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Incompetent Water Main Replacement Is Flooding Their Homes, Park Slope Residents Say

The flooded basement of 104 Berkeley Place. Courtesy of the St. Johns Place Community Association.City’s water main replacement project is flooding their homes, Park Slope homeowners say, and they want the city to stop it. About 50 residents showed up to the St. John’s Place Community Association’

Development

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

Gowanus

Heavy Rain Floods 4th Avenue Businesses Monday Night

[UPDATED: Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 4:15pm] “At the height of yesterday’s storm the Park Slope neighborhood was receiving nearly three inches of rain an hour, which exceeds the capacity of the drainage system,” said Ted Timbers, a spokesperson for DEP. “In addition, the intersection of Carroll Street

News

3rd Avenue Construction Phase 2 Moves North

GOWANUS/BOERUM HILL – The construction work that has plagued 3rd Avenue in Gowanus for years [/first-phase-of-disruptive-3rd-avenue-construction-completed/] is moving north toward State Street. Equipment on 3rd Avenue between Butler & Baltic Streets (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Phase 2 of the NYC Department of Design and Construction [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/ddc/

Announcements

Windsor Terrace Library To Close For Remodel February 1

Windsor Terrace Library (Photo: Brooklyn Public Library website)WINDSOR TERRACE – The Windsor Terrace library will close on February 1 until 2020, according to a Brooklyn Public Library spokesperson. The city’s Department of Design and Construction [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/ddc/about/about-ddc.page] will install a new HVAC

Business

First Phase Of Disruptive 3rd Avenue Construction Completed

GOWANUS – After years of construction, crews working to install high-level storm sewers along a stretch of 3rd Avenue in Gowanus are finally moving on, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/home.shtml] (DEP) and the NYC Department of Design and Construction [https:

Business

Years Of 3rd Avenue Construction Coming To An End

GOWANUS – As reported back in March [/years-construction-3rd-avenue-impacts-gowanus-small-businesses/], years of disruptive construction forced Twig Terrariums to move out of 287 3rd Avenue (at Carroll Street) after seven years at the storefront. Now nearly eight months later, the construction may finally be coming to an end. Work on 3rd Avenue at Carroll

Announcements

Meeting On Thursday To Discuss Putnam Triangle Delays

CLINTON HILL – The NYC Department of Design & Construction [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/ddc/projects/projects.page] (DDC) will hold a community meeting on Thursday, September 27, to present an overview of the reconstruction of Putnam Triangle. FAB Fulton [http://fabfulton.org/] (Fulton Area Business Alliance) requested the meeting to

Announcements

Water Main Repairs In Bensonhurst Are Almost Completed

Photo: Flickr Creative CommonsBENSONHURST – Water main construction in the neighborhood is expected to be fully completed next month. Water mains are the main lines of a water supply system. Construction to repair the water mains on 85th Street from 15th Ave to New Utrecht Avenue began in February. The project

Announcements

Reconstruction Work At Putnam Triangle Scheduled To Begin Next Week

CLINTON HILL – The NYC Department of Design & Construction [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/ddc/about/about-ddc.page] (DDC) has announced that reconstruction work at Putnam Triangle Plaza will begin “on or about Monday, March 26, 2018.” Via NYC DOT and FAB Alliance presentation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/

News

Bicyclists Give DOT Feedback On 4th Avenue Bike Lane Plans

Fourth Avenue by iverson97 via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/aEamLuCO7o/?tagged=4thavebrooklyn]Tuesday night at St Thomas Aquinas Church on 4th Avenue (at 9th Street), the Director of NYC DOT’s Bike Program, Ted Wright, presented the agency’s plans for the proposed 4th Avenue protected bike lane

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A Trio Of ‘Triangle Parks’ Coming To Flatbush Avenue

Intersection at 6th Avenue and Flatbush Avenue (March 30, Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Flatbush Avenue, between Bergen Street and Sterling Place, is going to get a lot nicer—and safer. A project that will transform three islands along Flatbush Avenue into pedestrian-friendly green spaces kicked off this week. The