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Apr
09
Council Member Treyger Calls For Paid Sick Leave For Private & Public Employees Who Can’t Get COVID-19 Tests

Council Member Treyger Calls For Paid Sick Leave For Private & Public Employees Who Can’t Get COVID-19 Tests

Mark Treyger. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – Council Member Mark Treyger is calling on the City to provide public and
2 min read
Dec
09
Rezonings Underestimated Development and Displacement in both Williamsburg and Park Slope, Study Shows

Rezonings Underestimated Development and Displacement in both Williamsburg and Park Slope, Study Shows

Construction at Greenpoint Landing continues apace, with a second tower rising next to One Blue Slip. Paul Stremple/Bklyner.WILLIAMSBURG/
7 min read
Nov
29
‘What About Us?’ Neighbors Question de Blasio on ‘Affordable’ Housing

‘What About Us?’ Neighbors Question de Blasio on ‘Affordable’ Housing

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBEDFORD STUYVESANT – Homeless activists and VOCAL-NY [http://www.vocal-ny.org/] stood outside a luxury apartment building– which
3 min read
Sep
20
Park Slope Neighbor Ends Presidential Run

Park Slope Neighbor Ends Presidential Run

Photographer/Mayoral Photography OfficePARK SLOPE – Four months after announcing his run for the 46th president [/park-slope-neighbor-runs-for-president/] of the United States,
2 min read
Sep
03
NYC Office For The Prevention Of Hate Crimes Is Now Open

NYC Office For The Prevention Of Hate Crimes Is Now Open

Mayor Bill de Blasio during a rally against anti-Semitism at Kingsway Jewish Center (Photo: Todd Maisel/Bklyner)The NYC Office
3 min read
Jul
10
15 Cyclists Have Died In 2019, ‘Mayor de Blasio, Do Your Job!’

15 Cyclists Have Died In 2019, ‘Mayor de Blasio, Do Your Job!’

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerWASHINGTON SQUARE PARK – About a thousand cyclists lay down on the ground next to their bikes and
3 min read
Nov
02
Residents Have One More Day to Submit Comments on $20 Million Project for Sheepshead Bay Courts Sewer System

Residents Have One More Day to Submit Comments on $20 Million Project for Sheepshead Bay Courts Sewer System

Repairs to the Sheepshead Bay Court houses damaged in Hurricane Sandy have been a long time coming (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)
1 min read
Oct
26
E-Bikes: The Tale Of Two Cities

E-Bikes: The Tale Of Two Cities

A couple e-bikes outside a local deli. Small businesses all across the city employ delivery rides on e-bikes (Paul Stremple/
5 min read
Aug
16
Meet Your Candidate: Steven Saperstein For District 48

Meet Your Candidate: Steven Saperstein For District 48

Photo: Gerry O’BrienThe 48th District has one Republican and one Democrat– Marat Filler [https://www.maratfiller.com/]–running against
4 min read
Aug
14
Back to Bensonhurst!

Back to Bensonhurst!

Spotted in Park Slope by Tom PendergastFrom our inbox this weekend: I was  in Bartel Pritchard Square and this vehicle
1 min read