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Department of Design and Construction

Oct
17
Incompetent Water Main Replacement Is Flooding Their Homes, Park Slope Residents Say

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
3 min read
Aug
07
Park Slope Resident Gets Run-Around After Gas Turned Off For Weekend

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
6 min read
Apr
19
Water Main Repairs In Bensonhurst Are Almost Completed

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
1 min read
Mar
31
A Trio Of ‘Triangle Parks’ Coming To Flatbush Avenue

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
2 min read
Oct
19
Goodbye Cast-Iron Pipes: Water Main Replacement Tears Up Streets This Week

Goodbye Cast-Iron Pipes: Water Main Replacement Tears Up Streets This Week

Cortelyou Road and Westminster Road. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)This week, two streets are facing water service interruption because
4 min read
Aug
24
Hampton Avenue Repaving Will Begin in “The Next Few Days”

Hampton Avenue Repaving Will Begin in “The Next Few Days”

Hampton Avenue milled and ready for paving. Photo courtesy of Facebook/City Councilmember Chaim Deutsch.It is hard not to
1 min read
Oct
19
City Postpones Putnam Plaza Surveying To This Week

City Postpones Putnam Plaza Surveying To This Week

Image via FAB Alliance.The planned “subsurface geotechnical field work” at Putnam Triangle Plaza has reportedly been postponed to this
1 min read
Jul
17
Gerritsen Beach Will Wait Two More Years For Long Overdue Project To Reduce Flooding

Gerritsen Beach Will Wait Two More Years For Long Overdue Project To Reduce Flooding

Photo via SliceofNYC [https://www.flickr.com/photos/20158323@N04/1970348179/] / FlickrLong before Hurricane Sandy swept through their neighborhood, carrying
3 min read
Dec
08

City To Begin Construction On Southwest Brooklyn Waste Station “Very Soon”

Source: Flickr/jpotischConstruction on the highly controversial Gravesend Bay Waste Transfer Station near Caesar’s Bay [/colton-files-brief-challenging-gravesend-bay-garbage-station-decision/] is scheduled to
3 min read
Oct
18

Three St. Joseph’s College Athletes Take Player of the Week Awards

Lauren GaNun, a sophomore from Breezy Point, was honored with her second Player of the Week award this season. (Photo
2 min read