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A collection of 14 issues

Students Strike For Climate In Coffey Park

RED HOOK – It’s an unseasonably warm September day, and things are heating up in Red Hook. In Coffey Park, nearly 400 students have cut class to demand action on climate change, joining millions of other students walking out of schools worldwide [https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/us-climate-strikes?referrer=group-peoples-climate-movement-new-york-2&

Undesign The Redline: Exhibit Explores The History Of Redlining And Its Link To Inequalities Today

GOWANUS – A traveling interactive exhibition examining the history and legacy of redlining will debut at the Old American Can Factory on Thursday, July 18. Undesign the Redline is an interactive exhibit and workshop that “explores the history of structural racism and classism” that was fostered by the practice of redlining

Meet Karen Blondel: Fighting For Justice Within NYCHA And Beyond

RED HOOK/GOWANUS – Karen Blondel is a familiar figure to anyone who has attended the countless Gowanus rezoning meetings [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-updates.page#navigation] over the years. The bold, outspoken advocate can command a crowd as she did in February during NYC Department of

Lottery Closing Soon For 7 Affordable Units In Park Slope

PARK SLOPE – The lottery launched two weeks ago for seven newly renovated affordable units located in Park Slope. Interested applicants will have to act quickly because the deadline for submissions is next Wednesday, April 11. 643 President Street (Photo: Christopher Bride/Property Shark)The units are a part of the

Plans Delayed To Demolish Sunset Park Church For Affordable Housing And Pre-K

SUNSET PARK – Plans to demolish the 110-year-old Zion Norwegian Lutheran Church located at 6309 4th Avenue (at 63rd Street) to make way for affordable apartments for seniors and a pre-K school have been put on hold for several months, Brooklyn Daily [https://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2018/3/br-zion-norwegian-lutheran-church-update-2018-01-12.html]

Urban Land Institute Report Proposes Ideas to Alleviate Urban Heat Island Effect in Gowanus

GOWANUS – The Urban Land Institute New York (ULI NY) [https://newyork.uli.org/] released a report [https://goo.gl/WM1rhL] on Monday outlining recommendations on how new developments, that will be built as part of the rezoning of Gowanus, will be able to help mitigate the urban heat island (UHI)

BKLYNER Weekday Events Spotlight: November 14-17

Head to Central Library to celebrate the opening of artist, illustrator and author Sean Quall’s exhibition on Wednesday night. (Photo via Sean Qualls / instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BMWt_8GBwDQ/?taken-by=sean_qualls&hl=en]) Weekday events, you ask? Check out a Sean Qualls exhibition opening, create

From ‘It’s A Bodega!’ To 22K Square Feet, Grocery Store Footprint Expands For Key Food Site

Michelle de la Uz, Executive Director of Fifth Avenue Committee [L] and Council Member Brad Lander detail the revised proposal of the development. (Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNER)The night was about community consensus and square footage. And both increased significantly in the same room that had an extremely different

‘Getting Gowanus Right’: BBQ, Comprometido, And Bridging Gowanus

Photo by Timothy Caldwell [https://www.flickr.com/photos/shitebot/3316691870/] This is the second in a series of articles by Park Slope Stoop documenting the Bridging Gowanus open houses which are taking place in August and September 2016. Read our previous series article here [/blog/development/getting-gowanus-right-bridging-gowanus-kicks-off-series-of-public-conversations/] . On Friday,

Sign Up For An Affordable Housing Seminar Later This Week In Clinton Hill

300 Ashland Place (Courtesy Instagram/cityrealty [https://www.instagram.com/p/BHSX4zVhxdw/])Affordable housing at 300 Ashland Place will be discussed at a seminar taking place later this week. The Fifth Avenue Committee is hosting a seminar on applying for affordable housing that will take place at Brown Memorial Baptist