Crashes Into Construction Vehicle

EAST NEW YORK – One man is dead after a speeding van operated by an intoxicated driver crashed into a parked construction vehicle early yesterday. On Wednesday, July 31 at around 5:10 a.m., the 31-year-old driver of a red minivan was speeding eastbound on Atlantic Avenue. When he reached

environment

Asbestos Delays Greenpoint Library Opening Until Summer 2019

Construction is underway at the Greenpoint Library, but the estimated opening of the new facility has been delayed until next year (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) GREENPOINT – The new Greenpoint Library, originally scheduled to be completed in December 2018, won’t be ready for readers until sometime next summer due to the

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Williamsburg’s North 10th Street Joins Office Space Boom

A rendering of the office project going in at 96 North 10th in Williamsburg (Via wHY Architects)WILLIAMSBURG – Another day, another office space headed to North Brooklyn. This time, it’s a commercial/office combo coming to 96 North 10th Street, between Berry and Wythe. The lot is currently occupied

Announcements

Street Fairs & Road Closures This Weekend

There’s a lot happening this August weekend! There is the Festa Di Santa Rosalia, F.A.C.E of Fifth, North Slope Summer Stroll, TAMA Summer Fest… and more. And don’t forget the construction! Friday, August 17 F.A.C.E of Fifth [https://www.bayridgebid.com/] This

Greenpoint

Renderings Show Mixed-Use Development to Rise in Greenpoint

A rendering of the mixed-use building coming to the corner of Eagle and Manhattan in Greenpoint.GREENPOINT – An empty lot on Greenpoint’s main drag will soon be home to a five-story mixed-use building—and now, renderings are out. Located at 1056 Manhattan Avenue, at the corner of Eagle Street,

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Williamsburg Condos Back Underway After Stop Work Order

A rendering of the proposed condominium project coming to 21 Powers Street (Via GE-T Architects)WILLIAMSBURG – A new condo project is back underway on a residential side street in Williamsburg, work resuming after the resolution of a stop work order. Now, a new rendering offers a preview of the finished

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Another Luxury Condo Development Revealed for Williamsburg

Renderings for the new building slated for 215 North 10th Street in Williamsburg (By Morris Adjmi Architects)WILLIAMSBURG – Another anodyne contemporary luxury development is headed for Williamsburg—this time at 215 North 10th, between Roebling and Driggs. The seven-story building will feature ground-floor retail space while adding 30 apartments in

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New Design Revealed for Fort Greene Townhouse Near BAM and Atlantic-Barclays

The new render for the three-story townhouse at 147 Felix Street in Fort Greene (Via JRA Design Group)FORT GREENE – A building set to fill a long-standing empty lot on St. Felix Street between the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Atlantic-Barclays has a new rendering. The new renderings from JRA

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Updated Design for Luxury Condos Filling Long-Empty Williamsburg Lot

The latest look at the development coming to 510 Driggs Avenue (By Woods Bagot) UPDATE (7/12/18): Updated renderings for the building at 510 Driggs have been revealed, as seen above. First picked up by YIMBY [https://newyorkyimby.com/2018/06/exclusive-rendering-revealed-for-510-driggs-avenue-williamsburg-brooklyn.html] , the new design shows developers switching

environment

Prospect Park Garage Compound Permits Filed

A conceptual design of the Prospect Park garage and maintenance compound (Via Prospect Park Alliance)PROSPECT PARK – Although Prospect Park went car free at the beginning of this year [/prospect-park-now-officially-car-free/], a new “garage” compound for park maintenance and operations will come to the park in the not too distant future.

Bushwick

Construction Worker Killed in Accident Near Broadway Junction

The job site at 1949 Broadway, where a construction worker was killed over the weekend (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – A construction worker was crushed to death in an accident at a job site near Broadway Junction in Bushwick over the weekend, police confirmed. The accident took place around 3:

Real Estate

Newly Renovated Shorecrest Towers in Brighton Beach Combine “SoHo” Quality with Premier Oceanside Living Experience

Photo via Shorecrest TowersThe revitalization of Brooklyn’s oceanside neighborhoods continues! Cammeby’s has unveiled stunning renovations to Shorecrest Towers [http://shorecresttowers.com/?utm_source=bklyner&utm_medium=post], a rental community of studio-to-three-bedroom apartments that has been an iconic part of South Brooklyn for decades. World-renowned design firm Andres

Cypress Hills

Burglar Steals Generators From Fulton Construction Site in Broad Daylight

The 3000-block of Fulton Street in Cypress Hills, where the burglary took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)CYPRESS HILLS – Police are looking for a thief who stole a pair of generators from a construction site on Fulton Street in Cypress Hills in a daylight burglary. On October 4, the 25-year

Bushwick

New Drone Footage Released of Massive Housing Construction in Bushwick (VIDEO)

BUSHWICK – Drone footage released by the architecture firm ODA [http://www.oda-architecture.com/] shows construction progressing on two massive housing developments coming to Bushwick. Together, the developments at 10 Montieth Street and 123 Melrose street—site of the old Rheingold Brewery [http://www.brownstoner.com/history/rheingold-beer-brewery-brooklyn-bushwick-history/] —take up 1.

