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Mansion Demolition Reopens Debate Over Landmarking in Bushwick

The Lindemann House at 1001 Bushwick Ave, Nov. 25, 2020. Bklyner/Cai Pigliucci Carlotta Williams, 68, looked across Bushwick Avenue where green construction boards surround the Charles Lindemann House, a historic mansion with a gaping hole in its roof. Williams texted her daughter, who grew up dreaming of buying the

Landmarks Preservation Commission Pumps The Brakes On New Development At 959 Sterling Place

Rendering of proposed development at 959 Sterling Place from Hope Street Capital The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/index.page] decided on Tuesday to postpone its vote on a proposal to build a seven-story residential building next to the historic Methodist Home for the

The City Reliquary, Preservers of the Unusual and Overlooked, Rally To Avoid Permanent Closure Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

The City Reliquary is currently a storefront in Williamsburg. Courtesy of City Reliquary.WILLIAMSBURG – The City Reliquary, a community museum of NYC artifacts, started as an apartment window display in Williamsburg in 2002. Now, the storefront museum faces closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From vintage Brooklyn seltzer bottles, samples

East Flatbush Gets Its First Landmarked Block

East 25th Street. Liena Zagare/BklynerThe city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted unanimously today to create the East 25th Street Historic District, the first official historic district in East Flatbush. The one-block district, which includes both sides of East 25th Street between Clarendon Road and Avenue D, comprises 56

‘Mafia Cops’ Investigators Join New Series From “Boardwalk Empire” Creator Terence Winter

There are good cops and bad cops, and then there are the Mafia Cops — Stephen Caracappa and Louis Eppolito, two New York City police detectives who murdered for the mob. Emmy Award-winner Terence Winter will develop a limited series based on the book “Friends of the Family: The Inside Story

East Flatbush Block Wants Landmark Status To Fight Development. Will Others Follow?

Neo-Renaissance row houses on the 300 block of East 25th Street. Residents are looking for landmark status to preserve their community amid rapid development in East Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerWhen Julia Charles was pushed out of her Far Rockaway home after Hurricane Sandy, she and her family decided to plant

MTA Renames Two Brooklyn Stations To Recognize Medgar Evers

Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City TransitElected officials, MTA staff, and Medgar Evers College celebrated yesterday two newly renamed subway stations – Franklin Avenue-Medgar Evers College and President Street-Medgar Evers College. Senator Myrie and Assemblywoman Richardson. Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City TransitThe stations were renamed following the legislation,

Brooklyn Municipal Building To Be Named After RBG

The Brooklyn Municipal Building is located at Black Lives Matter Blvd. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Four days after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the Brooklyn Municipal Building will be named after her. “Everyones feeling pain… feeling deep loss

Brooklyn Historical Society Launches ‘Muslims In Brooklyn’ Online

Artwork for Muslims in Brooklyn. (Drawing by Mohammed Fayaz, with permission from BHS)BROOKLYN – In order to bring to life the history and experiences of Muslims in the borough, the Brooklyn Historical Society launched its Muslims in Brooklyn website. The website is divided into multiple sections, which includes an introduction

Reimagining a New York Icon: Winners Announced for Brooklyn Bridge Redesign Competition

‘Do Look Down’ by Shannon Hui, Kwans Kim, and Yujin Kim. Courtesy of Van Alen Institute.Two winners have been announced for the Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge Competition, hosted by design nonprofit, Van Alen Institute [https://www.vanalen.org/our-work/]. The winner in the professional category is titled Brooklyn Bridge Forest