Bed Stuy
The Mayor, Councilmember Cornegy and Borough President Adams spoke at the groundbreaking of the new Marcy Community Center (Via Mayor de Blasio’s Office) BED-STUY – For the first time in more than twenty years, residents of the Marcy Houses in Bed-Stuy will have a community center. Yesterday, Councilmember Robert Cornegy,
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For most New Yorkers, smoking marijuana in public will now result in a ticket instead of an arrest (Photo by dankdepot/Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/dankdepot/5457588074/])Yesterday, Mayor Bill de Blasio formally announced a long-expected change in New York City’s policing policy towards marijuana smoking in
mill basin
SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Almost two weeks have passed since three of the Sheepshead Bay party boats were scheduled to arrive in the waters of Mill Basin, off Flatbush Avenue, but the boats have yet to be relocated. Residents aren’t complaining about the delay—they’ve been very much opposed to
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PARK SLOPE – Mayor de Blasio unveiled the NYC Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml]‘s (DOT) redesign proposal for 9th Street between 3rd Avenue and Prospect Park West this morning during a press conference held at the intersection where Dorothy Bruns drove her
mill basin
Photo by Carly MillerUPDATE (4:45 PM) – The Mayor’s press office has confirmed that three party boats will move to Mill Basin the last weekend in May, meaning Memorial Day Weekend, though “the final details surrounding the new docking locations are still being worked out.” And the impact on
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BOERUM HILL – In an effort to prevent opioid overdoses in the city, Mayor de Blasio announced on Thursday a one-year pilot program that will provide safe, supervised injection facilities for New Yorkers suffering from drug addiction. 80 4th Avenue (between Bergen Street & St. Marks Place), site of a proposed
mill basin
Mill Basin Residents gathered to protest the planned arrival of party boats in the waters off their property (Photo via Al Buznik)MILL BASIN – On Sunday, a group of Mill Basin residents met up in the parking lot of Nick’s Lobster House to protest the planned arrival of Sheepshead
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A party boat docked at the Sheepshead Bay Piers of Emmons Avenue (Carly Miller/BKLYNER)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – After years complaints from residents of Sheepshead Bay about the noise, trash, parking and fights that spilled over from party boats docked along Emmons Avenue, it appears a sea change is coming. Yesterday
Animals
The Mayor visited Bushwick and looked on as workers packed rat burrows with dry ice (Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)Yesterday, Mayor De Blasio announced a new campaign of aggressive rat extermination strategies at the 10 NYCHA developments with the worst infestations in New York. In Brooklyn, that means the
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The snow is still coming down out there. See below for updates on Winter Storm Toby [https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2018-03-19-winter-storm-toby-fourth-march-noreaster-northeast-snow] . Stay safe and enjoy a few photos of Brooklyn covered in snow as you hunker down. Winter Storm Toby, Fort Greene (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Winter Storm Toby,
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Children led the march for safe streets in Park Slope last week, calling on the Mayor to act (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)In the wake of last week’s tragedy, change may come to Brooklyn streets. Yesterday, Mayor De Blasio put his support behind two new bills designed to keep the
Arts & Culture
On the dance floor in Brighton BeachToday, Mayor De Blasio and City Councilmember Rafael Espinal (D-37) announced the appointment of New York’s first Senior Executive Director of the Office of Nightlife, a.k.a. The Night Mayor. The position is designed to facilitate communication and provide a point of