6208 8th ave 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
alan maisel City To Begin Restoring Lights On Belt Parkway In April Source: retrofresh!/FlickrSixteen months have passed since Superstorm Sandy, and the damaged lights on the Belt Parkway from Knapp Street to Mill Basin remain in the dark. But not for much longer if the Department of Transportation keeps its word. According to a Daily News item last week, the city
build it back For Those Who Aren’t Eligible for ‘Build It Back’, There’s A New Program Staten Island after the Hurricane Sandy (Source: Flickr photo by Desiree Arroyo)The Build it Back program serves to help people whose homes were destroyed by Superstorm Sandy, but for many people this either wasn’t enough or they weren’t eligible for assistance. Now a new, privately funded program
bridge repair Ocean Avenue Footbridge To Finally Receive Paint Job After Sandy Repairs Contractors for the Department of Transportation were at the Ocean Avenue footbridge today, putting a layer of primer down on the 132-year-old span – the first time it’s been splashed with paint since the structure was rebuilt after Superstorm Sandy. It’s a welcome sight. Passing that bridge frequently, the
construction Staircases At 7th Ave/9th Street Subway Entrance Will Be Closed For Construction Work at two of the 7th Avenue F/G subway station entrances will cause the staircases on opposite corners to be closed for about three months. Starting this Monday, August 19 and continuing through Tuesday, November 19, commuters won’t be able to access the entrances on the northwest (by
activism Thursday: Major Volunteer Rebuilding Event In Gerritsen Beach Gerritsen Beach — ignored in the initial wake of Superstorm Sandy — will be getting a little help from their friends in a very big way this week. The tight-knit neighborhood, which suffered unprecedented damages despite being classified as Zone B flood area (a secondary flood plain where evacuation was not mandatory)
Army Corps of Engineers Plumb Beach Repairs Continue In April, Parking Lot To Be Closed And Bike Path Detoured Through Summer The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced plans to kick off the second phase of construction on Plumb Beach in April, but say they’ll have to close the parking lot and detour the damaged bike path until the end of the year. The Army Corps awarded a
4th Avenue Caution: 4th Ave and Prospect Ave Fence Falling Heads up if you’re walking around 4th Avenue and Prospect Avenue. What is left of a construction fence, which was damaged during Sandy, finally appears to be on its last leg. The thing was blowing around in the wind when we spotted it earlier today, and looked like it
2812 voorhies ave Storobin Sends Second Letter To Bloomberg About Voorhies Mosque We wrote back in July about State Senator David Storobin’s attempts to get the city to revisit the issue of the Islamic mosque and community center at 2812 Voorhies Avenue, hoping they’d squash the project. Some time between then and now, the mayor’s office wrote back to
Belt Parkway Nightly Lane Closures Continue Through Mid-July On East Bound Belt Pkwy The following is a revisedimportant notice from the NYC Department of Transportation Division of Bridges, noting nightly lane closures on the east bound Belt Parkway through mid-July.
Business Starbucks Scuttled! Planned Site Now To Be Popeyes Those with a sharp eye may have noticed some construction going on inside 3454 Nostrand Avenue (corner of Gravesend Neck Road). Real eagle eyes may have also noticed that the B36 and B44 bus stop in front of this properties driveway has moved down a short ways down the block
Real Estate Markowitz Approves Bensonhurst BJ’s, Demands “Destination Restaurant” With Waterfront View Proposed site of Brooklyn Bay Center, featuring BJ's Wholesale ClubBorough President Marty Markowitz gave the green-light to Thor Equities’ plans to build a shopping center near Ceasar’s Bay that would include a BJ’s Wholesale Club, but not without some caveats – the famously food-friendly beep is demanding a classy
alla shikham ripa GOOD NEWS! Bodenmillers Get Chance To Recoup Items 177 MacKenzie after it was fully demolished Monday afternoon (Photo by Ray Johnson)Leland Bodenmiller, his wife, and their three children are breathing much easier, as the Department of Buildings granted a quick 20-minute reprieve to enter their condemned home and retrieve personal possessions. The demolition of 177 MacKenzie Street
