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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
[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
[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
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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/
Announcements
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
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
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
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
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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
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/
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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
green
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