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Department of Design and Construction

A collection of 11 issues

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’

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

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

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

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 the Department of Environmental Protection is replacing cast-iron water mains running underneath the sidewalk. Water service will be interrupted on Cortelyou Road (between Coney Island Avenue and Argyle Road) and

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 notice that the extremely bumpy Hampton Avenue was recently milled in anticipation of being repaved. The road will be smoothed out and paved in the next few days, according to

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 week, October 19-23, according to a notice sent to local merchants via business group Fulton Area Business Alliance.The surveying process had initially been set for last week [/blog/2015/

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 away cars, trees, and even homes [/ignored-by-city-gerritsen-beach-comes-together-in-recovery-efforts/], residents in Gerritsen Beach urged city agencies to make road and sewer repairs that would reduce serious flooding. Now, due in large part

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 begin any day now. Despite years of fierce opposition [/local-leaders-to-sanitation-department-we-dont-trust-you/] from residents, politicians, and environmentalists, the city will move forward with the plan and start the demolition phase in early

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 by St. Joseph’s College Sports Information)For the second time in two weeks, St. Joseph’s College [http://www.sjcbears.com/] (SJC) had two students recognized for Player of