Announcements
Brooklyn — New York State Supreme Court Justice William C. Thompson Sr., the first African American state senator from Brooklyn died December 24, 2018. He was 94. Thompson served for 20 years on the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court [http://www.courts.state.ny.us/history/legal-history-new-york/history-legal-bench-appellate-02.
Announcements
Photo by Donny Levit / Bklyner.PARK SLOPE – Legionella bacteria was found during a Department of Health inspection in the water system at the New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. “The water supply of many large buildings and hospitals often contains small amounts of Legionella bacteria, and most people who are exposed
Central Brooklyn
Two-alarm fire at 220 Montgomery St. in Ebbets Field Building complex.CROWN HEIGHTS – Three people were injured on Wednesday after a fire scorched an apartment in the Ebbets Field apartment complex. New York City Fire Department responded to a call at 12:06 pm at 220 Montgomery St. Ebbets Field
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CONEY ISLAND – On Christmas morning, a home-invasion robbery sent an 88-year-old woman to the hospital, and now police are hoping to track down the suspect. Around 6:45 am on Tuesday, December 25, the suspect entered the victim’s apartment, near Surf Avenue and West 25th Street, through an unsecured
Events
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerWishing all who celebrate a very merry Christmas! We’ll return with news tomorrow. ❤️Bklyner.
Central Brooklyn
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A protected bike lane in Prospect Park West. (Photo via Park Slope Stoop)Next year, local cyclists will be happy to see almost five more miles of protected bike lanes on the streets of Brooklyn. Earlier this week, the Mayor’s office announced the 2019 project as part of the
Central Brooklyn
As part of some residents’ opposition [/anti-gentrification-cb4-bushwick/] to the Bushwick Community Plan [/residents-propose-bushwick-community-plan-for-rezoning-to-tame-development/], a large anti-gentrification message was on the side of a Downtown Brooklyn building [https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2018/12/18/huge-bushwick-anti-gentrification-message-projected-on-montague-street/] this week. Perhaps a sign of that same gentrification: a brand new rock climbing gym on
Bay Ridge
8517 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge belongs to the 82nd worst landlord in New York City, according to the NYC Public Advocate’s office. Gounardes’ HQ was located on at the 86th street entrance (Photo: Google Maps screenshot)BAY RIDGE — Negotiating rent laws in Albany could be a problem if
Development
GOWANUS – Gowanus residents who were expecting to see NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page]‘s (DCP) Draft Neighborhood Plan by the end of this year will have to wait a little longer. The agency’s target date for releasing the draft rezoning proposal
Development
Construction at Greenpoint Landing continues apace, with a second tower rising next to One Blue Slip (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)GREENPOINT – This week, representatives from the Department of City Planning (DCP) met with residents in Greenpoint to explain the process of waterfront zoning with a presentation, an event organized by the
Brooklyn Heights
A packed house for the Brooklyn Heights Public Advocate’s forum at the First Unitarian Congregational Society in Brooklyn Heights. (Photo: Kadia Goba/Bklyner)BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Candidates for New York City’s Public Advocate [https://advocate.nyc.gov/] position made an appearance in Brooklyn Tuesday night, jockeying for position as