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FLATBUSH – Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is denouncing the “insidious practices” that forced an octogenarian, Joy Noel, out of her home — and calling on Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to investigate a charity operated by the landlord who evicted Ms. Noel before her death last week. Adams said he is also
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Ms. Joy Noel after a hearing at the Housing Court, fall of 2017. Photo by Aga Troyniak.FLATBUSH – Joy Pearl Noel, 85, died on January 31st at a nursing home in Brighton Beach. Ms. Noel, a beloved resident of East 21st Street, died homeless. In fact, her friends and neighbors
bergen beach
MIDWOOD – It was announced at the school yesterday, and a letter from the principal was posted on the school’s website today [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IZagicZNLiDNkWqXQ2wNUfqQOvKgcUbk/view] announcing retirement of longtime Principal Susan Schaeffer. Principal Schaeffer in an undated photo from IS234.“My time at this wonderful
Central Brooklyn
DITMAS PARK/KENSINGTON – NYC Department of Transporation (DOT) had promised to have the traffic light by the new elementary (PS889) and middle school (IS890) on the corner of Hinckley Place and Coney Island Avenue up by February. We were delighted to see that the workers were busy installing the signal
Central Brooklyn
Rendering of 1702 Newkirk Avenue via BizdesignsDITMAS PARK – The corner of Newkirk Avenue and East 17th street is about to exchange a two-family Victorian for a 12 unit modern apartment building. The permits were approved at the end of last year for both the new building as well as full
Central Brooklyn
Forum on Healthcare in Ditmas Park (Photo by David Newman)“I can’t look my patients in the eye and tell them “I am able to provide you with the best possible care”,” panelist Devki Joshi who works at the Kings County Hospital shared. “In all honesty, I can’t
Central Brooklyn
Ms. Noel’s lawyer Jonathan Twersky, Aga Trojniak of Flatbush Tenants Coalition, and a neighbor outside the courtroom.Ms. Noel’s [/can-city-really-not-find-apartment-one-elderly-woman-flatbush-octogenerian-still-homeless/] lawyer Jonathan Twersky from Southern Brooklyn Legal Services and her neighbors were back in the Brooklyn Housing Court on Tuesday, on her behalf. Hon. Julie Poley presiding, the
Announcements
DITMAS PARK – After closing the Church Avenue location on December 8, Buffalo’s Famous are back in business. You can now get a beer with your wings while watching your favorite game — Buffalo’s Famous [https://www.facebook.com/buffalosfamous/] have set up shop at the back of 773 Bar
Central Brooklyn
DITMAS PARK – As winter storm Grayson [https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2018-01-04-winter-storm-grayson-northeast-bombogenesis-snow-forecast] , or the more dramatically monikered “Bomb Cyclone [https://weather.com/science/weather-explainers/news/what-is-bombogenesis-weather-bomb] ,” pummeled NYC with heavy snow, arctic temperatures, and blustery winds this morning, BKLYNER braved the elements to capture some photos of the borough
Boerum Hill
There’s already been a bank robbery in the New Year, plus we catch up with a slew of holiday crimes as new information is made available for the public. Check out the Crime Blotter round-up: Ponce De Leon Federal Bank, at 169 Smith Street, was robbed on January 1
Central Brooklyn
Ms. Noel confronts Jacob Friedman, Management Operations Director for 585 E 21st St, over her eviction, along with Councilmember Jumaane Williams (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)FLATBUSH – It has not been easy reading the stories about the very elderly in our communities on the brink of eviction [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/
Borough Park
Boundaries of NY Senate District 17 via Senator Simcha Felder’s home page.By Naomi Rabeeya In the past few weeks I have received a number of communications from my state senator, Simcha Felder. There was the fire safety alert, library forgiveness for unpaid late fees, a card offering health