Council Member Carlos Menchaca

DOT To Complete 4th Ave Bike Lane In Sunset Park This Year

SUNSET PARK – Following a spate of bicycle-related fatalities this year, including the July 29th death of 30-year-old Em Samolewicz on 3rd Avenue, the city announced on Wednesday that the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) will accelerate work on the Sunset Park portion of the 4th Avenue protected bike lane. Via

Central Brooklyn

LPI Bill Passes, Allowing Bicyclists To Follow Pedestrian Signals

Last week, the New York City Council passed a bill which will allow bicyclists to follow Leading Pedestrian Interval (LPI) traffic signals at intersections, permitting them to cross a few seconds before cars get the green light. Via NYC DOTAn LPI signal gives pedestrians a head-start of at least seven

Announcements

UPDATE- It Keeps Happening: 18th Cyclist Killed In Sunset Park

A woman holds a poster at the cyclist die-in early this month. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)UPDATE: The cyclist has been identified as Em Samolewicz. She was 30-years-old. A candlelight vigil will be taking place tonight at 5:30 p.m. at 36th Street and Third Avenue. SUNSET PARK – Another

Nonsponsored

Lidgerwood Building – UPS Wants Demolished, Neighbors Want Preserved

RED HOOK – Red Hook residents came face-to-face with UPS representatives Tuesday night at a community meeting regarding the demolition of the historic Lidgerwood Manufacturing Building at 202 Coffey Street. Laura Lane (right) presents concept design for the Red Hook Lidgerwood building project (Photo: Alex Colletta)The red-bricked Lidgerwood building has

Development

DOB To Issue A Criminal Court Summons Against Developer Of S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse

[UPDATED: Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at 5pm] The NYC Department of Buildings [DOB] reached out to Bklyner with the following clarifications. “DOB has issued several violations to the building owner already for failure to comply with a DOB issued Stop Work Order,” wrote Andrew Rudansky, DOB Senior Deputy Press Secretary.

Announcements

New TV Show Filming In Red Hook On Friday, November 30

RED HOOK – Notices have gone out to Red Hook residents that Universal Television will be shooting scenes for a new series, FBI, at the Brooklyn Port Authority Marine Terminal/Red Hook Container Terminal from 3:30pm on Friday, November 30 until 5:30am on Saturday, December 1. Red Hook Terminal

Downtown Brooklyn

Revised $2.7B BQX Streetcar Project Is Moving Forward

Following the completion of a two-year feasibility study, Mayor de Blasio has given the go-ahead for the proposed Brooklyn Queens Connector (BQX) streetcar project. Rendering via BQX August 2018 Completion of Conceptual Design ReportIn April, Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen said that a “block-by-block analysis” by an outside consulting firm studying

Arts & Culture

Help Paint A Community Mural in Sunset Park

SUNSET PARK – Before setting sail at the free community boating event in Sunset Park tomorrow, head over to Bush Terminal Park early and help paint a new mural. The NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYC EDC) and Groundswell, a non-profit organization that provides a platform for “young people of color, and

Announcements

GrowNYC Opens New 6th Avenue Greenmarket In Sunset Park

SUNSET PARK – Council Member Carlos Menchaca will join GrowNYC on Saturday as the non-profit group introduces a new greenmarket in Sunset Park at 6th Avenue and 44th Street. GrowNYC’s Youthstand at Irving Square Park (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)The day will kick off at 9am with a ribbon-cutting celebrating the

News

Gowanus Landmarking Coalition Offers Reward For Info On Bowne Storehouse Fire

RED HOOK – The Gowanus Landmarking Coalition is offering a $300 reward for any information that leads to an arrest in the June 14 fire at the S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse that the FDNY says may have been intentionally set. S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse, 595-611 Smith Street (Photo taken

News

FDNY Deems Fire At Historic Bowne Warehouse Suspicious

RED HOOK – The FDNY has described the two-alarm fire that tore through the S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse last month “incendiary.” S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse, 595-611 Smith Street (Photo taken June 15, 2018, the morning after the fire, by Nathan Haselby)The June 14 fire at the warehouse located

community

Following Suspicious Fire, Gowanus Coalition Launches Petition To Landmark Bowne Storehouse

RED HOOK – Following last month’s fire at the S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse (595-611 Smith Street), the Gowanus Landmarking Coalition has increased its efforts to save the building from demolition by launching a petition. S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse, 595-611 Smith Street (Photo taken June 15, 2018, the morning

Announcements

Council Member Menchaca Calls S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse Fire ‘Highly Suspicious’

RED HOOK – Council Member Carlos Menchaca (District 38) has released a statement regarding Thursday night’s two-alarm fire at the historic S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse located at 595-611 Smith Street. S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse, 595-611 Smith Street (Photo taken June 15, 2018, the morning after the fire, by

library

Affordable Housing Plus Makeover Slated For Sunset Park Library

(Rendering via Magnusson Architecture and Planning PC)Today, the Brooklyn Public Library announced the approval of a redevelopment plan for the Sunset Park branch, which includes adding 49 affordable apartments on-site. The new building will replace the current library at 5108 4th Avenue. The New York City Council voted unanimously

Neighbors

Sunset Park Unity March Addresses ‘Fear and Uncertainty’ Of Neighbors

Marchers gather in Sunset Park. (Photo provided by the Office of Council Member Carlos Menchaca)Recent immigration and political concerns in Sunset Park prompted residents to participate in a unity march led by 38th District Council Member Carlos Menchaca. The march was in response to “the fear and uncertainty many

Neighbors

Residents Question Status Of 24th Street Hotel Currently Housing Homeless Families

A building listed as a Howard Johnson Hotel located at 235 24th Street. (Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)A four-story building completed in 2015 at 235 24th Street (near 4th Avenue) has nearby residents confused about whether the building will function as a Howard Johnson hotel property or a city