Downtown Brooklyn
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Early Saturday the New York State Senate passed a bill which includes allowing NYC to expedite the design-build phase for much-needed repair work to the BQE. Via NYC DOT’s “BQE Atlantic to Sands Project Update” presentation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/bqe-atlantic-to-sands-nov2016.pdf] Senator
Announcements
DUMBO – A new market featuring twenty food vendors, three bars, and a performance space is slated to debut in DUMBO later this year. Empire Stores facing the East River (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The Time Out Group, the British media company that publishes Time Out magazine, announced today [https:
Bushwick
Lots of new restaurants have recently opened in the borough or will be coming our way soon. Check out our list below of seven newcomers in Fort Greene, Park Slope, DUMBO, Clinton Hill, and Bushwick. Let us know if you’ve tried any of the eateries or if we’ve
Announcements
BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK – Brooklyn Bridge Park announced [https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/pages/main-street-section-of-park-temporarily-closed] on Thursday that it will temporarily close a section of the popular waterfront park to protect visitors from debris falling from the Manhattan Bridge. DUMBO Boulders, 99 Plymouth Street, under the Manhattan Bridge (Photo by Pamela Wong/
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DUMBO – The all-women’s network of co-working and community spaces, The Wing [https://www.the-wing.com], debuted its third NYC location at 1 Main Street in DUMBO on Monday. The Wing DUMBO, 1 Main Street (Photo Credit: Troy Williams)With locations in the Flatiron and Soho, The Wing DUMBO is
DUMBO
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Last Friday a NYS Supreme Court judge denied the Brooklyn Heights Association [https://thebha.org/about-us/]’s petition against the development of two residential towers on Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6. Rendering via quaytowerbk.com [http://quaytowerbk.com/]Judge Carmen Victoria St. George dismissed the case in
Bushwick
A ferry crosses in front of the Williamsburg Bridge (Photo via NYC Ferry) WILLIAMSBURG – Last night, during a joint presentation to Community Board 1 regarding the upcoming closure of the L train and repairs to the Canarsie Tunnel, the MTA and DOT revealed a host of new information, including new
Downtown Brooklyn
Council Speaker Corey Johnson at last Friday’s press conference on BQE repairs (Jeff Reed/NYC Council)BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – The debate over BQE repairs heated up last week, as state and local politicians gathered in Brooklyn Heights on Friday, calling on Governor Cuomo to include design-build authorization for the project
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DUMBO – In more healthcare news, Mount Sinai hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to celebrate the opening of its new state-of-the-art urgent care center in DUMBO. Mount Sinai Urgent Care DUMBO, 110 York Street (Photo courtesy of Mount Sinai Health System)Located at 110 York Street (at the corner of
Business
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – After removing the iconic Watchtower sign [/iconic-watchtower-sign-gone/] from the Brooklyn skyline last December, Columbia Heights Associates are forging ahead with $80 million in renovations to transform five former Jehovah’s Witnesses buildings into Panorama, a 600,000-square-foot-plus deluxe office and retail complex. Rendering via Columbia Heights Associates/Volley
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Boerum Hill
The 1804 Movement for All Immigrants organized today’s march against the President’s racist comments (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)GRAND ARMY PLAZA – Members of New York’s Haitian community and their supporters gathered in the hundreds this morning to march across the Brooklyn Bridge, protesting against President Trump. Organized by
Business
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – After receiving 238 submissions from locales across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Amazon announced on Thursday [https://www.amazon.com/b?node=17044620011] that it has narrowed down the list of contenders for its second North American headquarters (Amazon HQ2) to 20 finalists. Via brooklyntechtriangle.com [http: