Greenpoint
The long-awaited North Brooklyn Traffic Study, a project from the NYC Department of Transportation, funded in conjunction by Councilmember Stephen Levin (D-33), has finally arrived. Last night, DOT staff presented their findings and recommendations to Community Board 1 in Williamsburg—which elicited mixed reactions from residents, who packed the meeting
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The Brooklyn College campus. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNER)BAY RIDGE – Ross Barkan, a graduate of Stony Brook University who is running for New York State Senate seat representing District 22, has released his education platform, promising to fight for free tuition, “no strings attached”, for New York state residents attending
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WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking for the suspect who crept up and shot a man in the back earlier this week. The sneak attack came in the early hours of Monday, April 9, around 1:45 am. The suspect approached his 18-year old victim in the area near Humboldt Street and
Announcements
Photo via NYC Council Speaker Corey JohnsonPROSPECT HEIGHTS – Voting kicked off this past Saturday and you have all week (until April 15) to vote for the projects you want to see completed as part of the Participatory Budgeting (PB) process. [/heres-everything-on-the-participatory-budget-ballots-next-week/] PB is a democratic process where several council members
Central Brooklyn
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Central Brooklyn
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BARCLAYS CENTER – More than 4,000 Success Academy students from Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens filled the Barclays Center Friday morning for a lively rally to help get them ready for their upcoming state exams [http://schools.nyc.gov/Accountability/resources/testing/default.htm]. Students from Success Academy Bergen
Bushwick
A modern apartment building is planned for an empty lot on Bushwick’s Troutman Street (Via BEAM Group)BUSHWICK – Another day, another development in North Brooklyn neighborhoods. As Bed-Stuy has the gaps in its streets filled in by new rental spaces, Bushwick isn’t far behind. At 61 Troutman Street,
Announcements
It’s Participatory Budgeting [https://council.nyc.gov/pb/] (PB) voting season! PB is a democratic process where the community decides how to spend a part of the public budget allocated to their district. This year ten of Brooklyn’s Councilmembers – Levin, Reynoso, Cumbo, Cornegy, Menchaca, Lander, Eugene, Williams, Treyger,
Central Brooklyn
Seen in Green-Wood Cemetery—”It’s okay to make mistakes that’s why pencils have erasers” (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) * Real Estate Industry Voices Opposition To Potential “Vacancy Tax” [https://commercialobserver.com/2018/04/real-estate-board-brokers-outraged-about-vacancy-tax-talks/?pi_list_email=editor%40sunsetparkvoice.com&utm_campaign=todays-news&utm_content=2018-03-04-12749068&
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Let the kids run around this summer with Brooklyn’s amazing sports camps. Sign up for a different one each week, or commit to one for the whole summer. Either way, your young athlete is bound to have a great time. Paris Saint-Germain Academy NY [http://www.psgacademyny.com/Site/
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SUNSET PARK – If studies show that the Brooklyn-Queens Connector (BQX) [https://www.nycedc.com/project/brooklyn-queens-connector-bqx] light rail will not ultimately pay for itself, the project may be nixed, the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/city-ditch-de-blasio-brooklyn-queens-streetcar-plan-article-1.3913029] reported on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Friends of the