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Apr
07
Oft Overlooked on Brooklyn-Queens Border, The Hole Shows Risks of Ignoring Environment

Oft Overlooked on Brooklyn-Queens Border, The Hole Shows Risks of Ignoring Environment

Community groups and some residents see potential to develop the area in a way that maintains its affordability, given that it is close to an express subway stop on the A train and not far from Kennedy Airport, but first, they need proper sewers, Samantha Maldonado reports.
9 min read
Jun
06
D.C. Lawmakers ‘Love Trashing New York,’ Brooklyn Congressman Says

D.C. Lawmakers ‘Love Trashing New York,’ Brooklyn Congressman Says

Rep. Max Rose at an Association for a Better New York event (via Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)LOWER MANHATTAN—Rep. Max
2 min read
Feb
12
EXCLUSIVE: Brooklyn College TV Center In Limbo As Infrastructure Crumbles

EXCLUSIVE: Brooklyn College TV Center In Limbo As Infrastructure Crumbles

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerFLATBUSH – After putting staff members through hazardous conditions, 54 years after it opened, Brooklyn College’s beloved
11 min read
Feb
27
Safety Improvements Proposed for Atlantic Avenue in East New York

Safety Improvements Proposed for Atlantic Avenue in East New York

EAST NEW YORK – The DOT is planning some major safety upgrades to the far end of Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn
3 min read
May
20
Neighbors Launch Petition Calling For Environmental Study Of 72 Caton Place, Where $126 Million Development Could Be Built

Neighbors Launch Petition Calling For Environmental Study Of 72 Caton Place, Where $126 Million Development Could Be Built

72 Caton Place. Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/place/72+Caton+Pl,+Brooklyn,+NY+11218/@40.
2 min read
Oct
21
Taking A Closer Look At Where Our Tap Water Comes From

Taking A Closer Look At Where Our Tap Water Comes From

If you’ve ever wondered about where the water coming out of your faucet originates, the New York Times recently
1 min read
Nov
04

How Many Public Payphones Are There In NYC? Fewer Every Year

A map showing the location of every payphone in the city. (Source: Independent Budget Office) Click to enlargePublic payphones, once
1 min read
Oct
29

Linkwrap: Sandy Anniversary Coverage From Around The City, Part Two

Remember when we ate MREs because we had to? Ugh.Yesterday we posted part one of a list of notable
1 min read
Jul
25

Treyger Says Limited Wi-Fi Deal Snubs Southern Brooklynites, Calls For Permanent, Free Wi-Fi In Outerboroughs

City Council Candidate Mark Treyger (Source: Facebook)The deal announced last week to bring “limited” Wi-Fi signals to Southern Brooklyn
3 min read
Mar
01

Photo: Travel Back In Time And Witness The Verrazano Bridge Getting Built

Source: cheetahlip via redditLately we’ve been featuring some stunning photography [/ten-stunning-views-of-the-verrazano-bridge/] of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge [/in-focus-another-beautiful-verrazano-bridge-photo/], but the one
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