Boerum Hill
BOERUM HILL – Brooklyn Community Board 2 [http://www.nyc.gov/html/bkncb2/html/home/home.shtml] voted against Alloy Development’s proposed 80 Flatbush project during its general board meeting Wednesday evening. The 80 Flatbush site (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The full board vote follows last month’s CB2 Land-Use
Central Brooklyn
(Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr) Over the course four years, a waitress at a Brooklyn diner used information from one of her regular patrons to write checks, open lines of credit and otherwise spend nearly half a million dollars on shopping, gambling trips and
bath beach
An aviation bill could help homeowners previously ineligible for disaster relief funds. After Superstorm Sandy, some homeowners received FEMA emergency funds. Once those emergency funds maxed out at $32,000, FEMA instructed homeowners to apply for low-interest, federal-based Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. Soon after some homeowners qualified for and
Central Brooklyn
DITMAS PARK/PROSPECT PARK SOUTH – Details are still scarce about what exactly happened on a sunny afternoon on Stratford Road this past Monday, May 7 [/suspected-burglary-turns-deadly-in-prospect-park-south/]. What we do know is that neighbor Jeremy Safran, a psychotherapist [http://www.jeremysafran.com/]and a Professor of Psychology at the New School
Business
PARK SLOPE – Woodland, the controversial bar/restaurant that has been the cause of ire for many of its neighbors since opening in 2012, settled with the State Liquor Authority [https://www.sla.ny.gov] (SLA) last week to renew its liquor license. Woodland (on left), 242 Flatbush Avenue (Photo: Pamela
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
Central Brooklyn
By: Representative Yvette D. Clarke and Internet Association President & CEO Michael Beckerman The internet is about opportunity. Its evolution continues to open doors for students to further their education, for communities to exchange ideas, and for small businesses to leverage tools that help them market their products and engage
Central Brooklyn
A map showing the hotspots for increase in Brooklyn home sale prices (Via PropertyShark)Buying a home is probably the biggest investments most people will ever make—so it better be a good one. Recently, PropertyShark did a study to analyze the 10-year change in home prices throughout New York
Bed Stuy
The Thanksgiving Supermarket on 86th Street, where a young boy was nearly kidnapped on Monday (Screenshot via Google Maps)GRAVESEND – Police are looking for the man who tried to kidnap a 3-year old boy from right in front of his grandmother on Monday. The incident occurred just before 4:00
Central Brooklyn
Bikers cruise down Kent Avenue, past the old Domino Sugar Factory, in the 5 Boro Bike Tour this weekend (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)While the 5 Boro Bike Tour took Brooklyn by storm this weekend, one visitor to the borough has been snarling traffic regularly—every time “El Chapo” comes to
bath beach
CONEY ISLAND – Two candidates rumored to run for the vacant 46th assembly seat officially threw their hats in the race today –– Republican candidate Steve Saperstein and Democratic candidate Ethan Lustig-Elgrably. Last month, former Assemblymember Pamela Harris abandoned the 46th Assembly seat which encompasses Bath Beach, Bay Ridge, Brighton Beach, Coney
News
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, who resigned last night following accusations of violence made by four women (Photo: Eric T. Schneiderman [https://www.facebook.com/eric.schneiderman/photos/a.438189636273087.1073741826.289949387763780/631569633601752/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Yesterday evening, a story broke in the New Yorker [https: