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Apr
22
Brooklyn Council Member Chaim Deutsch Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud

Brooklyn Council Member Chaim Deutsch Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud

Council Member Chaim Deutsch. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Southern Brooklyn Council Member Chaim Deutsch pled guilty today for filing a
3 min read
Apr
22
Brookfield Presents Plan to Refresh One Pierrepont Plaza Space in Downtown Brooklyn

Brookfield Presents Plan to Refresh One Pierrepont Plaza Space in Downtown Brooklyn

A rendering of the redesigned plaza at One Pierrepont Plaza. (Image: DLANDstudio Architecture)Brookfield Properties is planning a fresh look
2 min read
Apr
21
With Solar Panels on NYCHA Roofs, Initiative Looks to Give Energy Savings to Low-Income New Yorkers

With Solar Panels on NYCHA Roofs, Initiative Looks to Give Energy Savings to Low-Income New Yorkers

Workers installing solar panels at Carver Houses, a New York City Housing Authority development in northern Manhattan. (Image: Accord Power
3 min read
Apr
21
For Many Brooklynites, Chauvin Conviction Brings Relief and Muted Optimism

For Many Brooklynites, Chauvin Conviction Brings Relief and Muted Optimism

Brooklynites gathered outside the Barclays Center after Derek Chauvin’s conviction on Tuesday, April 20th. (Image: Adrian Childress)Within minutes
4 min read
Apr
21
OPINION: We Should Have Paused the Gowanus Rezoning Until After COVID

OPINION: We Should Have Paused the Gowanus Rezoning Until After COVID

By Briget Rein, Candidate for Council in D39. [https://www.brigetrein.com/] It has finally happened: Judge Katherine Levine lifted
3 min read
Apr
21
Bay Ridge Celebrates Ramadan with Lights for the First Time

Bay Ridge Celebrates Ramadan with Lights for the First Time

“Happy Ramadan from Balady” lights up 5th Avenue between 72nd Street. and Ovington Ave. Mukta Ahmad/BklynerRamadan began last week
3 min read
Apr
21
A Novel Kitchen Had A Novel Beginning: From Car Crash To Business Partners

A Novel Kitchen Had A Novel Beginning: From Car Crash To Business Partners

When Ali Ahmed and Akram Nassir saw the “For Rent” sign at 151 Atlantic Avenue, they immediately went in and
4 min read
Apr
20
DiNapoli Sounds Alarm About the MTA’s Debt

DiNapoli Sounds Alarm About the MTA’s Debt

Photo by Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City TransitState Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is sounding the alarm about the MTA’
4 min read
Apr
20
A Year Without Knocking: Jehovah’s Witnesses Connect With Neighbors

A Year Without Knocking: Jehovah’s Witnesses Connect With Neighbors

Like most of the city’s gathering spaces, worship centers for Jehovah’s Witnesses – a group with nearly 10,000
5 min read
Apr
20
City Completes $31.6 Million Refab of Historic South Williamsburg DEP Building

City Completes $31.6 Million Refab of Historic South Williamsburg DEP Building

350 Flushing Avenue (Image: NYC Department of Environmental Protection)The city announced today that it has completed a $31.6
2 min read