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What Does Windsor Terrace Need More: A Hotel Or Housing at Park Circle?

312 Coney Island Avenue that is to be redeveloped.Liena Zagare/BklynerWINDSOR TERRACE – Focus Property Group (FPG) presented its plans to build a 13-story mixed-use residential complex by Park Circle at 312 Coney Island Avenue last Thursday to the local Community Board 7. The developers are seeking a rezoning that

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BQX Community Meetings Ahead Of April Environmental Review: Here’s What’s Proposed

BQX rendering 2020 via DOTThe Brooklyn-Queens Connector (BQX) proposal to build a streetcar along the Brooklyn and Queens waterfronts is moving forward with a community engagement process ahead of an environmental impact review in April of this year. The city’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and Department of Transportation (DOT)

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‘Greenest Block in Brooklyn’ Fights for Landmark Status

300 East 25th Street Block. Courtesy of the Historic Districts Council.EAST FLATBUSH — On the 300 East 25th Street Block, which sits between Clarendon Road and Avenue D in East Flatbush, neighbors work tirelessly to preserve the lush diversity of plants that has made them the four-time winner of the

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“Affordable” Housing Lottery Now Open at Site of Former Vitagraph Studios

Vitagraph Studios in Midwood. Via Wikimedia Commons.MIDWOOD — A historic film site in Midwood bought in 2014 is now a luxury residence, The Vitagraph, with 91 affordable units up for a housing lottery. In 2014, we reported the purchase of the old Vitagraph studios site at 1277 East 14th Street

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Activists Shut Down Brooklyn Borough President’s Hearing on Industry City Rezoning

Protesters outside Borough Hall after the Borough President Eric Adams ended the hearing. Curt Brodner/Bklyner.SUNSET PARK — Eric Adams, the Brooklyn Borough President, prematurely ended a hearing about Industry City’s rezoning request on Tuesday night at Borough Hall after multiple interruptions by activists. Industry City is a massive

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Two Trees Meets with Neighbors to Discuss River Street Development

Rendering of the proposed River Street development. James Corner Field Operations and BIG Bjarke Ingels Group, courtesy of Two Trees ManagementWILLIAMSBURG — On Monday evening developers from Two Trees Management met with concerned North Brooklyn community members about their new plan for the former Con Edison fuel oil storage complex site

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Williamsburg’s Three Kings Parade Lives on, Despite Changing Neighborhood

Three Kings Parade. Leonardo March/Bklyner.WILLIAMSBURG — The cold, windy weather didn’t deter community organizations, folk dancers, musical performers, and children from parading, bringing smiles to onlookers gathered along Graham Avenue in Williamsburg on Sunday, January 5, to see the traditional Three Kings Day parade. For Alejandro Zayas, the

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Two Truly Affordable Housing Lotteries Open in Brooklyn

While we often discuss if Affordable Housing is actually affordable, two new residential buildings in Brownsville and East New York have now opened applications with apartments that are truly affordable, offering supportive housing and Section 8 housing. Supportive housing offers onsite services that help formerly homeless and disabled tenants live

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Locals Fear New Projects at Coney Island Creek Will Worsen Pollution

Coney Island Creek. Cheyenne R. Ubiera/Bklyner.CONEY ISLAND —Southern Brooklyn’s sole remaining creek has gained more attention with the upcoming opening of a ferry dock, but residents are hoping that its newfound spotlight will also address water quality issues and pollution. Coney Island Creek was once part of

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Three Large, New, 100% Affordable Buildings to Bring 348 Apartments to Brownsville

BROWNSVILLE — L+M Development Partners who acquired the 625-unit Marcus Garvey Apartments, a former Mitchell Lama complex, in 2014, have secured $179 million in financing to begin construction on three new buildings, part of the Marcus Garvey Extension Project to build over 700 units of new, 100% affordable, supportive housing

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Corner Eyesore Racks up Nearly $100,000 in Fines and Brings Rats to Newkirk Plaza

Corner of Wall, Katie Herchenroeder /BklynerNEWKIRK PLAZA – A stone’s throw away from the vacant corner lot on Newkirk Avenue and Marlborough Road, Brooklyn bartender Sally Li looks out of the window of her bar at the 14-foot-tall, corrugated metal fence that surrounds the area. “We want the wall down,

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7 Story Building Coming to Cortelyou Road

Back before 2007, this was all 1-2 story buildings. A 7-story building is planned for where the brown Victorian (since demolished) stood this summer. Liena Zagare/BklynerCortelyou Road in Ditmas Park is reaching for the sky – literally. For over a decade, 355 Stratford Road was the only new building to

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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 distributed more than $400,000 in back wage plus interest to 11 building service employees who were cheated out of their prevailing wages for work at a luxury apartment building

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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 see in their community due to rezoning and recognize the need for political empowerment. To that end, about 35 residents braved the freezing rain on Monday night, December 16, to

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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 Department launched a $3.2 million revamp of a Bushwick lot at Evergreen and Central avenues in 2012 after taking over the land from the New York City Housing Authority.

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Brooklyn’s Oldest Butchers

A photo of young John McFadden Sr. (far left) standing next to owner Martin Lang at Staubitz Market in 1980 hangs in the shop. Original photo was taken by Linda Young, a photographer and customer. Rachel Baron/Bklyner.At any of Brooklyn’s old-school butcher shops, you’ll find loyal

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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 West 8th Street subway station, are so upset about noise from the elevated F train that 500 residents of the two buildings signed a petition to MTA President Andy Byford

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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 from Voorhies Avenue and Sheepshead Bay Road. November 1, 2019. Theresa Gaffney/BklynerSHEEPSHEAD BAY — A behemoth looms over Voorhies Avenue in Sheepshead Bay, its shadow falling over the rickety elevated

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Role of Art in Navigating Bushwick’s Gentrification Minefield

Bushwick Mural by Puerto Rican artist Don Rimx. Nigel Roberts/Bklyner.BUSHWICK — It was in the summer of 2017 at the New Ohio Theatre when Noel Allain, The Bushwick Starr’s theater co-founder and artistic director, first encountered the African American playwright and actor Jeremy O. Harris. At that time,

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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 watch for in 2020 list by StreetEasy. Number one on the list? Williamsburg. At the end of each year, StreetEasy, a local real-estate marketplace, releases a list of the top

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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 Grand Prospect Hall in Park Slope this Monday to make their voices heard about Industry City’s controversial rezoning request. Supporters touted the promise of new jobs and economic development,

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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 planned massive 80 Flatbush project in Downtown Brooklyn, will be 100% electric – the first of its kind in the city. And it’s developer says it’s time for others

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Garment Manufacturing Hub Will Open at Bush Terminal in 2021

Rendering of new manufacturing hub workspace, Made in New York.SUNSET PARK — Earlier this month, the New York Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) released the designs for the new Made in NY Garment Manufacturing Hub and Facility at Bush Terminal in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The facility, opening in Spring 2021, aims

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These Local Groups Working to End the Housing Crisis in Brooklyn Need Your Help

Grow Brooklyn worked with the Holmes family to save their Staten Island house after Mrs. Holmes passed away. Photo by Minnow Park PhotographyThis is a time of year Brooklynites are looking for ways to give back to their communities. Neighbors throughout the borough need help in a number of ways,

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10 Brooklyn Buildings are Accepting Applications for Affordable Apartments Right Now

322 Gates Avenue. Courtesy of Google Maps.322 Gates Avenue, Bed-StuyApartments are available for tenants at 130% of AMI.6 one-bedroom apartments for $2,276. Income range for one person is $78,035 – $97,110.3 two-bedroom apartments for $2,746 with income range for two people is $94,149