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Dec
17
Workers Get $400k in Back Wages Just Ahead of Holidays

Workers Get $400k in Back Wages Just Ahead of Holidays

(R-L in center) Attorney General Letitia James, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, and 32BJ SEIU President Kyle Bragg today
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Dec
17
Empowerment in Action: Bushwick Residents Launch New Political Club

Empowerment in Action: Bushwick Residents Launch New Political Club

Bushwick Political and Civic Club flyer. Courtesy of BPCC.BUSHWICK— Many longtime Bushwick residents are disturbed by the upheaval they
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Dec
16
Briefly Noted: New Museum, $3.8 Million Park Bathroom, Delis Busted with Contraband

Briefly Noted: New Museum, $3.8 Million Park Bathroom, Delis Busted with Contraband

S&O Star Deli Corp. in Bensonhurst, busted for cigarette contraband. Via Google Maps.Parks and Rec: The Parks
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Dec
16
Brooklyn’s Oldest Butchers

Brooklyn’s Oldest Butchers

A photo of young John McFadden Sr. (far left) standing next to owner Martin Lang at Staubitz Market in 1980
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Dec
16
F Train Rattles Coney Island Residents

F Train Rattles Coney Island Residents

Brightwater Towers in Coney Island. Kouichi Shirayanagi/Bklyner.CONEY ISLAND — Residents of Coney Island’s Brightwater Towers, located near the
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Dec
13
Sheepshead Bay Is Not the Next High-Rise Hipster Haven

Sheepshead Bay Is Not the Next High-Rise Hipster Haven

Avalon Brooklyn Bay, a 30-story tower with units for rent and for purchase, looks over the water of Sheepshead Bay
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Dec
12
Role of Art in Navigating Bushwick’s Gentrification Minefield

Role of Art in Navigating Bushwick’s Gentrification Minefield

Bushwick Mural by Puerto Rican artist Don Rimx. [http://donrimx.com/murals] Nigel Roberts/Bklyner.BUSHWICK — It was in the
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Dec
10
Williamsburg Top Neighborhood to Watch for in 2020, StreetEasy Says

Williamsburg Top Neighborhood to Watch for in 2020, StreetEasy Says

One South towers over Williamsburg. Liena Zagare/Bklyner.Six Brooklyn neighborhoods made it to the top 10 NYC neighborhoods to
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Dec
10
Housing vs Jobs: Sunset Park Community Continues to Fight Over Industry City Rezoning

Housing vs Jobs: Sunset Park Community Continues to Fight Over Industry City Rezoning

Protester with sign. Curt Brodner/Bklyner.Hundreds of Sunset Park residents, activists, and other interested parties gathered at the opulent
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Dec
06
Bye, National Grid! 100 Flatbush Goes 100% Electric

Bye, National Grid! 100 Flatbush Goes 100% Electric

Credit: Alloy DevelopmentForget gas, they’re going electric! Alloy Development announced yesterday that 100 Flatbush, the first tower of its
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