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City Seeks Feedback on Plan for the Future of the Waterfront

A railing above Newtown Creek. (Image: Paul Stremple/Bklyner)The Department of City Planning (DCP) published draft goals and strategies [https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterfrontplan.nyc%2Fdraft-goals-and-strategies&data=04%7C01%7CCWassif%40planning.nyc.gov%7Cba619a14e8894b41ce4408d913bffb16%7C32f56fc75f814e22a95b15da66513bef%7C0%7C0%7C637562537525196594%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%

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Lime Launches Electric Moped Service in New York City

Lime’s moped showcased at a Brooklyn Navy Yard press event on Friday, April 30th. (Image: Billy Richling)The micromobility company Lime [https://www.li.me/] has launched an electric moped service in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan, adding another two-wheeled transportation option to city streets. Lime rolled out a fleet

Business

De Blasio Cuts Ribbon at Navy Yard’s New Nanotronics

The Mayor cut the ribbon at Nanotronics this morning. Photo courtesy of Mayor Bill De Blasio’s Twitter.Mayor Bill de Blasio cut the ribbon at the Brooklyn Navy Yard today to celebrate the opening of a new, multi-million dollar manufacturing center for Nanotronics [https://nanotronics.co/]. The new center,

Downtown Brooklyn

Man Murdered at Farragut Houses

A man has been murdered at Farragut Houses (84th Precinct). Cops responded to a 911 call at 12:54 am this morning of a person shot inside 237 Nassau Street. When they arrived, they found the 24-year-old victim with a gunshot wound to his torso. The man was unconscious and

Bay Ridge

Openings and Closings: Sabaya, Salami, and Soufflé

Welcome back to yet another installment of Openings and Closings. This week we welcome a few new Greenpoint spots, a coffee shop/woodworking parlor, and yet another seafood restaurant. As usual, the few goodbyes we have are hard, but there are mercifully only three. And as always, let us know

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All Of NYCHA Tenant Association Presidents From His District Endorse Restler For Council

Lincoln Restler is running to represent the East River neighborhoods of Brooklyn in the City Council District 33. Campaign photo.Today, Lincoln Restler [https://www.lincolnforcouncil.com/] was endorsed by all seven NYCHA tenant association presidents in Brooklyn’s 33rd Council District, Restler’s campaign announced in a new ad

Business

Brooklyn Factories Producing Up to 65,000 Isolation Gowns Per Week

When quarantine began, Libby Mattern saw an opportunity to help. As the founder of Course of Trade [https://www.courseoftrade.com/information], a nonprofit that teaches industrial sewing skills to needy New Yorkers, and the production runner of Malia Mills [http://maliamills.com/], she knew the capabilities that Brooklyn’s

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BQX Community Meetings Ahead Of April Environmental Review: Here’s What’s Proposed

BQX rendering 2020 via DOTThe Brooklyn-Queens Connector (BQX) [https://www.brooklynqueensconnector.nyc/] proposal to build a streetcar along the Brooklyn and Queens waterfronts is moving forward with a community engagement process ahead of an environmental impact review in April of this year. The city’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and

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Openings and Closings: Breads, Bars, and Goodbyes

Welcome back to openings and closings. This week, we welcome lots of new bakeries (we can smell the bread already) and bars, and say goodbye to a favorite ice cream shop. Openings: Bushwick: Sweet Chili [https://www.sweetchilinyc.com/] 1045 Flushing Avenue, between Morgan Avenue and Vandevoort Place. > [https:

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Wegmans Opens Sunday, October 27

Courtesy of WegmansBROOKLYN NAVY YARD – The wait is nearly over for Wegmaniacs. New York City’s first Wegmans [https://www.wegmans.com/stores/brooklyn-ny.html] supermarket officially opens its doors at the Brooklyn Navy Yard at 7am on Sunday, October 27. Bklyner has been following the status of the store

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Outdoor Events In Brooklyn: October 11-13

We’re halfway through October and have a couple of weeks before we turn our clocks back an hour on November 3, making the days even shorter. Get out and enjoy the sun this weekend with these outdoor events happening throughout Brooklyn. The Old Stone House, 336 3rd Street, Park

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Openings & Closings

Welcome back to openings and closings. This week, we have lots of corporations joining our borough, as well as new tea and sweet shops. We’re saying goodbye to a Park Slope institution and see-you-later to the Mediterranean in Williamsburg. Openings: Wegmans21 Flushing Avenue, off of Navy Street. Navy Yard

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Brooklyn Navy Yard Introduces Fleet Of Self-Driving Cars

BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – Beginning Wednesday, August 7, six self-driving cars will shuttle commuters between the Brooklyn Navy Yard [https://brooklynnavyyard.org] ‘s Dock 72 NYC Ferry stop and the campus’s Cumberland Gate at Flushing Avenue, becoming New York State’s first commercial autonomous driving system. Photo courtesy of Optimus

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Brooklyn Navy Yard Seeks Operator For New Food Manufacturing Center

BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – Earlier this week, the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation [https://www.brooklynnavyyard.org/lease/available-spaces] (BNYDC) released a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) for the development and operation of a food manufacturing facility at Building 50 on the Navy Yard campus. Building 50 (Photo credit: Brooklyn

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A Peek Inside Dock 72, Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Newest Office Tower

BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – Later this summer, the Brooklyn Navy Yard [https://brooklynnavyyard.org] will officially open Dock 72, the complex’s new 16-story, 675,000-square-foot commercial building along the East River. Dock 72 will provide space for 4,000 jobs as part of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation [https:

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Where to Eat Lunch Near The Brooklyn Navy Yard

The Brooklyn Navy Yard has quickly become one of the biggest job sites in the borough. It houses companies, restaurants, and many municipal employees that all have two things in common. One, they work at the Navy Yard, and two, they need to eat lunch. Whether you fit into one