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affordable housing

Three Truly Affordable Housing Lotteries Open in Brooklyn

While we often discuss if Affordable Housing is actually affordable, [/affordable-housing-who-can-really-afford-this/] here are a few new truly affordable Brooklyn housing lotteries currently open for applications. 672 Powell Street [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/AdvertisementPdf/951.pdf], Brownsville * The newly constructed residential building offers Bicycle Storage, Communal Laundry Room, Community Room.

Business

Randolph Beer Promises a Boozy Playground at 25 Kent

Games at the DUMBO location of Randolph Beer. Courtesy of Miguel Rivas. WILLIAMSBURG — The concept behind the new location of Randolph Beer at Williamsburg’s 25 Kent Avenue sounds like an adult playground. Patrons will be able to select beverages from a self-serve beer wall and throw down on one

Central Brooklyn

Can You Get the Brokers Fee Back? Do You Have to Pay One?

Clarendon and Flatbush, Liena Zagare/BklynerUPDATED: On Monday, February 10, a New York State judge issued a temporary restraining order [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/10/nyregion/nyc-broker-fees.html], so the brokers can collect fees until at least the March 13 hearing. Renters can no longer be charged brokers

News

Bedford Avenue Entrances to Reopen at the Nostrand A/C, Elevators Coming Too

The Manhattan-bound entrance to Nostrand Avenue Station on Fulton Street. Rachel Baron/Bklyner.Work has begun to reopen the Bedford Avenue entrances to the Nostrand Av A/C subway station that were closed some 30 years ago in response to high crime, MTA informed us yesterday. The station is also

Announcements

Don’t Panic: Politicians and Community Urge Locals Not to Give into Fear of Coronavirus

BENSONHURST — NYC Council Member Mark Treyger, other elected officials, a representative from the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, and numerous Chinese community leaders convened a press conference on February 6, to condemn recent reports of xenophobia and racism against Asian Americans in the face of fears about coronavirus.The

Business

National Grid, Local Representatives Respond to Moore Street Businesses in Crisis

Piles of wood in front of Manuel Rivera’s store. Rachel Baron/Bklyner.Last week, we reported [/mri-national-grid-pipeline/] on a number of mom-and-pop shops on Moore Street between Humboldt Street and Graham Avenue in Williamsburg who have suffered profound financial losses as a result of street closure for construction on

Announcements

Queen: A Mediterranean Oasis Comes to Bushwick

Exterior of Queen. Photo by Kenny Rodriguez, Courtesy of Queen.BUSHWICK — Right off the Jefferson L stop in Bushwick, among the gray asphalt and re-purposed manufacturing giants, is a Mediterranean oasis, Queen [http://queen.nyc/], a new Moroccan-Israeli bar and restaurant lighting up the corner of Starr Street and Wyckoff

Arts & Culture

7 Ways to Support Education & The Arts in Brooklyn During Black History Month

Whether you’ve lived in Brooklyn your whole life or are a transplant, we all have an obligation to learn about our borough’s Black history. Brooklyn on its own would be the largest Black city in America — over 800,000 African Americans live in the borough, the last Census

Bushwick

Aura Cocina & Bar Brings a Havana Vacation with an Asian Twist to East Williamsburg

Interior of Aura Cocina & Bar. Rachel Baron/Bklyner.EAST WILLIAMSBURG — A new Cuban-Asian restaurant Aura Cocina & Bar [https://www.auracocina.com/]will soon open doors at the pillow factory-turned-multiuse space at 315 Meserole Street between Bogart and Waterbury Streets, called The Breeze [http://thebreeze.nyc/]. The cavernous space,

Announcements

Blake Morris Announces Run For Flatbush Council Seat

Blake Morris.Yesterday morning Blake Morris announced in a newsletter to his followers from his run for state senate [/blake-morris-hopes-to-unseat-state-senator-simcha-felder/] that he was running to represent the 40th Council District in the City Council. District 40 includes Ditmas Park, Flatbush and East Flatbush, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, and bits of Kensington.

affordable housing

What Does Windsor Terrace Need More: A Hotel Or Housing at Park Circle?

312 Coney Island Avenue that is to be redeveloped.Liena Zagare/BklynerWINDSOR TERRACE – Focus Property Group (FPG) presented its plans to build a 13-story mixed-use residential complex by Park Circle at 312 Coney Island Avenue last Thursday to the local Community Board 7. The developers are seeking a rezoning [https:

Central Brooklyn

Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign: Riders Want Faster Routes, More Buses, and Better Connections

A B35 bus. Ben Brachfeld/BklynerBROOKLYN — Back in October, The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) began to study Brooklyn’s bus network in preparation for a [https://new.mta.info/brooklynbusredesign]redesign and hosted 10 community open houses across the borough [/tell-the-mta-what-you-hate-about-your-brooklyn-bus-route-this-fall/] to solicit input on which routes to fix and