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Burglars Steal $6,500 in Tools from Williamsburg Construction Site

WILLIAMSBURG – Police are searching for two men in connection with a construction site burglary that took place earlier this month. Two men jumped the fence into a construction site at 642 Bedford Ave around 3:00am on August 15, according to police. Once inside, the two suspects stole roughly $6,

Central Brooklyn

Construction For A Safer Church Ave Begins At ‘The Crossroads Of Kensington’

Community activist Mamnun Haq speaking at the safety improvements groundbreaking on Church and McDonald Avenues, July 11 2017. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER) Yesterday, city officials and civic leaders announced the start of a two-month safety improvement project on Church Avenue at one of Kensington’s busiest and most dangerous

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Long-Neglected Neck Rd Corner Will See Light Of Day, Says Cymbrowitz

Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz at East 16th Street and Gravesend Neck Road. (Photo via Cymbrowitz’s office)After almost a decade, a ‘forgotten’ street corner in Sheepshead Bay is expected to open to pedestrians again next month, said Assembly Member Steven Cymbrowitz. The city fenced off the corner of Gravesend Neck

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Hundreds Of New Apartments Being Developed On & Around Myrtle Ave

86 Fleet Place (Image via Red Apple Group [http://www.catsimatidis.com/red-apple-real-estate/#1455640280595-56277235-8879] )The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership has put together a handy list detailing all the new development [http://myrtleavenue.org/your-full-round-up-of-new-construction/] happening along and around Myrtle Avenue, spanning Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. According to the list,

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Safety Violations Halt Construction At Sheepshead’s AvalonBay

1501 Voorhies Avenue, 2017. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)A stop-work order has been slapped on the looming — and controversial — 28-story luxury condo tower slated for Sheepshead Bay, after officials found safety violations at the site. Construction for the AvalonBay at 1501 Voorhies Avenue has been halted after inspectors found

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On The Rise: New Eight-Story Building Coming To 470 Dean Street Near Barclays Center

Department of Building plans for 470 Dean Street (Via YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/12/foundation-work-underway-on-eight-story-63-unit-mixed-use-project-at-470-dean-street-prospect-heights.html] )There’s no slowing down for the skyline [/development-watch-proposed-new-law-let-skyline-get-even-taller-parkslopestoop/] near Barclays as the recently completed 461 Dean Street [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/11/touring-the-worlds-tallest-modular-building-at-461-dean-street-in-pacific-park.html]

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Goodbye, Lone Shoe & Watch Repair On Cortelyou Road; Hello, Condos?

909a Cortelyou Road. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Demolition has started this week on the single-story stucco shed at the corner of Cortelyou Road and East 9th Street, a relic of “Eddy’s shoemaker” & watch repair shop. The stone hut was built as a 5-car garage in 1923, and morphed

Central Brooklyn

Goodbye, Lone Shoe & Watch Repair On Cortelyou Road; Hello, Condos?

909a Cortelyou Road. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Demolition has started this week on the single-story stucco shed at the corner of Cortelyou Road and East 9th Street, a relic of “Eddy’s shoemaker” & watch repair shop. The stone hut was built as a 5-car garage in 1923, and morphed

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Expensive Bill Brown Park Construction Delayed Until The Spring

The current comfort station at Bill Brown Park as seen from Bedford Avenue. Photo via Google Maps.It’s been over a year and a half, and Bill Brown park still doesn’t have its multi-million dollar bathroom. We last reported on the park’s project [/the-bill-brown-park-getting-pumped-with-2-6-million-for-new-bathroom/] when it was

Central Brooklyn

How To Find Information On Real-Time Construction Projects In Ditmas Park

Unmarked construction. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Many neighbors write to DPC to find out what’s happening in the neighborhood, like the purpose of ambiguously marked construction projects spotted around town, from road resurfacing [http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/education/2016/10/17/controversial-school-rezoning-plan-in-brooklyn-has-racial-undertones.html] to major highway