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Council Member Lander lauds the new countdown clocks at 4th Ave and 9th St (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)PARK SLOPE – As Bus Time clocks arrive slowly but surely in Brooklyn [/bus-time-clocks-arrive-at-brooklyn-bus-stops/], Council Member Brad Lander (District 39) called for a new initiative in expanding coverage: teaming up with LinkNYC [https://www.
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Mayor de Blasio made his Vision Zero budget announcement at the intersection of Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues, which will be among DOT’s targets for major safety improvements in 2017. (Photo via NYC DOT / instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BPtHpTLj2sI/?tagged=visionzero])On Wednesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced
Opinion
(Photo via plasticbagpics [https://www.instagram.com/p/5--WBGJglN/?taken-by=plasticbagpics]/instagram)We just can’t seem to agree on how to go about using plastic bags in Brooklyn. Many commenters north of Prospect Park seem to be all for the 5 cent bag fee. But south of the park
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(Sample 2-way bike lane image via Transportation Alternatives petition [https://campaigns.transalt.org/petition/two-way-protected-bike-path-flatbush]) [Update 12/7: We spoke to the petition’s founder and added in her story throughout] Local Council Members take note: A petition for a 2-way protected bike lane on Flatbush Avenue [https://campaigns.transalt.
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> .@bradlander [https://twitter.com/bradlander] arrested while supporting striking McDonald’s workers in NYC #Fightfor15 [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Fightfor15?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/yv0kQeBZyJ [https://t.co/yv0kQeBZyJ] — Daniel Massey (@masseydaniel) November 29, 2016 [https://twitter.com/masseydaniel/status/803574416693141504] At a rally this morning in Lower
Neighbors
Adam Yauch Park, Brooklyn Heights. November 19, 2016. (Photo by Justin Fox / BKLYNER)On Friday, November 18, abhorrent graffiti was painted on playground equipment at Adam Yauch Park [https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/adam-yauch-park] in Brooklyn Heights. The response was swift. The graffiti was removed overnight. Community members redecorated with
News
Photo by gofaceyourself [https://instagram.com/p/07y3Pbju4X/?taken-by=gofaceyourself]In response to looming subway and bus fare hikes [/with-impending-fare-hike-for-subways-buses-riders-to-have-limited-input-vote/] , advocates are renewing their call to Mayor de Blasio to implement half-priced MetroCards for low-income riders. The MTA has announced a two-year, 4 percent fare hike, taking effect in March
Neighbors
Full video of Let’s Get Organized, Tuesday, November 15, 2016. (Courtesy of the office of Brad Lander) The stained glass windows which surround the interior of Congregation Beth Elohim [https://congregationbethelohim.org/] did not betray the concern evident on the faces of many of those in attendance on Tuesday
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Michelle de la Uz, Executive Director of Fifth Avenue Committee [L] and Council Member Brad Lander detail the revised proposal of the development. (Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNER)The night was about community consensus and square footage. And both increased significantly in the same room that had an extremely different
Arts & Culture
From behind the Pavilion’s facade, the marquee is visibleFor years, the Pavilion Theater on Prospect Park West was the cinema we loved to hate [/blog/art-music/sticky-shoes-so-long-neighbors-invited-to-give-pavilion-a-sendoff-on-november-1/] . Since the theater re-opened in 1996, neighbors watched its steady decline — sticky, gum-spackled floors, broken heaters in the winter, rats roaming the
Arts & Culture
Hundreds of local artists have been evicted from their studios in a cluster of warehouse buildings near the Gowanus Canal, despite their efforts to stay and support from some community members. (Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNER.)After the eviction of hundreds of local artists, three early 20th-century warehouses near the
Health
[L-R] Judy Willig of Heights and Hills, Jeannette Rodriguez of Local Roots, Council Member Brad Lander, Matt Kantack of JuiceLand, and Greg Bernarducci of O Live Brooklyn. (Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNER)Pay attention to the stickers that are being applied in glass windows all over Park Slope. And we