Development
Rendering via Industry City.In September, six months after the coronavirus pandemic halted much of day-to-day life in New York City, the city will resume one of its crucial tools for development: the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), the multi-step process that determines rezonings and other land use changes
Business
Warehouses in Brooklyn’s Industry City | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Greg David, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/7/30/21348752/brooklyn-industry-city-waterfront-development-housing-gentrification] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] A Brooklyn City Council member’s decision to oppose an expansion of Industry City that promised 20,000 new jobs
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Charles Deluvio on UnsplashI have lost count how many hours this summer I have devoted to zoom calls and group chat conversations with fellow parents about how each of my three kids’ schools is planning for reopening. It approaches full-time employment. The list of questions unanswered stretches down
Business
Joel Lee Kulp at The Richardson, courtesy of Kulp.“I can’t even think about next week. That’s literally six months away for me right now,” Joel Lee Kulp acknowledges behind his paisley blue-and-red mask, his demeanor no less pleasant than before COVID. On March 17th, NYC Mayor Bill
Central Brooklyn
The Democratic Primary election for the Mayor of New York is less than a year away, and it’s starting to get hard to keep track of all the people running or thinking of running. There are talented public servants, like Speaker Corey Johnson, Comptroller Scott Stringer, our Borough President
Announcements
Diners at BK9 enjoy shade outside. Ellie Plass, Bklyner.In their effort to aid small businesses and restaurants in recovering from the Pandemic, the city has approved additional blocks for street dining starting this weekend. Open street dining program has been extended till October, it was announced today. In Brooklyn,
Announcements
Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability. City Hall. Thursday, July 16, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.By Christina Veiga, Originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/7/16/21327364/nyc-vows-to-open-child-care-part-time-school] With students poised to be in school buildings only part-time this fall,
Bushwick
Bushwick resident and former restaurant Kendra Avila’s unemployment benefits are calculated without her tips, making her even more reliant on the $600 weekly check. | Jose Martinez/THE CITYBy Cara Eisenpress and Greg David, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/7/8/21318152/new-york-city-jobless-600-pandemic-unemployment-assistance] in THE CITY Despite being
Central Brooklyn
MTA New York City Transit demonstrates prototypes of permanent protective barriers at the Bus Operator’s position on local and express buses at the Michael J. Quill Depot on Tue., June 30, 2020. Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City TransitBrooklyn 99 [https://www.nbc.com/brooklyn-nine-nine] may be
Business
Rendering of Ocean Drive [https://oceandrivenyc.com/].Ocean Drive, [https://oceandrivenyc.com/] (formerly Ocean Dreams) the latest ‘Miami-inspired’ double tower apartment complex in Coney Island at 3514 Surf Avenue, will have a D’Agostino supermarket on the ground floor. Plans are in place for the store to open by the
Food & Drink
McDonald’s on Bay Parkway. BklynerMcDonald’s is planning to hire about 8,555 restaurant workers in New York this summer, of which 630 are for positions in Brooklyn. Why the surge in employment? While it is unclear how many of these are new positions rather than re-hirings of laid-off
Central Brooklyn
Edwin Raymond (middle). (Photo via Raymond’s office, with permission)FLATBUSH – The race to represent Flatbush just got even more crowded. Edwin Raymond, of East Flatbush, formally announced Thursday morning his run for the 40th City Council seat to represent Flatbush, East Flatbush, PLG, and bits of surrounding neighborhoods. Raymond