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Nov
11
Bensonhurst Residents Say Streets are Still Scummy, Despite Funding

Bensonhurst Residents Say Streets are Still Scummy, Despite Funding

BENSONHURST —Trash sticks to Southern Brooklyn’s streets like gum on a shoe. Every year, residents call 311 about dirty
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Nov
07
City Reps Face Angry Residents at Park Slope Town Hall Over Botched Construction

City Reps Face Angry Residents at Park Slope Town Hall Over Botched Construction

SJPCA President Randy Gresl facing the panel of speakers. Curt Brodner/BklynerA Park Slope town hall addressing complaints about the
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Nov
05
Over 500 Students Paint New South Williamsburg Mural

Over 500 Students Paint New South Williamsburg Mural

“Nature Celebration” mural by SARF, PS 257, and other community members. Courtesy of SARF.SOUTH WILLIAMSBURG – A mural painted by
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Oct
28
No CSO! Activists Evoke Gowanus Canal ‘Poonami’

No CSO! Activists Evoke Gowanus Canal ‘Poonami’

GOWANUS – In an effort to bring attention to the area’s Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) problem, activists marched at Thomas
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Oct
22
Hurricane Sandy Anniversary Approaches to Remind How Perilously Unprotected Southern Brooklyn Remains

Hurricane Sandy Anniversary Approaches to Remind How Perilously Unprotected Southern Brooklyn Remains

One week before the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Senator Andrew Gounardes, and local and federal officials spoke about the
4 min read
Oct
17
Incompetent Water Main Replacement Is Flooding Their Homes, Park Slope Residents Say

Incompetent Water Main Replacement Is Flooding Their Homes, Park Slope Residents Say

The flooded basement of 104 Berkeley Place. Courtesy of the St. Johns Place Community Association.City’s water main replacement
3 min read
Oct
16
Paint a Community Mural this Week in South Williamsburg

Paint a Community Mural this Week in South Williamsburg

Community mural painting project in 2018. Courtesy of SARF.SOUTH WILLIAMSBURG – This week you can try your hand at painting
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Oct
14
State Orders National Grid to Immediately Connect 1,157 Customers with Gas Service, Alleges Company Violated Law

State Orders National Grid to Immediately Connect 1,157 Customers with Gas Service, Alleges Company Violated Law

National grid working by a hotel in Gowanus that will become a homeless shelter this fall. Liena Zagare/BklynerNational Grid
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Oct
11
Q Gardens Awarded NYC Parks GreenThumb “Sustainability” Award 

Q Gardens Awarded NYC Parks GreenThumb “Sustainability” Award 

Q Gardens. Nathan Thompson/BklynerIn 1978, the NYC Parks Department established GreenThumb to support a thriving movement of neighbors beautifying
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Oct
11
960 Franklin: A Bad Deal for the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens and for Crown Heights

960 Franklin: A Bad Deal for the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens and for Crown Heights

A hanging scrim shows the proposed towers and their size relative to the conservatory buildings. Via BBG website.In July
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