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Aug
16
Meet Your Candidate: Steven Saperstein For District 48

Meet Your Candidate: Steven Saperstein For District 48

Photo: Gerry O’BrienThe 48th District has one Republican and one Democrat– Marat Filler [https://www.maratfiller.com/]–running against
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Jul
07
Meet Your Candidate: Mawuli Hormeku For East New York’s District 42

Meet Your Candidate: Mawuli Hormeku For East New York’s District 42

Photo via Nehemiah Economic Development Inc.“To have our own community we must own our community,” Mawuli K. Hormeku The
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Apr
24
Myth Buster: Kensington’s Rents Aren’t As High As Reported, Says RentHop

Myth Buster: Kensington’s Rents Aren’t As High As Reported, Says RentHop

(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Last week, RentHop released a report [/gentrification-map-subway-stop-shows-kensington-rise/] mapping price increases surrounding subway stops throughout the
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Apr
19
Gentrification Map By Subway Stop Shows Kensington On-The-Rise

Gentrification Map By Subway Stop Shows Kensington On-The-Rise

(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)[Update 4/24: RentHop has since looked into the discrepancy in rents between the Ft.
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Feb
21
After Eviction Threats, Errol’s Bakery Wins New Lease On Flatbush Avenue

After Eviction Threats, Errol’s Bakery Wins New Lease On Flatbush Avenue

(Photo by Carly Miller / DPC)After a three-month long battle and amassing more than 1500 petition signatures, the beloved Flatbush
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Dec
20
New Series “Brooklynification” Provokes Thoughts And Laughs

New Series “Brooklynification” Provokes Thoughts And Laughs

Gentrification might be near the heart of Brooklyn’s politics, but few explorations of the topic have handled it with
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Dec
19
Brooklyn Neighbors Protest Eviction Of Errol’s Caribbean Bakery In Flatbush

Brooklyn Neighbors Protest Eviction Of Errol’s Caribbean Bakery In Flatbush

Protest outside Errol’s Caribbean Bakery, Saturday, December 17. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)‘Errol’s bakery has to stay!
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Dec
16
Poll: Is Dyker Heights Gentrifying?

Poll: Is Dyker Heights Gentrifying?

(Photo by Vincent Gulizio [http://www.gulizio.com/vincent-gulizio-christmas-lights-dyker-lights-dyker-heights] )Three years after an article in the New York Times’ [/ny-times-spotlights-dyker-heights-suggests-gentrification/
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Oct
11
After Months Of Uncertainty, Lease At 966 Fulton Street Is Signed & Community Institution Stays Put

After Months Of Uncertainty, Lease At 966 Fulton Street Is Signed & Community Institution Stays Put

The Edwards, Deme, Ellis and Blakney families at a rally to save the Fort Greene Day Care & Senior Center
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Aug
18

NYT Discovers Marine Park: Did The Grey Lady Get It Right?

Marine Park’s historic Hendrick I. Lott House. Source: Lotthouse.orgBoasting a wide-open skyline, pretty, modest homes and the largest
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