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Kensington Stables (Photo by Melissa Akar/Corner Media)This Thursday, the last horse stable near Prospect Park is set to be auctioned off in a bankruptcy sale. But City Council Member Brad Lander is trying to keep the Kensington Stables [http://kensingtonstables.com], built in 1930, from becoming just another
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February 19, 2017 (Photo submitted by reader)Last night, firefighters stamped out a house fire on the border of Ditmas Park and Kensington. The all-hands fire started on the top floor of a residential building at 735 Coney island Avenue near Cortelyou Road, around 5:30pm on Sunday, February 19,
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(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)This week, news about ICE raids and arrests [https://news.vice.com/story/immigration-raids-hit-major-cities-throughout-u-s] in several U.S. cities rippled throughout immigrant communities in Brooklyn, after a leaked Department of Homeland Security document [http://www.thenyic.org/ICEmemo] linked 40 arrests to NYC. But several
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Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Nine alleged gang members were indicted yesterday on charges of stealing more than $94,000 from banks using counterfeit checks. In two years, the defendants and co-conspirators reportedly deposited 241 counterfeit checks into 71 bank accounts at Bank of America, TD Bank, Capital One, and
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(Photo via NYC Council/twitter [https://twitter.com/MMViverito])Today, New York City Council Speaker gave her final, rousing State of the City address at the historic Kings Theater in Flatbush. Beginning with the council’s record, Viverito applauded programs and legislation that strengthened NYC’s criminal justice system [http:
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A deteriorating house at 7 Irvington Place, in the Fisk Terrace-Midwood Park Historic District, was denied a major revamp this week, reports YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2017/02/landmarks-not-satisfied-with-proposed-renovation-of-eyesore-house-at-7-irvington-place-flatbush.html] . The Landmark Preservation Commission deemed the proposal too drastic, saying it would destroy the house’s historical context. The
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Photo: Raymond Campaign The 40th District has three candidates running against the incumbent Mathieu Eugene: Pia Raymond, Jennifer Berkley [/meet-your-candidate-jennifer-berkley-for-flatbushs-district-40/] and Brian Cunningham [/meet-candidate-brian-cunningham-flatbushs-district-40/]. These candidates are vying to represent Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Kensington, Midwood, Prospect Park, and Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Read our discussion with Pia Raymond below.
Announcements
PS/IS 338 at 510 Coney Island Avenue, rendering by Purcell Architects (Courtesy of Dept. of Education)The new, long-awaited Kensington public school is now open for middle school applicants throughout District 22. In addition to the standard enrollment period (which opened in November), M.S. 890 is open for
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162 Argyle Road between Albemarle and Beverley Roads. (Photo via Douglas Elliman)It’s starting to become a real party at the $2Mil club in Prospect Park South, with another Argyle Road home joining the list last week. While not quite as opulent as some of its neighbors, the three-story
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Emergency Town Hall Announcement via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/AAFSCNY/photos/gm.395023280864707/10155122676677642/?type=3&theater] Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials arrested more than 600 people across 11 states [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/12/nyregion/immigration-arrests-sanctuary-city.html?_r=0] last week, with 40 of those