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Jan
27
Man Arrested on M Train for Carrying… A Nerf Gun

Man Arrested on M Train for Carrying… A Nerf Gun

BUSHWICK/BED-STUY — A man was arrested Thursday for criminal possession of a weapon on an M train. An IGTV video
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Oct
17
Protest is Just the Beginning For Tenants Organizing at Bushwick’s 431 Bleecker

Protest is Just the Beginning For Tenants Organizing at Bushwick’s 431 Bleecker

A crowd gathers outside 431 Bleecker Street during a rally by tenants fighting against harassment from their landlord (Paul Stremple/
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Oct
15
A Katie Merz Mural on Gentrification – White on Black

A Katie Merz Mural on Gentrification – White on Black

Katie Merz mural on Flatbush Avenue and Fenimore (Photo: Kadia Goba/BKLYNER) PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDEN — Katie’s at it, again. The
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Oct
02
New Construction Planned for Historic Bed-Stuy Neighborhood

New Construction Planned for Historic Bed-Stuy Neighborhood

A Stuyvesant Heights Historic District was designated in 2013 within the neighborhood of Bed-Stuy (Screenshot via Google Maps)In the
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Jun
21
Anti-Gentrification Protestors Break Up Bushwick Community Board Meeting

Anti-Gentrification Protestors Break Up Bushwick Community Board Meeting

Protestors brought the last CB 4 meeting of the season to a halt in opposition of gentrification (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)
3 min read
Jan
22
“My Brooklyn” Screening and Panel Discussion Comes to Cypress Hills

“My Brooklyn” Screening and Panel Discussion Comes to Cypress Hills

CYPRESS HILLS – As the effects on gentrification creep across Brooklyn, expanding ever further from the East River, recent history can
2 min read
Nov
14
Study Names Bushwick One of America’s “Hottest” Neighborhoods

Study Names Bushwick One of America’s “Hottest” Neighborhoods

North Brooklyn’s Bushwick was named on of the hottest neighborhoods in America by a new study (Screenshot via Google
1 min read
Sep
14
Design Revealed for 27-Story Williamsburg Rental

Design Revealed for 27-Story Williamsburg Rental

545 Broadway (Rendering via Blesso Properties)WILLIAMSBURG – Renderings were revealed this week for a new mixed-use rental high-rise to be
2 min read
Sep
14
New Drone Footage Released of Massive Housing Construction in Bushwick (VIDEO)

New Drone Footage Released of Massive Housing Construction in Bushwick (VIDEO)

BUSHWICK – Drone footage released by the architecture firm ODA [http://www.oda-architecture.com/] shows construction progressing on two massive housing
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Sep
12
Anti-Gentrification Protest Takes to the Streets

Anti-Gentrification Protest Takes to the Streets

Leaders of the march led chants of “Whose city? Our city!” and “Brooklyn’s not for sale!” (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)
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